EPT Disclosure - Amendment

12th Mar 2008 12:10

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited12 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8403P RELEASED AT 13:29 ON 11 MARCH 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 March 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 1,970,646 15.5200 14.9100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,612,076 15.5200 14.9100 (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 436,348 14.9700CFD LONG 4,337 14.9700CFD LONG 25,462 15.2514CFD SHORT 68,588 14.9700CFD LONG 106 14.9452CFD LONG 157 14.9452CFD LONG 1,295 14.9452CFD LONG 869 14.9452CFD LONG 7,400 15.0369CFD LONG 78,245 15.0590CFD LONG 969 15.0628CFD LONG 189,293 15.0938CFD LONG 27,500 15.1654CFD LONG 25,800 15.1705CFD LONG 320,250 15.1705CFD LONG 2,450 15.1953CFD LONG 100 15.2454CFD LONG 8,685 15.2633CFD LONG 97,500 15.2633CFD LONG 251 15.5121CFD LONG 261 15.5121CFD LONG 856 15.5181CFD LONG 3,325 30.4290 USDCFD SHORT 146,097 14.9719CFD SHORT 222,484 15.1283CFD SHORT 869 15.1410CFD SHORT 1,779 15.1410CFD SHORT 106 15.1410CFD SHORT 14,612 15.1410CFD SHORT 7,511 15.1714CFD SHORT 856 15.2241CFD SHORT 7,386 15.2275CFD SHORT 12,078 15.2275CFD SHORT 23,152 15.2281CFD SHORT 2,727 15.2414CFD SHORT 300,000 15.2612CFD SHORT 724 15.2946CFD SHORT 15,000 15.3068CFD SHORT 27,000 15.3828CFD SHORT 969 15.5227CFD LONG 57,000 14.9642CFD LONG 139,048 14.9700CFD LONG 106,007 15.2230CFD LONG 25,747 15.2231CFD LONG 3,075 15.2231CFD LONG 27,746 15.2231CFD LONG 9,371 15.2231CFD LONG 2,338 15.2231CFD SHORT 139,048 14.9700 (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 12 March 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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