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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited04 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON 11 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 05 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 1,030,760 16.5900 16.1227 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 958,010 16.6000 16.1200 (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 9,978 16.5700CFD LONG 3,969 16.6200CFD SHORT 4,376 16.5700CFD SHORT 30,836 16.6200CFD LONG 3,600 16.2281CFD LONG 79,821 16.3620CFD LONG 709 16.4655CFD LONG 113 16.5512CFD LONG 927 16.5512CFD SHORT 709 16.2428CFD SHORT 1,675 16.2682CFD SHORT 5,122 16.2682CFD SHORT 74,104 16.2682CFD SHORT 1,428 16.2682CFD SHORT 20,962 16.2682CFD SHORT 15,108 16.2682CFD SHORT 13,399 16.3232CFD SHORT 15,189 16.4392CFD SHORT 24,009 16.4392CFD SHORT 440 16.4566CFD SHORT 3,606 16.4566CFD SHORT 23,336 16.4740CFD SHORT 100 16.5150CFD SHORT 4,938 16.5721CFD SHORT 227 21.3999 EURCFD LONG 3,850 16.4860CFD LONG 4,225 16.4860CFD LONG 227 21.3935 EUR (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 April 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