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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 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 18 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 6,288,519 0.187376826 2276259 0.0678249--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,032 0.04037542 2184352 0.0650864--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,180,162 0.035164879 2922000 0.0870658--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 8,823,713 0.262917125 7382611 0.2199771--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 1000 37.67Purchase 2500 37.7Purchase 800 37.75Purchase 1359 37.77Purchase 2377 37.78Purchase 1464 37.79Purchase 1000 37.82Purchase 18 37.85Purchase 1303 37.87Purchase 3720 37.89Purchase 10000 37.9Purchase 875 37.94Purchase 4125 37.95Purchase 2000 37.96Purchase 4580 38Purchase 600 38.2Purchase 5027 38.21Purchase 2799 38.23Purchase 2 38.24Purchase 19 38.35Purchase 36 38.43Purchase 2000 38.44Purchase 43 38.46Purchase 300 38.48Purchase 18 38.52Purchase 244 38.54Purchase 1258 38.55Purchase 2064 38.56Purchase 5252 38.57Purchase 555 38.58Purchase 804 38.59Purchase 13013 38.6Purchase 1343 38.61Purchase 58 38.62Purchase 1014 38.63Purchase 1350 38.64Purchase 1134 38.65Purchase 1451 38.66Purchase 5500 38.67Purchase 457 38.68Purchase 20 38.69Purchase 2057 38.7Purchase 47 38.78Purchase 22 38.79Purchase 7250 38.8Purchase 1001 38.82Purchase 4750 38.84Purchase 3511 38.85Purchase 36 38.87Purchase 948 38.9Purchase 1250 38.91Purchase 2144 38.93 106498\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 3000 37.7Sale 500 37.76Sale 1195 37.79Sale 2555 37.8Sale 3000 38.18Sale 1118 38.22Sale 300 38.32Sale 7 38.38Sale 1068 38.41Sale 54 38.44Sale 63 38.51Sale 3 38.52Sale 183 38.53Sale 131 38.55Sale 20016 38.57Sale 359 38.58Sale 202 38.59Sale 4341 38.6Sale 556 38.62Sale 130 38.63Sale 572 38.64Sale 4343 38.65Sale 4069 38.67Sale 31 38.68Sale 39 38.71Sale 36 38.72Sale 27 38.73Sale 9 38.77Sale 12000 38.78Sale 8 38.82Sale 456 38.85Sale 36 38.86Sale 4117 38.87Sale 7 38.9 64531\* 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 1.14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (Sell) 20000 3.65--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (Purchase) 20000 7.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (Purchase) 3000 7.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 2000 6.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 1260 7.25--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPIZY Short (Sell) 5000 12.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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) \* 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 19 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 7,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 3,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 46.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 10,000 46.00 American 25/09/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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:
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