17th Dec 2007 09:53
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc17 December 2007 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 13 December 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 (0.00%) 430,000 (0.01%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 N/A 0 N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 N/A 0 N/A Total 0 (0.00%) 430,000 (0.01%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 N/A 0 N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 N/A 0 N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 N/A 0 N/A Total 0 N/A 0 N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) AUD PURCHASE 328 43.2000PURCHASE 2 43.2000PURCHASE 280 43.2200PURCHASE 270 43.2600PURCHASE 320 43.2600PURCHASE 270 43.2400PURCHASE 290 43.2700PURCHASE 249 43.2600PURCHASE 270 43.3300PURCHASE 18 43.3400PURCHASE 252 43.3400PURCHASE 270 43.3200PURCHASE 290 43.3100PURCHASE 10 43.2700PURCHASE 88 43.2600PURCHASE 290 43.3700PURCHASE 280 43.3900PURCHASE 280 43.3800PURCHASE 173 43.3700PURCHASE 310 43.3300PURCHASE 37 43.3500PURCHASE 330 43.4000PURCHASE 7 43.4000PURCHASE 76 43.4000PURCHASE 234 43.4000PURCHASE 300 43.3900PURCHASE 251 43.3800PURCHASE 186 43.3300PURCHASE 104 43.3300PURCHASE 43 43.3400PURCHASE 13 43.3400PURCHASE 145 43.3300PURCHASE 31 43.3400PURCHASE 35 43.3400PURCHASE 130 43.3300PURCHASE 3 43.3100PURCHASE 276 43.3100PURCHASE 21 43.3100PURCHASE 14 43.4400PURCHASE 26 43.4400PURCHASE 82 43.4400PURCHASE 102 43.4400PURCHASE 253 43.4300PURCHASE 18 43.3900PURCHASE 62 43.3800PURCHASE 157 43.3800PURCHASE 132 43.3700PURCHASE 280 43.3400PURCHASE 290 43.3000PURCHASE 310 43.3100PURCHASE 31 43.3000PURCHASE 290 43.3100PURCHASE 27 43.3000PURCHASE 32 43.2700PURCHASE 280 43.2600PURCHASE 9 43.2500PURCHASE 12 43.3600PURCHASE 15 43.3600PURCHASE 130 43.3600PURCHASE 16 43.3600PURCHASE 163 43.3500PURCHASE 11 43.3400PURCHASE 30 43.3500PURCHASE 77 43.3400PURCHASE 310 43.3300PURCHASE 280 43.3300PURCHASE 34 43.3100PURCHASE 270 43.3000PURCHASE 320 43.3000PURCHASE 97 43.3000PURCHASE 32 43.2900PURCHASE 290 43.2900PURCHASE 51 43.2800PURCHASE 96 43.2800PURCHASE 52 43.2900PURCHASE 320 43.2900PURCHASE 290 43.3200PURCHASE 3 43.3100PURCHASE 3 43.3000PURCHASE 280 43.3000PURCHASE 41 43.2900PURCHASE 300 43.2600PURCHASE 270 43.2100PURCHASE 5 43.2100PURCHASE 3 43.2100PURCHASE 13 43.2300PURCHASE 12 43.2300PURCHASE 298 43.2300PURCHASE 20 43.2100PURCHASE 1,846 43.2600 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) AUD e.g. CFDN/A N/A N/A N/A (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 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) 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 5)N/A N/A N/A (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A 4. 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.N/A Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/ Date of disclosure 17 December 2007 Contact name Darren Adam Telephone number 020 7677 2471 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Rio Tinto PlcSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Supplemental Form 8: Details of open positions (in accordance with Note 9) Writing, selling, purchasing, Number of securities to which the option Exercise Expiryvarying etc. relates (Note 7) price (AUD) dateSELLING 430,000 0.0000 01/01/2099 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group