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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)02 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8506K RELEASED AT 12:37 ON 31 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 28 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 479,151 15.7900 15.5200 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 565,851 15.8000 15.4900 (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 2,942 15.6518CFD SHORT 8,722 15.6688CFD LONG 703 15.6182CFD LONG 92 15.6182CFD LONG 2,900 15.6480CFD LONG 5,800 15.6480CFD LONG 9,500 15.6480CFD LONG 71,720 15.6551CFD LONG 47,322 15.6747CFD LONG 12,000 15.6877CFD LONG 22,920 15.7272CFD SHORT 54,572 15.5515CFD SHORT 169 15.6323CFD SHORT 22 15.6323CFD SHORT 9,474 15.6842CFD SHORT 450 15.7931CFD SHORT 15,790 15.6115 (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 SELLING 735 235.4000 AMERICAN 20/03/2008 934.8900PUT OPTION SELLING 433 235.4000 AMERICAN 20/03/2008 2658.3400 (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 02 January 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