30th Apr 2008 12:51
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited30 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3393T RELEASED AT 11:43 ON 29 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 28 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 1,957,759 18.9378 18.3400 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 696,342 18.9400 18.3500 (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 69,509 18.6620CFD LONG 19,396 18.7796CFD LONG 5,000 18.4223CFD LONG 12,000 18.6879CFD LONG 100,000 18.6925CFD LONG 853 18.7031CFD LONG 40,000 18.7406CFD LONG 36,500 18.7488CFD LONG 9 18.7639CFD LONG 99 18.7639CFD LONG 126 18.7677CFD SHORT 853 18.3532CFD SHORT 40,000 18.4288CFD SHORT 250,000 18.6734CFD SHORT 41,553 18.6964CFD SHORT 74 18.7217CFD SHORT 884 18.7217CFD SHORT 13,000 18.7554CFD SHORT 34,374 18.7557CFD SHORT 334,071 18.7700CFD SHORT 11,851 18.7796CFD SHORT 8,645 18.7886CFD SHORT 124,355 18.7886CFD SHORT 74,894 18.7943CFD SHORT 2,000 18.7981CFD SHORT 124,355 18.8150CFD SHORT 8,645 18.8150CFD SHORT 3,409 18.8295CFD SHORT 8,846 18.8295CFD SHORT 641 18.8295CFD SHORT 2,801 18.8295CFD SHORT 500 18.8295CFD SHORT 844 18.8295CFD SHORT 88 18.8295CFD SHORT 30 18.8295CFD SHORT 150,000 18.8399CFD SHORT 10,000 18.8416CFD SHORT 5,000 18.8775CFD SHORT 130,000 18.9378CFD SHORT 200,000 18.7875CFD LONG 1,889,973 18.7700CFD SHORT 1,889,973 18.7700 (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 30 April 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