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RMB Morgan Stanley Limited12 February 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 RMB Morgan Stanley Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11 February 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 753,221 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 753,221 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (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 N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR PURCHASE 4,588 223.8208SALE 4,588 224.0000 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE4,588 223.8208 223.8208TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE4,588 224.0000 224.0000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZARe.g. CFD CFD LONG 5,470 223.6200CFD LONG 4,460 224.2800CFD LONG 4,460 224.1900FUTURES SALE 400 223.1000 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 12 February 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 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