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SG Option Europe21 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 EuropeCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 18 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 2,179,575 0.1(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,179,575 0.1 (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 4800 17.60 Purchase 836 17.66 Purchase 200000 17.68 Purchase 50000 17.70 Purchase 26916 17.72 Purchase 9438 17.79 Purchase 97627 17.91 Purchase 2237 17.91 Purchase 12644 17.94 Purchase 21172 17.96 Purchase 15077 17.97 Purchase 12025 17.99 Purchase 7523 18.00 Purchase 524060 18.00 Purchase 280431 18.01 Purchase 240170 18.07 Purchase 23870 18.07 Purchase 15939 18.08 Purchase 74763 18.08 Purchase 106 18.09 Purchase 99 18.10 Purchase 101 18.11 Purchase 25000 18.12 Purchase 106 18.13 Purchase 99 18.14 Purchase 100 18.22 Total Purchase 1645139 Sale 20 17.65 Sale 2000 17.66 Sale 19177 17.69 Sale 2989 17.71 Sale 4672 17.72 Sale 378 17.80 Sale 35748 17.85 Sale 79519 17.89 Sale 200000 17.90 Sale 231678 17.91 Sale 313268 17.92 Sale 6339 18.03 Sale 190 18.07 Sale 168492 18.08 Total Sale 1064470 (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 21 April 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio TintoNature 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