30th Oct 2008 10:00
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 29 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 12,753,238 0.380003823 2117729 0.0631012------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,354,312 0.040353966 2216045 0.0660307------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 242,162 0.007215617 5565000 0.1658184------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 14,349,712 0.427573407 9898774 0.2949503------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 2500000 25.11 Purchase 2500 26.05 Purchase 1800 26.11 Purchase 875 26.12 Purchase 2719 26.14 Purchase 14833 26.15 Purchase 52 26.16 Purchase 1021 26.17 Purchase 63 26.19 Purchase 2631 26.2 Purchase 437 26.29 Purchase 131579 26.3 Purchase 2000 26.31 Purchase 2000 26.32 Purchase 1522 26.33 Purchase 580 26.34 Purchase 14281 26.35 Purchase 4617 26.36 Purchase 1100 26.37 Purchase 500 26.38 Purchase 12 26.42 Purchase 988 26.43 Purchase 256 26.44 Purchase 11989 26.45 Purchase 487 26.46 Purchase 1662 26.47 Purchase 100 26.48 Purchase 5513 26.49 Purchase 13980 26.5 Purchase 1444 26.52 Purchase 1423 26.54 Purchase 526 26.55 Purchase 500 26.56 Purchase 5100 26.57 Purchase 100 26.59 Purchase 11752 26.6 Purchase 1432 26.61 Purchase 439 26.66 Purchase 2556 26.67 Purchase 368 26.68 Purchase 800 26.7 Purchase 1326 26.71 Purchase 3000 26.72 Purchase 100 26.74 Purchase 2250 26.83 Purchase 1207 26.84 Purchase 3193 26.85 Purchase 850 26.87 2758463\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 2500000 25.11Sale 520 26Sale 452 26.03Sale 93 26.07Sale 6 26.09Sale 1594 26.1Sale 1791 26.13Sale 100 26.14Sale 836 26.15Sale 103 26.16Sale 1174 26.17Sale 3400 26.18Sale 2500 26.19Sale 742 26.2Sale 2230 26.22Sale 3971 26.23Sale 248 26.25Sale 781 26.27Sale 2730 26.28Sale 2335 26.29Sale 109335 26.3Sale 3688 26.32Sale 1700 26.33Sale 3300 26.34Sale 3421 26.35Sale 2500 26.36Sale 1300 26.37Sale 9715 26.38Sale 2116 26.39Sale 5037 26.4Sale 7647 26.41Sale 4327 26.42Sale 8744 26.43Sale 3803 26.44Sale 9311 26.47Sale 2535 26.48Sale 21765 26.5Sale 1414 26.51Sale 4500 26.52Sale 5882 26.53Sale 4718 26.54Sale 3000 26.55Sale 1900 26.56Sale 2757 26.57Sale 1000 26.58Sale 5000 26.63Sale 5000 26.64Sale 194 26.65Sale 5 26.67Sale 2000 26.68Sale 1254 26.69Sale 1246 26.7Sale 328 26.76Sale 5131 26.77Sale 2500 26.78Sale 662 26.79Sale 566 26.83 2774907\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* T Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUD e.g. CFD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZC Long (buy) 1000000 0.001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZB Long (buy) 1900 8.48-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZB Long (buy) 600 8.49-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZB Long (buy) 2500 8.61-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Long (buy) 5000 29.10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 29.23-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 29.28-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 29.29-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Short (sell) 900 29.07-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Short (sell) 4100 29.08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 29.09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZW Short (sell) 3000 29.20-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPJZC Long (buy) 2500000 0.001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZA Long (buy) 1600 5.00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZA Long (buy) 2000 5.18-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZA Long (buy) 1000 5.34-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPJZP Long (buy) 250 2.55-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPJZP Long (buy) 1000 2.57-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 850 14.17-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 3193 14.19-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 1207 14.2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 2250 14.21-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 1126 14.33-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 3284 14.43-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 9900 14.44-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 100 14.45-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 14.47-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 14.55-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 3600 14.69-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 1400 14.71-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 15000 14.73-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 63 14.85-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 1021 14.87-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 3911 14.88-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 7505 14.89-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 14.95-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 662 14.26-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.27-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 5131 14.28-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 333 14.29-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 4200 14.48-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 1019 14.52-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 7365 14.55-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 600 14.57-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2600 14.58-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.61-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 6444 14.62-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.63-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.65-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 1200 14.67-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 1300 14.68-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.69-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.71-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 857 14.73-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2699 14.75-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 480 14.76-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 165 14.77-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 1855 14.78-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.86-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.87-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 1174 14.88-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 99 14.89-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 838 14.9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 102 14.91-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHPKZX Short (sell) 287 14.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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) \* T Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ BHPKZC Issued mini warrant exp: 31/12/2009 15.00----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ BHPJZC Issued High leverage instalment exp: 29/4/09 20.00----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* 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 30 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) \* T Product name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date e.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 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- Oct 08 Call Purchased 20,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- Oct 08 Call Purchased 10,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- Oct 08 Call 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 Purchased 20,000 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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