25th Feb 2008 11:58
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited25 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 5641O RELEASED AT 11:40 ON 22 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 21 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 1,378,892 16.7800 16.3000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 4,516,978 16.7800 16.2300 (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 2,273 16.4600CFD LONG 32,419 16.4750CFD SHORT 13,503 16.4750CFD SHORT 16,562 16.4750CFD SHORT 39,052 16.6018CFD LONG 40,260 16.2698CFD LONG 3,640 16.2698CFD LONG 454 16.3166CFD LONG 1,000 16.3385CFD LONG 1,000 16.3465CFD LONG 2,000 16.3465CFD LONG 2,500,000 16.4600CFD LONG 32,022 16.4679CFD LONG 14,900 16.5299CFD LONG 16,300 16.5299CFD LONG 89,600 16.5346CFD LONG 70,400 16.5346CFD LONG 190,400 16.5346CFD LONG 149,600 16.5346CFD LONG 55,625 16.5476CFD LONG 93,646 16.5476CFD LONG 869 16.5479CFD LONG 3,234 16.6230CFD LONG 264 16.6230CFD LONG 190,400 16.6306CFD LONG 89,600 16.6306CFD LONG 20,000 16.7166CFD SHORT 869 16.3020CFD SHORT 2,536 16.3935CFD SHORT 207 16.3935CFD SHORT 17,100 16.4624CFD SHORT 6,100 16.4624CFD SHORT 50,000 16.4769CFD SHORT 4,485 16.5555CFD SHORT 39,754 16.5598CFD SHORT 4,608 16.5598CFD SHORT 6,968 16.5598CFD SHORT 40,000 16.6037CFD SHORT 360,000 16.6325CFD LONG 144,724 16.3481 (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 25 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