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EPT Disclosure

27th Oct 2008 09:29

RNS Number : 7286G

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

27 October 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 the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	0.5 USD Ordinary
Date of dealing	24 October 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities

-2,194,560 -0.10

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,320,707 -0.10

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,194,560 -0.10

-2,320,707 -0.10

(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

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale	Number of Securities	Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase	501	7.59
Purchase	972	7.61
Purchase	974	7.64
Purchase	971	7.66
Purchase	3070	7.70
Purchase	3863	7.70
Purchase	22373	7.71
Purchase	5897	7.72
Purchase	4650	7.72
Purchase	7996	7.73
Purchase	9795	7.73
Purchase	7562	7.74
Purchase	6136	7.74
Purchase	5915	7.75
Purchase	2839	7.75
Purchase	3579	7.76
Purchase	972	7.76
Purchase	304	7.77
Purchase	2090	7.77
Purchase	935	7.78
Purchase	5289	7.79
Purchase	2030	7.79
Purchase	3173	7.80
Purchase	22537	7.80
Purchase	4111	7.81
Purchase	7883	7.81
Purchase	9378	7.82
Purchase	13720	7.82
Purchase	1108	7.83
Purchase	3122	7.83
Purchase	4015	7.84
Purchase	8972	7.85
Purchase	5609	7.85
Purchase	11252	7.86
Purchase	1233	7.86
Purchase	7837	7.86
Purchase	7837	7.86
Purchase	3688	7.87
Purchase	2952	7.87
Purchase	3578	7.88
Purchase	3178	7.88
Purchase	3281	7.89
Purchase	2052	7.89
Purchase	29751	7.90
Purchase	2511	7.91
Purchase	1957	7.91
Purchase	1236	7.93
Purchase	974	7.93
Purchase	6007	7.94
Purchase	6971	7.94
Purchase	974	7.95
Purchase	1387	7.96
Purchase	1007	7.97
Purchase	6296	7.97
Purchase	953	7.98
Purchase	7118	7.98
Purchase	269	7.99
Purchase	22330	7.99
Purchase	6050	8.00
Purchase	2699	8.01
Purchase	3350	8.01
Purchase	6247	8.02
Purchase	8108	8.02
Purchase	2915	8.03
Purchase	5626	8.03
Purchase	2634	8.04
Purchase	7116	8.04
Purchase	971	8.05
Purchase	11403	8.05
Purchase	2832	8.06
Purchase	1384	8.07
Purchase	4512	8.07
Purchase	4512	8.07
Purchase	1133	8.08
Purchase	1081	8.08
Purchase	1350	8.09
Purchase	1850	8.09
Purchase	8690	8.10
Purchase	6553	8.12
Purchase	9889	8.13
Purchase	4484	8.14
Purchase	5347	8.14
Purchase	13661	8.15
Purchase	3777	8.15
Purchase	981	8.16
Purchase	12082	8.16
Purchase	5227	8.17
Purchase	7470	8.17
Purchase	2474	8.18
Purchase	2585	8.18
Purchase	4373	8.20
Purchase	999	8.20
Purchase	194	8.21
Purchase	6725	8.21
Purchase	4098	8.22
Purchase	3029	8.23
Purchase	973	8.25
Purchase	2046	8.25
Purchase	979	8.26
Purchase	974	8.26
Purchase	1948	8.27
Purchase	1074	8.27
Purchase	984	8.28
Purchase	1410	8.28
Purchase	4200	8.29
Purchase	1964	8.29
Purchase	4088	8.30
Purchase	5375	8.30
Purchase	4113	8.31
Purchase	4295	8.31
Purchase	2915	8.32
Purchase	2310	8.32
Purchase	2172	8.33
Purchase	3008	8.33
Purchase	7775	8.34
Purchase	3818	8.34
Purchase	5843	8.35
Purchase	2242	8.35
Purchase	4525	8.36
Purchase	2216	8.36
Purchase	1945	8.37
Purchase	971	8.37
Purchase	216	8.38
Purchase	1175	8.38
Purchase	4126	8.39
Purchase	43750	8.39
Purchase	41650	8.39
Purchase	1078	8.39
Purchase	41650	8.39
Purchase	3711	8.40
Purchase	43500	8.40
Purchase	971	8.40
Purchase	1073	8.41
Purchase	2597	8.41
Purchase	1098	8.42
Purchase	1351	8.42
Purchase	1044	8.43
Purchase	253	8.43
Purchase	2047	8.44
Purchase	3595	8.44
Purchase	1054	8.45
Purchase	1050	8.46
Purchase	1491	8.47
Purchase	1153	8.47
Purchase	1075	8.49
Purchase	1071	8.54
Purchase	978	8.55
Purchase	1221	8.57
Purchase	976	8.58
Purchase	988	8.59
Purchase	39641	8.69
Total Purchase	817127
Sale	50000	7.72
Sale	26161	7.73
Sale	28629	7.78
Sale	25000	7.81
Sale	6423	7.82
Sale	7837	7.82
Sale	4358	7.85
Sale	50000	7.85
Sale	6099	7.86
Sale	56914	7.86
Sale	7837	7.86
Sale	40484	7.97
Sale	919	8.00
Sale	50000	8.02
Sale	12281	8.02
Sale	4512	8.07
Sale	13119	8.08
Sale	5950	8.15
Sale	100000	8.15
Sale	500	8.27
Sale	500	8.28
Sale	2100	8.29
Sale	1100	8.30
Sale	11900	8.37
Sale	400	8.37
Sale	1700	8.38
Sale	3850	8.38
Sale	43750	8.39
Sale	41650	8.39
Sale	43500	8.40
Sale	5950	8.42
Sale	147292	8.44
Sale	6348	8.54
Sale	5552	8.54
Total Sale	812615

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure	27 October 2008
Contact name	Patrick Overmeer
Telephone number	020 7676 6885
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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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