EPT Disclosure

24th Dec 2007 11:38

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)24 December 2007 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader RMB Morgan Stanley LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21 December 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 28,301 (0.00%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 0 28,301 (0.00%) (0.00%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR PURCHASE 100 211.31PURCHASE 500 211.73PURCHASE 500 211.77PURCHASE 1,100 211.79PURCHASE 300 211.99PURCHASE 500 212.01PURCHASE 500 212.01PURCHASE 500 212.01PURCHASE 1,000 212.02PURCHASE 500 212.03PURCHASE 500 212.04PURCHASE 500 212.06PURCHASE 500 212.07PURCHASE 600 212.21PURCHASE 300 212.21PURCHASE 500 213.12PURCHASE 500 213.18PURCHASE 1,600 213.18PURCHASE 100 213.2PURCHASE 500 213.22PURCHASE 400 213.24PURCHASE 292 213.49PURCHASE 302 215PURCHASE 9,000 215SALE 21,094 213.7056 TOTAL NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE21,094 215 211.31 TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE21,094 213.7056 213.7056 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR e.g. CFDCFD LONG 4,500 211.0100CFD LONG 9,460 211.6000CFD LONG 4,500 211.0100FUTURES SALE 500 211.5100 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 24 December 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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 Exchange

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