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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)28 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 BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 27 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 51,458 0.001(2) Derivatives (other than options) 20,800 0.001(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 51,458 0.001 20,800 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 382 14.61 Purchase 10766 14.65 Purchase 10766 14.65 Purchase 2584 14.75 Total Purchase 24498 Sale 186 14.47 Sale 641 14.48 Sale 544 14.49 Sale 586 14.57 Sale 563 14.58 Sale 1088 14.60 Sale 926 14.61 Sale 544 14.62 Sale 10766 14.65 Sale 1235 14.65 Sale 544 14.68 Sale 577 14.69 Sale 1120 14.70 Sale 544 14.73 Sale 2584 14.75 Sale 1189 14.77 Sale 552 14.78 Sale 309 14.81 Total Sale 24498 (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 28 March 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 020 7676 6050Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plcNature 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