EPT Disclosure

11th Apr 2008 10:58

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited11 April 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 10 April 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 1,869,286 0 (0.08%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 1,869,286 0 (0.08%) (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 600 237.3780PURCHASE 100 269.0000PURCHASE 2,000 269.0000PURCHASE 4,900 269.1200PURCHASE 3,000 269.5000PURCHASE 5,000 270.1000PURCHASE 3,357 270.2000PURCHASE 1,643 270.3300PURCHASE 3,000 270.3700PURCHASE 2,000 270.3700PURCHASE 483 270.4000PURCHASE 4,017 270.4000PURCHASE 100 270.5000PURCHASE 900 270.5000PURCHASE 5,000 271.0000PURCHASE 1,258 271.0000PURCHASE 342 271.0000PURCHASE 2,900 271.0000PURCHASE 2 272.2100PURCHASE 3,688 272.3000PURCHASE 5,353 272.3000PURCHASE 1,312 272.3000PURCHASE 360 273.0500PURCHASE 7,140 273.0500PURCHASE 95 273.0500PURCHASE 877 273.0500PURCHASE 774 273.0500PURCHASE 754 273.0500PURCHASE 60,353 274.7496SALE 6,100 238.0000SALE 2,533 272.9202SALE 2,500 274.0000SALE 2,100 274.0000SALE 34,100 274.0000SALE 60,353 274.7496 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE121,308 274.7496 237.3780TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE107,686 274.7496 238.0000 (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 LONG 7,810 271.6700CFD LONG 1,800 273.2700CFD LONG 120 274.2700CFD LONG 140 274.2700FUTURE PURCHASE 36,200 274.0000FUTURE PURCHASE 2,500 269.6400FUTURE PURCHASE 500 269.6400FUTURE PURCHASE 200 272.5000 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 11 April 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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