21st Feb 2008 11:54
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited21 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3738O RELEASED AT 11:14 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 18 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 2,741,651 16.1800 15.5500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,572,738 16.1900 15.5867 (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 69,522 15.8287CFD LONG 23,333 16.1800CFD LONG 897 15.6680CFD LONG 16,923 15.7057CFD LONG 2,461 15.8728CFD LONG 1,233 15.8728CFD LONG 305 15.8728CFD LONG 6,042 15.8728CFD LONG 15,300 16.0554CFD LONG 13,700 16.0554CFD LONG 597 16.1083CFD LONG 7,331 16.1083CFD LONG 22,795 16.1719CFD SHORT 897 15.5519CFD SHORT 40,000 15.7204CFD SHORT 81,000 15.7239CFD SHORT 7,266 15.8692CFD SHORT 136,200 15.9137CFD SHORT 15,300 15.9137CFD SHORT 63,150 15.9137CFD SHORT 85,350 15.9137CFD SHORT 336,504 16.0042CFD SHORT 22,795 16.0255CFD SHORT 9,096 16.0063CFD SHORT 9,098 15.9407CFD SHORT 150,000 15.9407CFD SHORT 150,000 16.0063 (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) GBPCALL OPTION SELLING 200,000 16.5000 AMERICAN 20/03/2008 0.6200 (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 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 21 February 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