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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)23 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 Societe Generale London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary 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 -1,256,059 -0.04 (2) Derivatives (other than options) -1,286,707 -0.04 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,256,059 -0.04 -1,286,707 -0.04 (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 393030 18.68 Purchase 300 18.69 Total Purchase 393330 Sale 454 18.44 Sale 1106 18.52 Sale 437 18.54 Sale 5378 18.55 Sale 3315 18.56 Sale 4037 18.57 Sale 15458 18.58 Sale 18729 18.59 Sale 18034 18.60 Sale 7672 18.61 Sale 15949 18.62 Sale 6849 18.63 Sale 21307 18.64 Sale 36409 18.65 Sale 22718 18.66 Sale 18692 18.67 Sale 27074 18.68 Sale 20556 18.69 Sale 14594 18.70 Sale 28936 18.71 Sale 10025 18.72 Sale 13152 18.73 Sale 11964 18.74 Sale 22963 18.75 Sale 17040 18.76 Sale 7176 18.77 Sale 4002 18.78 Sale 5793 18.79 Sale 6293 18.80 Sale 4187 18.81 Sale 1816 18.82 Sale 509 18.83 Sale 706 18.84 Total Sale 393330 (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 23 April 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