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EPT Disclosure

16th Jun 2008 11:12

RNS Number : 7752W

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

16 June 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	Societe Generale London Branch
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	0.5 USD Ordinary
Date of dealing	13 June 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities

-2,528,629 -0.12

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,219,207 -0.10

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,528,629 -0.12

-2,219,207 -0.10

(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

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 (GBP)
Purchase	866	18.02
Purchase	1443	18.03
Purchase	85000	18.05
Purchase	473	18.06
Purchase	2503	18.07
Purchase	85000	18.07
Purchase	3081	18.08
Purchase	3666	18.09
Purchase	3083	18.10
Purchase	3678	18.11
Purchase	3343	18.12
Purchase	5068	18.13
Purchase	3432	18.14
Purchase	4641	18.15
Purchase	8037	18.16
Purchase	3621	18.17
Purchase	2319	18.18
Purchase	3190	18.19
Purchase	10743	18.20
Purchase	5168	18.21
Purchase	9500	18.22
Purchase	7013	18.23
Purchase	5746	18.24
Purchase	3303	18.25
Purchase	140060	18.25
Purchase	1757	18.26
Purchase	140060	18.27
Purchase	1135	18.27
Purchase	1867	18.28
Purchase	952	18.29
Purchase	1981	18.30
Purchase	1243	18.31
Purchase	873	18.32
Purchase	2461	18.33
Purchase	862	18.34
Purchase	2359	18.35
Purchase	1874	18.36
Purchase	819	18.37
Purchase	3298	18.38
Purchase	1944	18.39
Purchase	1123	18.40
Purchase	893	18.41
Purchase	431	18.42
Purchase	1766	18.43
Purchase	865	18.44
Purchase	1602	18.45
Purchase	870	18.46
Purchase	2441	18.47
Purchase	432	18.48
Purchase	448	18.50
Purchase	436	18.51
Purchase	11026	18.52
Purchase	431	18.53
Purchase	1044	18.54
Purchase	432	18.55
Purchase	1154	18.56
Purchase	894	18.57
Purchase	1766	18.58
Purchase	1606	18.59
Purchase	2618	18.60
Purchase	751	18.61
Purchase	715	18.62
Total Purchase	601206
Sale	70000	18.07
Sale	85000	18.07
Sale	15000	18.08
Sale	140060	18.25
Sale	140060	18.27
Sale	140060	18.27
Sale	11026	18.52
Total Sale	601206

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure	16 June 2008
Contact name	Patrick Overmeer
Telephone number	020 7676 6885
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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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