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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)20 November 2007 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 19 November 2007 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 2,337,986 16.5631 15.0500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,661,222 1524.5679 15.0500 (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 13,733 16.1426CFD SHORT 3,333 15.1900CFD SHORT 49,817 15.1900CFD SHORT 22,798 15.7709CFD SHORT 239,869 16.0200CFD LONG 100,000 15.1483CFD LONG 12,204 15.2013CFD LONG 1,744 15.2013CFD LONG 100,658 15.5320CFD LONG 71,002 15.5320CFD LONG 441 15.5929CFD LONG 3,086 15.5929CFD LONG 12,878 15.6043CFD LONG 7,122 15.6043CFD LONG 1,661 15.6043CFD LONG 40,000 15.6238CFD LONG 20,313 15.6438CFD LONG 44,567 15.7074CFD LONG 198,420 15.7095CFD LONG 120,000 15.7563CFD LONG 2,278 15.7915CFD LONG 3,910 15.9602CFD LONG 10,917 31.5707CFD LONG 10,908 31.5707CFD LONG 23,829 31.5707CFD LONG 23,834 31.5707CFD LONG 1,572 31.5707CFD LONG 3,990 31.5707CFD LONG 1,571 31.5707CFD LONG 2,596 31.5707CFD LONG 2,596 31.5707CFD LONG 913 31.5707CFD LONG 913 31.5707CFD LONG 3,995 31.5707CFD LONG 1,785 31.5707CFD LONG 934 31.5707CFD LONG 918 31.5707CFD LONG 1,788 31.5707CFD LONG 2,469 31.5707CFD LONG 2,472 31.5707CFD SHORT 40,000 15.0545CFD SHORT 23,333 15.1457CFD SHORT 1,845 15.2140CFD SHORT 142 15.2140CFD SHORT 1,744 15.2140CFD SHORT 12,204 15.2140CFD SHORT 12,911 15.2140CFD SHORT 991 15.2140CFD SHORT 577 15.2550CFD SHORT 247,500 15.5056CFD SHORT 6,405 15.5094CFD SHORT 5,177 15.5773CFD SHORT 86,487 15.6878CFD SHORT 19,671 15.6878CFD SHORT 247,500 15.8717CFD SHORT 6,000 15.9713CFD SHORT 61,000 15.9939CFD SHORT 11,000 15.9939 (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) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 7,594,595 0.3700 EUROPEAN 18/12/2008 0.0000 (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 20 November 2007 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