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SG Option Europe26 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 SG Option Europe Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 25 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 3,316,461 0.15(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,316,461 0.15 (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 817 14.07 Purchase 6758 14.10 Purchase 112 14.10 Purchase 87 14.13 Purchase 6400 14.15 Purchase 78 14.15 Purchase 1033 14.16 Purchase 258 14.17 Purchase 21400 14.18 Purchase 244 14.18 Purchase 156 14.19 Purchase 865405 14.19 Purchase 532336 14.20 Purchase 78 14.20 Purchase 452253 14.21 Purchase 237 14.21 Purchase 78 14.22 Purchase 79 14.25 Purchase 1578 14.25 Purchase 23826 14.27 Purchase 78 14.27 Purchase 26140 14.28 Purchase 78 14.28 Purchase 14161 14.30 Purchase 10061 14.33 Purchase 79 14.34 Purchase 78 14.35 Total Purchase 1963888 Sale 240 14.03 Sale 680 14.13 Sale 74557 14.14 Sale 126106 14.15 Sale 39903 14.16 Sale 2458 14.19 Sale 38703 14.20 Sale 301252 14.21 Sale 8940 14.26 Sale 4379 14.28 Sale 10305 14.29 Sale 113363 14.30 Sale 2211 14.31 Total Sale 723097 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 26 March 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6050Name 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