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RMB Morgan Stanley Limited10 April 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 09 April 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 1,855,664 0 (0.08%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 1,855,664 0 (0.08%) (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 3,000 264.0675PURCHASE 4,065 265.7372PURCHASE 100,000 267.1000PURCHASE 5,000 270.5000PURCHASE 5,000 270.5400PURCHASE 300 270.5500PURCHASE 1,050 270.5500PURCHASE 4,457 270.5500PURCHASE 8,000 270.5500PURCHASE 136 270.5500PURCHASE 704 270.5500PURCHASE 3,000 270.5500PURCHASE 2,000 270.5500PURCHASE 7,200 270.5900PURCHASE 2,800 270.5900SALE 1,500 236.4600SALE 7,700 236.4600SALE 700 236.4600SALE 2,700 236.4600SALE 600 236.4600SALE 900 236.4600SALE 10,000 236.4600SALE 400 236.4600SALE 400 236.4600SALE 2,500 236.4600SALE 1,600 236.4600SALE 700 236.4600SALE 200 236.4600SALE 1,000 236.4600SALE 1,200 236.4600SALE 800 236.4600SALE 6,200 236.4600SALE 500 236.4600SALE 400 236.4600SALE 400 236.4600SALE 11,600 236.4600SALE 2,000 236.4600SALE 1,600 263.4000SALE 4,760 263.5000SALE 2,336 263.5000SALE 50 263.5000SALE 1,000 263.5000SALE 4,000 263.5000SALE 1,000 263.5000SALE 5,000 263.5000SALE 1,664 263.5000SALE 1,000 263.5000SALE 4,000 263.5000SALE 1,000 263.5000SALE 197 263.5000SALE 190 263.5100SALE 3,000 264.2788SALE 13,800 264.5000SALE 10,000 264.5000SALE 3 264.5000SALE 4,065 265.9500SALE 6,851 270.0000SALE 200 270.0000SALE 1,179 270.0000SALE 4,000 270.0000SALE 2,770 270.0000SALE 5,000 270.0100SALE 2,000 270.2000SALE 5,000 270.2000SALE 764 270.2400SALE 2,236 270.2500SALE 263 270.3000SALE 2,000 270.3000SALE 737 270.3100SALE 5,900 270.3786SALE 7,000 270.4000SALE 4,510 271.0000SALE 1,625 271.0000SALE 1,660 271.0000SALE 2,205 271.0000SALE 34,647 273.0000SALE 20,000 273.0000SALE 15,353 273.0000SALE 10,000 273.2500SALE 4,000 273.2500SALE 1,000 273.2500SALE 8,801 273.3100SALE 2,199 273.3100SALE 4,000 273.3500 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE146,712 270.5900 264.0675TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE268,565 273.3500 236.4600 (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 LONG 1,730 266.1500CFD LONG 15 266.1500CFD LONG 3,000 264.2800CFD LONG 90 266.1500CFD LONG 5 266.1500CFD SHORT 560 268.5000CFD SHORT 3,787 263.7400CFD SHORT 3,720 268.5000CFD SHORT 3,665 272.5200CFD SHORT 6,970 263.8100CFD SHORT 980 263.8100CFD SHORT 585 272.5200CFD SHORT 3,500 271.7900CFD SHORT 4,065 265.7400CFD SHORT 100,000 267.1000CFD SHORT 3,663 272.3700CFD SHORT 40,000 269.5400FUTURE SALE 500 263.3400FUTURE SALE 2,500 269.1500FUTURE SALE 500 269.1500 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 April 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group