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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)17 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7961L RELEASED AT 11:33 ON 15 JANUARY 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 09 January 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 3,030,252 15.5500 14.9600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,160,720 15.5100 14.9400 (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 85,492 15.0610CFD LONG 15,468 15.1305CFD LONG 3,150 15.3800CFD SHORT 65,073 15.1305CFD LONG 1,370 15.0052CFD LONG 335,000 15.0742CFD LONG 19,300 15.0977CFD LONG 167,400 15.0981CFD LONG 9,152 15.1356CFD LONG 1,125 15.1356CFD LONG 150,000 15.1936CFD LONG 3,448 15.2200CFD LONG 10,000 15.2387CFD LONG 2,528 15.2439CFD LONG 11,139 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 24,317 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 967 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 1,812 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 4,053 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 2,645 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 928 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 2,540 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 1,599 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 1,598 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 2,645 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 927 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 4,049 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 1,808 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 982 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 2,537 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 11,130 29.5332 USDCFD LONG 24,324 29.5332 USDCFD SHORT 29,080 15.0887CFD SHORT 31,943 15.0920CFD SHORT 41 15.1023CFD SHORT 328 15.1023CFD SHORT 108,800 15.1973CFD SHORT 51,200 15.1973CFD SHORT 3,500 15.2400CFD SHORT 768,000 15.2472CFD SHORT 48,000 15.2788CFD SHORT 102,000 15.2788CFD SHORT 990 15.3744CFD SHORT 870 15.3744CFD SHORT 3,140 15.3744CFD SHORT 70,000 15.4012CFD LONG 85,000 15.0780CFD LONG 21,842 11.1436CFD SHORT 21,842 11.1436CFD LONG 100,000 29.5628 USD (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) CALL OPTION SELLING 1,000,000 1550.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 0.7800 (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 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 17 January 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