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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited07 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON 07 APRIL 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 04 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 893,633 16.5200 16.1000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,003,130 16.5000 15.9003 (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 10,536 16.2100CFD LONG 79,584 16.2376CFD LONG 112,851 16.2376CFD LONG 166,985 16.3064CFD LONG 54,566 16.3064CFD SHORT 400,745 16.2100CFD LONG 25,000 15.8971CFD LONG 5,569 16.2713CFD LONG 679 16.2713CFD LONG 2,570 16.3417CFD LONG 2,830 16.3417CFD LONG 99 16.3524CFD LONG 503 16.3524CFD LONG 274 16.3524CFD LONG 1,140 16.3524CFD LONG 228 16.3524CFD LONG 5,618 16.3648CFD LONG 15,641 32.2950CFD LONG 5,712 32.2950CFD LONG 68,592 32.2950CFD LONG 149,804 32.2950CFD LONG 6,003 32.2950CFD LONG 16,294 32.2950CFD LONG 11,151 32.2950CFD LONG 24,954 32.2950CFD LONG 9,849 32.2950CFD SHORT 232 16.1169CFD SHORT 1,904 16.1169CFD SHORT 12,000 16.2369CFD SHORT 60,270 16.3223CFD SHORT 154,144 16.3223CFD SHORT 35,000 16.3465CFD SHORT 13,669 16.3782CFD SHORT 9,797 16.4195CFD SHORT 39,037 16.4195CFD SHORT 52,901 16.4195CFD SHORT 84,865 16.4195CFD LONG 139,048 16.2100CFD SHORT 139,048 16.2100CFD SHORT 191 19.7075 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 07 April 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