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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)15 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON 10 DECEMBER 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 05 December 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 1,481,701 16.5720 15.8600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,798,096 16.4700 15.8000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD LONG 28,683 16.4053CFD SHORT 7,064 16.2648CFD SHORT 11,727 16.4053CFD LONG 27,722 15.9285CFD LONG 452 15.9452CFD LONG 8,498 16.0242CFD LONG 25,000 16.0654CFD LONG 5,686 16.0937CFD LONG 10,717 16.0937CFD LONG 1,454 16.0937CFD LONG 270,000 16.1683CFD LONG 10,685 16.2246CFD LONG 14 16.3467CFD LONG 470 16.3467CFD LONG 104 16.3467CFD LONG 3,614 16.3467CFD LONG 171,113 16.4095CFD LONG 18,000 16.4149CFD LONG 85 16.4251CFD LONG 645 16.4251CFD LONG 171,660 16.4679CFD LONG 44 22.2747 EURCFD SHORT 1,500 15.9800CFD SHORT 77,204 15.9882CFD SHORT 11,000 16.0040CFD SHORT 7,000 16.1132CFD SHORT 13,900 16.1132CFD SHORT 23,200 16.1132CFD SHORT 452 16.2993CFD SHORT 541 16.4162CFD SHORT 71 16.4162CFD SHORT 600,000 32.3700 USDCFD LONG 5,377 15.9285CFD LONG 1,930 15.9285CFD LONG 7,708 15.9285CFD LONG 11,848 15.9285CFD LONG 859 15.9285CFD LONG 6,857 16.4700CFD LONG 8,133 16.4700CFD LONG 25,107 16.4700CFD LONG 41,797 15.7700CFD LONG 71,648 16.4700CFD LONG 182,851 16.4700CFD SHORT 6,857 16.4700CFD SHORT 8,133 16.4700CFD SHORT 25,107 16.4700CFD SHORT 41,797 15.7700CFD SHORT 71,648 16.4700CFD SHORT 182,851 16.4700CFD SHORT 171,113 16.0882 (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) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 400,000 15.0000 AMERICAN 18/01/2008 1.6200CALL OPTION PURCHASING 300,000 15.0000 AMERICAN 18/01/2008 1.6200 (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 15 January 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group