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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)04 January 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 03 January 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 345,165 15.9800 15.3024 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 449,364 15.9700 15.3000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP e.g. CFDCFD LONG 3,644 15.4811CFD SHORT 18,527 15.6198CFD SHORT 8,345 15.9450CFD SHORT 48,217 15.9450CFD LONG 15,000 15.4149CFD LONG 963 15.4273CFD LONG 6,280 15.4569CFD LONG 1,740 15.4569CFD LONG 1,980 15.4569CFD LONG 2,032 15.7017CFD LONG 22,000 15.7548CFD LONG 15,000 15.7548CFD LONG 87 15.7634CFD LONG 418 15.7634CFD LONG 235 15.7634CFD LONG 1,915 15.7634CFD LONG 3,399 15.7634CFD LONG 709 15.7634CFD LONG 26,703 15.8479CFD LONG 266,000 15.8623CFD LONG 24,200 15.9676CFD SHORT 91,056 15.4115CFD SHORT 8,821 15.4303CFD SHORT 3,293 15.4862CFD SHORT 1,065 15.5074CFD SHORT 88,080 15.5082CFD SHORT 1,382 15.5106CFD SHORT 963 15.6085CFD SHORT 709 15.9404CFD SHORT 87 15.9404CFD SHORT 20,662 15.9605 (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 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) PUT OPTION PURCHASING 260,000 65.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 1.9005PUT OPTION SELLING 260,000 65.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 1.9005 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 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. Date of disclosure 04 January 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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