RNS Number:1837O
Merrill Lynch International
18 February 2008


This announcement amends the EPT Disclosure released on 15/02/2008 at 11:00 under          FORM 38.5 (SUMMARY)
number 0850O.  The total number of securities purchased and sold for Rio Tinto Plc has
been amended.


           Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel. Use a separate form for each class of

                                   securities in which dealings have been made.


                                                    CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPLE TRADER:


                         DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS


Name of EPT                                               Merrill Lynch International


Date of disclosure                                        15 February 2008


Date of dealing                                           14 February 2008


Telephone number                                          020 7996 2121


Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following companies:


AMENDMENT


state which element(s) of previous disclosure was incorrect:  The total number of securities purchased and sold for Rio
Tinto Plc has been amended.


In the case of option business or dealings in derivatives full details should be given on a separate sheet so


that the nature of the dealings can be fully understood. For options this should include the number of


securities under option, the exercise period (or in the case of exercise, the exercise date), the exercise price


and any option money paid or received. For derivatives this should include, at least, the number of reference


securities to which they relate (when relevant), the maturity date (or if applicable the closing out date) and the


reference price.


For full details of disclosure requirements see Rules 8 and 38 of the Code. If in doubt contact the Monitoring


Section of the Panel, Tel. No:0207 638 0129


                                                                                                        FORM 38.5


                                       DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS


                                    (Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


  1. KEY INFORMATION


   Name of exempt principal trader                                  Merrill Lynch International


   Company dealt in                                                      BHP Billiton Plc


  Class of relevant security to which the dealings                            Common
  being


   disclosed relate


   Date of dealing                                                          14/02/2008


   2. DEALINGS


   (a) Purchases and sales


      Total number of securities              Highest price paid                     Lowest price paid
               purchased

                1,060,594                           GBP 15.86                           GBP 15.38


    Total number of securities sold         Highest price received                 Lowest price received

                1,042,899                           GBP 15.86                           GBP 15.42


   (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)


     Product name,             Short/Long                    Number of securities              Price per unit
       eg. CFD


        Long Swap                LONG                             30,000                         GBP 15.53


        Long Swap                LONG                               500                          GBP 15.72


        Long Swap                LONG                               735                          GBP 15.80


        Long Swap                LONG                              1,450                         GBP 15.80


        Long Swap                LONG                              2,590                         GBP 15.71


        Long Swap                LONG                              7,528                         GBP 15.82


        Long Swap                LONG                              7,980                         GBP 15.71


        Long Swap                LONG                              8,176                         GBP 15.61


        Long Swap                LONG                             14,399                         GBP 15.80


        Long Swap                LONG                             15,000                         GBP 15.69


        Long Swap                LONG                             18,479                         GBP 15.80


        Long Swap                LONG                               500                          GBP 15.72


        Long Swap                LONG                             20,000                         GBP 15.69


        Long Swap                LONG                             68,066                         GBP 15.69


        Long Swap                LONG                             20,000                         GBP 15.55


     Product name,             Short/Long                    Number of securities              Price per unit
        eg. CFD


       Short Swap                SHORT                              232                          GBP 15.66


       Short Swap                SHORT                            43,466                         GBP 15.58


       Short Swap                SHORT                            35,000                         GBP 15.74


       Short Swap                SHORT                            29,480                         GBP 15.73


       Short Swap                SHORT                            10,267                         GBP 15.82


       Short Swap                SHORT                             5,136                         GBP 15.65


       Short Swap                SHORT                             4,959                         GBP 15.65


       Short Swap                SHORT                             3,197                         GBP 15.63


       Short Swap                SHORT                             2,000                         GBP 15.79


       Short Swap                SHORT                              520                          GBP 15.73


   (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities
   Product name     Writing,         Number of         Exercise     Type, e.g.   Expiry       Option money
                    selling,                           price


   eg call option   purchasing,      securities under               American,    date         paid/received


                  varying etc.     option                         European etc                per unit





   (ii) Exercising


   Product name                        Number of securities under       Exercise price
                                       option


   eg call option





  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                                                          15/02/2008


   Contact name                                                               Louise Howard


   Telephone number                                                         +44 20 7996 2121


   Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected                              BHP Billiton Plc


   Nature of connection #                                                        Advisor


                                                                                                     FORM 38.5(a)


                DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED


                                INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN CLIENT-SERVICING CAPACITY


                                (Rule 38.5(a) of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


  1. KEY INFORMATION


   Name of exempt principal trader                                  Merrill Lynch International


   Company dealt in                                                      Northern Rock Plc


  Class of relevant security to which the dealings                            Common
  being


  disclosed relate


   Date of dealing                                                          14/02/2008


  2. DEALINGS


  (a) Purchases and sales


      Total number of securities              Highest price paid                     Lowest price paid
               purchased


                 91,084                             GBP 0.99                            GBP 0.95


    Total number of securities sold         Highest price received                 Lowest price received


                 77,900                             GBP 1.00                            GBP 0.95


  (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)


   Product name,       Short/Long               Number of securities                   Price per unit
     eg. CFD





  (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities


   Product name     Writing,         Number of         Exercise     Type, e.g.   Expiry       Option money
                    selling,                           price


   eg call option   purchasing,      securities under               American,    date         paid/received per


                  varying etc.    option                         European etc                unit





  (ii) Exercising


   Product name                        Number of securities under       Exercise price
                                       option


  eg call option



   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                                                          15/02/2008


   Contact name                                                               Louise Howard


   Telephone number                                                         +44 20 7996 2121


   Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected                              Northern Rock Plc


   Nature of connection #                                                        Advisor


AMENDMENT                                                                                            FORM 38.5(a)


                                        DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS


                                    (Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


  1. KEY INFORMATION


   Name of exempt principal trader                                  Merrill Lynch International


   Company dealt in                                                        Rio Tinto Plc


  Class of relevant security to which the dealings                            Common
  being


  disclosed relate


   Date of dealing                                                          14/02/2008


  2. DEALINGS


   (a) Purchases and sales


      Total number of securities              Highest price paid                     Lowest price paid
               purchased


                 246,961                            GBP 56.67                           GBP 54.54


    Total number of securities sold         Highest price received                 Lowest price received


                 385,639                            GBP 56.66                           GBP 54.69


   (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)


     Product name,             Short/Long                    Number of securities              Price per unit
        eg. CFD


        Long Swap                LONG                               750                          GBP 55.21


        Long Swap                LONG                               970                          GBP 55.50


        Long Swap                LONG                              1,030                         GBP 55.50


        Long Swap                LONG                              2,000                         GBP 55.50


        Long Swap                LONG                              3,866                         GBP 55.57


        Long Swap                LONG                             10,000                         GBP 55.16


        Long Swap                LONG                             19,887                         GBP 56.13


        Long Swap                LONG                               740                          GBP 55.21


     Product name,             Short/Long                    Number of securities              Price per unit
       eg. CFD


       Short Swap                SHORT                             9,570                         GBP 56.36


       Short Swap                SHORT                            26,016                         GBP 56.01


       Short Swap                SHORT                            12,269                         GBP 55.90


       Short Swap                SHORT                              66                           GBP 55.54


       Short Swap                SHORT                             8,006                         GBP 55.91


       Short Swap                SHORT                             7,738                         GBP 56.01


       Short Swap                SHORT                             3,505                         GBP 55.83


       Short Swap                SHORT                             1,030                         GBP 55.91


       Short Swap                SHORT                              831                          GBP 55.55


       Short Swap                SHORT                              648                          GBP 55.83


       Short Swap                SHORT                              643                          GBP 56.36


       Short Swap                SHORT                              100                          GBP 56.36


       Short Swap                SHORT                            19,887                         GBP 56.01


  (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities


  (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
   Product name     Writing,         Number of         Exercise      Type, e.g.   Expiry date  Option money
                    selling,                           price


  eg call option   purchasing,      securities under               American,                   paid/received


                   varying etc.     option                         European etc                per unit


        Warrant           Selling            -1,000            �2.81        AMERICAN         17-Apr-09


        Warrant            Buying              1,000            �2.86        AMERICAN         17-Apr-09


  (ii) Exercising


   Product name                        Number of securities under option Exercise price


  eg call option


  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                                                          15/02/2008


   Contact name                                                               Louise Howard


   Telephone number                                                         +44 20 7996 2121


   Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected                              BHP Billiton Plc


   Nature of connection #                                                        Advisor


                                                                                                        FORM 38.5


                                       DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS


                                    (Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


  1. KEY INFORMATION


   Name of exempt principal trader                                  Merrill Lynch International


   Company dealt in                                                      Punch Taverns Plc


  Class of relevant security to which the dealings                            Common
  being


   disclosed relate


   Date of dealing                                                          14/02/2008


   2. DEALINGS


   (a) Purchases and sales


      Total number of securities              Highest price paid                     Lowest price paid
               purchased


                 237,849                            GBP 6.53                            GBP 6.40


    Total number of securities sold         Highest price received                 Lowest price received


                 221,669                            GBP 6.50                            GBP 6.40


   (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)


     Product name,             Short/Long                    Number of securities              Price per unit
       eg. CFD


        Long Swap                LONG                              2,077                         GBP 6.49


     Product name,             Short/Long                    Number of securities              Price per unit
        eg. CFD


       Short Swap                SHORT                              33                           GBP 6.48


       Short Swap                SHORT                             1,969                         GBP 6.45


       Short Swap                SHORT                             3,860                         GBP 6.48


   (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities


   Product name     Writing,         Number of         Exercise     Type, e.g.   Expiry       Option money
                    selling,                           price


   eg call option   purchasing,      securities under               American,    date         paid/received


                  varying etc.     option                         European etc                per unit





   (ii) Exercising


   Product name                        Number of securities under       Exercise price
                                       option


   eg call option



  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                                                          15/02/2008


   Contact name                                                               Louise Howard


   Telephone number                                                         +44 20 7996 2121


   Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected                              Punch Taverns Plc


   Nature of connection #                                                        Advisor




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