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SG Option Europe25 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 SG Option Europe Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc Class of relevant security to which 0.5 USD Ordinarythe dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) Date of dealing 20 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,075,670 0.09(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,075,670 0.09 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Price per Unit Securities Purchase 278676 13.61 Purchase 84 13.62 Purchase 11911 13.70 Purchase 38822 13.72 Purchase 34238 13.74 Purchase 34936 13.79 Purchase 16043 13.82 Purchase 673030 13.82 Purchase 179 13.83 Purchase 354164 13.85 Purchase 34812 13.85 Purchase 22419 13.87 Purchase 430330 13.88 Purchase 2505 13.90 Purchase 793 13.98 Purchase 200155 14.04 Total Purchase 2133097 Sale 159411 13.61 Sale 5146 13.68 Sale 6107 13.71 Sale 3000 13.76 Sale 1315 13.77 Sale 23632 13.78 Sale 655006 13.78 Sale 422483 13.79 Sale 26000 13.79 Sale 5481 13.82 Sale 24578 13.88 Sale 1853 13.89 Sale 1830 13.93 Sale 2866 13.97 Sale 33357 13.98 Sale 3712 13.99 Sale 1323 14.00 Sale 44614 14.03 Sale 121046 14.04 Total Sale 1542760 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 4) 6)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option price European date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. 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 disclosingand any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under anyoption referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition ordisposal 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 25 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6050 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio TintoNature 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group