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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)06 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 Societe Generale London Branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 04 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 30,000 0.001(2) Derivatives (other than options) 30,000 0.001(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 30,000 0.001 30,000 0.001 (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 (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 600 16.11 Purchase 30000 16.12 Purchase 127200 16.14 Purchase 33000 16.15 Purchase 66 16.32 Purchase 675 16.34 Purchase 7960 16.35 Purchase 6276 16.36 Purchase 9376 16.37 Purchase 9816 16.38 Purchase 2417 16.39 Purchase 2377 16.4 Purchase 1640 16.41 Purchase 7141 16.42 Purchase 1649 16.43 Purchase 5448 16.44 Purchase 5276 16.45 Purchase 2795 16.46 Purchase 939 16.48 Purchase 962 16.49 Purchase 6690 16.5 Purchase 2033 16.51 Purchase 1071 16.52 Purchase 6492 16.53 Purchase 2089 16.55 Purchase 2027 16.56 Purchase 6764 16.57 Purchase 13757 16.58 Purchase 5213 16.59 Purchase 5032 16.6 Purchase 3975 16.61 Purchase 4411 16.62 Purchase 5046 16.63 Purchase 2283 16.64 Purchase 3748 16.65 Purchase 3046 16.67 Purchase 1700 16.68 Purchase 1388 16.69 Sale 127200 16.14 Sale 63600 16.16 Sale 1278 16.35 Sale 1175 16.36 Sale 3682 16.37 Sale 667 16.38 Sale 392 16.4 Sale 690 16.43 Sale 962 16.49 Sale 140000 16.5 Sale 616 16.55 Sale 230 16.58 Sale 489 16.59 Sale 1361 16.6 Sale 362 16.62 Sale 127 16.67 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 6 February 2008 Contact name Gemma Mathieson Telephone number 0207 676 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group