EPT Disclosure

13th Feb 2008 09:55

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited13 February 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 RMB Morgan Stanley Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12 February 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 774,572 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 774,572 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (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 N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR PURCHASE 66 226.5000PURCHASE 1,700 226.5000PURCHASE 1,234 226.5000PURCHASE 500 227.0000PURCHASE 1,971 227.0000PURCHASE 2,029 227.0000PURCHASE 4,355 232.0000PURCHASE 5,000 230.2500PURCHASE 9,000 230.4900PURCHASE 4,000 230.5000PURCHASE 2,000 230.5000PURCHASE 5,834 231.0000PURCHASE 7,150 231.0000PURCHASE 2,016 231.0000PURCHASE 2,045 231.2000PURCHASE 9,000 231.2000PURCHASE 3,955 231.2000PURCHASE 6,924 231.2500PURCHASE 3,076 231.2500PURCHASE 7,000 231.4100PURCHASE 9,000 231.4100PURCHASE 9,000 231.4400PURCHASE 9,000 231.4600PURCHASE 6,000 231.4600SALE 400 225.5000SALE 500 225.5000SALE 3,000 225.5000SALE 200 225.5500SALE 400 225.5500SALE 3,000 226.5000SALE 4,355 233.0000SALE 4,909 233.1110SALE 3,460 233.1110SALE 400 238.0000SALE 3,422 233.1110SALE 4,353 233.1110SALE 1,640 233.1110SALE 3,093 233.1110SALE 45,449 233.1110SALE 6,508 233.1110SALE 5,415 233.1110 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE111,855 232.0000 226.5000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE90,504 238.0000 225.5000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZARe.g. CFDCFD LONG 8,806 226.7100CFD LONG 4,325 231.3100CFD LONG 4,410 226.9100CFD LONG 4,830 232.6000CFD SHORT 4,600 231.4600FUTURES PURCHASE 23,200 229.8400FUTURES SALE 23,200 233.0000 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 13 February 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 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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