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SG Option Europe06 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 EuropeCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 4 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 239,856 0.01(2) Derivatives (other than options) 30,000 0.01(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 239,856 30,000 0.01 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 5302 16.52 Purchase 190514 16.51 Purchase 200283 16.49 Purchase 24000 16.33 Purchase 204114 16.30 Purchase 15561 16.20 Purchase 4643 16.10 Purchase 1211 16.04 Sale 1614 16.70 Sale 362 16.62 Sale 8186 16.60 Sale 956 16.51 Sale 145893 16.49 Sale 690 16.43 Sale 264779 16.42 Sale 37792 16.40 Sale 9525 16.39 Sale 3367 16.38 Sale 270172 16.37 Sale 1175 16.36 Sale 1278 16.35 Sale 40699 16.33 Sale 7332 16.32 Sale 201 16.31 Sale 1017 16.29 Sale 2922 16.15 (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 American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per 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 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 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 5 February 2008Contact name Gemma MathiesonTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Rio Tinto plcSpecify 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