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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) 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 1 July 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 3,045,478 (0.1380%) 22,645 (0.0010%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 3,800 (0.0001%) 103,290 (0.0047%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 200,000 (0.0091%) 781,000 (0.0354%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 3,249,287 (0.1472%) 906,935 (0.0410%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 16,196 18.4077 GBPPurchase 1,463 18.4100 GBPPurchase 676 18.4500 GBPPurchase 673 18.4600 GBPPurchase 3,230 18.4700 GBPPurchase 1,117 18.5000 GBPPurchase 685 18.5100 GBPPurchase 2,021 18.5200 GBPPurchase 679 18.5500 GBPPurchase 1,120 18.5600 GBPPurchase 729 18.5700 GBPPurchase 2,060 18.5735 GBPPurchase 2,368 18.5800 GBPPurchase 1,172 18.5900 GBPPurchase 696 18.6000 GBPPurchase 381 18.6100 GBPPurchase 360 18.6200 GBPPurchase 1,568 18.6300 GBPPurchase 3,685 18.6400 GBPPurchase 1,263 18.6600 GBPPurchase 766 18.6900 GBPPurchase 353 18.7200 GBPPurchase 691 18.7300 GBPPurchase 421 18.7800 GBPPurchase 414 18.8100 GBPPurchase 2,236 18.9700 GBPPurchase 461 18.9900 GBPPurchase 436 19.0000 GBPPurchase 515 19.0400 GBPPurchase 516 19.0600 GBPTotal 48,951 Sale 17,659 18.4100 GBPSale 337 18.4400 GBPSale 13 18.4500 GBPSale 2,800 18.4700 GBPSale 1,330 18.5700 GBPSale 730 18.5800 GBPSale 1,700 18.6000 GBPSale 21,632 18.6406 GBPSale 56,000 18.9505 GBPSale 1,800 18.9700 GBPTotal 104,001---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Purchased 12.000 GBP American 18-Jun-09 0.9400 EUR Warrant 80-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Written 18.0000 GBPAmerican 18-Jun-09 0.5400 EUR Warrant 100-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2 July 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 0480---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 2008 Call Warrant Written 2,000 16.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Warrant Written 500 22.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 300 11.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Warrant Written 3,000 11.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 300 14.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 1,700 15.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 2,180 16.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 1,460 17.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 300 18.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 19,620 19.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 5,050 21.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 70 23.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Written 18,115 25.0000 GBP American 11-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 3,287 12.000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 2,562 14.000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Put Warrant Written 800 14.0000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 2,110 16.0000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 300 18.0000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 12,996 20.0000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 300 22.0000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 23,000 24.0000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Written 1,800 26.0000 GBP American 18-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Written 1,340 18.0000 GBP American 17-Dec-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Written 2,500 20.0000 GBP American 17-Dec-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Written 1,200 24.0000 GBP American 17-Dec-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Written 300 30.0000 GBP American 17-Dec-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2010 Call Option Purchase 100,000 16.3500 GBP Euro 17-Dec-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2010 Put Option Written 100,000 16.3500 GBP Euro 17-Dec-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchased 300,000 13.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 300,000 17.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-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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