9th May 2008 10:35
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited09 May 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 9783T RELEASED AT 11:35 ON 08 MAY 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 07 May 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 2,058,195 19.6200 19.2800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 3,023,787 19.5900 18.2181 (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 16,568 19.4000CFD LONG 5,448 19.5093CFD LONG 1,090,000 18.2181CFD LONG 51,000 19.3474CFD LONG 20,000 19.3503CFD LONG 623 19.3752CFD LONG 447 19.4041CFD LONG 4,253 19.4168CFD LONG 64,046 19.4172CFD LONG 18,998 19.4339CFD LONG 11,002 19.4339CFD LONG 921 19.4378CFD LONG 112,962 19.4453CFD LONG 32,253 19.4492CFD LONG 962 19.4794CFD LONG 2,208 19.4794CFD LONG 1,958 19.5224CFD LONG 165 19.5224CFD SHORT 1,127 19.3340CFD SHORT 138,873 19.3340CFD SHORT 11,002 19.3466CFD SHORT 26,528 19.3466CFD SHORT 624 19.3758CFD SHORT 65,898 19.4024CFD SHORT 280 19.4271CFD SHORT 962 19.4271CFD SHORT 491 19.4300CFD SHORT 5,830 19.4300CFD SHORT 926 19.4318CFD SHORT 2,646 19.4318CFD SHORT 178 19.4318CFD SHORT 126 19.4318CFD SHORT 215 19.4318CFD SHORT 616 19.4318CFD SHORT 6 19.4318CFD SHORT 22 19.4318CFD SHORT 7,500 19.4828CFD SHORT 85,000 19.5490CFD SHORT 30,613 19.3747CFD SHORT 3,529 19.3987CFD SHORT 1,131 19.3987CFD SHORT 1,648 19.4594CFD SHORT 4,458 19.5243 (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) GBP 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) 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 09 May 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