EPT Disclosure - Amendment

21st Feb 2008 11:52

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited21 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3728O RELEASED AT 11:05 ON 20 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 19 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 4,110,776 16.6900 16.1918 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 3,096,126 16.6900 16.2300 (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 911,380 16.5600CFD LONG 16,193 16.5810CFD LONG 15,936 16.6016CFD SHORT 18,205 16.6517CFD LONG 73,207 16.2872CFD LONG 1,022 16.3371CFD LONG 7,000 16.4017CFD LONG 40,000 16.4039CFD LONG 864 16.4479CFD LONG 5,540 16.4639CFD LONG 8,900 16.4866CFD LONG 18,300 16.4866CFD LONG 21,842 16.5639CFD LONG 12 16.5941CFD LONG 38,047 16.5941CFD LONG 64,187 16.5941CFD LONG 12 16.5941CFD LONG 11,333 16.5980CFD LONG 923 16.5980CFD LONG 40,976 16.6166CFD LONG 136,216 32.1798 USDCFD SHORT 864 16.3420CFD SHORT 5,540 16.3499CFD SHORT 117,000 16.3933CFD SHORT 58,005 16.4530CFD SHORT 3,144 16.4582CFD SHORT 7,893 16.4582CFD SHORT 423 16.4582CFD SHORT 1,827 16.4582CFD SHORT 10,496 16.4640CFD SHORT 1,022 16.4950CFD SHORT 133 16.5253CFD SHORT 1,638 16.5253CFD SHORT 28,200 16.5520CFD SHORT 11,900 16.5520CFD SHORT 3,218 16.5534CFD SHORT 8,200 16.6198CFD SHORT 42,203 16.4871CFD SHORT 63,828 16.4871CFD SHORT 363,969 16.4871CFD SHORT 370,000 15.1919CFD SHORT 3,906 16.3344CFD SHORT 4,925 16.3344CFD SHORT 15,028 16.3344CFD SHORT 28,210 16.3344CFD SHORT 40,432 16.3344CFD SHORT 125,226 16.3344 (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 21 February 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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