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Newedge Group02 April 2008 FORM 38.5(a) 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 Newedge Group (UK Branch) Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to Ordinary Shares which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 1st April 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 91092 14.95 GBP 14.7203309 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price received sold (Note 3) (Note 3) 43136 14.8368177 GBP 14.8368177 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g selling, securities price e.g. date moneypaidcall purchasing, to which American, /receivedoption varying etc the option European per unit relates etc. (Note 3) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 2nd April 2008 Contact name Susan Barlow Telephone number 020 7676 8862 Name of offeree/offeror with Rio Tinto which connected Nature of connection (Note 6) Affiliate of SG, Adviser to offeree 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