11th Nov 2008 09:08
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 10 November 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 11,512,499 0.343033952 2027960 0.0604264------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,361,262 0.040561053 2176291 0.0648462------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 287,162 0.008556467 4526000 0.1348597------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 13,160,923 0.392151472 8730251 0.2601323------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 \* T Purchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 2500 28.3Purchase 2 28.5Purchase 7493 28.85Purchase 43 28.88Purchase 3004 28.9Purchase 1670 28.91Purchase 6330 28.92Purchase 5152 28.95Purchase 9848 28.96Purchase 6000 28.97Purchase 717 29.01Purchase 6067 29.02Purchase 143 29.03Purchase 6932 29.05Purchase 293 29.07Purchase 5000 29.08Purchase 3000 29.09Purchase 55 29.15Purchase 278 29.17Purchase 5142 29.6Purchase 1000 29.61Purchase 3000 29.62Purchase 6700 29.63Purchase 7750 29.64Purchase 200 29.65Purchase 3273 29.66Purchase 2474 29.67Purchase 8500 29.69Purchase 7871 29.7Purchase 5538 29.71Purchase 4325 29.75Purchase 2000 29.77Purchase 200 29.78Purchase 2500 29.79Purchase 3399 29.8Purchase 2700 29.81Purchase 3336 29.82Purchase 2464 29.83Purchase 2200 29.85Purchase 6957 29.86Purchase 7014 29.87Purchase 1292 29.88Purchase 22945 29.89Purchase 6773 29.9Purchase 1000 29.91Purchase 200 29.92Purchase 7000 29.93Purchase 2985 29.94Purchase 8995 29.95Purchase 3400 29.96Purchase 5905 29.97Purchase 800 29.98Purchase 700 29.99Purchase 8993 30Purchase 11000 30.01Purchase 366 30.02Purchase 1000 30.08Purchase 7500 30.09Purchase 7 30.1Purchase 1659 30.14Purchase 3000 30.15Purchase 400 30.16Purchase 1500 30.18Purchase 2100 30.19Purchase 1000 30.2 253590\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 10000 28.31Sale 152 28.49Sale 11500 28.5Sale 299 28.6Sale 38 28.61Sale 4663 28.64Sale 1963 28.7Sale 2937 28.71Sale 1100 28.72Sale 2200 28.74Sale 828 28.75Sale 76 28.78Sale 1424 28.79Sale 5274 28.81Sale 2572 28.82Sale 891 28.85Sale 100 28.86Sale 1292 28.87Sale 643 28.88Sale 3666 28.89Sale 6500 28.92Sale 132 28.93Sale 3000 28.94Sale 1613 28.97Sale 387 28.98Sale 7500 29Sale 1000 29.01Sale 1962 29.02Sale 30 29.03Sale 100 29.04Sale 2500 29.06Sale 200 29.11Sale 2038 29.12Sale 1117 29.13Sale 76 29.14Sale 3694 29.15Sale 5479 29.17Sale 354 29.18Sale 1000 29.3Sale 5000 29.4Sale 1529 29.41Sale 3595 29.42Sale 200 29.46Sale 5000 29.49Sale 667 29.52Sale 4333 29.54Sale 491 29.59Sale 5278 29.6Sale 6259 29.61Sale 800 29.62Sale 1343 29.63Sale 120 29.65Sale 800 29.66Sale 3707 29.68Sale 1500 29.69Sale 550 29.7Sale 2650 29.72Sale 15285 29.75Sale 7500 29.77Sale 4202 29.78Sale 715 29.79Sale 298 29.8Sale 6200 29.81Sale 250 29.84Sale 8372 29.85Sale 261 29.87Sale 1524 29.89Sale 3080 29.9Sale 1250 29.91Sale 4746 29.92Sale 2100 29.93Sale 2572 29.94Sale 5000 29.95Sale 400 29.96Sale 9566 29.97Sale 1792 29.98Sale 3800 29.99Sale 4500 30Sale 200 30.01Sale 400 30.02Sale 12751 30.03Sale 2619 30.04Sale 12259 30.05Sale 1434 30.06Sale 2500 30.07Sale 2500 30.08Sale 2832 30.09Sale 5830 30.1Sale 200 30.13Sale 100 30.15Sale 400 30.16Sale 10000 30.19 271560\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 10000 1.845---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 8982 1.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 1018 1.925---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 10000 1.93---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 20000 1.935---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Short (sell) 10000 1.88---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Short (sell) 10000 1.885---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Short (sell) 10000 1.89---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZQ Short (sell) 20000 1.90---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 10.87---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3500 11.15---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 12.35---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2000 12.36---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2000 12.40---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 500 12.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 2500 11.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZA Long (buy) 900 7.54---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZA Long (buy) 100 7.56---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZA Long (buy) 1000 7.63---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZA Short (sell) 2000 8.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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.----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 10000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.2----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 1000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.13----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 1000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.13----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 8000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.16----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 10000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.175----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 10000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.105----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 9000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.045----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 1000 28.00 American 27/11/08 0.98----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 10000 28.00 American 27/11/08 1.03----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Selling 5000 28.00 American 27/11/08 0.905----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 10000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.52----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 1000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.425----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 1000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.425----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 8000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.46----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 10000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.46----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 10000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.355----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 9000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.245----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 1000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.18----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 10000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.21----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Nov 08 Put Purchasing 5000 31.00 American 27/11/08 2.065----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 11 Put Selling 40000 28.00 American 22/12/11 7.85----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 11 November 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 55,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 5,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 1,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 9,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 2,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 8,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 5,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 1,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 10,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 9,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 10,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 2,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 18,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 10,000 31.00 American 27/11/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 11,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 9,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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