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RMB Morgan Stanley Limited04 December 2007 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 03 December 2007 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%) 90,448 (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%) 90,448 (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 10,618 221.3200PURCHASE 54,957 221.3200PURCHASE 4,000 222.1500PURCHASE 1,401 222.5000PURCHASE 800 223.5500PURCHASE 412 225.0000PURCHASE 2,000 223.4000PURCHASE 2,034 221.6237PURCHASE 69,425 221.3200PURCHASE 2,238 223.2604SALE 212 225.6100SALE 300 225.0100SALE 2,000 223.4000SALE 2,034 221.8010SALE 2,000 223.4000SALE 300 221.6000SALE 300 222.1300SALE 300 222.3800SALE 155 222.8300SALE 300 222.9800SALE 300 225.4800SALE 300 226.3800 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE147,885 225.0000 221.3200TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE8,501 226.3800 221.6000 (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 SHORT 4,425 225.7700CFD LONG 2,034 221.8000CFD SHORT 1,100 225.4700CFD LONG 2,000 223.4000FUTURES SALE 1,000 222.3900 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 04 December 2007 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