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RMB Morgan Stanley Limited25 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 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 20 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 1,335,881 (0.06%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 1,335,881 (0.06%) 0 (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 10,000 224.5000PURCHASE 3,498 224.3000PURCHASE 408 224.3000PURCHASE 20,000 224.3000PURCHASE 994 224.2900PURCHASE 100 224.2900PURCHASE 10,000 224.0100PURCHASE 10,000 224.0100PURCHASE 52 223.6000PURCHASE 3,498 223.6000PURCHASE 53 223.6000PURCHASE 52 223.6000PURCHASE 292 223.6000PURCHASE 9,599 223.5100PURCHASE 401 223.5100PURCHASE 998 223.5100PURCHASE 2,333 223.5100PURCHASE 15,247 223.5100PURCHASE 72 223.5100PURCHASE 6,350 223.5100PURCHASE 2,500 223.5000PURCHASE 2,000 223.5000PURCHASE 2,287 223.5000PURCHASE 1,936 223.4500PURCHASE 1,724 223.4500PURCHASE 2,078 223.4500PURCHASE 2,949 223.4500PURCHASE 1,313 223.4500PURCHASE 6,693 223.4000PURCHASE 3,307 223.4000PURCHASE 3,498 223.3200PURCHASE 1,688 223.3200PURCHASE 2,333 223.3200PURCHASE 57 223.3200PURCHASE 292 223.3200PURCHASE 568 223.3200PURCHASE 57 223.3200PURCHASE 58 223.3200PURCHASE 56 223.3200PURCHASE 2,287 223.3200PURCHASE 56 223.3200PURCHASE 57 223.3200PURCHASE 292 223.3200PURCHASE 1,449 223.3000PURCHASE 8,253 223.0000PURCHASE 2,287 222.9000PURCHASE 3,498 222.9000PURCHASE 43 222.9000PURCHASE 42 222.9000PURCHASE 825 222.9000PURCHASE 994 222.8500PURCHASE 43 222.8500PURCHASE 44 222.8500PURCHASE 43 222.8500PURCHASE 292 222.8500PURCHASE 2,287 222.8500PURCHASE 1,349 222.8500PURCHASE 3,117 222.8000PURCHASE 5,889 222.8000PURCHASE 994 222.7900PURCHASE 15,000 221.5000SALE 600 244.2500SALE 15,000 224.6500SALE 8,450 224.5100SALE 500 224.5000SALE 127 224.5000SALE 15,000 224.5000SALE 550 224.5000SALE 564 224.5000SALE 500 224.5000SALE 2,947 224.5000SALE 5,721 224.5000SALE 157 224.5000SALE 2,176 224.5000SALE 352 224.5000SALE 24 224.5000SALE 659 224.5000SALE 400 224.5000SALE 748 224.5000SALE 546 224.5000SALE 206 224.5000SALE 6,662 224.3000SALE 3,338 224.3000SALE 21,900 224.1909SALE 15,000 224.0100SALE 3,873 223.8800SALE 3,397 223.7000SALE 6,100 223.6600SALE 3,900 223.6600SALE 6,603 223.6000SALE 20,000 223.5100SALE 10,000 223.5000SALE 7,500 223.5000SALE 2,500 223.5000SALE 10,000 223.5000SALE 4,956 223.5000SALE 44 223.5000SALE 329 223.4000SALE 10,000 223.1900SALE 13,578 221.5000SALE 1,422 221.5000SALE 3,859 220.8600SALE 2,213 220.5000SALE 3,773 220.5000SALE 7,000 220.5000SALE 3,500 220.3000SALE 9,655 220.2200 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE178,482 224.5000 221.5000 TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE236,329 244.2500 220.2200 (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 N/A 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 Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 25 March 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:
Rio Tinto