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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)31 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7428K RELEASED AT 11:22 ON 28 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 21 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 1,492,528 15.4500 15.0976 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,637,537 15.5000 15.0100 (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 SHORT 54,638 15.2852CFD SHORT 24,655 15.4000CFD SHORT 91,398 15.4000CFD SHORT 534,249 15.4000CFD SHORT 76,982 15.4000CFD LONG 716 15.1673CFD LONG 17,000 15.2087CFD LONG 2,580 15.2669CFD LONG 8,655 15.2669CFD LONG 3,765 15.2669CFD LONG 266,000 15.2904CFD LONG 184 15.4079CFD LONG 1,415 15.4079CFD LONG 63,703 15.4181CFD LONG 40,000 15.4181CFD SHORT 620 15.2445CFD SHORT 716 15.2546CFD SHORT 63,703 15.2623CFD SHORT 1,867 15.4023CFD SHORT 990 15.4432CFD SHORT 129 15.4432CFD SHORT 26,200 15.3151CFD SHORT 8,000 15.3151CFD SHORT 16,000 15.3151CFD LONG 283,772 15.7800CFD SHORT 283,772 15.7800 (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 SELLING 500,000 15.5000 AMERICAN 21/12/2007 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 500,000 15.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 0.7700PUT OPTION PURCHASING 2,387,749 15.5000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 2,387,749 15.5000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 500,000 15.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 0.7700PUT OPTION SELLING 500,000 15.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 0.7700PUT OPTION PURCHASING 2,387,749 15.5000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 2,387,749 15.5000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 2,387,749 15.5000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 2,387,749 15.5000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) GBP PUT OPTION 200,000 15.0000CALL OPTION 250,000 18.0000 EURPUT OPTION 500,000 14.0000 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 31 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