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SG Option Europe02 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 plcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 01 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 3,242,956 0.15(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,242,956 0.15 (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 1060 14.61 Purchase 470120 14.69 Purchase 35888 14.69 Purchase 26936 14.70 Purchase 155 14.71 Purchase 291 14.72 Purchase 347754 14.76 Purchase 35452 14.76 Purchase 22196 14.76 Purchase 2246 14.77 Purchase 2657 14.82 Purchase 60040 14.82 Purchase 4654 14.93 Purchase 44890 14.95 Total Purchase 1054339 Sale 1500 14.60 Sale 583 14.63 Sale 13701 14.68 Sale 1957 14.68 Sale 791 14.71 Sale 16033 14.73 Sale 1600 14.74 Sale 392927 14.77 Sale 111546 14.78 Sale 6067 14.80 Sale 64950 14.89 Sale 28298 14.91 Sale 535 14.94 Sale 95587 14.95 Total Sale 736075 (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 02 April 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6885 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto 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