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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 on2/October/2008 (RNS: 38500044D016) for date of dealing 1/October/2008. Totalbuys were increased 20,000 shares to 479,308 in section 2a.* 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 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 3,742,019 (0.1696%) 778,423 (0.0353%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)4,000 (0.0002%) 88,009 (0.0040%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 275,000 (0.0125%) 1,000 (0.0000%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 4,021,019 (0.1823%) 867,432 (0.0393%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 12,798 11.9337 GBPPurchase 2,770 12.0300 GBPPurchase 92,337 12.0500 GBPPurchase 20,000 12.0600 GBPPurchase 700 12.2900 GBPPurchase 9,300 12.3000 GBPPurchase 25,000 12.4000 GBPPurchase 28,640 12.6223 GBPPurchase 5,000 12.7300 GBPPurchase 112 12.8700 GBPPurchase 7,553 12.8800 GBPPurchase 1,588 12.8900 GBPPurchase 1,047 12.9000 GBPPurchase 2,316 12.9600 GBPPurchase 7,480 12.9700 GBPPurchase 11,469 12.9900 GBPPurchase 7,031 13.0000 GBPPurchase 8,421 13.0100 GBPPurchase 3,919 13.0200 GBPPurchase 9,100 13.0300 GBPPurchase 3,611 13.0600 GBPPurchase 96,921 13.0700 GBPPurchase 5,000 13.0800 GBPPurchase 4,240 13.0900 GBPPurchase 2,000 13.1000 GBPPurchase 3,982 13.1100 GBPPurchase 3,869 13.1300 GBPPurchase 83,104 13.2200 GBPPurchase* 20,000 11.9400 GBPTOTAL 479,308 Sale 662 11.9200 GBPSale 5,012 11.9300 GBPSale 8,336 11.9400 GBPSale 588 11.9700 GBPSale 567 12.0200 GBPSale 448 12.0300 GBPSale 579 12.0400 GBPSale 1,324 12.0600 GBPSale 541 12.0700 GBPSale 36,760 12.0900 GBPSale 451 12.1400 GBPSale 454 12.2000 GBPSale 482 12.3300 GBPSale 937 12.3400 GBPSale 460 12.3600 GBPSale 5,466 12.3700 GBPSale 476 12.4300 GBPSale 478 12.4400 GBPSale 484 12.5000 GBPSale 450 12.6700 GBPSale 472 12.6800 GBPSale 451 12.7000 GBPSale 452 12.7200 GBPSale 1,328 12.8600 GBPSale 3,300 12.8912 GBPSale 1,263 12.9100 GBPSale 2,078 12.9300 GBPSale 419 12.9800 GBPSale 424 12.9900 GBPSale 2,400 12.9939 GBPSale 3,410 13.0000 GBPSale 2,067 13.0100 GBPSale 1,303 13.0200 GBPSale 25,425 13.0300 GBPSale 55,722 13.0355 GBPSale 426 13.0400 GBPSale 1,243 13.0500 GBPSale 310 13.0800 GBPSale 2,213 13.1100 GBPSale 309 13.1300 GBPSale 309 13.1600 GBPSale 227 13.1800 GBPSale 227 13.2000 GBPSale 458 13.2200 GBPSale 15,229 13.2300 GBPSale 229 13.2400 GBPSale 766 13.2500 GBPSale 305 13.2900 GBPTOTAL 187,720---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 3 October 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number +44 (0) 20 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 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 Purchase 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 Purchase 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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