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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)15 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 9957N RELEASED AT 10:55 ON 14 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 13 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 1,726,846 15.5900 15.2000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,992,580 15.6200 15.1200 (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 2,973 15.3838CFD LONG 2,973 15.4200CFD SHORT 23,057 15.5058CFD LONG 270 15.2289CFD LONG 2,530 15.2289CFD LONG 1,064 15.2613CFD LONG 1,137 15.3181CFD LONG 14,800 15.3786CFD LONG 16,800 15.3786CFD LONG 10,000 15.3984CFD LONG 2,364 15.4176CFD LONG 175 15.4177CFD LONG 14 15.4177CFD LONG 500,000 15.4200CFD LONG 36,766 15.4545CFD LONG 61,898 15.4545CFD LONG 10,000 15.4967CFD SHORT 1,137 15.2019CFD SHORT 256 15.2199CFD SHORT 1,064 15.3227CFD SHORT 67,531 15.3399CFD SHORT 170 15.3476CFD SHORT 2,084 15.3476CFD SHORT 19,900 15.5326CFD LONG 2,800 15.2288 (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) ZAR 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 15 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