27th Mar 2008 14:21
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited27 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8177Q RELEASED AT 13:32 ON 26 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 25 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 2,495,655 14.3500 14.0300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 952,346 14.3600 14.0000 (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 10,712 13.6195CFD LONG 98,528 13.6195CFD LONG 68,051 13.6195CFD LONG 19,917 13.6195CFD LONG 91,358 13.6195CFD LONG 11,434 13.6195CFD LONG 31,500 13.7267CFD LONG 110,000 13.7297CFD LONG 1,365 13.7583CFD LONG 338 13.7879CFD LONG 2,774 13.7879CFD LONG 60,400 13.7898CFD LONG 28,200 13.7898CFD LONG 245,820 13.8409CFD LONG 1,598 13.8634CFD LONG 20,000 13.8691CFD LONG 40,000 13.8691CFD LONG 50,000 13.8872CFD LONG 516,000 13.8872CFD LONG 45,676 13.8872CFD LONG 100,000 13.8928CFD LONG 2,789 13.8928CFD LONG 74,460 13.9027CFD LONG 14,600 13.9291CFD SHORT 27,690 13.6565CFD SHORT 23,189 13.6938CFD SHORT 1,032 13.7220CFD SHORT 18,667 13.7290CFD SHORT 11,368 13.7290CFD SHORT 1,388 13.7624CFD SHORT 30,945 13.7643CFD SHORT 4,435 13.7643CFD SHORT 4,435 13.7643CFD SHORT 540 13.7643CFD SHORT 3,768 13.7643CFD SHORT 540 13.7643CFD SHORT 210 13.7841CFD SHORT 40,000 13.7844CFD SHORT 4,000 13.8200CFD SHORT 26,000 13.8207CFD SHORT 2,088 13.8247CFD SHORT 6,690 13.8247CFD SHORT 827,000 13.8500CFD SHORT 500,000 13.8956CFD SHORT 1,365 13.8967CFD SHORT 35,000 13.9503CFD SHORT 22,572 13.9818CFD SHORT 4,000 13.9912CFD LONG 52,749 14.1833CFD LONG 1,490 14.3000CFD SHORT 6,036 14.3000CFD SHORT 6,401 14.3000 (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) GBPPUT OPTION PURCHASING 4,414,385 13.0000 EUROPEAN 20/03/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 4,414,385 13.0000 EUROPEAN 20/03/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 4,415,121 12.0000 EUROPEAN 20/03/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 4,415,121 12.0000 EUROPEAN 20/03/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 2,537,500 14.3174 EUROPEAN 20/03/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 2,537,500 14.3174 EUROPEAN 20/03/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION LONG 1,109,574 14.2700 EUROPEAN 18/04/2008 0.0000CALL OPTION LONG 2,219,149 15.5000 EUROPEAN 18/04/2008 0.0000 (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 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 27 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