EPT Disclosure

23rd Apr 2008 11:34

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited23 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 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 22 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 2,022,587 0 (0.09%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 2,022,587 0 (0.09%) (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 442 271.2100PURCHASE 2,713 271.2100PURCHASE 3,943 271.2100PURCHASE 331 271.2100PURCHASE 9,163 271.2100PURCHASE 2,492 271.2100PURCHASE 2,303 271.2100PURCHASE 804 271.2100PURCHASE 31,906 271.2100PURCHASE 50,000 286.1245SALE 1,367 270.5300SALE 80,000 270.9200SALE 1,538 282.7500SALE 6,835 282.7500SALE 3,165 282.7500SALE 3,462 282.7500SALE 7,500 283.0000SALE 5,932 285.0000SALE 6,568 285.0000SALE 3,500 285.9286SALE 97 286.1000SALE 2,000 286.1000SALE 1,000 286.1000SALE 5,000 286.1000SALE 68 286.1000SALE 150 286.1000SALE 932 286.1000SALE 5,000 286.1000SALE 2,910 286.1000SALE 4,000 286.1000SALE 2,480 286.1000SALE 1,000 286.1000SALE 2,090 286.1000SALE 3,000 286.1000SALE 4,753 286.1100SALE 5,000 286.1100SALE 4,000 286.1100SALE 4,000 286.1200SALE 2,520 286.5000 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE104,097 286.1245 271.2100TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE169,867 286.5300 270.5300 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR e.g. CFDCFD SHORT 50,000 286.1200FUTURE SALE 100 285.0100FUTURE SALE 100 285.4500FUTURE SALE 100 285.5800FUTURE SALE 100 285.0000FUTURE SALE 500 285.0000FUTURE SALE 150 285.0000FUTURE SALE 100 285.4500FUTURE SALE 50 286.6300 3. 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. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 23 April 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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