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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited28 April 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 25 April 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 428,335 18.5400 18.1000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 840,618 18.9066 18.0800 (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 52,248 18.1968CFD LONG 43,475 18.3261CFD SHORT 12,080 18.3261CFD LONG 10,890 18.1038CFD LONG 51,394 18.3719CFD LONG 859 18.3963CFD LONG 70,512 18.3976CFD LONG 21,316 18.4126CFD LONG 20,440 18.4126CFD LONG 55,553 18.4126CFD LONG 53,303 18.4126CFD LONG 3,445 18.4126CFD LONG 3,328 18.4126CFD LONG 14,750 18.4126CFD LONG 14,187 18.4126CFD LONG 2,622 18.4126CFD LONG 2,524 18.4126CFD LONG 4,445 18.4126CFD LONG 4,172 18.4126CFD LONG 477 18.4126CFD LONG 450 18.4126CFD LONG 202 18.4126CFD LONG 204 18.4126CFD LONG 4,190 18.4126CFD LONG 10,000 18.4148CFD LONG 109,000 18.4368CFD LONG 2 18.4563CFD LONG 2 18.4563CFD LONG 34,374 18.4742CFD LONG 35,069 18.4742CFD LONG 22,448 18.4797CFD LONG 3,181 18.9066CFD LONG 14,374 18.9066CFD LONG 7,024 18.9066CFD LONG 13,020 18.9066CFD LONG 854 18.9066CFD LONG 1,547 18.9066CFD SHORT 100,000 18.1214CFD SHORT 8,639 18.1214CFD SHORT 162 18.3367CFD SHORT 4,770 18.3593CFD SHORT 25,000 18.3623CFD SHORT 50,512 18.4078CFD SHORT 81 18.4181CFD SHORT 78,600 18.4256CFD SHORT 22,049 18.4279CFD SHORT 79,417 18.4279CFD SHORT 42,005 18.4326CFD SHORT 3,472 18.4326CFD SHORT 64,046 18.4610CFD SHORT 859 18.4832 (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 28 April 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