EPT Disclosure

13th Mar 2008 10:37

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited13 March 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader RMB Morgan Stanley Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 990,912 (0.04%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 990,912 (0.04%) 0 (0.00%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR PURCHASE 4,476 241.0000PURCHASE 506 241.0000PURCHASE 5,524 241.0000PURCHASE 3,079 241.0000PURCHASE 40 242.0000PURCHASE 1,375 242.0000PURCHASE 100 243.4000PURCHASE 850 243.4000PURCHASE 50 243.4000PURCHASE 3,868 246.0000PURCHASE 40 252.7000SALE 3,376 241.1600SALE 700 241.1600SALE 5,924 241.1600SALE 3,003 241.5000SALE 6,997 241.5000SALE 200 242.8000SALE 970 242.8000SALE 1,500 242.8000SALE 700 242.8000SALE 585 242.8000SALE 307 242.8000SALE 100 242.8000SALE 250 242.8000SALE 1,500 242.9900SALE 6,159 242.9900SALE 947 242.9900SALE 1,394 242.9900SALE 2,688 243.0000SALE 700 243.0000SALE 2,000 243.0000SALE 5,000 243.0000SALE 1,175 243.0000SALE 175 243.0000SALE 4,825 243.0000SALE 2,000 243.0000SALE 1,825 243.0000SALE 5,000 243.3000SALE 9,776 243.9900SALE 224 243.9900SALE 3,685 244.0000SALE 1,842 244.0000SALE 2,512 244.0000SALE 1,172 244.0000SALE 159 244.0000SALE 5,000 244.0000SALE 188 244.0000SALE 4,964 244.0000SALE 4,307 244.0000SALE 1,171 244.0000SALE 112 245.0000SALE 4,888 245.0000SALE 4,561 246.0000SALE 5,439 246.0000SALE 5,372 246.2600SALE 4,628 246.2600SALE 2,400 247.0000SALE 7,100 247.0000SALE 500 247.0000 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE19,908 252.7000 241.0000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE130,000 247.0000 241.1600 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZARe.g. CFD CFD LONG 4,100 241.7600CFD LONG 4,080 245.2500CFD LONG 4,130 242.6700 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 13 March 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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