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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)03 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 02 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 273,808 15.6900 15.3600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 659,085 15.7100 15.3600 (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 SHORT 894 14.7600CFD SHORT 53,790 15.3600CFD LONG 4,505 15.4600CFD LONG 8,100 15.4700CFD LONG 1,506 15.4768CFD LONG 185 15.4768CFD LONG 24,858 15.5370CFD LONG 304,000 15.5803CFD LONG 23,790 15.6048CFD LONG 2,970 15.6218CFD LONG 9,420 15.6218CFD LONG 2,610 15.6218CFD LONG 63,703 15.6223CFD LONG 823 15.6561CFD SHORT 12 15.3809CFD SHORT 367 15.3809CFD SHORT 170 15.4600CFD SHORT 4,335 15.4600CFD SHORT 7,545 15.6668 (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) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (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. Date of disclosure 03 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