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SG Option Europe13 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 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 11 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 -47,901 -0.002(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -47,901 -0.002 (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 Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per Unit Purchase 7319 14.66 Purchase 72045 14.88 Purchase 66332 14.90 Purchase 4436 14.91 Purchase 190626 14.92 Purchase 147 14.94 Purchase 186960 14.98 Purchase 7479 15.05 Purchase 68 15.07 Purchase 21720 15.09 Purchase 13518 15.10 Purchase 190626 15.11 Purchase 30200 15.14 Purchase 95313 15.20 Total Purchase 886789 Sale 3038 14.68 Sale 3608 14.80 Sale 13476 14.84 Sale 24274 14.90 Sale 23831 14.97 Sale 30000 15.01 Sale 8949 15.02 Sale 11017 15.02 Sale 546580 15.04 Sale 302802 15.06 Sale 2685 15.09 Sale 19000 15.09 Sale 1870 15.21 Total Sale 991130 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 13 March 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 020 7676 6050Name 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