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EPT Disclosure

19th May 2008 15:14

RNS Number : 7908U
RMB Morgan Stanley Limited
19 May 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

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Plc 

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

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

16 May 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 (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

1,647,327  (0.07%)

0 (0.00%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

N/A

N/A

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

N/A

N/A

Total

1,647,327  (0.07%)

0 (0.00%)

(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 

N/A

N/A

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

N/A

N/A

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

N/A

N/A

Total

N/A

N/A

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

N/A

N/A

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR

PURCHASE

5,000

315.3800

PURCHASE

2,500

316.0000

PURCHASE

1,200

316.0000

PURCHASE

284

316.0000

PURCHASE

716

316.0000

PURCHASE

3,800

316.0000

PURCHASE

1,500

316.0000

PURCHASE

102

318.0000

PURCHASE

1,200

318.0000

PURCHASE

3,540

318.0000

PURCHASE

1,158

318.0000

PURCHASE

40,000

320.0934

PURCHASE

3,750

319.6440

SALE

5,500

317.0000

SALE

4,300

317.0000

SALE

200

317.0000

SALE

7,000

319.6600

SALE

2,873

319.7300

SALE

2,127

319.7300

SALE

5,000

319.7300

SALE

3,000

319.9100

SALE

2,300

320.0900

SALE

1,500

320.0900

SALE

1,200

320.0900

SALE

5,000

321.2000

SALE

5,000

321.2000

SALE

5,000

321.3000

SALE

1,000

320.6500

SALE

500

293.0000

SALE

866

319.9000

SALE

2,884

319.9000

SALE

2,440

315.7100

NUMBER OF BUYS

HIGH PRICE

LOW PRICE

64,750

320.0934

315.3800

TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS

HIGH PRICE

LOW PRICE

57,690

321.3000

293.0000

(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) ZAR

CFD

SHORT

40,000

320.0900

FUTURES

SALE

3,600

321.5000

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 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

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

Date of disclosure

19 May 2008

Contact name

Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number

020 7677 1871

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
 
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