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SG Option Europe23 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 SG Option Europe 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 22 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 1,926,585 0.09(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,926,585 0.09 (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 5270 18.51 Purchase 21400 18.64 Purchase 2001 18.64 Purchase 37800 18.65 Purchase 2575 18.65 Purchase 3194 18.66 Purchase 1090 18.67 Purchase 19952 18.68 Purchase 2153 18.68 Purchase 10044 18.69 Purchase 1412 18.70 Purchase 110 18.71 Purchase 50000 18.71 Purchase 911 18.72 Purchase 248821 18.73 Purchase 841 18.73 Purchase 963 18.74 Purchase 229 18.75 Purchase 4528 18.75 Purchase 198 18.76 Purchase 143 18.78 Purchase 655 18.79 Purchase 126 18.81 Purchase 17291 18.82 Total Purchase 431707 Sale 10822 18.57 Sale 1098 18.65 Sale 23558 18.65 Sale 1843 18.65 Sale 12095 18.66 Sale 7297 18.66 Sale 8224 18.67 Sale 87648 18.68 Sale 447822 18.70 Sale 5536 18.73 Sale 9345 18.75 Sale 72165 18.82 Total Sale 687453 (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 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 23 April 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name 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