14th Nov 2008 11:39
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
| Name 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) | ORD 0.50 USD |
| Date of dealing | 13 November 2008 |
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
|
| Long | Short | ||
|
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
| (1) Relevant securities | 3,060,965 | 0.1387% | 39,334 | 0.0018% |
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | 0 | 0% | 79,458 | 0.0036% |
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | 200,000 | 0.0091% | 1,000 | 0.0000% |
| Total | 3,260,965 | 0.1478% | 119,792 | 0.0054% |
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
| 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% |
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
| Class of relevant security: | Details |
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 4) |
| Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase TOTAL
Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale TOTAL | 2,000 7,520 2,011 976 989 5,000 1,021 998 8,697 931 996 3,556 6,916 904 3,384 1,023 901 7,900 900 2,354 1,013 1,141 1,148 1,275 5,201 2,000 4,706 400 2,667 5,200 22,365 2,044 51,047 1,250 3,786 1,149 2,393 1,248 1,235 2,369 20,000 1,241 193,855
2,000 5,500 600 4,893 3,007 5,000 61,264 217 8,585 700 698 5,200 63,214 20,000 579 5,000 2,710 2,290 191,457 | 9.0000 GBP 9.0300 GBP 9.0350 GBP 9.0450 GBP 9.0500 GBP 9.0600 GBP 9.0650 GBP 9.0700 GBP 9.1050 GBP 9.1200 GBP 9.1250 GBP 9.1400 GBP 9.1500 GBP 9.1550 GBP 9.1600 GBP 9.1650 GBP 9.1700 GBP 9.1719 GBP 9.1800 GBP 9.1850 GBP 9.1900 GBP 9.1950 GBP 9.2050 GBP 9.2100 GBP 9.2150 GBP 9.2200 GBP 9.2250 GBP 9.2300 GBP 9.2350 GBP 9.2400 GBP 9.2500 GBP 9.2550 GBP 9.2650 GBP 9.2700 GBP 9.2750 GBP 9.2850 GBP 9.2900 GBP 9.3100 GBP 9.3150 GBP 9.3200 GBP 9.3650 GBP 9.4150 GBP
9.0000 GBP 9.1314 GBP 9.1400 GBP 9.1700 GBP 9.1750 GBP 9.1900 GBP 9.2012 GBP 9.2100 GBP 9.2150 GBP 9.2200 GBP 9.2250 GBP 9.2400 GBP 9.2650 GBP 9.2750 GBP 9.2800 GBP 9.3100 GBP 9.3200 GBP 9.3250 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Product name, e.g. CFD
Jun 2009 Call Warrant | Long/short (Note 5)
Short | Number of securities (Note 6)
250 | Price per unit (Note 4)
0.1500 EUR |
(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 6) | Exercise price | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4) |
(ii) Exercising
| Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 4) |
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)
| Nature of transaction (Note 7) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) |
4. 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. |
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO
| Date of disclosure | 14 November 2008 |
| Contact name | Fraser Wyeth |
| Telephone number | +44 (0) 20 7678 0480 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected | Rio Tinto |
| Nature of connection (Note 9) | Advisor |
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 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)
| Product name, e.g. call option | Written or purchased | Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates | Exercise price (Note 2) | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date |
| Dec 2010 Call Option | Purchased | 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 | Purchased | 75,000 | 16.0000 GBP | American | 17-Oct-08 |
| June 2009 Put Option | Purchased | 1,000 | 12.000 GBP | American | 19-Jun-09 |
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to 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 its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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