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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) Amendment - Please note this disclosure replaces the disclosure issued on29/October/2008 (RNS: 386B00001507) for date of dealing 28/October/2008. Totalpurchases have increased by 12,707 giving a total of 92,758 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 28 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 3,180,416 0.1441% 172,266 0.0078%------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 560 0.0000% 81,158 0.0037%------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 200,000 0.0091% 1,000 0.0000%------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------Total 3,380,976 0.1532% 254,424 0.0115%------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* T 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%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 1,525 8.2500 GBPPurchase 514 8.2850 GBPPurchase 515 8.3050 GBPPurchase 740 8.3200 GBPPurchase 920 8.3250 GBPPurchase 87 8.3400 GBPPurchase 1,133 8.3450 GBPPurchase 539 8.3500 GBPPurchase 827 8.3850 GBPPurchase 847 8.3950 GBPPurchase 807 8.4050 GBPPurchase 1,080 8.4100 GBPPurchase 686 8.4150 GBPPurchase 393 8.4250 GBPPurchase 534 8.4350 GBPPurchase 1,174 8.4400 GBPPurchase 248 8.4450 GBPPurchase 993 8.4500 GBPPurchase 507 8.4550 GBPPurchase 516 8.4800 GBPPurchase 523 8.5100 GBPPurchase 281 8.5150 GBPPurchase 225 8.5800 GBPPurchase 517 8.5850 GBPPurchase 225 8.6050 GBPPurchase 881 8.6400 GBPPurchase 644 8.6450 GBPPurchase 712 8.6550 GBPPurchase 225 8.6600 GBPPurchase 225 8.6900 GBPPurchase 225 8.6950 GBPPurchase 279 8.7250 GBPPurchase 279 8.7400 GBPPurchase 222 8.7450 GBPPurchase 225 8.7500 GBPPurchase 22,561 8.7708 GBPPurchase 225 8.7950 GBPPurchase 156 8.8200 GBPPurchase 377 8.8650 GBPPurchase 499 8.8750 GBPPurchase 2,564 8.8800 GBPPurchase 657 8.8850 GBPPurchase 1,203 8.8950 GBPPurchase 3,699 8.9000 GBPPurchase 451 8.9050 GBPPurchase 1,976 8.9100 GBPPurchase 2,925 8.9150 GBPPurchase 815 8.9200 GBPPurchase 433 8.9250 GBPPurchase 8,900 8.9252 GBPPurchase 284 8.9300 GBPPurchase 285 8.9350 GBPPurchase 217 8.9500 GBPPurchase 569 8.9800 GBPPurchase 285 8.9900 GBPPurchase 1,306 9.0250 GBPPurchase 220 9.0400 GBPPurchase 226 9.0550 GBPPurchase 285 9.0600 GBPPurchase 220 9.0650 GBPPurchase 254 9.0750 GBPPurchase 5,200 9.1000 GBPPurchase 226 9.1250 GBPPurchase 452 9.1350 GBPPurchase 1,038 9.1400 GBPPurchase 213 9.1700 GBPPurchase 1,057 9.1900 GBPPurchase* 12,707 8.4250 GBPTOTAL 92,758 8.4250 GBPSale 20,112 8.5150 GBPSale 729 8.5200 GBPSale 6,876 8.5850 GBPSale 459 8.6393 GBPSale 30,500 8.6600 GBPSale 976 8.6750 GBPSale 1,021 8.6850 GBPSale 460 8.7200 GBPSale 1,486 8.7300 GBPSale 567 8.7750 GBPSale 1,159 8.8650 GBPSale 570 8.8900 GBPSale 46 8.8950 GBPSale 438 8.9000 GBPSale 402 8.9048 GBPSale 12,734 8.9200 GBPSale 1,554 8.9250 GBPSale 448 8.9300 GBPSale 518 8.9400 GBPSale 1,106 8.9500 GBPSale 1,885 8.9550 GBPSale 561 8.9650 GBPSale 517 8.9850 GBPSale 564 9.0000 GBPSale 1,605 9.0100 GBPSale 2,824 9.0150 GBPSale 581 9.0250 GBPSale 1,634 9.0650 GBPSale 1,462 9.0700 GBPSale 5,000 9.0900 GBPSale 556 9.1000 GBPSale 5,200 9.1250 GBPSale 48,816TOTAL 153,366----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 30 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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