EPT Disclosure

26th Mar 2008 16:00

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited26 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 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) Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,423,239 (0.06%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 1,423,239 (0.06%) 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 1,715 223.6611PURCHASE 1,715 223.6611PURCHASE 36 223.6611PURCHASE 1,286 223.6611PURCHASE 23,582 223.6611PURCHASE 85,748 223.8200PURCHASE 3,300 226.0000PURCHASE 1,700 226.0000PURCHASE 9,973 226.5000PURCHASE 50 226.7500PURCHASE 9,950 226.7500PURCHASE 27 226.7500PURCHASE 67 227.0000PURCHASE 4,100 227.0000PURCHASE 933 227.0000PURCHASE 3,900 227.0000PURCHASE 1,000 227.0000PURCHASE 400 227.0000PURCHASE 120 227.0000PURCHASE 9,480 227.0000PURCHASE 1,000 227.3000PURCHASE 400 227.3000PURCHASE 320 227.4000PURCHASE 4,479 227.4000PURCHASE 800 227.4000PURCHASE 3,001 227.4000PURCHASE 10,000 227.5000PURCHASE 10,000 227.5000PURCHASE 110 228.5000PURCHASE 282 228.5000PURCHASE 7,733 228.5000PURCHASE 25,751 228.5000PURCHASE 34,124 228.5000PURCHASE 4,475 229.0000PURCHASE 525 229.0000PURCHASE 110 229.0000PURCHASE 1,500 229.0000PURCHASE 5,000 229.0000SALE 1,715 224.6764SALE 1,715 224.6764SALE 36 224.6764SALE 1,286 224.6764SALE 23,582 224.6764SALE 3,300 226.5000SALE 6,459 226.5000SALE 200 226.5000SALE 41 226.5200SALE 250 226.7500SALE 8,503 226.7500SALE 1,247 226.7500SALE 25 227.2500SALE 5,255 227.2500SALE 4,720 227.2500SALE 1,666 227.5000SALE 201 227.5000SALE 8,133 227.5000SALE 10,000 227.5000SALE 6,000 227.8000SALE 4,000 227.8100SALE 5,500 228.0000SALE 4,500 228.0000SALE 68,000 228.5000SALE 2,000 229.0000SALE 2,000 229.0000SALE 900 229.0000SALE 950 229.0000SALE 103 229.0000SALE 269 229.0000SALE 1,331 229.0000SALE 2,000 229.0000SALE 447 229.0000SALE 5,000 229.0000 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE268,692 229.0000 223.6611TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE181,334 229.0000 224.6764 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZARe.g. CFD CFD LONG 68,000 228.5000CFD LONG 4,380 228.6700CFD LONG 34,600 223.8200CFD SHORT 13,070 226.1100FUTURES PURCHASE 46,500 228.8200FUTURES SALE 46,300 223.8200FUTURES SALE 128,800 223.8200FUTURES SALE 300 223.8200FUTURES SALE 5,000 227.4500FUTURES SALE 28,000 223.8200 * 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 26 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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