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RMB Morgan Stanley Limited05 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 04 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 646,227 (0.03%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 646,227 (0.03%) 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 471 254.8100PURCHASE 471 254.9500PURCHASE 471 254.9500PURCHASE 159 254.9700PURCHASE 197 254.9800PURCHASE 471 254.9800PURCHASE 225 254.9900PURCHASE 471 254.9900PURCHASE 63 254.9900PURCHASE 452 255.0000PURCHASE 471 255.0000PURCHASE 3,937 254.0000SALE 16,560 243.5900SALE 3,937 254.2032SALE 3,922 255.1625 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE7,859 255.0000 254.0000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE24,419 255.1625 243.5900 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR e.g. CFDCFD LONG 3,937 254.2000CFD LONG 710 252.2500CFD LONG 3,922 255.1600CFD LONG 110 252.2500CFD LONG 1,500 253.1000FUTURES PURCHASE 1,400 255.2000 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 05 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:
BHP Group