EPT Disclosure

12th Mar 2008 12:27

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited12 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 11 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 1,101,004 (0.05%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 1,101,004 (0.05%) 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 2,076 234.0000PURCHASE 3,473 234.0000PURCHASE 2,106 234.0000PURCHASE 2,345 234.0000PURCHASE 5,000 236.0000PURCHASE 3,655 237.0000PURCHASE 1,345 237.0000PURCHASE 5,000 237.7500PURCHASE 200 238.0000PURCHASE 95 238.0000PURCHASE 5,705 238.0000PURCHASE 5,000 238.0000PURCHASE 3,864 238.5200PURCHASE 1,000 238.5200PURCHASE 2,569 239.0000PURCHASE 5,466 239.0000PURCHASE 1,965 239.0000PURCHASE 3,358 239.5000PURCHASE 5,000 239.5000PURCHASE 562 239.5000PURCHASE 5,136 239.5500PURCHASE 300 239.9900PURCHASE 216 239.9900PURCHASE 8,200 240.0000PURCHASE 7,880 240.0000PURCHASE 84 241.0000PURCHASE 377,705 238.4597PURCHASE 377,705 238.6561SALE 4,012 237.6500SALE 5,000 238.0000SALE 5,000 238.0000SALE 3,000 238.0000SALE 2,000 238.0000SALE 5,700 238.0000SALE 988 238.0100SALE 300 238.0100SALE 600 238.0600SALE 11 239.0000SALE 300 239.0000SALE 6,068 239.0000SALE 3,932 239.0000SALE 7,651 239.9900SALE 300 239.9900SALE 2,049 239.9900SALE 1,568 240.0000SALE 100 240.0000SALE 800 240.0000SALE 935 240.0000SALE 101 240.0000SALE 2,500 240.0000SALE 323 240.0000SALE 24,500 240.0000SALE 500 240.0000SALE 5,341 240.0100SALE 993 240.0500SALE 997 240.0900SALE 100 240.1000SALE 1,242 240.1000SALE 370 240.5000SALE 377,705 238.4597SALE 300 238.6500 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE837,010 241.0000 234.0000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE465,286 240.5000 237.6500 (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 8,400 240.0700 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 12 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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