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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited25 April 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 24 April 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 1,609,549 19.1700 18.2200 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,399,894 19.1700 18.2300 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP e.g. CFDCFD LONG 138,842 18.4019CFD LONG 20,160 18.4900CFD LONG 5,592 18.4900CFD SHORT 41,369 18.4900CFD SHORT 46,023 18.4900CFD LONG 5 18.3472CFD LONG 64 18.3472CFD LONG 48,249 18.4081CFD LONG 54,750 18.4480CFD LONG 4,620 18.4793CFD LONG 91,600 18.4793CFD LONG 79,579 18.4877CFD LONG 96,911 18.4877CFD LONG 21,806 18.4912CFD LONG 36,487 18.4912CFD LONG 250,478 18.5166CFD LONG 40,000 18.5458CFD LONG 27,447 18.6105CFD LONG 182,749 18.7315CFD LONG 9,299 18.7315CFD LONG 3,000 18.8234CFD LONG 292 19.0005CFD LONG 103 19.0263CFD LONG 27 19.0263CFD LONG 86,911 19.0618CFD LONG 14,000 19.0668CFD SHORT 4,319 18.3243CFD SHORT 50,000 18.3243CFD SHORT 35,069 18.4074CFD SHORT 42,151 18.4184CFD SHORT 3,484 18.4184CFD SHORT 14,155 18.4278CFD SHORT 84,094 18.4278CFD SHORT 50,000 18.4438CFD SHORT 714 18.4854CFD SHORT 5,880 18.4897CFD SHORT 9,200 18.4897CFD SHORT 24,920 18.4897CFD SHORT 750,000 18.4900CFD SHORT 126 18.4923CFD SHORT 40,000 18.5082CFD SHORT 94,369 18.5860CFD SHORT 13,822 18.5860 (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 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) GBPN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) GBP N/A N/A N/A 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 Date of disclosure 25 April 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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