13th Dec 2007 13:27
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)13 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7584J RELEASED AT 13:48 ON 12 DECEMBER 2007 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 11 December 2007 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 2,589,793 17.0000 16.5000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,722,611 17.0700 16.4900 (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 22,985 16.7041CFD LONG 1,455 16.7123CFD SHORT 432,319 16.7123CFD SHORT 8,629 16.7123CFD LONG 258,440 16.5424CFD LONG 50,000 16.6232CFD LONG 99 16.6475CFD LONG 763 16.6475CFD LONG 73,210 16.6535CFD LONG 16,542 16.6686CFD LONG 2,300 16.6742CFD LONG 600 16.6742CFD LONG 1,200 16.6742CFD LONG 185,250 16.6943CFD LONG 356,250 16.7948CFD LONG 171,000 16.9730CFD LONG 636 16.9949CFD LONG 29,013 33.9620CFD SHORT 2,232 16.5669CFD SHORT 53,982 16.6018CFD SHORT 41,223 16.6018CFD SHORT 2,041 16.6297CFD SHORT 72,489 16.6297CFD SHORT 55,470 16.6297CFD SHORT 56,365 16.6467CFD SHORT 429 16.6566CFD SHORT 3,291 16.6566CFD SHORT 3,386 16.6676CFD SHORT 150,000 16.6676CFD SHORT 1,165 16.6778CFD SHORT 636 16.6874CFD SHORT 20,000 16.7333CFD SHORT 3,348 16.7967CFD SHORT 2,078 16.7306CFD SHORT 3,153 16.7306CFD SHORT 3,153 16.7306CFD SHORT 9,101 16.7306CFD SHORT 9,382 16.7306CFD SHORT 20,000 16.5983CFD SHORT 21,980 16.7306CFD SHORT 52,594 16.7306 (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 ZAR European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 2,203 246.9600 AMERICAN 19/06/2008 21.4844PUT OPTION PURCHASING 2,203 246.9600 AMERICAN 19/06/2008 30.3984 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 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. Date of disclosure 13 December 2007 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