29th Nov 2007 14:00
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)29 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 6873I RELEASED AT 13:46 ON 28 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 23 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 2,649,823 16.4145 14.8900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,560,306 15.8500 14.8700 (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 1,275,460 15.6125CFD LONG 627,657 15.6125CFD SHORT 23,779 14.8900CFD SHORT 188,159 15.5944CFD SHORT 1,225,348 15.6125CFD LONG 100,000 14.9700CFD LONG 17,214 15.1043CFD LONG 3,173 15.1858CFD LONG 7,759 15.2168CFD LONG 1,201 15.2217CFD LONG 39,186 15.2330CFD LONG 60,000 15.3683CFD LONG 168,351 15.4235CFD LONG 43,718 15.4235CFD LONG 51,709 15.5106CFD LONG 9,582 15.5438CFD LONG 67,047 15.5438CFD LONG 24,000 15.6068CFD SHORT 10,000 15.1369CFD SHORT 900,000 15.2449CFD SHORT 20,099 15.2449CFD SHORT 140,000 15.4732CFD SHORT 4,180 15.4772CFD SHORT 155,000 15.6445CFD SHORT 20,000 15.6495CFD SHORT 35,013 15.6551CFD SHORT 19,668 15.6551CFD SHORT 5,986 15.6551CFD SHORT 131,740 15.6854CFD SHORT 74,995 15.7308CFD SHORT 100,000 16.4179CFD SHORT 1,077,180 15.5636CFD LONG 3,308 15.4292CFD LONG 337 15.4292CFD LONG 40,000 15.6350CFD SHORT 627,657 14.8900CFD SHORT 82,820 15.5636CFD LONG 627,657 14.8900CFD SHORT 350 15.6026CFD SHORT 375 15.6026 (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 29 November 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