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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited04 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 1943P RELEASED AT 11:38 ON 03 MARCH 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 29 February 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 733,016 16.7100 16.2200 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,157,509 16.7100 16.2000 (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 13,107 16.3186CFD SHORT 93,505 16.3000CFD SHORT 119,464 16.3000CFD SHORT 46,016 16.3000CFD LONG 72,879 16.3810CFD LONG 65 16.3818CFD LONG 38 16.3818CFD LONG 32 16.3818CFD LONG 7,859 16.4191CFD LONG 85,000 16.4191CFD LONG 210,000 16.5052CFD LONG 155,290 16.5141CFD LONG 2,885 16.5738CFD LONG 236 16.5738CFD LONG 15,727 16.6036CFD LONG 493 16.6188CFD LONG 50,000 16.6263CFD LONG 92,818 16.6608CFD SHORT 15,000 16.2597CFD SHORT 43 16.2698CFD SHORT 520 16.2698CFD SHORT 45,184 16.2829CFD SHORT 3,000 16.4115CFD SHORT 4,500 16.4844CFD SHORT 35,000 16.4874CFD SHORT 552 16.6342CFD SHORT 2,542 16.6342CFD SHORT 4,229 16.6342CFD SHORT 10,615 16.6342CFD SHORT 16,866 16.6659CFD SHORT 95,646 16.6659CFD SHORT 11,096 16.6659 (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 04 March 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