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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)01 May 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 thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 30 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 -1,207,039 -0.05 (2) Derivatives (other than options) -1,296,707 -0.06 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,207,039 -0.05 -1,296,707 -0.06 (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 559 17.76 Purchase 196 17.77 Purchase 551 17.78 Purchase 1848 17.79 Purchase 4639 17.80 Purchase 3428 17.81 Purchase 3386 17.82 Purchase 5029 17.83 Purchase 3303 17.84 Purchase 2511 17.85 Purchase 110 17.86 Purchase 1707 17.86 Purchase 1335 17.87 Purchase 1212 17.88 Purchase 240 17.89 Purchase 438 17.90 Purchase 717 17.91 Purchase 1338 17.92 Purchase 1412 17.93 Purchase 1353 17.94 Purchase 840 17.95 Purchase 2833 17.95 Purchase 2473 17.96 Purchase 2488 17.97 Purchase 6002 17.98 Purchase 9536 17.99 Purchase 7020 18.00 Purchase 5163 18.01 Purchase 2927 18.02 Purchase 2396 18.03 Purchase 2897 18.04 Purchase 2107 18.05 Purchase 2460 18.06 Purchase 3404 18.07 Purchase 4459 18.08 Purchase 4168 18.09 Purchase 7618 18.10 Purchase 4103 18.11 Purchase 4148 18.12 Purchase 1817 18.13 Purchase 3264 18.14 Purchase 1367 18.15 Purchase 1093 18.16 Total Purchase 119895 Sale 87 17.70 Sale 910 17.75 Sale 30 17.78 Sale 30 17.79 Sale 25 17.85 Sale 110 17.86 Sale 1 17.86 Sale 5 17.87 Sale 18 17.89 Sale 2 17.91 Sale 18 17.92 Sale 1 17.94 Sale 36 17.95 Sale 30 17.96 Sale 1 17.97 Sale 63 17.98 Sale 119000 17.98 Sale 72 17.99 Sale 122 18.00 Sale 49 18.01 Sale 19 18.03 Sale 59 18.07 Sale 18 18.08 Sale 16 18.09 Sale 38 18.10 Sale 9 18.11 Sale 18 18.13 Sale 18 18.14 Total Sale 120805 (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 01 May 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