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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited28 February 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 27 February 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 1,587,622 16.6900 16.2600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,779,577 16.7000 16.3000 (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 87,637 16.4952CFD LONG 6,140 16.6200CFD LONG 25,498 16.6200CFD LONG 13,737 16.3288CFD LONG 9,082 16.3288CFD LONG 78,371 16.3288CFD LONG 416 16.3314CFD LONG 99,200 16.3427CFD LONG 210,800 16.3427CFD LONG 30,000 16.4800CFD LONG 46,506 16.5027CFD LONG 1,970 16.5291CFD LONG 21,730 16.5291CFD LONG 373,565 16.6056CFD LONG 43,295 16.6056CFD LONG 65,478 16.6056CFD LONG 691 16.6389CFD LONG 79 16.6389CFD LONG 870 16.6389CFD LONG 56 16.6389CFD LONG 7 16.6389CFD LONG 71 16.6389CFD SHORT 33,104 16.3535CFD SHORT 19,000 16.3560CFD SHORT 30,000 16.4800CFD SHORT 700,000 16.5039CFD SHORT 150,000 16.6200CFD SHORT 79 16.6786CFD SHORT 590 16.6786CFD SHORT 7 16.6786CFD SHORT 48 16.6786 (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) GBPN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) GBP 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. NONE Date of disclosure 28 February 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