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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 16 September 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 4,752,520 (0.2153%) 1,122,593 (0.0509%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 3,000 (0.0001%) 88,969 (0.0040%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 200,000 (0.0091%) 781,000 (0.0354%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 4,955,520 (0.2245%) 1,992,562 (0.0903%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 150 13.5000 GBPPurchase 409 13.5600 GBPPurchase 2,000 13.6100 GBPPurchase 6,072 13.6200 GBPPurchase 452 13.6300 GBPPurchase 5,258 13.6400 GBPPurchase 11,626 13.6500 GBPPurchase 406 13.6600 GBPPurchase 409 13.6800 GBPPurchase 800 13.7200 GBPPurchase 404 13.7400 GBPPurchase 497,953 13.7583 GBPPurchase 49,728 13.7600 GBPPurchase 15,396 13.7700 GBPPurchase 372 13.7800 GBPPurchase 1,187 13.8100 GBPPurchase 847 13.8200 GBPPurchase 3,165 13.8300 GBPPurchase 10,170 13.8400 GBPPurchase 5,042 13.8500 GBPPurchase 763 13.8600 GBPPurchase 3,154 13.8700 GBPPurchase 793 13.8900 GBPPurchase 397 13.9000 GBPPurchase 5,940 13.9100 GBPPurchase 819 13.9200 GBPPurchase 4,876 13.9300 GBPPurchase 809 13.9400 GBPPurchase 835 13.9500 GBPPurchase 879 13.9600 GBPPurchase 1,720 13.9700 GBPPurchase 20,000 13.9800 GBPTOTAL: 652,831 Sale 497,953 13.7583 GBPSale 547,681 13.7600 GBPSale 13,500 13.7989 GBPSale 99,358 13.8027 GBPSale 18,000 13.8200 GBPSale 1,800 13.8700 GBPSale 13,500 13.9046 GBPSale 7,500 13.9600 GBPSale 12,000 14.0100 GBPTOTAL: 1,211,292---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call WarrantLong 1,000 0.0300 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call WarrantShort 200 0.3000 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 varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 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 17 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Antonio Gagliostro---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchased 300,000 13.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 300,000 17.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-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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