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EPT Disclosure

20th Oct 2008 10:08

RNS Number : 1946G

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

20 October 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	17 October 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

-2,184,072 -0.10

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,320,707 -0.10

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,184,072 -0.10

-2,320,707 -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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase/ Sale	Number of Securities	Price per Unit
Purchase	4052	7.82
Purchase	2312	7.82
Purchase	898	7.83
Purchase	6394	7.88
Purchase	4789	7.90
Purchase	9595	7.90
Purchase	236	7.91
Purchase	4956	7.91
Purchase	6679	7.92
Purchase	4698	7.93
Purchase	8356	7.93
Purchase	5624	7.94
Purchase	7918	7.94
Purchase	8422	7.95
Purchase	7419	7.95
Purchase	213	7.96
Purchase	4264	7.97
Purchase	3591	7.97
Purchase	3137	7.98
Purchase	1971	7.98
Purchase	6378	7.99
Purchase	11253	7.99
Purchase	8751	8.00
Purchase	6064	8.00
Purchase	4327	8.01
Purchase	4211	8.02
Purchase	5512	8.02
Purchase	9102	8.03
Purchase	6912	8.03
Purchase	420	8.04
Purchase	1121	8.04
Purchase	1721	8.05
Purchase	2434	8.05
Purchase	323	8.07
Purchase	239	8.08
Purchase	274	8.09
Purchase	68	8.09
Purchase	1833	8.10
Purchase	853	8.10
Purchase	2519	8.11
Purchase	4188	8.11
Purchase	4229	8.12
Purchase	8664	8.12
Purchase	9620	8.13
Purchase	9417	8.13
Purchase	8957	8.14
Purchase	12021	8.14
Purchase	3309	8.15
Purchase	12489	8.15
Purchase	1818	8.16
Purchase	1495	8.16
Purchase	2050	8.17
Purchase	6126	8.17
Purchase	10333	8.18
Purchase	1820	8.18
Purchase	4989	8.19
Purchase	4144	8.19
Purchase	7553	8.20
Purchase	8097	8.20
Purchase	9341	8.21
Purchase	3614	8.21
Purchase	2058	8.22
Purchase	2057	8.22
Purchase	15279	8.23
Purchase	3431	8.23
Purchase	6474	8.24
Purchase	7352	8.24
Purchase	10896	8.25
Purchase	17550	8.25
Purchase	7161	8.26
Purchase	7585	8.26
Purchase	3344	8.27
Purchase	8066	8.27
Purchase	2037	8.28
Purchase	529	8.28
Purchase	4110	8.28
Purchase	4110	8.28
Purchase	529	8.29
Purchase	11772	8.29
Purchase	3313	8.30
Purchase	6287	8.30
Purchase	8456	8.31
Purchase	1154	8.31
Purchase	6693	8.32
Purchase	1285	8.32
Purchase	1405	8.33
Purchase	1034	8.33
Purchase	3539	8.34
Purchase	1423	8.34
Purchase	8351	8.35
Purchase	9294	8.35
Purchase	2006	8.36
Purchase	300	8.36
Purchase	8836	8.37
Purchase	6565	8.37
Purchase	1628	8.38
Purchase	9037	8.38
Purchase	3298	8.39
Purchase	289	8.39
Purchase	935	8.41
Purchase	334	8.43
Purchase	1084	8.45
Purchase	2826	8.47
Purchase	48829	8.47
Purchase	48829	8.47
Purchase	177	8.48
Purchase	6960	8.48
Purchase	2990	8.49
Purchase	322	8.51
Purchase	1912	8.53
Purchase	4630	8.54
Purchase	1663	8.55
Purchase	10561	8.55
Purchase	912	8.59
Purchase	120000	8.59
Purchase	120000	8.60
Purchase	193	8.62
Purchase	1263	8.63
Purchase	1395	8.63
Purchase	8783	8.64
Purchase	5296	8.65
Purchase	12477	8.65
Purchase	5259	8.66
Purchase	6918	8.66
Purchase	16579	8.67
Purchase	3270	8.67
Purchase	4434	8.68
Purchase	8765	8.68
Purchase	5521	8.69
Purchase	8459	8.69
Purchase	2483	8.70
Purchase	5380	8.70
Purchase	9172	8.71
Purchase	9788	8.71
Purchase	7077	8.72
Purchase	1961	8.72
Purchase	211	8.73
Purchase	5648	8.73
Purchase	5175	8.74
Purchase	5575	8.74
Purchase	7924	8.75
Purchase	18917	8.75
Purchase	4760	8.76
Purchase	9172	8.76
Purchase	14012	8.77
Purchase	13234	8.77
Purchase	8680	8.78
Purchase	28672	8.78
Purchase	14725	8.79
Purchase	29794	8.79
Purchase	11417	8.80
Purchase	17376	8.80
Purchase	1355	8.81
Purchase	962	8.81
Purchase	2086	8.82
Purchase	1952	8.82
Purchase	964	8.83
Purchase	1938	8.84
Purchase	975	8.84
Purchase	2937	8.85
Purchase	1341	8.86
Purchase	1322	8.87
Purchase	3494	8.87
Purchase	4274	8.88
Purchase	2437	8.88
Purchase	4170	8.89
Purchase	2819	8.89
Purchase	1934	8.90
Purchase	3936	8.90
Purchase	3788	8.91
Purchase	3440	8.91
Purchase	2021	8.92
Purchase	5248	8.92
Purchase	11244	8.93
Purchase	4250	8.93
Purchase	3971	8.94
Purchase	4290	8.95
Purchase	1779	8.95
Purchase	20000	8.95
Purchase	100068	8.96
Purchase	16773	8.96
Purchase	11049	8.97
Purchase	2182	8.97
Purchase	2706	8.98
Purchase	972	8.98
Purchase	974	8.99
Purchase	2914	8.99
Purchase	1970	9.00
Purchase	8223	9.00
Purchase	4208	9.01
Purchase	2711	9.01
Purchase	1594	9.02
Purchase	2635	9.02
Purchase	977	9.03
Purchase	981	9.04
Purchase	2558	9.04
Purchase	1299	9.05
Purchase	3526	9.05
Purchase	7277	9.06
Purchase	4279	9.06
Purchase	2639	9.07
Purchase	3119	9.07
Purchase	2524	9.08
Purchase	962	9.08
Purchase	1523	9.09
Total Purchase	1484945
Sale	156491	7.96
Sale	3893	7.99
Sale	64625	8.13
Sale	40818	8.17
Sale	50000	8.22
Sale	11989	8.24
Sale	413	8.28
Sale	4110	8.28
Sale	3697	8.29
Sale	104327	8.30
Sale	38014	8.32
Sale	52583	8.44
Sale	7417	8.45
Sale	1106	8.46
Sale	48829	8.47
Sale	48829	8.47
Sale	48829	8.48
Sale	3480	8.48
Sale	2374	8.49
Sale	22461	8.53
Sale	120000	8.60
Sale	275330	8.73
Sale	59300	8.75
Sale	700	8.76
Sale	275330	8.93
Sale	40000	8.96
Total Sale	1484945

(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	20 October 2008
Contact name	Gemma Mathieson
Telephone number	020 7676 6280
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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