EPT Disclosure - Amendment

13th Dec 2007 13:18

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)13 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7591J RELEASED AT 13:58 ON 12 DECEMBER 2007 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 07 December 2007 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 2,321,421 16.9000 16.4100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,828,776 16.8600 16.4300 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD LONG 223 16.7600CFD LONG 41,508 16.7610CFD LONG 8,627 16.7610CFD SHORT 102,634 16.8090CFD LONG 2,510 16.4402CFD LONG 5,770 16.4402CFD LONG 1,720 16.4402CFD LONG 660 16.4551CFD LONG 15,290 16.6325CFD LONG 343,000 16.6538CFD LONG 1,106 16.6589CFD LONG 329 16.6589CFD LONG 8,489 16.6589CFD LONG 43 16.6589CFD LONG 1,400 16.6671CFD LONG 57,700 16.7574CFD LONG 171,660 16.7579CFD SHORT 50,000 16.5007CFD SHORT 5,580 16.5034CFD SHORT 138 16.5880CFD SHORT 43 16.5880CFD SHORT 1,062 16.5880CFD SHORT 329 16.5880CFD SHORT 39,591 16.5963CFD SHORT 29,554 16.6106CFD SHORT 60,000 16.6485CFD SHORT 10,759 16.7389CFD SHORT 660 16.7650CFD SHORT 10,000 16.7718CFD SHORT 110,000 16.7842CFD SHORT 137 16.7090CFD LONG 171,000 16.0882CFD LONG 283,772 16.7600CFD SHORT 283,772 16.7600CFD LONG 284,071 16.7600CFD SHORT 284,071 16.7600CFD SHORT 675 16.6680 (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) 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 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. Date of disclosure 13 December 2007 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 Exchange

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