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EPT Disclosure

4th Jun 2008 15:03

RNS Number : 9867V
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
04 June 2008
 



AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8432V RELEASED AT 12:15 ON 03 JUNE 2008

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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

27 May 2008

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

714,195

20.3600

19.7200

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3) GBP

Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP

4,539,956

20.1825

19.7200

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3) GBP

CFD

LONG

12,937

19.7200

CFD

LONG

2,898

19.7299

CFD

SHORT

80,277

19.9774

CFD

LONG

2,500,000

19.7200

CFD

LONG

2,500,000

19.7200

CFD

LONG

31,568

19.7387

CFD

LONG

30,000

19.7401

CFD

LONG

331

19.9063

CFD

LONG

15,253

20.0004

CFD

LONG

1,261

20.0491

CFD

LONG

527

20.0901

CFD

LONG

24

20.0901

CFD

LONG

19

20.0901

CFD

LONG

252

20.0901

CFD

LONG

3,871

20.0901

CFD

LONG

248

20.0901

CFD

LONG

40,000

20.0948

CFD

LONG

9,615

20.2559

CFD

LONG

3,195

20.2559

CFD

LONG

2,190

20.2559

CFD

LONG

12,500

20.3850

CFD

LONG

1,938

20.4093

CFD

LONG

454

20.4093

CFD

LONG

1,688

20.4093

CFD

SHORT

2,500,000

19.7200

CFD

SHORT

300

19.7222

CFD

SHORT

191,989

19.7225

CFD

SHORT

44,634

19.7684

CFD

SHORT

70,000

19.9284

CFD

SHORT

17,156

19.9621

CFD

SHORT

513

19.9621

CFD

SHORT

43

19.9621

CFD

SHORT

43

19.9621

CFD

SHORT

513

19.9621

CFD

SHORT

1,442

19.9621

CFD

SHORT

3,195

20.0133

CFD

SHORT

9,615

20.0133

CFD

SHORT

2,190

20.0133

CFD

SHORT

399

20.0967

CFD

SHORT

4,252

20.5559

CFD

LONG

15,210

39.0275 USD

CFD

SHORT

24,000

19.7483

CFD

LONG

80,748

20.5559

CFD

SHORT

80,748

20.5559

CFD

LONG

89,470

39.0275 USD

CFD

LONG

145,320

39.0275 USD

CFD

LONG

199,361

19.7200

CFD

SHORT

199,361

19.7200

CFD

SHORT

851

20.5559

CFD

SHORT

3,401

20.5559

CFD

LONG

10,880

20.1826

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

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

Exercise

price 

GBP

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

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3) GBP

PUT OPTION

620,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

933,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

169,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

778,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

98,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

114,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

1,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

37,000

18.0000

PUT OPTION

446,000

19.0000

PUT OPTION

671,000

19.0000

PUT OPTION

121,000

19.0000

PUT OPTION

559,000

19.0000

PUT OPTION

71,000

19.0000

PUT OPTION

82,000

19.0000

PUT OPTION

1,000

19.0000

PUT OPTION

27,000

19.0000

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

Date of disclosure

04 June 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

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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
 
END
 
 
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