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EPT Disclosure

3rd Jun 2008 10:54

RNS Number : 8292V

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

03 June 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 the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	0.5 USD Ordinary
Date of dealing	2 June 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities

-2,462,770 -0.11

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,176,707 -0.10

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,462,770 -0.11

-2,176,707 -0.10

(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

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	401	19.27
Purchase	479	19.28
Purchase	380	19.28
Purchase	526	19.29
Purchase	1923	19.30
Purchase	206	19.31
Purchase	1709	19.31
Purchase	219	19.32
Purchase	1606	19.32
Purchase	454	19.33
Purchase	1641	19.33
Purchase	206	19.34
Purchase	2338	19.34
Purchase	635	19.35
Purchase	3358	19.35
Purchase	485	19.36
Purchase	3830	19.36
Purchase	626	19.37
Purchase	4227	19.37
Purchase	723	19.38
Purchase	2497	19.38
Purchase	414	19.39
Purchase	1136	19.39
Purchase	477	19.40
Purchase	5439	19.40
Purchase	206	19.41
Purchase	3477	19.41
Purchase	936	19.42
Purchase	74859	19.42
Purchase	74859	19.42
Purchase	5817	19.42
Purchase	207	19.43
Purchase	1809	19.43
Purchase	1952	19.44
Purchase	206	19.45
Purchase	102175	19.45
Purchase	5435	19.45
Purchase	105350	19.45
Purchase	206	19.46
Purchase	102175	19.46
Purchase	629	19.46
Purchase	902	19.47
Purchase	16671	19.48
Purchase	374	19.49
Purchase	2892	19.50
Purchase	900	19.51
Purchase	4546	19.52
Purchase	207	19.53
Purchase	7657	19.53
Purchase	216	19.54
Purchase	7888	19.54
Purchase	413	19.55
Purchase	4556	19.55
Purchase	6258	19.56
Purchase	390	19.57
Purchase	2206	19.57
Purchase	2693	19.58
Purchase	935	19.59
Purchase	1779	19.59
Purchase	206	19.60
Purchase	4957	19.60
Purchase	1068	19.61
Purchase	232	19.62
Purchase	2730	19.63
Purchase	207	19.64
Purchase	2014	19.64
Total Purchase	589130
Sale	412	19.20
Sale	850	19.21
Sale	413	19.24
Sale	441	19.25
Sale	412	19.26
Sale	1376	19.27
Sale	479	19.28
Sale	1138	19.28
Sale	3769	19.29
Sale	3022	19.30
Sale	206	19.31
Sale	2535	19.31
Sale	219	19.32
Sale	3131	19.32
Sale	454	19.33
Sale	6102	19.33
Sale	206	19.34
Sale	2612	19.34
Sale	635	19.35
Sale	5724	19.35
Sale	485	19.36
Sale	7459	19.36
Sale	626	19.37
Sale	6588	19.37
Sale	723	19.38
Sale	8648	19.38
Sale	414	19.39
Sale	5176	19.39
Sale	477	19.40
Sale	7420	19.40
Sale	206	19.41
Sale	6766	19.41
Sale	936	19.42
Sale	74859	19.42
Sale	7402	19.42
Sale	207	19.43
Sale	2379	19.43
Sale	2980	19.44
Sale	206	19.45
Sale	2938	19.45
Sale	105350	19.45
Sale	206	19.46
Sale	102175	19.46
Sale	105350	19.46
Sale	1526	19.46
Sale	1042	19.47
Sale	7751	19.48
Sale	1743	19.49
Sale	632	19.50
Sale	1959	19.51
Sale	1612	19.52
Sale	207	19.53
Sale	30000	19.53
Sale	2457	19.53
Sale	216	19.54
Sale	3780	19.54
Sale	413	19.55
Sale	3086	19.55
Sale	2190	19.56
Sale	390	19.57
Sale	4395	19.57
Sale	3226	19.58
Sale	935	19.59
Sale	3647	19.59
Sale	206	19.60
Sale	1829	19.60
Sale	2126	19.61
Sale	1883	19.62
Sale	3877	19.63
Sale	207	19.64
Sale	324	19.64
Total Sale	565771

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure	03 June 2008
Contact name	Gemma Mathieson
Telephone number	020 7676 6489
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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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