EPT Disclosure - Amendment

14th Feb 2008 11:05

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)14 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 9204N RELEASED AT 11:29 ON 12 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 11 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 2,510,498 14.8900 14.6400 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,105,263 14.8800 14.6500 (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 11,688 14.7598CFD SHORT 4,071 14.8300CFD SHORT 33,933 14.8300CFD LONG 350,000 14.6597CFD LONG 147 14.6626CFD LONG 463,115 14.7422CFD LONG 81,280 14.7422CFD LONG 53,842 14.7422CFD LONG 18,237 14.7482CFD LONG 50,000 14.7685CFD LONG 4,000 14.7687CFD LONG 1,013 14.7744CFD LONG 58,206 14.7767CFD LONG 17,100 14.7904CFD LONG 200 14.7956CFD LONG 49 14.8221CFD LONG 605 14.8221CFD LONG 500,000 14.8300CFD SHORT 1,013 14.6926CFD SHORT 29,182 14.7246CFD SHORT 4,918 14.7246CFD SHORT 85,435 14.7488CFD SHORT 36,853 14.7522CFD SHORT 62,147 14.7522CFD SHORT 54,113 14.7541CFD SHORT 143,657 14.7658CFD SHORT 3,000 14.7707CFD SHORT 112,000 14.7960CFD SHORT 61 14.8122CFD SHORT 754 14.8122CFD SHORT 30,000 14.8422CFD SHORT 380,000 14.8872 (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) GBP PUT OPTION 2,537,500 14.3174PUT OPTION 2,537,500 14.3174PUT OPTION 2,537,500 14.3174 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 14 February 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 Exchange

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