EPT Disclosure

5th Dec 2007 12:19

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)05 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 04 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 1,684,599 15.8814 15.4300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,906,463 15.9368 15.4400 (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 12,272 15.6300CFD LONG 26,069 15.6300CFD SHORT 16,083 15.6300CFD SHORT 13,290 15.6342CFD LONG 215,000 15.4490CFD LONG 200,000 15.5241CFD LONG 8,416 15.5734CFD LONG 290,000 15.5753CFD LONG 370,000 15.6261CFD LONG 3,633 15.6364CFD LONG 26,885 15.6497CFD LONG 563 15.6651CFD LONG 4,321 15.6651CFD LONG 360,000 15.6705CFD LONG 4,558 15.6849CFD LONG 317 15.6849CFD LONG 4,558 15.6851CFD LONG 65,567 15.6851CFD LONG 18,000 15.6954CFD LONG 18,674 15.7373CFD LONG 143,175 15.7373CFD LONG 17,660 15.7411CFD LONG 28,000 15.7632CFD LONG 700 15.7957CFD LONG 1,720 15.7968CFD LONG 5,770 15.7968CFD LONG 2,510 15.7968CFD LONG 6,655 15.8289CFD LONG 1,664 15.8457CFD LONG 671 15.9152CFD LONG 92,040 15.9368CFD LONG 7,545 15.9368CFD SHORT 150,000 15.4732CFD SHORT 500,000 15.6300CFD SHORT 323 15.6347CFD SHORT 12 15.6619CFD SHORT 97 15.6619CFD SHORT 348 15.7009CFD SHORT 2,510 15.7031CFD SHORT 1,720 15.7031CFD SHORT 5,770 15.7031CFD SHORT 36,000 15.7346CFD SHORT 392 15.8845CFD SHORT 57 15.8845CFD SHORT 126 15.8845CFD SHORT 158 15.8845 (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 05 December 2007 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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