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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)25 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 Societe Generale London Branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 20 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 51,458 0.001 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 20,800 0.001 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 51,458 0.001 20,800 0.001 (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 44000 13.66 Purchase 30540 13.75 Purchase 555000 13.79 Purchase 60000 13.88 Purchase 11674 13.88 Purchase 4956 13.89 Purchase 7167 13.90 Purchase 6162 13.91 Purchase 8500 13.91 Purchase 21826 13.92 Purchase 25101 13.93 Purchase 1215 13.94 Purchase 7790 13.95 Purchase 11187 13.96 Purchase 39948 13.97 Purchase 11212 13.98 Purchase 21762 13.99 Total Purchase 868040 13.56 Sale 5000 13.58 Sale 5000 13.60 Sale 53000 13.61 Sale 10000 13.62 Sale 17000 13.63 Sale 5000 13.65 Sale 56305 13.66 Sale 11829 13.67 Sale 29881 13.68 Sale 6491 13.69 Sale 3863 13.70 Sale 15621 13.71 Sale 13000 13.72 Sale 9239 13.73 Sale 16249 13.74 Sale 11355 13.75 Sale 23452 13.76 Sale 5656 13.77 Sale 29094 13.78 Sale 15774 13.79 Sale 15041 13.80 Sale 19553 13.81 Sale 3000 13.82 Sale 28508 13.83 Sale 16115 13.84 Sale 8516 13.85 Sale 18999 13.86 Sale 25385 13.87 Sale 33036 13.88 Sale 21578 13.89 Sale 27878 13.90 Sale 12073 13.91 Sale 15549 13.92 Sale 2000 13.93 Sale 5000 13.94 Sale 150000 13.95 Sale 5000 13.95 Sale 18000 13.96 Sale 17000 13.97 Sale 24000 13.98 Sale 12000 13.99 Sale 10000 14.00 Sale 3000 14.01 Sale 9000 14.04 Total Sale 848040 (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 CFD short 20,000 13.92 (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 25 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 020 7676 6050 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group