7th May 2008 12:00
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited07 May 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8780T RELEASED AT 11:52 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 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 06 May 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 1,737,684 19.5200 18.6700 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,254,042 19.5100 18.6700 (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 28,876 19.5000CFD SHORT 465,556 19.4067CFD SHORT 1,944 19.5000CFD LONG 7,500 18.7600CFD LONG 10,832 19.0829CFD LONG 447 19.1016CFD LONG 50,000 19.1028CFD LONG 4,056 19.1189CFD LONG 74,214 19.1192CFD LONG 9,786 19.1192CFD LONG 4,195 19.1431CFD LONG 2,173 19.2189CFD LONG 20,000 19.3223CFD LONG 30,000 19.3223CFD LONG 4,771 19.4112CFD LONG 402 19.4112CFD LONG 280 19.4305CFD LONG 757 19.4305CFD LONG 33,705 19.4578CFD LONG 353 19.4776CFD LONG 600 19.4777CFD SHORT 4,195 18.6723CFD SHORT 6,600 18.7600CFD SHORT 900 18.7600CFD SHORT 1,300 19.0785CFD SHORT 10,000 19.0826CFD SHORT 17 19.1188CFD SHORT 183 19.1197CFD SHORT 250 19.1251CFD SHORT 3,947 19.1251CFD SHORT 1,422 19.1251CFD SHORT 317 19.1251CFD SHORT 1,013 19.1251CFD SHORT 183 19.1251CFD SHORT 36 19.1251CFD SHORT 16 19.1251CFD SHORT 913 19.1251CFD SHORT 9,847 19.1446CFD SHORT 9,200 19.1591CFD SHORT 8,118 19.1803CFD SHORT 312 19.1978CFD SHORT 3,698 19.1978CFD SHORT 2,429 19.2213CFD SHORT 30,000 19.2431CFD SHORT 20,000 19.2431CFD SHORT 2,466 19.2593CFD SHORT 1,200 19.3608CFD SHORT 50,000 19.4958CFD SHORT 15,000 19.4995CFD SHORT 427 24.5361 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) GBPPUT OPTION PURCHASING 330,000 1800.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.1500PUT OPTION PURCHASING 330,000 1600.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0600 (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 07 May 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