2nd May 2008 11:38
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited02 May 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 5466T RELEASED AT 09:46 ON 01 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 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 April 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 3,893,969 18.1700 17.6900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,398,128 18.1700 17.6400 (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 411,581 18.0000CFD LONG 34,165 18.0384CFD SHORT 92,598 17.9730CFD SHORT 5,255 17.9730CFD SHORT 14,110 18.0000CFD LONG 13,179 17.8767CFD LONG 238 17.9753CFD LONG 82,185 17.9861CFD LONG 35,023 18.0011CFD LONG 56 18.0474CFD LONG 662 18.0474CFD LONG 40,000 18.1309CFD SHORT 2,500 17.7600CFD SHORT 17,000 17.7954CFD SHORT 40,000 17.8009CFD SHORT 14,155 17.8829CFD SHORT 95,657 17.8829CFD SHORT 93,187 17.9085CFD SHORT 6,937 17.9102CFD SHORT 5,514 17.9102CFD SHORT 11,949 17.9102CFD SHORT 982 17.9102CFD SHORT 2,122 17.9102CFD SHORT 1,602 17.9102CFD SHORT 3,601 17.9102CFD SHORT 17,907 17.9102CFD SHORT 18,060 17.9102CFD SHORT 46,707 17.9102CFD SHORT 1,285 17.9102CFD SHORT 2,804 17.9102CFD SHORT 171 17.9102CFD SHORT 389 17.9102CFD SHORT 72 17.9102CFD SHORT 172 17.9102CFD SHORT 2,629 17.9102CFD SHORT 18 17.9654CFD SHORT 1,372 17.9832CFD SHORT 213,250 17.9908CFD SHORT 60,000 17.9908CFD SHORT 100 18.0020CFD SHORT 306,000 18.0086CFD SHORT 300,000 18.0307CFD SHORT 3,356 18.0373CFD SHORT 270 18.0373CFD SHORT 1,967 18.0501CFD SHORT 8,005 18.0501CFD SHORT 238 18.0516CFD SHORT 138 18.0867CFD SHORT 200,000 18.1443CFD SHORT 4,330 18.1443CFD LONG 844 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 894 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 1,455 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 1,646 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 2,309 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 2,408 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 3,685 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 10,129 35.7232 USDCFD LONG 22,131 35.7232 USD (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 02 May 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