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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)15 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 Societe Generale London Branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 14 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 -566,081 -0.026(2) Derivatives (other than options) -596,739 -0.027(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -566,081 -0.026 -596,739 -0.027 (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 3721 17.06 Purchase 9429 17.06 Purchase 459 17.07 Purchase 2359 17.08 Purchase 1441 17.09 Purchase 1524 17.10 Purchase 3770 17.11 Purchase 1494 17.12 Purchase 1068 17.13 Purchase 923 17.14 Purchase 1709 17.15 Purchase 457 17.16 Purchase 1022 17.17 Purchase 3086 17.18 Purchase 1426 17.19 Purchase 2229 17.20 Purchase 297 17.21 Purchase 457 17.22 Purchase 457 17.24 Purchase 492 17.25 Purchase 1086 17.26 Purchase 953 17.27 Purchase 1472 17.28 Purchase 948 17.29 Purchase 558 17.30 Purchase 584 17.32 Total Purchase 43421 Sale 170000 17.03 Sale 2314 17.05 Sale 1407 17.07 Sale 136739 17.08 Sale 39700 17.15 Sale 10000 17.24 Total Sale 360160 (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 CFD Short 170,000 17.03 CFD Short 136,739 17.08 CFD Short 10,000 17.24 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct 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 15 April 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 020 7676 6885Name 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