EPT Disclosure

7th Feb 2008 15:52

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited07 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 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 06 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 498,783 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 498,783 (0.00%) 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 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 5,000 220.0500PURCHASE 1,783 223.0000PURCHASE 1,686 223.0000PURCHASE 350 223.0000PURCHASE 16,494 223.1000PURCHASE 400 223.8500PURCHASE 200 223.8500PURCHASE 2,617 223.9000PURCHASE 100 223.9900PURCHASE 2,200 224.0000PURCHASE 10,000 224.0000PURCHASE 2,700 224.0000PURCHASE 3,669 224.5000PURCHASE 1,331 224.5000PURCHASE 2,500 224.9700PURCHASE 3,740 225.0000PURCHASE 18,760 225.0000PURCHASE 6,470 225.0000PURCHASE 4,517 211.4600PURCHASE 871 211.4600SALE 300 224.0000SALE 2,000 224.0000SALE 2,700 224.0000SALE 25,000 230.0000SALE 25,000 230.0000SALE 25,000 230.0000SALE 135 228.5000SALE 700 204.7000SALE 400 229.4000 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE85,388 225.0000 211.4600TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE81,235 230.0000 204.7000 (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 SHORT 8,855 225.5800CFD LONG 2,000 228.2300CFD SHORT 13,508 222.3100CFD LONG 1,090 229.2300FUTURES PURCHASE 200 224.8900FUTURES PURCHASE 400 224.9000FUTURES SALE 1,000 220.0500FUTURES PURCHASE 100 224.0000FUTURES PURCHASE 1,000 228.7500 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 07 February 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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