RNS Number:0674U
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
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. International plc
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc (ZAR Listing)
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) ZAR Lowest price
paid (Note 3) ZAR
N/A N/A N/A
Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) ZAR Lowest price
received (Note 3) ZAR
N/A N/A N/A
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price
per unit (Note 3) ZAR
e.g. CFD
CFD SHORT 100,000
296.6900
(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 price American, date
paid/received per
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) ZAR European etc.
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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