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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)10 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 09 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 1,458 0.0001 (2) Derivatives (other than options) -29,200 -0.0001 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,458 0.0001 -29,200 -0.0001 (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 14996 17.25 Purchase 57358 17.26 Purchase 24774 17.27 Purchase 5000 17.28 Purchase 40000 17.54 Purchase 25000 17.83 Purchase 10000 17.84 Purchase 2500 17.87 Purchase 22500 17.88 Purchase 915 17.89 Purchase 27885 17.90 Purchase 4272 17.93 Purchase 3792 17.94 Purchase 56936 17.95 Purchase 1582 17.98 Purchase 27480 17.99 Purchase 31572 18.00 Purchase 1955 18.01 Purchase 33611 18.02 Purchase 4848 18.04 Total Purchase 396976 Sale 34996 17.26 Sale 67132 17.26 Sale 10000 17.53 Sale 30000 17.54 Sale 250000 17.96 Sale 4848 18.04 Total Sale 396976 (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 10 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group