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RMB Morgan Stanley Limited28 January 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 25 January 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 0 (0.00%) 8,015 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 0 (0.00%) 8,015 (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 7,547 198.8408PURCHASE 685 200.5058PURCHASE 90,672 200.5058PURCHASE 7,900 200.5058PURCHASE 500 184.8000PURCHASE 100 175.0000PURCHASE 600 183.1667PURCHASE 500 184.8000PURCHASE 100 175.0000PURCHASE 200 198.7500PURCHASE 200 196.5000PURCHASE 12,250 200.5058PURCHASE 60 195.7500PURCHASE 7,468 200.5058SALE 181 199.0000SALE 2,947 199.0000SALE 700 199.0000SALE 3,719 199.0000SALE 175 190.5000SALE 50 189.6800SALE 700 187.0000SALE 200 196.5000SALE 100 200.7300SALE 600 183.1667 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE128,782 200.5058 175.0000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE9,372 200.7300 183.1667 (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 LONG 25,400 198.8100CFD SHORT 3,190 191.3400CFD SHORT 14,800 200.7500CFD LONG 1,500 199.6500CFD SHORT 9,920 201.5200FUTURES PURCHASE 100 191.2500FUTURES SALE 4,500 195.5000FUTURES SALE 2,700 198.4900FUTURES SALE 100 195.0000FUTURES SALE 3,300 202.5000FUTURES SALE 1,000 198.0000 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 Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28 January 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group