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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)14 December 2007 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 13 December 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 2,598,395 16.4700 15.7000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,603,692 16.5200 15.7000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP e.g. CFDCFD LONG 22,144 15.7000CFD LONG 68 15.7000CFD LONG 135,499 15.9025CFD SHORT 93,500 15.7000CFD SHORT 4,954 15.7000CFD LONG 270,000 15.7164CFD LONG 139,588 15.7264CFD LONG 4,463 15.8210CFD LONG 582 15.8210CFD LONG 10,392 15.8446CFD LONG 17,271 15.8446CFD LONG 84,144 15.8725CFD LONG 657 15.9545CFD LONG 66,463 15.9564CFD LONG 405,000 16.0060CFD SHORT 50,000 15.7828CFD SHORT 450,000 15.7969CFD SHORT 450,000 15.7969CFD SHORT 10,567 15.8933CFD SHORT 371 15.8933CFD SHORT 371 15.8933CFD SHORT 346,800 15.9904CFD SHORT 750,000 16.0200CFD SHORT 40,318 16.0478CFD SHORT 657 16.2049 (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 5) price ZAR European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A 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. Date of disclosure 14 December 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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