17th Jan 2008 13:32
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)17 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8006L RELEASED AT 11:44 ON 15 JANUARY 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 10 January 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 1,223,923 15.3800 14.9300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,766,698 15.3900 14.9500 (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 10,071 15.1300CFD LONG 10,975 15.1300CFD SHORT 50,910 15.1300CFD SHORT 65,371 15.2790CFD LONG 760 15.1168CFD LONG 6,186 15.1168CFD LONG 4,962 15.1238CFD LONG 30,764 15.1238CFD LONG 146,623 15.1238CFD LONG 41,402 15.1328CFD LONG 23,057 15.1328CFD LONG 6,228 15.1328CFD LONG 31,400 15.1621CFD LONG 8,700 15.1621CFD LONG 9,900 15.1621CFD LONG 120,000 15.2086CFD LONG 9,110 15.2589CFD LONG 335,000 15.2872CFD LONG 20,000 15.2924CFD LONG 33,120 15.2940CFD LONG 928 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 2,540 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 2,645 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 1,599 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 4,053 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 11,140 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 24,316 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 967 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 1,812 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 1,808 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 982 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 24,323 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 11,130 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 4,049 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 1,598 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 2,646 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 927 29.9137 USDCFD LONG 2,537 29.9137 USDCFD SHORT 20,900 15.0244CFD SHORT 100,000 15.0602CFD SHORT 19,300 15.0761CFD SHORT 21 15.1623CFD SHORT 168 15.1623CFD SHORT 140,425 15.1868CFD SHORT 12,908 15.2631CFD LONG 100,000 29.9138 USD (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) 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) 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 January 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