12th Nov 2007 13:58
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)12 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3830H RELEASED AT 12:05 ON 09 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 08 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 12,290,305 18.8000 16.4300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 9,634,844 18.7718 16.3581 (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 454 16.5600CFD LONG 232,778 16.7091CFD LONG 57,200 17.0664CFD SHORT 809 16.5600CFD SHORT 80,549 17.0664CFD SHORT 8,579 17.0664CFD SHORT 39,990 17.2203CFD LONG 100,000 16.4996CFD LONG 29,000 16.5516CFD LONG 21,000 16.5516CFD LONG 20,200 16.5575CFD LONG 200,000 16.5610CFD LONG 9,644 16.5679CFD LONG 137,369 16.6278CFD LONG 237,210 16.8444CFD LONG 60,000 16.8762CFD LONG 3,295 16.9585CFD LONG 23,500 17.0691CFD LONG 33,905 17.1009CFD LONG 8,276 17.1014CFD LONG 724 17.1014CFD LONG 6,000 17.1074CFD LONG 64 17.1748CFD LONG 1,694 17.1750CFD LONG 2,185 17.1979CFD LONG 758 17.1979CFD LONG 100,000 17.3623CFD LONG 5,416 17.3790CFD LONG 774 17.3790CFD LONG 15,000 18.2667CFD LONG 40,760 18.7718CFD LONG 1,784 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 1,782 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 1,165 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 1,910 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 1,910 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 639 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 676 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 677 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 2,964 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 625 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 1,332 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 1,329 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 2,968 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 1,166 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 8,031 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 8,040 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 17,504 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 17,498 35.0830 USDCFD LONG 48,619 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 48,605 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 22,333 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 22,309 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 3,239 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 3,237 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 3,692 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 8,233 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 8,243 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 3,701 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 1,879 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 1,880 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 1,738 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 1,776 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 5,306 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 5,304 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 4,957 35.2811 USDCFD LONG 4,949 35.2811 USDCFD SHORT 47,028 16.5676CFD SHORT 608,396 16.5676CFD SHORT 5,416 16.5883CFD SHORT 12,918 16.5883CFD SHORT 774 16.5883CFD SHORT 1,846 16.5883CFD SHORT 60,000 16.6031CFD SHORT 14,148 16.6203CFD SHORT 300,000 16.6203CFD SHORT 45,105 16.6878CFD SHORT 12,906 16.6878CFD SHORT 200,000 16.8697CFD SHORT 9,432 16.8697CFD SHORT 91,000 16.8858CFD SHORT 49,000 16.8858CFD SHORT 49,000 16.8858CFD SHORT 91,000 16.8858CFD SHORT 8,000 16.8925CFD SHORT 130,000 16.8925CFD SHORT 200,000 16.9041CFD SHORT 9,505 16.9233CFD SHORT 17,079 16.9233CFD SHORT 2,429 16.9233CFD SHORT 10,700 16.9248CFD SHORT 140,000 16.9712CFD SHORT 758 17.0021CFD SHORT 468 17.0451CFD SHORT 300,000 17.0458CFD SHORT 14,148 17.0458CFD SHORT 230,146 17.0555CFD SHORT 758 17.0821CFD SHORT 19,300 17.0973CFD SHORT 500,000 17.1164CFD SHORT 100,000 17.1164CFD SHORT 23,580 17.1164CFD SHORT 2,186 17.1459CFD SHORT 38,295 17.1551CFD SHORT 91,000 17.1811CFD SHORT 91,000 17.1811CFD SHORT 49,000 17.1811CFD SHORT 49,000 17.1811CFD SHORT 50,000 17.1855CFD SHORT 30,000 17.2158CFD SHORT 60,000 17.2158CFD SHORT 90,000 17.2158CFD SHORT 690,000 17.2666CFD SHORT 29,000 17.3586CFD SHORT 21,000 17.3586CFD SHORT 13,334 17.3597CFD SHORT 200,000 17.3810CFD SHORT 9,432 17.3810CFD SHORT 335,728 17.4335CFD SHORT 34,266 17.4335CFD SHORT 125,000 17.4445CFD SHORT 2,185 17.8022CFD SHORT 40,760 17.8267CFD SHORT 100,000 17.8614CFD SHORT 4,716 17.8614CFD SHORT 17,000 17.8614CFD SHORT 9,000 18.1644CFD SHORT 6,000 18.1644CFD LONG 15,000 16.2789CFD LONG 15,818 16.8077CFD SHORT 20,446 17.0972CFD SHORT 30,000 17.0455CFD SHORT 54,000 17.0455CFD LONG 85,553 16.8077CFD SHORT 193,200 17.2666CFD LONG 300,000 16.2789CFD SHORT 358,800 17.2666CFD SHORT 550,000 16.8477 (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 12 November 2007 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