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EPT Disclosure Replacement

5th Jun 2008 11:03

RNS Number : 0527W

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

05 June 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	02 June 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

-2,486,129 -0.11

(original figure reported in error)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,176,707 -0.10

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,486,129 -0.11

(original figure reported in error)

-2,176,707 -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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale	Number of Securities	Price per Unit
Purchase	401	19.27
Purchase	958	19.28
Purchase	380	19.28
Purchase	526	19.29
Purchase	2359	19.30
Purchase	412	19.31
Purchase	2217	19.31
Purchase	438	19.32
Purchase	1838	19.32
Purchase	1320	19.33
Purchase	1962	19.33
Purchase	412	19.34
Purchase	3072	19.34
Purchase	1270	19.35
Purchase	3643	19.35
Purchase	1382	19.36
Purchase	4864	19.36
Purchase	1664	19.37
Purchase	6402	19.37
Purchase	3918	19.38
Purchase	2975	19.38
Purchase	828	19.39
Purchase	1350	19.39
Purchase	954	19.40
Purchase	6123	19.40
Purchase	1236	19.41
Purchase	3897	19.41
Purchase	1872	19.42
Purchase	74859	19.42
Purchase	74859	19.42
Purchase	6127	19.42
Purchase	414	19.43
Purchase	2183	19.43
Purchase	1952	19.44
Purchase	412	19.45
Purchase	102175	19.45
Purchase	5435	19.45
Purchase	105350	19.45
Purchase	412	19.46
Purchase	102175	19.46
Purchase	900	19.46
Purchase	1108	19.47
Purchase	16671	19.48
Purchase	374	19.49
Purchase	2892	19.50
Purchase	900	19.51
Purchase	4546	19.52
Purchase	414	19.53
Purchase	8957	19.53
Purchase	432	19.54
Purchase	7888	19.54
Purchase	826	19.55
Purchase	4556	19.55
Purchase	6466	19.56
Purchase	780	19.57
Purchase	2206	19.57
Purchase	2901	19.58
Purchase	2284	19.59
Purchase	1779	19.59
Purchase	412	19.60
Purchase	5165	19.60
Purchase	1068	19.61
Purchase	232	19.62
Purchase	2730	19.63
Purchase	414	19.64
Purchase	2014	19.64
Total Purchase	613941
Sale	412	19.20
Sale	850	19.21
Sale	413	19.24
Sale	441	19.25
Sale	412	19.26
Sale	1376	19.27
Sale	958	19.28
Sale	1138	19.28
Sale	4169	19.29
Sale	3458	19.30
Sale	412	19.31
Sale	3475	19.31
Sale	438	19.32
Sale	3363	19.32
Sale	1320	19.33
Sale	7950	19.33
Sale	412	19.34
Sale	3064	19.34
Sale	1270	19.35
Sale	6009	19.35
Sale	1382	19.36
Sale	8713	19.36
Sale	1664	19.37
Sale	9553	19.37
Sale	3918	19.38
Sale	9845	19.38
Sale	828	19.39
Sale	6179	19.39
Sale	954	19.40
Sale	9711	19.40
Sale	1236	19.41
Sale	8153	19.41
Sale	1872	19.42
Sale	74859	19.42
Sale	9309	19.42
Sale	414	19.43
Sale	2461	19.43
Sale	3189	19.44
Sale	412	19.45
Sale	3522	19.45
Sale	105350	19.45
Sale	412	19.46
Sale	102175	19.46
Sale	105350	19.46
Sale	1891	19.46
Sale	1439	19.47
Sale	7751	19.48
Sale	1743	19.49
Sale	632	19.50
Sale	2153	19.51
Sale	2396	19.52
Sale	414	19.53
Sale	30000	19.53
Sale	2851	19.53
Sale	432	19.54
Sale	3983	19.54
Sale	826	19.55
Sale	4807	19.55
Sale	2591	19.56
Sale	780	19.57
Sale	7212	19.57
Sale	4800	19.58
Sale	2284	19.59
Sale	7252	19.59
Sale	412	19.60
Sale	2230	19.60
Sale	3596	19.61
Sale	3344	19.62
Sale	4583	19.63
Sale	414	19.64
Sale	324	19.64
Total Sale	613941

(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	05 June 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 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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