Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure-Amendment

RNS Number:7961L
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
15 January 2008

AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 6955L RELEASED AT 11:35 ON 14 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 Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 09 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

3,030,252 15.5500 14.9600

Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP

2,160,720 15.5100 14.9400

(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. CFD
CFD LONG 85,492 15.0610
CFD LONG 15,468 15.1305
CFD LONG 3,150 15.3800
CFD SHORT 65,073 15.1305
CFD LONG 1,370 15.0052
CFD LONG 335,000 15.0742
CFD LONG 19,300 15.0977
CFD LONG 167,400 15.0981
CFD LONG 9,152 15.1356
CFD LONG 1,125 15.1356
CFD LONG 150,000 15.1936
CFD LONG 3,448 15.2200
CFD LONG 10,000 15.2387
CFD LONG 2,528 15.2439
CFD LONG 11,139 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 24,317 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 967 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 1,812 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 4,053 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 2,645 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 928 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 2,540 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 1,599 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 1,598 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 2,645 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 927 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 4,049 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 1,808 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 982 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 2,537 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 11,130 29.5332 USD
CFD LONG 24,324 29.5332 USD
CFD SHORT 29,080 15.0887
CFD SHORT 31,943 15.0920
CFD SHORT 41 15.1023
CFD SHORT 328 15.1023
CFD SHORT 108,800 15.1973
CFD SHORT 51,200 15.1973
CFD SHORT 3,500 15.2400
CFD SHORT 768,000 15.2472
CFD SHORT 48,000 15.2788
CFD SHORT 102,000 15.2788
CFD SHORT 990 15.3744
CFD SHORT 870 15.3744
CFD SHORT 3,140 15.3744
CFD SHORT 70,000 15.4012
CFD LONG 85,000 15.0780
CFD LONG 21,842 11.1436
CFD SHORT 21,842 11.1436

(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)

CALL OPTION SELLING 1,000,000 1550.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 0.7800

(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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.

NONE

Date of disclosure 15 January 2008

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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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