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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)07 May 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 06 May 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 -1,206,129 -0.05 (2) Derivatives (other than options) -1,296,707 -0.06 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,206,129 -0.05 -1,296,707 -0.06 (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 932 18.76 Purchase 413 19.10 Purchase 3267 19.11 Purchase 4296 19.12 Purchase 600 19.13 Purchase 4380 19.13 Purchase 7586 19.14 Purchase 7578 19.15 Purchase 1481 19.16 Purchase 3825 19.17 Purchase 1377 19.18 Purchase 497 19.19 Purchase 96000 19.23 Purchase 148651 19.26 Total Purchase 280883 Sale 932 18.76 Sale 600 19.13 Sale 8102 19.13 Sale 4044 19.14 Sale 35000 19.14 Sale 13588 19.15 Sale 9299 19.16 Sale 394 19.17 Sale 8024 19.18 Sale 2300 19.19 Sale 6264 19.20 Sale 2452 19.21 Sale 14506 19.22 Sale 96000 19.23 Sale 3448 19.23 Sale 12421 19.24 Sale 1230 19.26 Sale 2889 19.27 Sale 1899 19.28 Sale 1909 19.29 Sale 1747 19.31 Sale 300 19.32 Sale 2799 19.33 Sale 4089 19.34 Sale 11091 19.35 Sale 7409 19.36 Sale 3323 19.37 Sale 8218 19.38 Sale 5554 19.39 Sale 3313 19.40 Sale 971 19.41 Sale 5768 19.42 Sale 1000 19.43 Total Sale 280883 (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 varyingProduct 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 07 May 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