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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)13 March 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 BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 12 March 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 37,860 0.002 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 800 0.001 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 37,860 0.002 800 0.001 (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 2847 15.36 Purchase 5557 15.37 Purchase 1630 15.38 Purchase 2707 15.39 Purchase 61333 15.40 Purchase 1577 15.40 Purchase 385000 15.41 Purchase 61333 15.42 Purchase 2598 15.43 Purchase 5310 15.44 Purchase 3463 15.45 Purchase 1584 15.46 Purchase 520 15.48 Purchase 514 15.49 Purchase 31800 15.51 Purchase 1542 15.51 Purchase 519 15.52 Purchase 537 15.53 Purchase 1038 15.54 Purchase 506 15.56 Purchase 531 15.57 Purchase 15628 15.57 Purchase 2052 15.58 Purchase 1032 15.59 Purchase 2582 15.60 Purchase 513 15.61 Purchase 12135 15.64 Purchase 1026 15.67 Purchase 526 15.68 Total Purchase 607940 Sale 2863 15.35 Sale 20175 15.36 Sale 34520 15.37 Sale 44415 15.38 Sale 47404 15.39 Sale 80081 15.40 Sale 37620 15.41 Sale 102084 15.42 Sale 52579 15.43 Sale 39774 15.44 Sale 31800 15.45 Sale 20026 15.45 Sale 6125 15.46 Sale 10000 15.47 Sale 5000 15.48 Sale 5000 15.50 Sale 15600 15.56 Sale 15628 15.57 Sale 11578 15.64 Total Sale 582272 (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 13 March 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 020 7676 6050Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plcNature 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