EPT Disclosure

31st Dec 2007 09:27

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited31 December 2007 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 28 December 2007 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 0 72,436 (0.00%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 0 72,436 (0.00%) (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 20,364 213.5968PURCHASE 3,000 205.1100SALE 500 212.8800SALE 45 213.0200SALE 400 213.0200SALE 55 213.0200SALE 500 213.2400SALE 400 213.2400SALE 500 213.2900SALE 500 213.4500SALE 50 213.4600SALE 450 213.4600SALE 375 213.4800SALE 500 213.4800SALE 25 213.4800SALE 50 213.4900SALE 450 213.4900SALE 4,923 213.5000SALE 500 213.5300SALE 500 213.6800SALE 500 213.7400SALE 100 213.7600SALE 125 213.9700SALE 500 213.9700SALE 500 214.0200SALE 500 214.0400SALE 200 214.1500SALE 3,139 214.1500SALE 861 214.1500SALE 216 214.1500SALE 50 214.1800SALE 450 214.1800SALE 317 214.2500SALE 98 214.2600SALE 183 214.3100SALE 56 214.3100SALE 346 214.3100SALE 500 214.3300SALE 100 214.3700SALE 400 214.3700SALE 500 214.4800SALE 210 204.5800 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE23,364 213.5968 205.1100 TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE20,574 214.4800 204.5800 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR e.g. CFDN/A N/A N/A N/A 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 31 December 2007 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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