Name of exempt principal trader

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Limited 

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares dealt in ADR form

Date of dealing

08 July 2008

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3) USD

Lowest price paid (Note 3) USD

1,167,100

76.7300

72.9600

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3) USD

Lowest price received (Note 3) USD

967,100

76.6900

72.9400

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3) USD

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise

price 

USD

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3) USD

N/A

N/A

N/A

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.  

NONE

Date of disclosure

09 July 2008

Contact name

Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number

020 7677 1871 

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto Plc

Nature of connection (Note 6)

Advisor