6th Aug 2008 08:57
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 5 August 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 4,918,210 0.146546203 2198192 0.0654988--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,483 0.040388858 2123673 0.0632784--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 2273000 0.0677278--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 7,353,855 0.219120275 6594865 0.1965049--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 16239 35.82Purchase 1062 35.87Purchase 3000 35.88Purchase 2045 35.89Purchase 617 35.9Purchase 7575 35.91Purchase 500 35.92Purchase 9512 35.93Purchase 56 35.94Purchase 7019 35.96Purchase 9565 35.97Purchase 12406 35.98Purchase 7019 35.99Purchase 1345 36Purchase 1703 36.01Purchase 1432 36.02Purchase 3955 36.03Purchase 1712 36.04Purchase 5695 36.05Purchase 4693 36.06Purchase 62564 36.07Purchase 2902 36.08Purchase 31 36.09Purchase 12265 36.1Purchase 3148 36.11Purchase 4026 36.12Purchase 9186 36.13Purchase 6316 36.14Purchase 2034 36.15Purchase 440272 36.16Purchase 4756 36.17Purchase 8976 36.18Purchase 1722 36.19Purchase 3802 36.2Purchase 5493 36.21Purchase 2676 36.22Purchase 2107 36.23Purchase 2462 36.24Purchase 388 36.26Purchase 16902 36.27Purchase 6242 36.28Purchase 877 36.3Purchase 5000 36.31Purchase 1211 36.32Purchase 1515 36.33Purchase 2327 36.34Purchase 227 36.35Purchase 10000 36.4Purchase 736 36.43Purchase 2461 36.44Purchase 28154 36.45Purchase 2177 36.46Purchase 21679 36.47Purchase 4093 36.48Purchase 461 36.49Purchase 420 36.51Purchase 9 36.52Purchase 8 36.53Purchase 1185 36.55Purchase 2191 36.58Purchase 1952 36.59Purchase 5511266 38.35 6293369\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 31011 35.82Sale 817 35.88Sale 7919 35.89Sale 841 35.9Sale 10260 35.91Sale 4950 35.92Sale 4157 35.93Sale 1881 35.94Sale 217 35.95Sale 1000 35.97Sale 4152 35.98Sale 128 35.99Sale 483 36Sale 1000 36.01Sale 715 36.02Sale 135 36.03Sale 717 36.04Sale 5400 36.05Sale 1058 36.06Sale 6662 36.07Sale 5014 36.08Sale 574 36.09Sale 13629 36.1Sale 2529 36.11Sale 155 36.12Sale 664 36.13Sale 11280 36.14Sale 2779 36.15Sale 526 36.16Sale 7612 36.17Sale 8863 36.18Sale 11115 36.19Sale 5321 36.2Sale 3500 36.21Sale 181 36.22Sale 1000 36.23Sale 2003 36.24Sale 1000 36.25Sale 1004 36.26Sale 200 36.29Sale 4 36.3Sale 202 36.31Sale 2 36.33Sale 5000 36.44Sale 3111 36.45Sale 5000 36.46Sale 2186 36.48Sale 1814 36.49Sale 4170 36.53Sale 2 36.54Sale 5511266 38.35 5695209\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZN Short (sell) 2000 0.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZN Short (sell) 4000 0.635--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 10000 1.66--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 3200 1.905--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 10000 2.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 4.70--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 500 4.71--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 500 4.79--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 4.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 500 4.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 10000 4.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 4.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 3000 4.72--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 50000 4.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 4.79--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 10000 4.82--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 3500 5.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 20000 5.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZN Short (sell) 500 6.20--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZA Long (buy) 2500000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPIZY Short (sell) 600 9.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZB Long (buy) 2500000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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) AUD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPL Call Dec 08 Selling 425000 36.861 European 21/12/08 0.01--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 6 August 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15000 39.00 American 25/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 100,000 35.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 1,300,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 100,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 340000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 425000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 3,000 38.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 1,000 38.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 4,000 38.00 American 28/8/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 08 Put Written 11,563 35.06 European 30/06/2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 13,990 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 10,520 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 310 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 2,970 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 2,340 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 630 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Short 4,190 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Long 327,792 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Long 1,022,208 5/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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:
BHP Group