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EPT Disclosure

11th Apr 2008 11:43

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)11 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 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 10 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 -249,342 0.01 (2) Derivatives (other than options) -280,000 -0.013 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -249,342 0.01 -280,000 -0.013 (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 450 17.19 Purchase 89200 17.21 Purchase 445 17.22 Purchase 445 17.24 Purchase 445 17.25 Purchase 582 17.29 Purchase 890 17.30 Purchase 916 17.31 Purchase 446 17.33 Purchase 1375 17.35 Purchase 905 17.37 Purchase 699 17.38 Purchase 530 17.39 Purchase 445 17.40 Purchase 445 17.41 Purchase 1346 17.43 Purchase 487 17.44 Purchase 8100 17.45 Purchase 929 17.45 Purchase 37817 17.46 Purchase 32127 17.47 Purchase 18141 17.47 Purchase 445 17.50 Purchase 494 17.53 Purchase 445 17.56 Purchase 114613 17.58 Purchase 905 17.65 Purchase 979 17.68 Purchase 928 17.72 Purchase 445 17.73 Total Purchase 316419 Sale 340000 17.42 Sale 4075 17.43 Sale 4217 17.44 Sale 18679 17.45 Sale 11066 17.45 Sale 4372 17.46 Sale 53700 17.46 Sale 5807 17.47 Sale 919 17.48 Sale 8311 17.49 Sale 1460 17.50 Sale 114613 17.58 Total Sale 567219 (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 CFD short 340,000 17.42 CFD long 89,200 17.21 (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 11 April 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 Exchange

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