11th Apr 2008 13:10
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited11 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8912R RELEASED AT 13:15 ON 08 APRIL 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 03 April 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 1,347,231 15.7500 15.3000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,223,899 15.7500 13.5366 (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 46,725 15.5366CFD LONG 17,250 15.5366CFD LONG 11,025 15.5366CFD LONG 960 15.2463CFD LONG 32,140 15.2463CFD LONG 760,000 15.3973CFD LONG 2,800,000 15.4100CFD LONG 6,163 15.4279CFD LONG 707 15.4338CFD LONG 8,555 15.4338CFD LONG 2,262 15.4933CFD LONG 3,675 15.4948CFD LONG 5,750 15.4948CFD LONG 15,575 15.4948CFD LONG 395 15.5113CFD LONG 5,398 15.5138CFD LONG 3,311 15.5138CFD LONG 85,000 15.5189CFD LONG 920 15.5281CFD LONG 1,610 15.5295CFD LONG 46,039 15.5736CFD LONG 45,086 15.5736CFD LONG 191 19.7016 EURCFD SHORT 2,800,000 15.4100CFD SHORT 67,156 15.4524CFD SHORT 32,871 15.4774CFD SHORT 10,500 15.4993CFD SHORT 920 15.5119CFD SHORT 1,610 15.5119CFD SHORT 46,039 15.5156CFD SHORT 20,054 15.5156CFD SHORT 2,055 15.5179CFD SHORT 170 15.5179CFD SHORT 2,262 15.5500CFD SHORT 5,289 15.5576CFD SHORT 13,775 15.5576CFD SHORT 2,677 15.5576CFD SHORT 375 15.5576CFD SHORT 60 15.5576CFD SHORT 866 15.5576CFD SHORT 6,980 15.5576CFD SHORT 1,121 15.5576CFD SHORT 3,714 15.5576CFD SHORT 1,878 15.5576CFD SHORT 658 15.5576CFD SHORT 491 15.5576CFD SHORT 72 15.5576CFD SHORT 333 15.5576CFD SHORT 61 15.5576CFD SHORT 27 15.5576CFD SHORT 120 15.5576CFD SHORT 44 15.5576CFD SHORT 16 15.5576CFD SHORT 4 15.5576CFD SHORT 20,000 15.5934CFD LONG 59,407 15.5145CFD LONG 34,508 15.6000CFD SHORT 3,987 15.5145CFD SHORT 32,568 15.5391CFD SHORT 21,163 15.6000CFD SHORT 40,095 15.6000CFD SHORT 11 15.6000CFD SHORT 100,000 30.7012 USDCFD SHORT 100,000 31.0215 USDCFD LONG 2,000,000 15.6000CFD SHORT 2,000,000 15.6000CFD SHORT 13,886 15.4976CFD SHORT 500 15.4993CFD SHORT 10,000 15.4993CFD SHORT 191 19.7075 EUR (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 11 April 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