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SG Option Europe05 February 2008 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) SG Option Europe Company dealt in BHP Billiton plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) 0.5 USD Ordinary Date of dealing 1 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 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 392,188 0.02 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 30,000 0.01 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 392,188 0.02 30,000 0.01 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 16762 16.57 Purchase 86900 16.40 Purchase 236724 16.35 Purchase 277075 16.22 Purchase 7143 16.21 Purchase 6549 16.20 Purchase 32064 16.15 Purchase 3106 16.14 Purchase 4762 16.10 Purchase 15615 16.00 Purchase 3185 15.94 Sale 17687 16.62 Sale 10200 16.60 Sale 1800 16.49 Sale 173193 16.47 Sale 23500 16.38 Sale 50039 16.34 Sale 227513 16.33 Sale 1406 16.31 Sale 73661 16.26 Sale 10983 16.23 Sale 272235 16.22 Sale 26011 16.21 Sale 107202 16.20 Sale 8175 15.50 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) European etc. unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 5 February 2008 Contact name Gemma Mathieson Telephone number 0207 676 6885 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Rio Tinto plc Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 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