26th Nov 2008 14:03
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
| Name 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) | ORD 0.50 USD | |
| Date of dealing | 25 November 2008 |
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
|
| Long | Short | ||||||
|
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities | 2,681,430 | 0.1215% | 151,995 | 0.0069% | ||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | 0 | 0 | 78,562 | 0.0036% | ||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | 250,000 | 0.0113% | 1,000 | 0.0000% | ||||
| Total | 2,931,430 | 0.1328% | 231,557 | 0.0105% | ||||
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
| 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% | ||||
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
| Class of relevant security: | Details |
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 4) | ||
| Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase
Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase
Total
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Sale
Total | 59,396
2,500
18,265
284
273,691
40,000
4,400
182,461
13,098
200,859
60,917
11,180
5,875
5,462
10,301
22
864
519
655
1,235
755
2,388
7,150 6,850 3,900
913,027
105,696
25,000
4,800
2,350
6,850
284
837
4,927
4,611
10,021
5,540
10,693
14,522
3,598
11,073
9
9,765
9,208
26,728
30,000
20,059
29,566
34,642
69,730
57,946
37,527
5,893
3,950
5,164
9,827
5,015
10,666
20,420
4,615
5,791
10,740
5,118
10,623
13,795
15,455
16,853
3,697
4,588
283
1,294
4,567
5,480
706
700,522 | 10.5100 GBP
10.5300 GBP
10.9600 GBP
11.0700 GBP
11.1400 GBP
11.1500 GBP
11.2800 GBP
11.3200 GBP
11.3408 GBP
11.3410 GBP
11.3410 GBP
11.3412 GBP
11.3414 GBP
11.3415 GBP
11.3416 GBP
11.4700 GBP
11.4900 GBP
11.5000 GBP
11.5100 GBP
11.5200 GBP
11.5300 GBP
11.6200 GBP 10.6200 GBP 10.8500 GBP 11.3400 GBP
10.5100 GBP
10.5300 GBP
10.6500 GBP
10.6600 GBP
10.8500 GBP
11.0700 GBP
11.0900 GBP
11.1000 GBP
11.1100 GBP
11.1200 GBP
11.1400 GBP
11.1900 GBP
11.2000 GBP
11.2100 GBP
11.2200 GBP
11.2300 GBP
11.2400 GBP
11.2500 GBP
11.2600 GBP
11.2677 GBP
11.2700 GBP
11.2800 GBP
11.2900 GBP
11.3000 GBP
11.3100 GBP
11.3200 GBP
11.3300 GBP
11.3400 GBP
11.3500 GBP
11.3700 GBP
11.3800 GBP
11.3900 GBP
11.4000 GBP
11.4100 GBP
11.4300 GBP
11.4600 GBP
11.4700 GBP
11.4800 GBP
11.5000 GBP
11.5100 GBP
11.5200 GBP
11.5300 GBP
11.5500 GBP
11.7000 GBP
11.7200 GBP
11.7300 GBP
11.7400 GBP
11.7500 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Product name, e.g. CFD | Long/short (Note 5) | Number of securities (Note 6) | Price per unit (Note 4) | |||
| Jun 2009 Call Warrant | Short | 300 | 0.3000 EUR | |||
| Jun 2009 Call Warrant | Long | 250 | 0.2400 EUR | |||
| Jun 2009 Call Warrant | Long | 500 | 0.2700 EUR | |||
| Jun 2009 Call Warrant | Long | 1500 | 0.2100 EUR |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Product name, e.g. call option | Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. | Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6) | Exercise price | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4) | ||||||
| Jan 2009 Call Option | Purchase | 50,000 | 12.000 GBP | American | 16/01/2009 | 125.0000 GBP |
(ii) Exercising
| Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 4) |
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)
| Nature of transaction (Note 7) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
| Full 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. |
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO
| Date of disclosure | 26 November 2008 | |
| Contact name | A.Ruparelia | |
| Telephone number | 020 7678 7732 | |
| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected | Rio Tinto | |
| Nature of connection (Note 9) | Advisor |
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 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)
| Product name, e.g. call option | Written or purchased | Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates | Exercise price (Note 2) | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | |||||
| Dec 2010 Call Option | Purchased | 100,000 | 16.3500 GBP | Euro | 17-Dec-10 | |||||
| Dec 2010 Put Option | Written | 100,000 | 16.3500 GBP | Euro | 17-Dec-10 | |||||
| Jan 2009 Call Option | Purchased | 50,000 | 12.000 GBP | American | 16-Jan-09 | |||||
| June 2009 Put Option | Purchased | 1,000 | 12.000 GBP | American | 19-Jun-09 |
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to 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 its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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