EPT Disclosure - Amendment

20th Nov 2007 12:58

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)20 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 9053H RELEASED AT 12:47 ON 16 NOVEMBER 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 14 November 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 3,568,413 16.4900 16.0264 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,267,969 16.5200 15.9800 (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 730,941 15.9100CFD LONG 23,284 16.3898CFD SHORT 376,946 16.1866CFD SHORT 21,125 16.3898CFD LONG 163,996 16.1780CFD LONG 7,664 16.1780CFD LONG 435 16.2451CFD LONG 3,319 16.2965CFD LONG 101 16.2965CFD LONG 177 16.2965CFD LONG 312 16.2965CFD LONG 4,175 16.3267CFD LONG 6,075 16.3267CFD LONG 14,750 16.3267CFD LONG 14 16.3781CFD LONG 101 16.3781CFD LONG 1,789 16.4018CFD LONG 87,172 16.4030CFD LONG 96,436 16.4191CFD LONG 4,000 16.4257CFD SHORT 2,184 16.2777CFD SHORT 312 16.2777CFD SHORT 8,526 16.3794CFD SHORT 435 16.3797CFD SHORT 10,970 16.3914CFD SHORT 18,220 16.3926CFD SHORT 1,740 16.4026CFD SHORT 19,887 16.4123CFD SHORT 98,403 16.4203CFD SHORT 370,775 16.4204CFD SHORT 1,591 16.4236CFD SHORT 8,134 16.4321CFD SHORT 3,913 16.4839CFD SHORT 2,779 16.4841CFD SHORT 1,600 16.4898CFD SHORT 4,080 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 4,080 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 2,220 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 2,220 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 3,860 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 3,860 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 1,300 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 1,300 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 5,590 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 5,590 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 2,460 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 1,960 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 2,460 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 1,960 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 35,800 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 35,800 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 16,130 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 16,130 33.8460 USDCFD SHORT 6,480 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 6,480 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 14,390 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 14,390 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 790 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 790 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 990 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 990 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 2,250 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 2,250 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 1,550 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 520 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 1,550 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 890 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 890 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 1,640 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 1,640 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 520 34.2692 USDCFD SHORT 780 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 780 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 2,450 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 2,450 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 1,330 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 1,330 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 2,310 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 2,310 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 1,470 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 1,470 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 3,350 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 3,350 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 1,180 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 1,180 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 21,460 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 21,460 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 9,670 34.2705 USDCFD SHORT 9,670 34.2705 USDCFD LONG 283,772 16.1800CFD LONG 2,369 16.2851CFD SALE 360,000 16.0265CFD SALE 283,772 16.1800CFD SALE 34,738 16.3441CFD SALE 90,000 16.4023CFD LONG 18,000 16.3236 (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. Date of disclosure 20 November 2007 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 Exchange

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