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SG Option Europe09 May 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 EuropeCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 08May 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 1,721,105 0.08(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,721,105 0.08 (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 8,134 19.9318 Purchase 22,200 19.9350 Purchase 10 19.9100 Purchase 6,789 19.9700 Purchase 633 19.9200 Purchase 61,785 19.6454 Purchase 1,800 19.7937 Purchase 40,604 19.9539 Purchase 17,970 19.6366 Purchase 3,106 19.8988 Purchase 68 19.6500 Total Purchase 163,099 Sale 198,865 19.7108 Sale 250,916 19.5755 Sale 20,000 19.9507 Sale 1,214 19.9700 Sale 194,339 19.6972 Sale 44,000 19.9700 Sale 7,806 19.9700 Sale 10,780 19.9700 Sale 1,582 19.8161 Sale 21,645 19.7611 Sale 2,197 19.7636 Sale 767 19.9200 Sale 10,000 19.9500 Sale 18,789 19.9700 Sale 8,400 19.9379 Sale 729 19.6900 Total Sale 792,038 (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 American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received 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 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 09May 2008Contact name Dan BatchelorTelephone number 0207 676 6936Name 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group