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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)22 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 21 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 2,893,197 15.5631 14.8100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 3,683,523 15.5000 14.8100 (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 3,397 14.9600CFD LONG 1,225,348 14.9600CFD LONG 126,141 14.9600CFD LONG 1,225,348 14.9600CFD LONG 479,459 14.9600CFD LONG 33,468 15.5600CFD SHORT 1,225,348 14.9600CFD SHORT 6,636 14.9600CFD SHORT 3,700 15.0278CFD LONG 12,150 14.9172CFD LONG 8,350 14.9172CFD LONG 29,500 14.9172CFD LONG 1,650 14.9996CFD LONG 11,541 14.9996CFD LONG 60,000 15.0616CFD LONG 42,000 15.1186CFD LONG 20,933 15.1268CFD LONG 255,583 15.1537CFD LONG 8,272 15.1976CFD LONG 843 15.1976CFD LONG 80,000 15.2171CFD LONG 3,517 15.2556CFD LONG 984 15.2556CFD LONG 21,499 15.2556CFD LONG 357,816 15.2833CFD LONG 150,000 15.3270CFD LONG 3,350 15.3270CFD LONG 25,100 15.3453CFD LONG 291,000 15.3765CFD LONG 8,613 15.4028CFD SHORT 171,660 14.9619CFD SHORT 12,010 14.9988CFD SHORT 13,822 14.9995CFD SHORT 13,822 14.9995CFD SHORT 100,082 14.9995CFD SHORT 14,303 14.9995CFD SHORT 1,975 14.9995CFD SHORT 1,975 14.9995CFD SHORT 4,121 15.0314CFD SHORT 2,317 15.0314CFD SHORT 39,493 15.0337CFD SHORT 140,000 15.0715CFD SHORT 6,000 15.0910CFD SHORT 1,201,855 15.2855 (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 22 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