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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 10 October 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 3,632,164 (0.1646 %) 749,298 (0.0340%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)3,000 (0.0001%) 85,745 (0.0039%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 275,000 (0.0125%) 1,000 (0.0000%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 3,910,164 (0.1772%) 836,043 (0.0379%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* TClass 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 826 8.8950 GBPPurchase 316 8.9450 GBPPurchase 1,964 8.9700 GBPPurchase 569 8.9750 GBPPurchase 20,000 9.1100 GBPPurchase 1,595 9.1700 GBPPurchase 482 9.1800 GBPPurchase 25,728 9.2000 GBPPurchase 64 9.2100 GBPPurchase 4,800 9.2200 GBPPurchase 4,300 9.2500 GBPPurchase 500 9.2550 GBPPurchase 44 9.2700 GBPPurchase 1,700 9.2800 GBPPurchase 15,042 9.2900 GBPPurchase 79,308 9.3000 GBPPurchase 25,900 9.3389 GBPPurchase 90 9.3550 GBPPurchase 1,500 9.3850 GBPPurchase 40,466 9.3900 GBPPurchase 13,760 9.4000 GBPPurchase 700 9.4600 GBPPurchase 1,400 9.4650 GBPPurchase 7,900 9.4700 GBPPurchase 1,850 9.4900 GBPPurchase 1,309 9.4950 GBPPurchase 32,450 9.5000 GBPPurchase 708 9.5100 GBPPurchase 634 9.5150 GBPPurchase 714 9.5400 GBPPurchas 157,946 9.5450 GBPPurchase 680 9.5550 GBPPurchase 1,418 9.5600 GBPPurchase 2,163 9.5800 GBPPurchase 1,386 9.5850 GBPPurchase 731 9.5950 GBPPurchase 618 9.6000 GBPPurchase 8,500 9.7009 GBPTOTAL 460,061 Sale 2,849 8.9682 GBPSale 40,000 9.0500 GBPSale 4,300 9.2500 GBPSale 2,199 9.3100 GBPSale 702 9.3150 GBPSale 2,650 9.3200 GBPSale 2,185 9.3250 GBPSale 5,217 9.3300 GBPSale 589 9.3350 GBPSale 1,419 9.3450 GBPSale 4,423 9.3500 GBPSale 1,135 9.3550 GBPSale 1,817 9.3600 GBPSale 3,513 9.3616 GBPSale 3,654 9.3650 GBPSale 157,946 9.5450 GBPSale 7,700 9.5663 GBPSale 5,577 9.6000 GBPSale 5,000 9.6200 GBPSale 18,815 9.6400 GBPSale 891 9.6450 GBPSale 1,000 9.6500 GBPSale 55,565 9.6550 GBPSale 5,500 9.6600 GBPSale 1,800 9.6650 GBPSale 5,744 9.6700 GBPSale 23,000 9.6750 GBPSale 891 9.6850 GBPSale 10,300 9.6900 GBPSale 12,817 9.7000 GBPSale 1,600 9.7050 GBP TOTAL 390,798---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Long 9,000 0.0060 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Short 1,000 0.0700 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Short 1,600 0.0700 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Long 310 0.0900 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Short 80 0.1300 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 (Note varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. 4)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 13 October 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number +44 (0) 20 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 website atwww.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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 2008 Call Option Purchase 75,000 16.0000 GBP American 17-Oct-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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