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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)09 January 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08 January 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 1,445,298 15.5500 15.0449 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,879,263 15.5800 15.0455 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP e.g. CFDCFD LONG 71,544 15.3800CFD SHORT 5,323 15.3800CFD SHORT 11,438 15.8899CFD LONG 7,460 15.0424CFD LONG 6,583 15.1802CFD LONG 8,804 15.1864CFD LONG 1,740 15.2370CFD LONG 6,280 15.2370CFD LONG 1,980 15.2370CFD LONG 1,892 15.3095CFD LONG 15,401 15.3095CFD LONG 80,302 15.3214CFD LONG 29,080 15.4097CFD LONG 110,000 15.4266CFD LONG 36,999 20.4898CFD SHORT 8,804 15.0626CFD SHORT 15,355 15.2298CFD SHORT 177,540 15.2302CFD SHORT 66,169 15.3171CFD SHORT 27 15.3464CFD SHORT 222 15.3464CFD SHORT 9,651 15.3799 (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 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) PUT OPTION PURCHASING 300,000 65.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 3.0669PUT OPTION SELLING 300,000 65.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 3.0669 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A 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 Date of disclosure 09 January 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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