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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)30 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3002L RELEASED AT 11:36 ON 08 JANUARY 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 31 December 2007 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 258,417 15.5000 15.2800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 255,128 15.4600 15.3966 (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 3,900 15.4351CFD SHORT 2,189 15.3358CFD SHORT 5,000 15.3400CFD LONG 16,782 15.4600CFD SHORT 16,782 15.4600CFD LONG 55,800 15.4600CFD SHORT 55,800 15.4600CFD LONG 500,000 15.4600CFD SHORT 500,000 15.4600CFD LONG 600,000 15.4600CFD SHORT 600,000 15.4600CFD LONG 14,439 15.4200CFD LONG 235,445 15.9700CFD LONG 8,935 14.9100CFD LONG 34,489 15.4200CFD LONG 50,898 15.4200CFD LONG 93,628 15.4200CFD SHORT 8,935 15.4600CFD SHORT 14,439 15.4600CFD SHORT 34,489 15.4600CFD SHORT 50,898 15.4600CFD SHORT 93,628 15.4600CFD LONG 235,445 15.4600CFD SHORT 235,445 15.4600 (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) 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 January 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