26th Feb 2008 11:53
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited26 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 6635O RELEASED AT 11:49 ON 25 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 22 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 860,648 16.7406 16.0500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 474,678 16.5900 16.1000 (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 123,290 16.4435CFD SHORT 1,292 16.2220CFD LONG 996 16.3080CFD LONG 20,000 16.3918CFD LONG 40,816 16.3962CFD LONG 23,200 16.4741CFD SHORT 45,335 16.1097CFD SHORT 19,300 16.1524CFD SHORT 365 16.1695CFD SHORT 4,474 16.1695CFD SHORT 8,533 16.2624CFD SHORT 60,863 16.3252CFD SHORT 7,063 16.3252CFD SHORT 10,687 16.3252CFD SHORT 1,342 16.3449CFD SHORT 199 16.3449CFD SHORT 2,494 16.3449CFD SHORT 977 16.3449CFD SHORT 996 16.4321CFD SHORT 21,479 16.5153CFD SHORT 14,195 16.5153CFD SHORT 122,326 16.5153CFD SHORT 236,992 16.7406CFD SHORT 27,471 16.7406CFD SHORT 41,537 16.7406CFD LONG 4,500 16.3237CFD LONG 4,000 16.3237 (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 26 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group