31st Mar 2008 11:21
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited31 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 0231R RELEASED AT 11:17 ON 28 MARCH 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 27 March 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 980,148 14.8700 14.4700 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,526,778 14.8700 14.4700 (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 581 14.6082CFD LONG 13,562 14.6131CFD LONG 50,054 14.7206CFD LONG 25,693 14.7206CFD LONG 81,467 14.7391CFD LONG 19 14.7657CFD LONG 2 14.7657CFD LONG 1,405 14.7657CFD LONG 11,534 14.7657CFD LONG 43,698 14.7800CFD LONG 17,700 14.8233CFD LONG 22,000 14.8255CFD LONG 33,756 18.6264 EURCFD SHORT 581 14.4718CFD SHORT 300 14.5100CFD SHORT 13,562 14.5568CFD SHORT 25,693 14.6201CFD SHORT 54 14.6201CFD SHORT 27,536 14.6315CFD SHORT 1,335 14.6661CFD SHORT 163 14.6661CFD SHORT 67,913 14.7058CFD LONG 21,416 14.6190CFD LONG 152,516 14.7300CFD LONG 12,964 14.8148CFD LONG 75,768 14.6718CFD LONG 139,048 14.7300CFD SHORT 139,048 14.7300 (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 31 March 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