RNS Number:0663U
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
09 May 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 & Co. Inc.
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 08 May 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
157,578 19.8500 19.3410
Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price
received (Note 3) GBP
167,578 19.7585 18.9189
(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
N/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 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 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 09 May 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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