EPT Disclosure

14th Apr 2008 16:00

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited14 April 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 11 April 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 2,440,628 (0.11%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 2,440,628 (0.11%) 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 24,571 247.8200PURCHASE 3,200 248.4000PURCHASE 24,800 276.3500PURCHASE 1,958 248.4000PURCHASE 14,720 248.4000PURCHASE 19,732 248.4000PURCHASE 1,566 248.4000PURCHASE 8,016 272.9900PURCHASE 1,984 272.9900PURCHASE 2,201 273.0000PURCHASE 1,329 273.0000PURCHASE 970 273.0000PURCHASE 4,342 273.0000PURCHASE 158 273.0000PURCHASE 4,500 273.0000PURCHASE 1,500 273.0000PURCHASE 3,205 273.2000PURCHASE 1,795 273.5300PURCHASE 1,800 248.2700PURCHASE 22,021 248.4000PURCHASE 19,497 248.4000PURCHASE 159,400 248.4000PURCHASE 10,570 248.4000PURCHASE 101,398 248.4000PURCHASE 8,456 248.4000PURCHASE 201 268.0000PURCHASE 2,799 267.7551PURCHASE 172,103 248.4000PURCHASE 3,000 248.4000SALE 4,150 274.5000SALE 5,850 274.5000SALE 3,000 274.5000SALE 3,730 274.5000SALE 917 274.5000SALE 353 274.5000SALE 2,000 274.5400SALE 5,713 274.6000SALE 4,287 274.6000SALE 1,000 247.8000SALE 150 266.3000SALE 16,300 248.0300SALE 201 267.9694SALE 2,799 267.9694 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE621,792 276.3500 247.8200TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE50,450 274.6000 247.8000 (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 SHORT 2,799 267.7600CFD SHORT 730 274.0300CFD SHORT 370 271.9300FUTURES PURCHASE 1,000 274.0000FUTURES SALE 6,300 268.0000FUTURES SALE 12,000 269.5600 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 14 April 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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