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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited28 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8617O RELEASED AT 12:16 ON 27 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 25 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 1,293,768 16.4200 16.0800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 5,928,528 16.4300 16.0700 (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 26,003 16.2496CFD LONG 18,253 16.2600CFD SHORT 14,433 16.2600CFD SHORT 3,877 16.2600CFD SHORT 13,470 16.2600CFD LONG 43,834 16.1705CFD LONG 17,100 16.1736CFD LONG 2,200 16.1736CFD LONG 25,000 16.1943CFD LONG 505,000 16.2384CFD LONG 1,500,000 16.2600CFD LONG 66 16.2622CFD LONG 6 16.2622CFD LONG 19,380 21.5387CFD SHORT 46,962 16.1780CFD SHORT 28,026 16.1780CFD SHORT 3,523 16.2044CFD SHORT 287 16.2044CFD SHORT 32,166 16.2370CFD LONG 5,200 16.2462CFD LONG 4,800 16.2462CFD LONG 500,000 16.2600 (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 CALL OPTION 2,118,000 13.0000 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 28 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