17th Mar 2008 11:07
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited17 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 1463Q RELEASED AT 12:46 ON 14 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 13 March 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 3,023,982 15.4900 14.9800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 3,419,159 15.4900 14.9600 (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 48,604 15.2069CFD LONG 12,418 15.2264CFD LONG 1,735 15.0854CFD LONG 3,965 15.0903CFD LONG 2,276 15.1113CFD LONG 350,000 15.1139CFD LONG 701,250 15.1357CFD LONG 48,750 15.1357CFD LONG 365,000 15.1922CFD LONG 1,003 15.2471CFD LONG 281 15.3202CFD LONG 1,664 15.3202CFD LONG 1,154 15.3202CFD LONG 203 15.3202CFD LONG 140 15.3202CFD LONG 34 15.3202CFD LONG 20,559 15.3384CFD SHORT 260,626 15.0740CFD SHORT 1,003 15.0826CFD SHORT 5,000 15.1003CFD SHORT 42,005 15.1172CFD SHORT 69,575 15.1172CFD SHORT 11,405 15.1872CFD SHORT 21,710 15.1872CFD SHORT 701,250 15.2099CFD SHORT 48,750 15.2099CFD SHORT 132 15.4334CFD SHORT 34 15.4334CFD SHORT 1,088 15.4334CFD SHORT 281 15.4334 (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 17 March 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