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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited13 March 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 12 March 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 1,678,917 15.7100 15.3500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,067,822 15.6800 14.6940 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD LONG 11,322 15.6400CFD LONG 19,703 15.6400CFD LONG 2,499 15.6400CFD SHORT 175,820 15.5281CFD SHORT 4,133 15.6400CFD SHORT 22,371 15.6400CFD LONG 44,000 15.3495CFD LONG 1,000 15.3673CFD LONG 1,945 15.4827CFD LONG 3,649 15.5157CFD LONG 5,348 15.5451CFD LONG 651 15.5451CFD LONG 14,600 15.5534CFD SHORT 2,827 15.5423CFD SHORT 1,220 15.5423CFD SHORT 1,000 15.5431CFD SHORT 124,536 15.5485CFD SHORT 36,118 15.5521CFD SHORT 4,000 15.5614CFD SHORT 50 15.5645CFD SHORT 414 15.5645CFD SHORT 181,823 15.5920CFD SHORT 154 15.6020CFD SHORT 1,140 15.6020CFD SHORT 2,914 15.6020CFD SHORT 24 15.6020CFD SHORT 196 15.6020CFD SHORT 122 15.6020CFD SHORT 659 15.6020CFD SHORT 10 15.6020CFD SHORT 1,000 15.6133CFD SHORT 10,000 15.6133 (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) GBPN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) GBP 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 13 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 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