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SG Option Europe29 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 SG Option EuropeCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 25 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 3,274,230 0.14 amended figure(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,274,230 0.14 amended figure (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 *amended purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per Unit Purchase 555 18.14 Purchase 23328 18.29 Purchase 187827 18.34 Purchase 159660 18.38 Purchase 144 18.39 Purchase 1000 18.46 Purchase 81766 18.46 Purchase 79479 18.49 Purchase 14016 18.50 Purchase 20556 18.50 Purchase 28479 18.50 Total Purchase 596810 Sale 60759 18.35 Sale 280364 18.36 Sale 13601 18.40 Sale 3051 18.44 Sale 44950 18.45 Sale 55239 18.45 Sale 20400 18.47 Sale 3910 18.50 Total Sale 482274 (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 (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 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 29 April 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio TintoNature 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