EPT Disclosure

1st Feb 2008 09:45

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited01 February 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 31 January 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 0 17,193 (0.00%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 0 17,193 (0.00%) (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 1,000 186.3600PURCHASE 8,510 215.7000PURCHASE 3,000 216.0000PURCHASE 9,000 216.0000PURCHASE 4,561 216.0000PURCHASE 1,000 216.0000PURCHASE 2,000 216.0000PURCHASE 10,000 216.0000PURCHASE 4,490 216.0000PURCHASE 2,010 216.4900PURCHASE 300 216.5000PURCHASE 5,000 216.5000PURCHASE 10 216.5000PURCHASE 119 216.5000PURCHASE 2,000 217.8000PURCHASE 2,000 217.8000PURCHASE 500 217.8000PURCHASE 3,841 217.8000PURCHASE 5,000 217.8000PURCHASE 500 217.8000PURCHASE 1,856 217.8000PURCHASE 8,927 217.8000PURCHASE 376 217.8000PURCHASE 223 214.6419PURCHASE 4,450 215.8971SALE 8,722 215.8051SALE 100,000 214.7500SALE 25,000 216.0500SALE 11,176 217.5000SALE 363 215.7355SALE 4,450 216.0700 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE80,673 217.8000 186.3600TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE149,711 217.5000 214.7500 (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. CFDFUTURES SALE 4,680 213.5700FUTURES SALE 4,450 215.9000FUTURES SALE 4,640 215.5900FUTURES SALE 10,000 216.1500CFD SHORT 100 215.5000CFD SHORT 1,500 215.5200CFD SHORT 5,300 215.7500 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 01 February 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 Exchange

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