20th Dec 2007 13:37
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)20 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2921K RELEASED AT 13:38 ON 19 DECEMBER 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 17 December 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 1,610,841 15.0816 14.7800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,336,862 15.1800 14.7800 (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 9,392 14.7800CFD LONG 831,295 14.7800CFD LONG 55,157 15.0799CFD SHORT 9,392 14.7800CFD SHORT 11,057 14.7800CFD LONG 816 14.8560CFD LONG 106 14.8560CFD LONG 67,102 14.9411CFD LONG 29,800 14.9479CFD LONG 29,000 15.0248CFD LONG 27,253 15.0307CFD SHORT 6,019 14.8579CFD SHORT 784 14.8579CFD SHORT 199 15.0846CFD SHORT 360 15.0846CFD SHORT 160 15.0846CFD SHORT 312 15.0846CFD SHORT 15,500 14.9969CFD SHORT 20,000 15.4604 (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 GBP European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) PUT OPTION SELLING 300,000 1500.0000 AMERICAN 18/01/2008 0.7000CALL OPTION PURCHASING 2,591 47.4042 EUROPEAN 31/03/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 2,591 47.4042 EUROPEAN 31/03/2008 6.1661 (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 December 2007 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