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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited04 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 5305R RELEASED AT 11:16 ON 03 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 02 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 1,939,690 15.3900 14.2015 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,176,980 15.4100 14.6411 (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 91,933 14.6411CFD LONG 1,618 14.8671CFD LONG 2,208 14.8671CFD LONG 131 14.9398CFD LONG 393 15.0088CFD LONG 33,515 15.0187CFD LONG 73,157 15.0462CFD LONG 13,299 15.0462CFD LONG 36,996 15.0549CFD LONG 33 15.2577CFD LONG 395 15.2577CFD LONG 22,031 15.2923CFD LONG 36,694 15.2923CFD SHORT 64,000 14.6044CFD SHORT 136,000 14.6044CFD SHORT 259 14.8974CFD SHORT 57 14.8974CFD SHORT 143 14.8974CFD SHORT 524 14.9826CFD SHORT 500 15.0926CFD SHORT 805 15.2006CFD SHORT 117,214 15.2555CFD SHORT 44,766 15.2555CFD SHORT 44,587 15.2555CFD SHORT 18,777 15.2555CFD SHORT 2,370 15.2555CFD SHORT 7,398 15.2555CFD SHORT 32,109 15.2555CFD SHORT 9,539 15.2555CFD SHORT 564 15.2555CFD SHORT 959 15.2555CFD SHORT 549 15.2555CFD SHORT 31 15.2555CFD SHORT 2,150 15.2555CFD SHORT 5,589 15.2555CFD SHORT 2,891 15.2555CFD SHORT 9,626 15.2555CFD SHORT 39,248 15.2579CFD SHORT 146 15.2978CFD SHORT 1,061 15.2978CFD SHORT 113 15.2978CFD SHORT 1,757 15.2978CFD SHORT 12,840 15.2978CFD SHORT 1,362 15.2978CFD SHORT 40,000 15.3182CFD LONG 18,160 15.2076CFD SHORT 20,511 15.1613CFD SHORT 55,841 15.2076CFD SHORT 5,302 15.2076CFD SHORT 23,861 15.2800CFD SHORT 361 15.2800CFD SHORT 5,077 15.3407CFD LONG 12,732 15.2632CFD LONG 14,025 15.2632CFD LONG 22,901 15.2632CFD LONG 41,500 14.6411CFD LONG 50,493 14.6411CFD SHORT 60,000 15.1950CFD LONG 77,570 15.2632CFD LONG 104,737 15.2632CFD LONG 118,035 15.2632CFD LONG 139,048 15.2800CFD SHORT 139,048 15.2800 (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) GBPCALL OPTION SELLING 250,000 15.5000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 950.0000CALL OPTION PURCHASING 500,000 17.00 EUR AMERICAN 16/05/2008 340.0000 (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 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 04 April 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