BHP Billiton(BLT)

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Market Cap

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EPT Disclosure

RNS Number : 6225Y
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
08 July 2008
 




AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 4363Y RELEASED AT 10:04 ON 07 JULY 2008

(Please see Section 2(b))


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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

04 July 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

2,319,977

18.2272

17.0472



Total number of securities sold


Highest price received (Note 3) GBP

Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP

1,857,598

17.7900

17.0500


(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3) GBP

CFD

LONG

14,000

17.6300

CFD

LONG

1,941

17.6613

CFD

SHORT

5,209

17.4877

CFD

SHORT

268

17.6987

CFD

LONG

1,500

17.1898

CFD

LONG

3,000

17.2164

CFD

LONG

26,000

17.3057

CFD

LONG

80,000

17.3178

CFD

LONG

1,142

17.3685

CFD

LONG

2,799

17.4007

CFD

LONG

221

17.4007

CFD

LONG

110,000

17.4456

CFD

LONG

11,036

17.4541

CFD

LONG

2,500

17.5720

CFD

LONG

20,617

17.6546

CFD

SHORT

50,000

17.0473

CFD

SHORT

969

17.1399

CFD

SHORT

1,980

17.1399

CFD

SHORT

364

17.1399

CFD

SHORT

304

17.1399

CFD

SHORT

36

17.1399

CFD

SHORT

1,887

17.1399

CFD

SHORT

90,167

17.1964

CFD

SHORT

800

17.2446

CFD

SHORT

50,000

17.2615

CFD

SHORT

100,000

17.2744

CFD

SHORT

17,680

17.3558

CFD

SHORT

27

17.3719

CFD

SHORT

337

17.3719

CFD

SHORT

176,948

17.6322

CFD

SHORT

1

18.2272

CFD

SHORT

798

18.2272

CFD

LONG

2,325

17.2384

CFD

LONG

8,874

17.2384

CFD

LONG

12,238

17.2384

CFD

LONG

29,745

17.2384

CFD

LONG

31,390

17.2384

CFD

LONG

98,650

17.2384



(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,

e.g. call option


Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise

price 

GBP

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

PUT OPTION

PURCHASING

1,000,000

16.0000

AMERICAN

19/12/2008

1.3450

PUT OPTION

SELLING

500,000

16.0000

AMERICAN

19/12/2008

1.3500

PUT OPTION

SELLING

500,000

16.0000

AMERICAN

19/12/2008

1.4000

PUT OPTION

SELLING

2,500,000

16.0000

AMERICAN

19/12/2008

1.4000

PUT OPTION

PURCHASING

75,000

17.0000

AMERICAN

19/09/2008

1.2750


(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

08 July 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


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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