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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)22 February 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 plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 21 February 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 24,824 0.001 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 26,300 0.001 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 24,824 0.001 26,300 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 2213 16.35 Purchase 2064 16.36 Purchase 2638 16.37 Purchase 3975 16.38 Purchase 1768 16.39 Purchase 4976 16.40 Purchase 3901 16.41 Purchase 3141 16.42 Purchase 6774 16.43 Purchase 17466 16.44 Purchase 7694 16.45 Purchase 62877 16.46 Purchase 470 16.48 Purchase 470 16.50 Purchase 495 16.51 Purchase 470 16.52 Purchase 5148 16.54 Purchase 2820 16.55 Purchase 3610 16.56 Purchase 7500 16.57 Purchase 482 16.57 Purchase 981 16.59 Purchase 940 16.60 Purchase 1006 16.61 Purchase 1454 16.62 Purchase 470 16.64 Purchase 470 16.65 Purchase 1000 16.66 Purchase 940 16.68 Purchase 1432 16.70 Purchase 470 16.71 Purchase 2242 16.72 Purchase 1915 16.73 Purchase 940 16.74 Purchase 1559 16.75 Total Purchase 156771 Sale 452 16.35 Sale 458 16.37 Sale 11041 16.42 Sale 35307 16.42 Sale 451 16.43 Sale 195 16.44 Sale 451 16.45 Sale 59300 16.46 Sale 488 16.52 Sale 759 16.54 Sale 452 16.55 Sale 41220 16.55 Sale 2403 16.55 Sale 915 16.56 Sale 451 16.61 Sale 451 16.64 Sale 451 16.69 Sale 910 16.72 Sale 924 16.73 Total Sale 157079 (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 10000 16.32 (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 22 February 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 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