EPT Disclosure

30th Jan 2008 14:53

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)30 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7689M RELEASED AT 12:10 ON 29 JANUARY 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 28 January 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 1,632,958 14.1840 13.6300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,700,672 14.1907 13.6400 (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 47,535 13.7223CFD LONG 9,050 13.9400CFD LONG 27,211 13.9400CFD SHORT 7,397 13.8659CFD LONG 10,000 13.6799CFD LONG 86,250 13.7403CFD LONG 42,750 13.7403CFD LONG 6,900 13.8390CFD LONG 23,379 13.8832CFD LONG 140,000 13.9265CFD LONG 250,000 13.9265CFD LONG 300,000 13.9400CFD LONG 300,000 13.9400CFD LONG 393 13.9672CFD LONG 1,246 13.9672CFD LONG 345 13.9672CFD LONG 6,847 14.0097CFD LONG 841 14.0097CFD LONG 138,422 14.1908CFD SHORT 2,000 13.6945CFD SHORT 1,000 13.6945CFD SHORT 4,926 13.8331CFD SHORT 1,490 13.8331CFD SHORT 7,577 13.8331CFD SHORT 1,401 13.8353CFD SHORT 11,408 13.8353CFD SHORT 1,246 13.8428CFD SHORT 345 13.8428CFD SHORT 393 13.8428CFD SHORT 85,000 13.8442CFD SHORT 23,706 13.8608CFD SHORT 900,000 14.1840CFD LONG 800 13.9027CFD LONG 3,500 13.9027CFD LONG 7,500 13.9027CFD LONG 11,600 13.9027CFD SHORT 25,575 14.0283CFD LONG 90,329 13.9400CFD SHORT 90,329 13.9400CFD SHORT 265,000 14.0283CFD LONG 284,071 13.9400CFD SHORT 284,071 13.9400CFD LONG 300,000 13.9400CFD LONG 300,000 13.9400CFD SHORT 300,000 13.9400CFD SHORT 300,000 13.9400 (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. NONE Date of disclosure 30 January 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 Exchange

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