EPT Disclosure - Amendment

22nd Feb 2008 11:51

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited22 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 4756O RELEASED AT 11:38 ON 21 FEBRUARY 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 20 February 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 2,509,790 16.6023 15.9400 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 939,021 16.3700 15.9600 (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 SHORT 18,762 16.1626CFD SHORT 21,057 16.2832CFD LONG 80,000 16.1078CFD LONG 1,211 16.1374CFD LONG 1,795 16.1374CFD LONG 1,020 16.1444CFD LONG 8,200 16.1475CFD LONG 14 16.1876CFD LONG 167 16.1876CFD LONG 17,732 16.1876CFD LONG 45,041 16.1876CFD LONG 11,944 16.1876CFD LONG 2,493 16.1876CFD LONG 6,690 16.2080CFD LONG 2,088 16.2080CFD LONG 10,000 16.3022CFD SHORT 493 16.0048CFD SHORT 17,943 16.0051CFD SHORT 200,000 16.0051CFD SHORT 1,206 16.0799CFD SHORT 14,796 16.0799CFD SHORT 273,917 16.0861CFD SHORT 119,723 16.1395CFD SHORT 13,844 16.1395CFD SHORT 20,918 16.1395CFD SHORT 20,000 16.1649CFD SHORT 7,298 16.1786CFD SHORT 4,830 16.1786CFD SHORT 41,774 16.1786CFD SHORT 165,599 16.1903CFD SHORT 19,148 16.1903CFD SHORT 28,933 16.1903CFD SHORT 1,020 16.2328CFD SHORT 112,000 16.3584CFD SHORT 10,048 16.3584CFD SHORT 8,971 16.3797CFD SHORT 100,000 16.3797CFD SHORT 80,000 16.3899CFD SHORT 470,000 16.6023CFD LONG 24,200 16.1192CFD LONG 26,800 16.1192CFD SHORT 42,204 16.6023CFD SHORT 63,828 16.6023CFD SHORT 363,968 16.6023CFD SHORT 470,000 16.6023 (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 22 February 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 Exchange

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