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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)04 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 0220J RELEASED AT 13:02 ON 03 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 30 November 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 2,728,083 16.4100 15.9800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,362,911 16.4500 15.9800 (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 5,397 16.0246CFD LONG 66,013 16.0441CFD SHORT 36,490 16.0246CFD SHORT 314 16.0700CFD LONG 32,300 16.1472CFD LONG 18,492 16.2039CFD LONG 1,211 16.2068CFD LONG 2,448 16.2068CFD LONG 53,400 16.2377CFD LONG 50,075 16.2506CFD LONG 653,596 16.2506CFD LONG 703,671 16.2506CFD LONG 154 16.2851CFD LONG 61,033 16.3161CFD LONG 98,449 16.3161CFD SHORT 750,000 16.0700CFD SHORT 17,000 16.1188CFD SHORT 5,644 16.1569CFD SHORT 7,292 16.1569CFD SHORT 730 16.1569CFD SHORT 312 16.1569CFD SHORT 730 16.1569CFD SHORT 150,000 16.1783CFD SHORT 150,000 16.2243CFD SHORT 35,000 16.2330CFD SHORT 82,496 16.2410CFD SHORT 129,587 16.2410CFD SHORT 36,000 16.3148CFD LONG 3,357 16.1943 (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) N/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) 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 04 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