EPT Disclosure

30th Sep 2008 17:19

FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) Amendment - Please note this disclosure replaces the disclosure issued on 30September 2008 for date of dealing 29 September 2008 (RNS: 384D00001007).Various Total Return Swap (TRS) transactions were added in Section 2(b) fordates of dealing from 10/09/2008 to 29/09/2008. 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 USD 0.50 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing Please refer to note above------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales \* TTotal number of securities Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) purchased----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------247,231 13.0400 GBP 12.3200 GBP----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------260,162 12.9500 GBP 12.1900 GBP----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Note: See Annex 1 at end of disclosure for dealings for previous dates. (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 5) etc. 3)------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ---------- ------------- ---------- ----------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T 3. 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. Please note that this amendment includes Total Return Swaps (TRS) - the dates in Section 2(b) refer to the date of dealing when the TRS occurred.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of disclosure 30 September 2008------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Contact name Antonio Gagliostro------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 5898------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Annex 1 The following are dealings from previous dates. (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 10-09-2008 Long 5,901 13.8500 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 10-09-2008 Long 1,215 13.9500 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 12-09-2008 Short 15,600 15.0900 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 12-09-2008 Long 62,504 15.0900 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 16-09-2008 Long 4,600 13.7600 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 16-09-2008 Short 45,128 13.7600 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 26-09-2008 Long 68,327 13.6900 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------TRS 29-09-2008 Long 12,000 12.3292 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008

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