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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) 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 7 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 3,593,092 (0.1628%) 752,264 (0.0341%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)4,000 (0.0002%) 87,455 (0.0040%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 275,000 (0.0125%) 1,000 (0.0000%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 3,872,092 (0.1755%) 840,719 (0.0381%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 200 10.5500 GBPPurchase 5,000 10.6900 GBPPurchase 20,100 10.7300 GBPPurchase 29,900 10.7400 GBPPurchase 212 10.7600 GBPPurchase 2,255 10.7800 GBPPurchase 933 10.7900 GBPPurchase 5,000 10.8300 GBPPurchase 21,000 10.8700 GBPPurchase 5,450 10.9400 GBPPurchase 19,550 10.9500 GBPPurchase 500 11.0000 GBPPurchase 2,800 11.0100 GBPPurchase 1,543 11.0200 GBPPurchase 5,657 11.0300 GBPPurchase 5,000 11.1200 GBPTOTAL 125,100 Sale 200 10.5500 GBPSale 3,400 10.7815 GBPSale 30,291 10.8200 GBPSale 5,000 10.8300 GBPSale 21,000 10.8700 GBPSale 7,800 10.9300 GBPSale 4,900 10.9400 GBPSale 2,300 10.9500 GBPSale 15,000 10.9700 GBPSale 500 11.0000 GBPSale 17,200 11.0400 GBPSale 2,800 11.0600 GBPSale 3,000 11.1000 GBPSale 634 11.1200 GBPSale 8,666 11.1300 GBPSale 700 11.1400 GBPSale 11,879 11.2500 GBPSale 32,048 11.3000 GBPSale 1,900 11.3100 GBPSale 4,173 11.3200 GBPSale 7,500 11.3400 GBPTOTAL 180,891---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Long 80 0.3000 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Long 80 0.2500 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Short 1,000 0.2800 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Short 500 0.3000 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Long 694 0.1200 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 8 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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