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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)02 May 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 01 May 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 -1,206,129 -0.05 (2) Derivatives (other than options) -1,296,707 -0.06 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,206,129 -0.05 -1,296,707 -0.06 (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 2730 17.75 Purchase 463 17.86 Purchase 1477 17.87 Purchase 10820 17.88 Purchase 3307 17.89 Purchase 438 17.91 Purchase 981 17.95 Purchase 2237 17.99 Purchase 4170 18.00 Purchase 1334 18.01 Purchase 438 18.03 Purchase 876 18.07 Purchase 438 18.10 Purchase 1467 18.13 Purchase 2292 18.14 Purchase 1060 18.15 Purchase 440 18.16 Purchase 1016 18.18 Purchase 440 18.19 Purchase 439 18.20 Purchase 438 18.22 Purchase 892 18.23 Purchase 1139 18.24 Purchase 912 18.25 Purchase 879 18.26 Purchase 884 18.27 Purchase 1354 18.28 Purchase 445 18.29 Purchase 96420 18.30 Purchase 895 18.31 Purchase 819 18.32 Purchase 1358 18.33 Purchase 481 18.34 Purchase 1369 18.35 Purchase 3406 18.36 Purchase 2450 18.37 Purchase 2962 18.38 Purchase 1757 18.39 Purchase 2400 18.40 Purchase 882 18.41 Purchase 1768 18.42 Purchase 1440 18.43 Purchase 2444 18.44 Purchase 745 18.45 Purchase 1269 18.46 Purchase 1562 18.47 Purchase 551 18.49 Purchase 1417 18.50 Purchase 505 18.51 Purchase 1028 18.52 Purchase 960 18.53 Purchase 462 18.55 Purchase 438 18.56 Purchase 882 18.57 Purchase 2264 18.58 Purchase 4478 18.60 Purchase 3722 18.61 Purchase 2560 18.62 Purchase 877 18.63 Purchase 2482 18.64 Purchase 720 18.66 Purchase 1451 18.67 Purchase 1039 18.68 Purchase 609 18.70 Purchase 442 18.72 Purchase 450 18.79 Total Purchase 195570 Sale 1820 17.75 Sale 96420 18.30 Sale 96420 18.30 Total Sale 194660 (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 varyingProduct 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 02 May 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