EPT Disclosure

8th Feb 2008 17:11

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited08 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 LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07 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 764,921 (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 764,921 (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 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 600 215.5900PURCHASE 4,300 215.5900PURCHASE 31,700 216.1800PURCHASE 3,200 215.5900PURCHASE 7,200 216.1800PURCHASE 1,500 216.1800PURCHASE 200 215.5900PURCHASE 4,000 215.5900PURCHASE 3,800 215.5900PURCHASE 1,900 215.5900PURCHASE 14,200 215.5900PURCHASE 5,700 216.1800PURCHASE 261,500 223.4678PURCHASE 2,400 215.5900PURCHASE 1,600 215.5900PURCHASE 500 215.5900PURCHASE 1,000 215.5900PURCHASE 400 216.1800PURCHASE 3,900 215.5900PURCHASE 600 215.5900PURCHASE 3,400 215.5900PURCHASE 800 216.1800PURCHASE 800 216.1800PURCHASE 200 215.5900PURCHASE 19,800 215.5900PURCHASE 100 216.1800PURCHASE 300 216.1800PURCHASE 4,300 215.5900PURCHASE 10,500 216.1800PURCHASE 600 216.1800PURCHASE 500 216.1800PURCHASE 100 216.1800PURCHASE 6,000 216.1800PURCHASE 200 216.1800PURCHASE 1,800 216.1800PURCHASE 7,200 215.5900PURCHASE 14,500 215.5900PURCHASE 3,900 215.5900PURCHASE 500 215.5900PURCHASE 8,900 215.5900PURCHASE 2,100 215.5900PURCHASE 223 214.6400PURCHASE 2,000 216.1800PURCHASE 1,300 216.1800PURCHASE 200 216.1800PURCHASE 100 216.1800PURCHASE 400 215.5900PURCHASE 33,900 215.5900PURCHASE 20,400 215.5900PURCHASE 700 216.1800PURCHASE 3,800 215.5900PURCHASE 1,600 215.5900PURCHASE 600 216.1800PURCHASE 900 215.5900PURCHASE 1,900 215.5900PURCHASE 500 216.1800PURCHASE 300 216.1800PURCHASE 600 216.1800PURCHASE 5,200 216.1800PURCHASE 300 216.1800PURCHASE 2,700 215.5900PURCHASE 100 216.1800PURCHASE 200 216.1800PURCHASE 600 216.1800PURCHASE 3,400 215.5900PURCHASE 5,700 216.1800PURCHASE 1,000 216.1800PURCHASE 400 216.1800PURCHASE 1,000 216.1800SALE 251,500 223.6494SALE 8,722 215.8000SALE 363 215.7300 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE526,723 223.4678 214.6400TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE260,585 223.6494 215.7300 (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 13,610 220.6200CFD LONG 8,970 223.1600CFD LONG 26,260 222.9100CFD LONG 6,890 223.3100CFD LONG 26,320 222.8300FUTURES SALE 200 218.0000 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 08 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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