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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)19 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 Societe Generale London Branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 18 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 31,458 0.001 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 800 0.001 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 31,458 0.001 800 0.001 (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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per Unit Purchase 1137 14.68 Purchase 8458 14.69 Purchase 9021 14.70 Purchase 4268 14.71 Purchase 2646 14.72 Purchase 18462 14.73 Purchase 1067 14.74 Purchase 11454 14.76 Purchase 6330 14.77 Purchase 13649 14.78 Purchase 1921 14.79 Purchase 809 14.81 Purchase 29002 14.82 Purchase 1464 14.83 Purchase 9066 14.84 Purchase 13340 14.85 Purchase 26022 14.86 Purchase 19833 14.87 Purchase 1053 14.88 Purchase 1107 14.94 Purchase 5056 15.06 Purchase 3178 15.07 Purchase 464 15.15 Purchase 300000 15.24 Total Purchase 488807 Sale 150000 14.80 Sale 7509 14.81 Sale 29002 14.82 Sale 8234 15.06 Sale 464 15.15 Sale 300000 15.24 Total Sale 495209 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 19 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 020 7676 6050 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group