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EPT Disclosure

21st May 2008 11:02

RNS Number : 9577U
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
21 May 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 & Co. International plc

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares 

Date of dealing

20 May 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

2,555

20.5400

20.2300

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3) GBP

Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP

1,725

20.5400

20.2300

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3) GBP

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise

price 

ZAR

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

PUT OPTION OVER A FUTURE

SELLING

3,236

309.0100

AMERICAN

19/03/2009

35.0000

CALL OPTION OVER A FUTURE

PURCHASING

3,236

389.9700

AMERICAN

19/03/2009

22.0000

PUT OPTION OVER A FUTURE

PURCHASING

1,582

250.0000

AMERICAN

18/09/2008

448.1500

CALL OPTION OVER A FUTURE

SELLING

1,582

350.0000

AMERICAN

18/09/2008

1870.3100

(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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

NONE

Date of disclosure

21 May 2008

Contact name

Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number

020 7677 1871 

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto Plc

Nature of connection (Note 6)

Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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