EPT Disclosure

10th Mar 2008 09:34

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited10 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 RMB Morgan Stanley Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 March 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 671,280 (0.03%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 671,280 (0.03%) 0 (0.00%) (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 N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR PURCHASE 4,001 257.0000PURCHASE 2 257.0000PURCHASE 997 257.0000PURCHASE 5,000 257.5000PURCHASE 3,928 257.5000PURCHASE 1,072 257.5000PURCHASE 4,141 258.0000PURCHASE 361 258.0000PURCHASE 100 258.0000PURCHASE 398 258.0000PURCHASE 2,394 258.0000PURCHASE 2,606 258.0000PURCHASE 11 258.9900PURCHASE 4,233 258.9900PURCHASE 756 258.9900PURCHASE 5,000 259.0000PURCHASE 5,000 259.0000PURCHASE 3,271 259.0000PURCHASE 1,689 259.0000PURCHASE 40 259.0000PURCHASE 5,000 259.0000PURCHASE 2,000 259.2000PURCHASE 335 259.3900PURCHASE 335 259.3900PURCHASE 1,330 259.3900PURCHASE 2,918 260.0000PURCHASE 2,082 260.0000PURCHASE 2,418 260.0000PURCHASE 1 260.0000PURCHASE 2,581 260.0000PURCHASE 50 260.0000PURCHASE 500 260.0000PURCHASE 2,450 260.0000PURCHASE 938 260.5000PURCHASE 559 260.5000PURCHASE 3,503 260.5000PURCHASE 270 261.0000PURCHASE 1,266 261.0000PURCHASE 3,464 261.0000PURCHASE 600 262.0000PURCHASE 4,400 262.0000PURCHASE 4,407 262.5100PURCHASE 593 262.5100PURCHASE 5,000 262.5100SALE 946 256.4200SALE 9,054 257.2100SALE 3,528 259.0000SALE 10 259.0000SALE 4,000 259.0000SALE 1,472 259.0000SALE 215 259.0000SALE 775 259.0000SALE 5,000 259.0000SALE 5,000 259.0000SALE 5,000 259.0000SALE 4,266 259.0000SALE 5,521 259.0000SALE 5,000 259.0900SALE 100 260.0000SALE 50 260.0000SALE 63 260.0000SALE 1,000 260.3985SALE 799 260.5000SALE 3,000 260.5000SALE 151 260.5000SALE 1,050 260.5000SALE 5,000 264.0000SALE 4,823 264.0000SALE 177 264.0000 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE92,000 262.5100 257.0000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE66,000 264.0000 256.4200 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR e.g. CFDCFD SHORT 7,610 262.4700CFD SHORT 490 263.0800CFD SHORT 2,440 263.0800CFD SHORT 3,787 263.3200 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 Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 10 March 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 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 Exchange

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