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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)04 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 01 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 13,939,712 16.8200 15.5000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 19,279,547 16.8200 14.4845 (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 133,358 16.2454CFD LONG 120,972 16.2710CFD LONG 319,837 16.2710CFD SHORT 2,602 16.2454CFD LONG 1,377,200 14.4846CFD LONG 3,900 14.7700CFD LONG 35,000 14.7700CFD LONG 10,000 15.4659CFD LONG 246 15.4923CFD LONG 467 15.4923CFD LONG 225 15.4923CFD LONG 66 15.4923CFD LONG 457 15.4923CFD LONG 746 15.4973CFD LONG 27,950 15.8615CFD LONG 450,000 15.8615CFD LONG 1,108,400 15.8762CFD LONG 521,600 15.8762CFD LONG 10,000 15.8820CFD LONG 15,800 15.8820CFD LONG 240,000 15.9019CFD LONG 23,162 15.9019CFD LONG 432,000 15.9202CFD LONG 918,000 15.9202CFD LONG 9,900 15.9784CFD LONG 8,700 15.9784CFD LONG 31,400 15.9784CFD LONG 761,600 16.0419CFD LONG 1,618,400 16.0419CFD LONG 6,000 16.0809CFD LONG 50,000 16.1165CFD LONG 1,215 16.1417CFD LONG 99 16.1417CFD LONG 19,302 16.1451CFD LONG 200,000 16.1451CFD LONG 19,000 16.1636CFD LONG 225,000 16.2057CFD LONG 37,455 16.2180CFD LONG 129,945 16.2180CFD LONG 146,738 16.2389CFD LONG 225,000 16.2467CFD LONG 938 16.2980CFD LONG 50,000 16.5265CFD LONG 4,826 16.5265CFD LONG 164,954 16.5404CFD LONG 37,455 16.5406CFD LONG 739,954 16.5544CFD LONG 520,399 16.5591CFD LONG 390 16.5921CFD LONG 3,070 16.5921CFD LONG 6,540 16.5921CFD LONG 80,000 31.5756CFD LONG 80,000 31.5756CFD LONG 25,000 32.4844CFD LONG 25,000 32.4844CFD SHORT 35,000 14.7700CFD SHORT 1,300 14.7700CFD SHORT 2,600 14.7700CFD SHORT 938 15.5019CFD SHORT 590,000 15.8993CFD SHORT 77,000 15.8993CFD SHORT 700 15.9126CFD SHORT 520 15.9126CFD SHORT 5,000 15.9200CFD SHORT 24,700 15.9238CFD SHORT 141,600 15.9238CFD SHORT 190,300 15.9238CFD SHORT 18,400 15.9238CFD SHORT 30,000 15.9439CFD SHORT 2,243,703 15.9972CFD SHORT 746 16.1319CFD SHORT 584,000 16.1319CFD SHORT 76,000 16.1319CFD SHORT 413,300 16.1785CFD SHORT 1,060 16.2281CFD SHORT 5,363 16.2544CFD SHORT 8,832 16.2544CFD SHORT 24,000 16.2763CFD SHORT 220,000 16.2844CFD SHORT 15,800 16.3079CFD SHORT 10,000 16.3079CFD SHORT 5,950 16.3335CFD SHORT 2,371 16.4132CFD SHORT 156 16.4132CFD SHORT 9,495 16.5213CFD SHORT 150,000 16.5213CFD SHORT 300,000 16.5982CFD SHORT 18,455 16.5982CFD SHORT 70,772 16.6392CFD SHORT 171,887 16.6392CFD SHORT 8,806 16.6392CFD SHORT 48,416 16.6392 (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) PUT OPTION PURCHASING 100,000 65.0000 AMERICAN 22/03/2008 1.6506PUT OPTION SELLING 100,000 65.0000 AMERICAN 22/03/2008 1.6506 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 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 04 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