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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc08 May 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8572T RELEASED AT 09:46 ON 07 MAY 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 & Co. International plc Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc (ZAR Listing) Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06 May 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) ZAR Lowest price paid (Note 3) ZAR 15,000 284.0000 283.9800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) ZAR Lowest price received (Note 3) ZAR 15,000 283.9976 283.9976 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) ZARe.g. CFD CFD LONG 5,400 243.2000CFD SHORT 5,400 243.2000CFD LONG 6,997 272.2300CFD SHORT 6,997 272.2300CFD SHORT 16,023 269.3300CFD LONG 18,400 247.2000CFD SHORT 18,400 247.2000CFD LONG 19,500 237.5100CFD SHORT 19,500 237.5100CFD LONG 21,000 282.5200CFD SHORT 21,000 282.5200CFD SHORT 23,977 269.3300CFD LONG 30,000 242.1900CFD SHORT 30,000 242.1900CFD LONG 30,893 249.4000CFD SHORT 30,893 249.4000CFD LONG 32,000 246.3900CFD SHORT 32,000 246.3900CFD LONG 35,384 237.6100CFD SHORT 35,384 237.6100CFD LONG 37,700 255.6600CFD SHORT 37,700 255.6600CFD LONG 40,000 269.3300 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) ZAR European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Date of disclosure 08 May 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