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SG Option Europe11 March 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 SG Option Europe Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc Class of relevant security to which 0.5 USD Ordinarythe dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) Date of dealing 10 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 56,440 0.03(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 56,440 0.03 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) 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 296905 14.97 Purchase 78 15.00 Purchase 18788 15.01 Purchase 114639 15.03 Purchase 238283 15.09 Purchase 22200 15.10 Purchase 714 15.11 Purchase 223819 15.13 Purchase 500 15.14 Purchase 228637 15.20 Purchase 2874 15.52 Total Purchase 1147437 Sale 4685 14.94 Sale 100 14.96 Sale 1494476 14.97 Sale 42260 15.02 Sale 4765 15.03 Sale 160000 15.07 Sale 1250 15.12 Sale 85064 15.15 Sale 8576 15.18 Sale 365732 15.21 Sale 9452 15.32 Total Sale 2176360 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 4) 6)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option price European date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. 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 disclosingand any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under anyoption referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition ordisposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 11 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 020 7676 6050 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio TintoNature 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group