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RMB Morgan Stanley Limited05 December 2007 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 04 December 2007 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 0 (0.00%) 87,206 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 0 (0.00%) 87,206 (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 2,000 223.4000PURCHASE 283 222.0252PURCHASE 2,000 223.4000PURCHASE 2,000 223.4000PURCHASE 2,500 218.5632PURCHASE 3,640 219.6614SALE 200 219.0000SALE 100 220.0000SALE 175 221.0000SALE 2,000 223.4000SALE 283 222.0000SALE 2,500 218.7381SALE 283 222.0252SALE 300 217.4900SALE 300 217.8200SALE 300 218.2400SALE 300 218.4300SALE 300 218.9800SALE 3 219.1500SALE 36 219.1500SALE 1 219.1500SALE 300 219.2800SALE 300 219.6800SALE 300 220.9700SALE 1 220.9800SALE 299 220.9800SALE 300 221.4400SALE 300 221.9500SALE 300 222.8800 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE12,423 223.4000 218.5632 TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE9,181 223.4000 217.4900 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZARe.g. CFD CFD SHORT 4,500 221.0600CFD LONG 2,500 218.7400FUTURES SALE 100 219.0300FUTURES SALE 200 222.2900 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 05 December 2007 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group