5th Dec 2007 12:23
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)05 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 0228J RELEASED AT 12:27 ON 30 NOVEMBER 2007 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28 November 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 3,484,129 15.6900 14.7100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 3,057,460 15.7200 14.7100 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP e.g. CFDCFD LONG 31,904 14.0818CFD LONG 90,818 14.7717CFD LONG 69,095 15.6007CFD SHORT 2,307 15.6900CFD LONG 59,000 14.7279CFD LONG 24,805 15.0984CFD LONG 250,000 15.0984CFD LONG 11,922 15.1104CFD LONG 143,219 15.3100CFD LONG 60,000 15.3748CFD LONG 194 15.4054CFD LONG 2,388 15.4450CFD LONG 341 15.4450CFD LONG 25,000 15.5622CFD LONG 100,000 15.5838CFD LONG 9,922 15.5838CFD SHORT 2,505 14.7863CFD SHORT 8,850 14.7863CFD SHORT 3,645 14.7863CFD SHORT 150,000 14.7922CFD SHORT 600,000 14.8902CFD SHORT 51,300 14.9035CFD SHORT 218,816 14.9376CFD SHORT 1,206 14.9407CFD SHORT 3,000 14.9552CFD SHORT 60,000 14.9783CFD SHORT 6,441 15.0164CFD SHORT 430,000 15.0347CFD SHORT 19,200 15.0700CFD SHORT 23,000 15.0801CFD SHORT 360,000 15.1131CFD SHORT 548 15.1332CFD SHORT 3,836 15.1332CFD SHORT 4,000 15.2065CFD SHORT 9,300 15.6488CFD SHORT 6,040 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 6,040 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 2,120 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 2,120 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 2,650 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 2,650 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 2,470 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 2,470 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 1,400 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 1,400 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 4,160 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 4,160 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 4,410 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 4,410 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 17,810 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 17,810 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 38,940 31.8086 USDCFD SHORT 38,940 31.8086 USDCFD LONG 283,772 15.6900CFD SHORT 283,772 15.6900CFD LONG 35,000 14.9882CFD LONG 3,970 14.7488CFD LONG 405 14.7488CFD LONG 799,000 15.1436CFD SHORT 160,000 31.8086 USDCFD LONG 56,858 15.1436CFD LONG 742,142 15.1436CFD SHORT 150,000 14.9384CFD SHORT 68,816 14.9358 (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 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A 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 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. Date of disclosure 05 December 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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