EPT Disclosure - Amendment

30th Sep 2008 17:15

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 29September 2008 for various dates of dealings. Various Total Return Swap (TRS)transactions were added in Section 2(b) for dates of dealing from 16/09/2008 to26/09/2008. 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 Ltd---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD 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----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------25,600 35.8400 AUD 35.8400 AUD----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------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) \* TDate of Dealing Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities Price (per unit) e.g. CFD (Note 5)--------------- ---------------- ------------------------ --------------------- -------------------------16-09-2008 TRS Short 53,174 36.4000 AUD19-09-2008 TRS Long 80,200 35.4000 AUD23-09-2008 TRS Short 1,400 38.9300 AUD26-09-2008 TRS Short 25,600 35.8400 AUD--------------- ---------------- ------------------------ --------------------- -------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008

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