16th Apr 2008 12:50
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited16 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2783S RELEASED AT 13:41 ON 14 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 10 April 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 2,851,357 17.7507 17.1900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,786,388 17.7700 17.1700 (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 57,995 17.3007CFD LONG 4,288 17.3883CFD LONG 169,082 17.3883CFD LONG 3,130 17.5800CFD LONG 467,000 17.2035CFD LONG 2,945 17.2452CFD LONG 5,000 17.3140CFD LONG 5,154 17.4371CFD LONG 1,047 17.4819CFD LONG 570 17.4831CFD LONG 40,000 17.6176CFD LONG 2,461 17.6528CFD LONG 2,724 17.6904CFD LONG 32,947 17.6904CFD LONG 93,000 17.7034CFD LONG 6,000 17.7034CFD LONG 51 17.7411CFD LONG 390 17.7411CFD LONG 244 17.7411CFD LONG 245 17.7411CFD LONG 96 17.7411CFD SHORT 100,000 17.2732CFD SHORT 81,196 17.3480CFD SHORT 473 17.3852CFD SHORT 81,359 17.3874CFD SHORT 48,142 17.3874CFD SHORT 40,000 17.4242CFD SHORT 10,809 17.4315CFD SHORT 130,748 17.4315CFD SHORT 200,000 17.4821CFD SHORT 9,000 17.5017CFD SHORT 50,400 17.5033CFD SHORT 98,100 17.5033CFD SHORT 100,000 17.5065CFD SHORT 6,000 17.5162CFD SHORT 76,559 17.5822CFD SHORT 117,050 17.5822CFD SHORT 2,461 17.7531CFD SHORT 14,200 17.4826 (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 16 April 2008 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