1st Jul 2008 12:20
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 30 June 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 1,861,268 0.055459559 3,809,497 0.113510265------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,361,101 0.040556256 1,780,510 0.053053241------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,854,725 0.0552646 229,000 0.006823434------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 5,077,094 0.151280415 5,819,007 0.17338694------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 239156 42.89Purchase 500 43.48Purchase 5628 43.49Purchase 3700 43.58Purchase 978 43.59Purchase 9760 43.66Purchase 15240 43.67Purchase 500 43.68Purchase 21114 43.7Purchase 7656 43.71Purchase 2221 43.73Purchase 1588 43.74Purchase 9845 43.75Purchase 3805 43.76Purchase 11525 43.77Purchase 6600 43.78Purchase 5111 43.82Purchase 500 43.83Purchase 500 43.84Purchase 2000 43.86Purchase 500 43.87 348427\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 239156 42.89Sale 368 43.4Sale 301 43.45Sale 1331 43.46Sale 2137 43.47Sale 5573 43.48Sale 1081 43.51Sale 620 43.52Sale 58 43.54Sale 3804 43.56Sale 8082 43.57Sale 2929 43.58Sale 473 43.59Sale 4845 43.64Sale 1414 43.65Sale 1333 43.66Sale 27207 43.67Sale 124156 43.7Sale 2799 43.71Sale 2263 43.72Sale 3472 43.73Sale 1828 43.74Sale 2215 43.76Sale 3990 43.77Sale 957 43.78Sale 30000 43.8035Sale 1500 43.83Sale 300 43.84Sale 1592 43.87Sale 354 43.93Sale 476138\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZX Long (buy) 5000000 0.001 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZW Long (buy) 5000000 0.001 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZU Short (sell) 4500 0.27 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZH Long (buy) 5000000 0.001 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZG Long (buy) 5000000 0.001 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZF Long (buy) 5000000 0.001 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPSZA Long (buy) 237 37.06 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPSZA Long (buy) 1186 37.05 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZM Long (buy) 4000 4.31 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZM Long (buy) 30000 4.33 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZM Short (sell) 2000 4.40 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 July 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 1904---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 40,000 12.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 100,000 12.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 139,000 12.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 250,000 12.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 219,000 26.50 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Written 219,000 27.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Put Purchased 10,000 10.50 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 4,000 48.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 16,000 48.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 5,000 48.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 5,000 48.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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