22nd Sep 2008 12:31
FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch (Subsidiary of RFS Holding N.V.)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD 0.50 USD dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 19 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 5,148,591 (0.2333%) 1,056,793 (0.0479%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 3,000 (0.0001%) 88,549 (0.0040%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 200,000 (0.0091%) 1,000 (0.0000%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 5,351,591 (0.2425%) 1,146,342 (0.0519%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* T Class of relevant security: Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 448 13.8800 GBPPurchase 591 13.9200 GBPPurchase 895 13.9300 GBPPurchase 447 13.9500 GBPPurchase 8,000 13.9700 GBPPurchase 721 13.9900 GBPPurchase 443 14.0000 GBPPurchase 1,406 14.0200 GBPPurchase 360 14.0300 GBPPurchase 1,003 14.0500 GBPPurchase 8,693 14.0600 GBPPurchase 691 14.0700 GBPPurchase 4,117 14.0800 GBPPurchase 9,369 14.0900 GBPPurchase 324 14.1000 GBPPurchase 268,964 14.1700 GBPPurchase 652 14.1800 GBPPurchase 294 14.2000 GBPPurchase 600 14.2200 GBPPurchase 4,481 14.2300 GBPPurchase 4,662 14.2400 GBPPurchase 14,164 14.2500 GBPPurchase 294 14.2600 GBPPurchase 3,933 14.2700 GBPPurchase 1,073 14.2800 GBPPurchase 3,259 14.2900 GBPPurchase 649 14.3000 GBPPurchase 324 14.3100 GBPPurchase 11,793 14.3300 GBPPurchase 11,727 14.3400 GBPPurchase 9,391 14.3500 GBPPurchase 9,428 14.3600 GBPPurchase 8,523 14.3700 GBPPurchase 4,147 14.3800 GBPPurchase 19,205 14.3900 GBPPurchase 28,526 14.4000 GBPPurchase 1,011 14.4200 GBPPurchase 116,110 14.4224 GBPPurchase 1,319 14.4300 GBPPurchase 932 14.4400 GBPPurchase 28,423 14.4700 GBPPurchase 4,630 14.5200 GBPPurchase 1,686 14.5500 GBPPurchase 7,234 14.5600 GBPPurchase 10,612 14.5700 GBPPurchase 282 14.5800 GBPPurchase 1,017 14.5900 GBPPurchase 672 14.6100 GBPPurchase 324 14.6200 GBPPurchase 670 14.6300 GBPPurchase 665 14.6500 GBPPurchase 1,219 14.6600 GBPPurchase 1,612 14.6800 GBPPurchase 1,237 14.6900 GBPPurchase 1,416 14.7000 GBPPurchase 646 14.7100 GBPPurchase 407 14.7200 GBPPurchase 342 14.7300 GBPPurchase 673 14.7400 GBPPurchase 985 14.7900 GBPPurchase 678 14.8000 GBPPurchase 349 14.8700 GBPPurchase 699 14.9500 GBPPurchase 268,365 14.1700 GBPPurchase 471,967 14.7000 GBPTOTAL: 1,369,779 Sale 180,000 13.0000 GBPSale 61,844 14.1500 GBPSale 3,100 14.1600 GBPSale 268,421 14.1700 GBPSale 4,756 14.3300 GBPSale 31,163 14.3328 GBPSale 39,574 14.3328 GBPSale 19,910 14.3328 GBPSale 26,731 14.3328 GBPSale 10,244 14.3400 GBPSale 1,500 14.3700 GBPSale 157,890 14.4245 GBPSale 13,086 14.4300 GBPSale 11,914 14.4500 GBPSale 30,708 14.4700 GBPSale 7,000 14.6100 GBPSale 207,400 14.6240 GBPSale 9,000 14.6700 GBPSale 30,000 14.6800 GBPSale 7,763 14.9600 GBPSale 9,347 14.9700 GBPSale 12,890 14.9800 GBPTOTAL: 1,144,241---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call WarrantLong 500 0.000001 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Put Warrant Short 300 0.2700 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put OptionExpiry 300000 13.00 GBP American 19-09-2008 0.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put OptionExpiry 100000 13.00 GBP American 19-09-2008 0.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Expiry 17.00 GBP American Option 300000 19-09-2008 0.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Expiry 13.00 GBP American Option 180000 19-09-2008 0.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) \* TNature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull 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.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO \* TDate of disclosure 22 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 0480---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes: The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's websiteat www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) \* TProduct name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry datee.g. call option purchased securities to (Note 2) American, which the option European or derivative etc. relates-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2010 Call Option Purchase 100,000 16.3500 GBP Euro 17-Dec-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2010 Put Option Written 100,000 16.3500 GBP Euro 17-Dec-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Put Option Purchased 1,000 12.000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreementsto purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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