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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)07 April 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 thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 04 April 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 1,458 0.0001 (2) Derivatives (other than options) -29,200 -0.0001 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,458 0.0001 -29,200 -0.0001 (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 1045 15.72 Purchase 10000 15.82 Purchase 10000 15.83 Purchase 8481 15.94 Purchase 8481 15.94 Purchase 8481 15.95 Purchase 22522 15.96 Purchase 22522 15.96 Purchase 15070 16.17 Total Purchase 106602 Sale 35 15.69 Sale 1010 15.72 Sale 530 15.76 Sale 10000 15.82 Sale 5000 15.82 Sale 10000 15.83 Sale 2500 15.83 Sale 2500 15.84 Sale 504 15.86 Sale 1015 15.87 Sale 505 15.89 Sale 1012 15.90 Sale 10000 15.92 Sale 1010 15.93 Sale 23034 15.94 Sale 8481 15.94 Sale 8481 15.95 Sale 22522 15.96 Sale 1514 15.96 Sale 504 16.00 Sale 504 16.05 Sale 504 16.14 Sale 15437 16.17 Total Sale 126602 (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 CFD Long 10,000 15.9161 CFD Long 10,000 15.8196 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 07 April 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group