21st Oct 2008 09:09
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 20 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 12,777,254 0.38071942 2068531 0.0616353------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,351 0.040384925 2290853 0.0682598------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 212,162 0.006321718 5545000 0.1652224------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 14,344,767 0.427426063 9904384 0.2951175------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 982539 24.59Purchase 228 25.41Purchase 633 25.43Purchase 1474 25.44Purchase 1935 25.45Purchase 2500 25.46Purchase 1500 25.48Purchase 1225 25.51Purchase 8676 25.52Purchase 100 25.53Purchase 333 25.56Purchase 5000 25.57Purchase 5774 25.58Purchase 8726 25.59Purchase 3075 25.63Purchase 1424 25.64Purchase 5469 25.7Purchase 2743 25.71Purchase 1788 25.72Purchase 2172 25.73Purchase 329 25.74Purchase 10000 25.75Purchase 2471 25.76Purchase 4000 25.77Purchase 1628 25.78Purchase 5900 25.79Purchase 108140 25.8Purchase 2775 25.82Purchase 4272 25.83Purchase 16810 25.84Purchase 30882 25.85Purchase 5870 25.86Purchase 5000 25.87Purchase 5000 25.89Purchase 5000 25.92Purchase 5000 25.93Purchase 2000 25.97Purchase 6300 25.99Purchase 9700 26Purchase 9966 26.03Purchase 1248 26.04Purchase 5461 26.05Purchase 4325 26.06Purchase 2000 26.1Purchase 2000 26.18Purchase 9000 26.2Purchase 8236 26.21Purchase 1800 26.25Purchase 2355 26.26Purchase 293 26.31Purchase 1707 26.33Purchase 300 26.35Purchase 150 26.39Purchase 1700 26.4Purchase 250 26.41Purchase 5 26.49 1319187\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 878829 24.59Sale 3000 25.4Sale 6444 25.41Sale 5274 25.42Sale 5000 25.47Sale 1000 25.48Sale 1300 25.52Sale 1200 25.53Sale 1000 25.58Sale 1135 25.59Sale 2135 25.61Sale 2 25.62Sale 2 25.64Sale 3504 25.65Sale 1492 25.66Sale 14000 25.7Sale 6602 25.71Sale 2364 25.72Sale 6970 25.73Sale 2220 25.74Sale 9079 25.75Sale 450 25.76Sale 3100 25.77Sale 5000 25.79Sale 114056 25.8Sale 10852 25.81Sale 11667 25.82Sale 1879 25.83Sale 65 25.89Sale 1000 25.94Sale 401 25.95Sale 2500 25.96Sale 22908 25.97Sale 33331 25.98Sale 17218 25.99Sale 4152 26Sale 679 26.02Sale 5300 26.04Sale 16000 26.05Sale 4000 26.1Sale 421 26.11Sale 2579 26.12Sale 468 26.14Sale 785 26.15Sale 14882 26.16Sale 5865 26.17Sale 500 26.2Sale 13236 26.24Sale 16092 26.25Sale 425 26.28Sale 6263 26.3Sale 5000 26.35Sale 755 26.49 1274381\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUDe.g. CFD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPSZA Long (buy) 430 19.09---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 1500 27.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZA Long (buy) 700 4.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 5000 2.67---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 3300 2.70---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 3300 2.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 29.18---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 29.23---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1707 29.25---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 293 29.27---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 29.44---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 29.45---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 29.47---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 14.86---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 14.94---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 15.07---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 500 15.18---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 7500 15.19---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 4000 15.27---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 671 15.28---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 329 15.3---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 15.39---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 15.58---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 935 15.59---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2335 15.6---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2000 15.07---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 8500 15.08---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1900 15.25---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 4000 15.26---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3100 15.28---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 15.31---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 15.32---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2135 15.44---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1135 15.46---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1200 15.52---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1300 15.53---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4) AUD etc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 21 October 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 7,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 35,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 20,000 20.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 20,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 17,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 15,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Written 1,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Written 1,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Written 18,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Written 10,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 20,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 2,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 8,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 20,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 2,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 8,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 75,000 29.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 25,000 29.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 1,000,000 0.01 European 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 327,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 100,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 340,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 425,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 649,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 750,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 70,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 30,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 500,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 590,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 350,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------\* 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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