EPT Disclosure

28th Dec 2007 11:53

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited28 December 2007 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 27 December 2007 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 (0.00%) 75,226 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 0 (0.00%) 75,226 (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 20,894 215.1016PURCHASE 1,385 215.8906PURCHASE 1,850 209.5000PURCHASE 5,000 203.0200SALE 80 213.0000SALE 870 213.7200SALE 1,000 213.8100SALE 300 214.0500SALE 100 214.4200SALE 100 214.4200SALE 468 214.4200SALE 500 214.5300SALE 1,000 214.8400SALE 500 214.9600SALE 500 214.9800SALE 500 214.9900SALE 6,976 215.0000SALE 500 215.1800SALE 300 215.2500SALE 200 215.2600SALE 500 215.2600SALE 500 215.3800SALE 500 215.4400SALE 443 215.4500SALE 200 215.8200SALE 57 215.9800SALE 1,000 216.1700SALE 10 216.1700SALE 600 216.4000SALE 900 216.5400SALE 500 216.9400SALE 120 216.9800SALE 170 216.9800SALE 500 217.0000SALE 300 217.0100SALE 200 217.0100SALE 300 217.3000SALE 200 217.3300SALE 700 215.7000SALE 300 215.7100SALE 385 217.0000 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE29,129 215.8906 203.0200TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE22,279 217.3300 213.0000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZARe.g. CFD CFD SHORT 1,385 215.8900CFD LONG 6,500 218.1500CFD LONG 4,650 216.2200CFD LONG 13,000 216.9800CFD LONG 4,600 218.2200FUTURES SALE 4,700 217.8000 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28 December 2007 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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