20th Oct 2008 13:00
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) Amendment - Please note this disclosure replaces the disclosure issued on17/October/2008 (RNS: 385F0022FB16) for date of dealing 16/October/2008. Totalsales were increased 954 shares to 257,754 in section 3a.* 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 16 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 3,428,925 0.1554% 412,433 0.0187%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)3,500 0.0002% 84,095 0.0038%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 275,000 0.0125% 1,000 0.0000%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 3,707,425 0.1681% 497,528 0.0225%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 1,000 8.0200 GBPPurchase 340,000 8.2957 GBPPurchase 4,500 8.4650 GBPPurchase 2,100 8.7650 GBPPurchase 11,137 8.7861 GBPPurchase 300 8.9450 GBPPurchase 772 8.9500 GBPPurchase 1,573 8.9550 GBPPurchase 618 8.9650 GBPPurchase 300 9.0700 GBPPurchase 50,000 9.1050 GBPTOTAL 412,300 Sale 1,000 8.0200 GBPSale 40,671 8.0500 GBPSale 3,490 8.0700 GBPSale 1,485 8.0750 GBPSale 900 8.0800 GBPSale 1,634 8.0850 GBPSale 1,820 8.0900 GBPSale 2,549 8.1100 GBPSale 3,182 8.1200 GBPSale 3,700 8.1250 GBPSale 4,000 8.1400 GBPSale 3,832 8.1600 GBPSale 6,168 8.1700 GBPSale 24,300 8.1750 GBPSale 2,025 8.1800 GBPSale 5,000 8.1850 GBPSale 24,284 8.2000 GBPSale 771 8.2050 GBPSale 43,240 8.2200 GBPSale 1,500 8.2250 GBPSale 3,935 8.2300 GBPSale 10,000 8.2350 GBPSale 5,000 8.2850 GBPSale 18,949 8.3000 GBPSale 414 8.3100 GBPSale 700 8.3150 GBPSale 3,000 8.3250 GBPSale 25,000 8.4000 GBPSale 2,100 8.7650 GBPSale 2,151 8.8600 GBPSale 618 8.8750 GBPSale 1,016 8.8950 GBPSale 599 8.9000 GBPSale 3,263 8.9548 GBPSale 105 8.9600 GBPSale 589 8.9900 GBPSale 584 9.0150 GBPSale 992 9.0700 GBPSale 696 9.1150 GBPSale 778 9.1700 GBPSale 760 9.2650 GBPSale* 954 8.1100 GBPTOTAL 257,754---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 1500 0.0060 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 20 October 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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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