18th Apr 2008 11:57
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited18 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 5768S RELEASED AT 13:56 ON 17 APRIL 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 Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 16 April 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 2,697,801 18.6500 17.7000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,130,118 18.6500 17.7000 (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 261,800 17.9905CFD LONG 18,200 17.9905CFD LONG 200 17.9996CFD LONG 811 18.0314CFD LONG 1,421 18.0357CFD LONG 73,258 18.1619CFD LONG 2,983 18.1736CFD LONG 1,774 18.1736CFD LONG 2,658 18.1919CFD LONG 176 18.2330CFD LONG 20,000 18.4319CFD LONG 10,370 18.4462CFD LONG 857 18.4462CFD LONG 15,800 18.6476CFD LONG 7,100 18.6476CFD LONG 87,009 18.6477CFD LONG 75,868 18.6477CFD SHORT 811 17.9122CFD SHORT 1,421 17.9122CFD SHORT 9,678 17.9228CFD SHORT 200,000 17.9672CFD SHORT 15,918 17.9672CFD SHORT 6,000 17.9939CFD SHORT 41,933 18.0163CFD SHORT 10,690 18.0436CFD SHORT 134,310 18.0436CFD SHORT 365,690 18.0751CFD SHORT 29,105 18.0751CFD SHORT 20,000 18.1525CFD SHORT 14,896 18.1608CFD SHORT 7,100 18.1608CFD SHORT 4,957 18.1654CFD SHORT 962 18.2156CFD SHORT 2,496 18.2156CFD SHORT 165 18.2156CFD SHORT 689 18.2156CFD SHORT 122 18.2156CFD SHORT 142 18.2156CFD SHORT 22 18.2156CFD SHORT 7 18.2156CFD SHORT 124 18.2637CFD SHORT 1,497 18.2637CFD SHORT 3,808 18.4694CFD LONG 33,431 18.6500CFD SHORT 48,546 18.3309CFD SHORT 2,431 18.6500CFD LONG 14,640 18.0638CFD LONG 3,689 18.0638CFD LONG 143,048 18.0638CFD LONG 42,927 18.0638CFD LONG 3,870 18.0638CFD LONG 49,158 18.0638CFD LONG 139,048 18.6500CFD LONG 25,970 35.2032 USDCFD LONG 100,000 35.4648 USDCFD LONG 200,000 35.4967 USDCFD SHORT 139,048 18.6500 (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) GBPN/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 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. NONE Date of disclosure 18 April 2008 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