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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited27 February 2008 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 26 February 2008 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 1,454,017 16.4800 16.0200 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 697,679 16.4800 16.0300 (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 27,234 16.1865CFD LONG 722,042 16.4800CFD SHORT 722,042 16.2600CFD SHORT 2,248 16.4800CFD LONG 27,094 16.3421CFD LONG 17,915 16.3421CFD LONG 154,576 16.3421CFD LONG 10,000 16.3892CFD LONG 89,497 16.4532CFD LONG 10,372 16.4532CFD LONG 15,686 16.4532CFD LONG 19,000 16.4775CFD SHORT 10,000 16.0306CFD SHORT 24,731 16.1881CFD SHORT 50,394 16.3040CFD SHORT 56 16.3439CFD SHORT 56 16.3439CFD SHORT 170 16.3439CFD SHORT 691 16.3439CFD SHORT 691 16.3439CFD SHORT 2,080 16.3439CFD SHORT 360,000 16.3763CFD SHORT 2,647 16.4475CFD SHORT 6,684 16.4475CFD SHORT 1,561 16.4475CFD SHORT 356 16.4475CFD SHORT 250,000 16.4800CFD SHORT 500,000 16.4800 (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) GBPN/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) GBP 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. NONE Date of disclosure 27 February 2008 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