Morgan Stanley Secs - EPT Disclosure - Amendment

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RNS Number:0800S
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
10 April 2008




       AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8911R RELEASED AT 13:13 ON 08 APRIL 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                                 04 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


3,749,299                               16.1700                                15.5600




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


4,151,631                               16.1700                                15.5800



(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                       156,816                               15.9463
CFD                   LONG                       42,044                                16.1700
CFD                   LONG                       54,034                                16.1700
CFD                   SHORT                      13,650                                15.9463
CFD                   SHORT                      226,861                               16.0024
CFD                   SHORT                      13,546                                16.1700
CFD                   LONG                       20,496                                15.8443
CFD                   LONG                       13,299                                15.8576
CFD                   LONG                       600                                   15.9008
CFD                   LONG                       37,363                                15.9117
CFD                   LONG                       29,855                                15.9117
CFD                   LONG                       22,303                                15.9117
CFD                   LONG                       17,677                                15.9117
CFD                   LONG                       7,914                                 15.9149
CFD                   LONG                       45,086                                15.9149
CFD                   LONG                       124,455                               15.9176
CFD                   LONG                       18,500                                15.9232
CFD                   LONG                       28,450                                15.9363
CFD                   LONG                       7,702                                 15.9500
CFD                   LONG                       1,229                                 15.9500
CFD                   LONG                       112,125                               15.9500
CFD                   LONG                       9,269                                 15.9500
CFD                   LONG                       637                                   15.9500
CFD                   LONG                       102                                   15.9500
CFD                   SHORT                      16,000                                15.6525
CFD                   SHORT                      16,060                                15.6703
CFD                   SHORT                      5,600                                 15.8623
CFD                   SHORT                      7,914                                 15.8634
CFD                   SHORT                      45,086                                15.8634
CFD                   SHORT                      340                                   15.9185
CFD                   SHORT                      10,000                                16.0040
CFD                   SHORT                      30,000                                16.0132
CFD                   SHORT                      14,400                                16.0132
CFD                   SHORT                      1,229                                 16.1424
CFD                   SHORT                      102                                   16.1424
CFD                   SHORT                      100,000                               31.3740 USD
CFD                   SHORT                      700,000                               31.8554 USD
CFD                   LONG                       318,351                               20.2288 EUR
CFD                   SHORT                      28,900                                16.0213
CFD                   SHORT                      318,351                               20.2288 EUR





(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)
                                                              GBP
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) 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 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                                                  10 April 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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