23rd Apr 2008 11:46
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited23 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8366S RELEASED AT 10:29 ON 22 APRIL 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 21 April 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 1,968,364 18.4800 18.2000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 5,144,852 18.4800 18.2000 (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 52,554 17.5143CFD LONG 1,751 18.2468CFD LONG 35,000 18.2728CFD LONG 300,000 18.2865CFD LONG 3,058 18.3047CFD LONG 5,213 18.3047CFD LONG 648 18.3155CFD LONG 181,196 18.3243CFD LONG 34,155 18.3246CFD LONG 29,288 18.3246CFD LONG 300,000 18.3289CFD LONG 114,032 18.3356CFD LONG 73,000 18.3384CFD LONG 25,000 18.3408CFD LONG 4,200 18.3557CFD LONG 1,889,973 18.4500CFD LONG 60,950 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 27,893 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 2,461 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 4,532 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 10,147 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 4,006 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 6,629 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 2,323 35.4293 USDCFD LONG 6,359 35.4293 USDCFD SHORT 52,554 17.5143CFD SHORT 61,419 18.3213CFD SHORT 1,751 18.3219CFD SHORT 5,435 18.3354CFD SHORT 296 18.3360CFD SHORT 29,288 18.3392CFD SHORT 712 18.3392CFD SHORT 1,297 18.3395CFD SHORT 107 18.3395CFD SHORT 100 18.3555CFD SHORT 200 18.3555CFD SHORT 146 18.4592CFD LONG 18,194 18.3255CFD LONG 6,807 18.3280CFD SHORT 417,173 18.4500CFD LONG 40,000 18.2265CFD LONG 13,919 18.3317CFD LONG 1,953 18.3317CFD LONG 28,178 18.3317 (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) GBPN/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) 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 23 April 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