24th Nov 2008 11:32
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
| Name 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) | ORD 0.50 USD | |
| Date of dealing | 21 November 2008 |
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
|
| Long | Short | |||||||
|
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||||
| (1) Relevant securities | 2,454,729 | 0.1112% | 101,242 | 0.0046% | |||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | 0 | 0.0000% | 80,512 | 0.0036% | |||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | 200,000 | 0.0091% | 1,000 | 0.0000% | |||||
| Total | 2,654,729 | 0.1203% | 182,754 | 0.0082% | |||||
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
| 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% | |||||
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
| Class of relevant security: | Details |
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 4) | |||
| Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase TOTAL
Sale Sale Sale Sale TOTAL | 1,630 2,000 4,609 1,657 533 1,565 1,691 1,256 12,498 3,816 844 1,076 2,282 1,330 1,681 2,313 859 644 847 607 1,697 608 1,462 650 821 1,259 691 683 731 1,080 778 674 1,385 1,448 162 244 58,111
116 77,388 42,674 10,000 130,178 | 7.8250 GBP 7.8450 GBP 7.8750 GBP 7.9000 GBP 7.9050 GBP 7.9100 GBP 7.9200 GBP 7.9700 GBP 7.9750 GBP 7.9900 GBP 8.0100 GBP 8.0150 GBP 8.0300 GBP 8.1000 GBP 8.1050 GBP 8.1300 GBP 8.1400 GBP 8.1450 GBP 8.1500 GBP 8.1600 GBP 8.1650 GBP 8.1700 GBP 8.1850 GBP 8.2000 GBP 8.2050 GBP 8.2200 GBP 8.2350 GBP 8.2550 GBP 8.2700 GBP 8.2750 GBP 8.2800 GBP 8.2850 GBP 8.2900 GBP 8.2950 GBP 8.3050 GBP 8.3100 GBP
7.9200 GBP 7.9750 GBP 8.0681 GBP 8.3050 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Product name, e.g. CFD | Long/short (Note 5) | Number of securities (Note 6) | Price per unit (Note 4) |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Product name, e.g. call option | Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. | Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6) | Exercise price | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4) |
(ii) Exercising
| Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 4) |
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)
| Nature of transaction (Note 7) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
| Full 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. |
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO
| Date of disclosure | 24 November 2008 | |
| Contact name | Fraser Wyeth | |
| Telephone number | +44 (0) 20 7678 0480 | |
| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected | Rio Tinto | |
| Nature of connection (Note 9) | Advisor |
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 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)
| Product name, e.g. call option | Written or purchased | Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates | Exercise price (Note 2) | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | ||||||
| Dec 2010 Call Option | Purchased | 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 | Purchased | 75,000 | 16.0000 GBP | American | 17-Oct-08 | ||||||
| June 2009 Put Option | Purchased | 1,000 | 12.000 GBP | American | 19-Jun-09 |
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to 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 its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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