1st Sep 2008 11:30
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 Equities Australia Limited---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 29 August 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 6,390,950 0.190428927 2230453 0.06646--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 20,359 0.00060663 155794397 4.6421518--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,485,162 0.074049513 3121110 0.0929986--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 8,896,471 0.26508507 161145960 4.8016105--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 2704 41.4Purchase 7500 41.48Purchase 133 41.49Purchase 195377 41.5Purchase 955 41.52Purchase 478 41.53Purchase 22 41.54Purchase 381 41.59Purchase 3944 41.61Purchase 1099 41.62Purchase 5000 41.63Purchase 231 41.64Purchase 5586 41.65Purchase 161 41.68Purchase 524 41.69Purchase 209 41.71Purchase 5293 41.73Purchase 367 41.75Purchase 500 41.76Purchase 1626 41.77Purchase 270 41.78Purchase 16 41.8Purchase 34 41.81Purchase 1000 41.82Purchase 37 41.83Purchase 45 41.85Purchase 1373 41.87Purchase 93 41.89Purchase 98 41.91Purchase 15 41.92Purchase 116 41.95Purchase 500 41.99Purchase 32113 42Purchase 2501 42.01Purchase 2028 42.02 272329\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 7799 41.4Sale 5000 41.49Sale 176000 41.5Sale 1500 41.53Sale 1500 41.54Sale 2200 41.57Sale 6700 41.58Sale 6175 41.59Sale 1500 41.6Sale 198 41.61Sale 4847 41.63Sale 226 41.64Sale 500 41.65Sale 4025 41.66Sale 10000 41.67Sale 3640 41.68Sale 3809 41.69Sale 10000 41.7Sale 589 41.73Sale 65 41.74Sale 4153 41.75Sale 24 41.76Sale 93 41.77Sale 260 41.79Sale 4690 41.8Sale 1850 41.81Sale 131 41.82Sale 247 41.84Sale 2732 41.86Sale 381 41.87Sale 6244 41.88Sale 436 41.9Sale 1562 41.91Sale 281 41.92Sale 164 41.93Sale 486 41.94Sale 304 41.95Sale 3881 41.97Sale 299 41.98Sale 1000 41.99Sale 2000 42 277491\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUDe.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZP Long (buy) 5000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVVZ Long (buy) 5000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Long (buy) 5000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZL Long (buy) 5000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZK Long (buy) 5000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZJ Long (buy) 5000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZI Long (buy) 5000000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 3000 11.76--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 10000 11.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 10000 11.68--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 3000 11.69--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 10000 11.75--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4) AUD etc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Jun 09 Purchasing 360000 47.00 American 25/06/09 3.98--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Jun 09 Selling 360000 47.00 American 25/06/09 3.98--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 1 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RIO TINTO---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 3,000 41.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 1,300,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 100,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 340,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 425,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 649,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 7,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 3,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 46.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 10,000 46.00 American 25/09/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 08 Put Written 11,563 35.06 European 30/06/2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 09 Put Written 12,824 38.99 European 1/07/2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 09 Call Purchased 12,824 50.69 European 1/07/2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Put Written 21,514 46.48 European 26/06/2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 10 Put Written 75,000 17.00 American 30/06/2010------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 13,990 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 10,520 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 310 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 2,970 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 2,340 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 630 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 4,190 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Long 327,792 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Long 1,022,208 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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