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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 1 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 10,296,313 0.306795679 2257792 0.0672746------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,353,620 0.040333347 2457990 0.0732399------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 182,162 0.005427818 4931000 0.1469273------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 11,832,095 0.352556844 9646782 0.2874418------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 179447 31Purchase 4000 32.19Purchase 1000 32.26Purchase 6460 32.29Purchase 26485 32.3Purchase 2809 32.31Purchase 1256 32.32Purchase 2863 32.33Purchase 3517 32.34Purchase 9182 32.35Purchase 4448 32.36Purchase 419 32.37Purchase 5264 32.38Purchase 4084 32.39Purchase 26384 32.4Purchase 7069 32.41Purchase 9122 32.42Purchase 8168 32.43Purchase 2930 32.44Purchase 18293 32.45Purchase 8244 32.46Purchase 4004 32.47Purchase 7552 32.48Purchase 20883 32.49Purchase 40614 32.5Purchase 2543 32.51Purchase 5841 32.52Purchase 10036 32.53Purchase 18058 32.54Purchase 35400 32.55Purchase 3145 32.56Purchase 2485 32.57Purchase 1700000 32.5783Purchase 7143 32.58Purchase 922 32.59Purchase 1656 32.6Purchase 385 32.62Purchase 829 32.63Purchase 4326 32.64Purchase 9507 32.65Purchase 4202 32.66Purchase 5047 32.67Purchase 3436 32.68Purchase 2596 32.69Purchase 17673 32.7Purchase 3255 32.71Purchase 442 32.72Purchase 2856 32.73Purchase 20772 32.74Purchase 33944 32.75Purchase 19680 32.76Purchase 6347 32.77Purchase 2307 32.78Purchase 3852 32.79Purchase 26038 32.8Purchase 1191 32.81Purchase 2788 32.82Purchase 4526 32.83Purchase 15494 32.84Purchase 18521 32.85Purchase 9459 32.86Purchase 4695 32.87Purchase 8326 32.88Purchase 3462 32.89Purchase 8669 32.9Purchase 4883 32.91Purchase 1912 32.92Purchase 13530 32.93Purchase 1010 32.94Purchase 800 32.99Purchase 6783 33Purchase 800 33.02Purchase 2800 33.04Purchase 2656 33.05Purchase 1846 33.08Purchase 3154 33.09Purchase 331 33.11Purchase 238 33.13Purchase 5 33.14 2477099\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 179447 31Sale 70000 32.13Sale 27811 32.2Sale 3058 32.21Sale 2206 32.23Sale 13295 32.24Sale 14063 32.25Sale 15461 32.26Sale 5829 32.27Sale 1710 32.28Sale 555 32.29Sale 96767 32.3Sale 21659 32.31Sale 12720 32.32Sale 14011 32.33Sale 7039 32.34Sale 35103 32.35Sale 2390 32.36Sale 6005 32.37Sale 15368 32.38Sale 13908 32.39Sale 151563 32.4Sale 33366 32.41Sale 48821 32.42Sale 30896 32.43Sale 30905 32.44Sale 61853 32.45Sale 38293 32.46Sale 4678 32.47Sale 17069 32.48Sale 14440 32.49Sale 92454 32.5Sale 24955 32.51Sale 19771 32.52Sale 25374 32.53Sale 14152 32.54Sale 18038 32.55Sale 8218 32.56Sale 13113 32.57Sale 10704 32.58Sale 3104 32.59Sale 60192 32.6Sale 7484 32.61Sale 1000 32.62Sale 3989 32.63Sale 32941 32.64Sale 22228 32.65Sale 4232 32.66Sale 8461 32.67Sale 2521 32.68Sale 322 32.69Sale 183807 32.7Sale 7836 32.71Sale 11365 32.72Sale 9702 32.73Sale 14677 32.74Sale 69240 32.75Sale 19285 32.76Sale 8402 32.77Sale 21837 32.78Sale 15625 32.79Sale 57841 32.8Sale 505 32.81Sale 12627 32.82Sale 14197 32.83Sale 9758 32.84Sale 51496 32.85Sale 15629 32.86Sale 4963 32.87Sale 3314 32.88Sale 9538 32.89Sale 40389 32.9Sale 5227 32.91Sale 3295 32.92Sale 3008 32.93Sale 548 32.94Sale 5000 32.95Sale 5000 33Sale 508 33.03Sale 3536 33.04Sale 4183 33.05Sale 5000 33.06Sale 3273 33.07Sale 8561 33.1Sale 331 33.11Sale 3500 33.12Sale 1912 33.13Sale 598 33.15Sale 5024 33.2Sale 910 33.21Sale 949 33.22Sale 707 33.25Sale 384 33.29Sale 10000 33.3Sale 339 33.34 2017368\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZN Long (buy) 7000 1.53---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZN Short (sell) 9600 1.41---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZN Short (sell) 4400 1.415---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 16.76---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 16.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 16.8---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 16.89---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1500 16.9---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 16.93---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 500 16.95---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 16.97---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 17.03---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 1000 17.09---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 5000 16.66---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 1000 16.75---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 1000 16.95---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 1000 16.97---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 1000 17.02---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5000 22.72---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 22.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 4500 22.87---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2800 23.06---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 200 23.07---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2600 23.11---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1400 23.12---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 558 23.16---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1942 23.17---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5274 23.2---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 6507 23.22---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1500 22.31---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 22.76---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 22.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 5000 22.88---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 22.96---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 3000 22.97---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 3184 22.98---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 3933 23---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1067 23.01---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 97 23.08---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 400 23.24---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1285 23.25---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2500 23.26---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 4115 23.27---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2700 23.28---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 1000 5.18---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 1000 5.70---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 800 5.27---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 10000 5.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 1000 5.60---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 5000 9.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 1000 6.39---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 3000 6.47---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 3000 6.70---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 1500 7.00---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 35 6.32---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 281 6.34---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 1184 6.36---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 4500 6.50---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZU Short (sell) 1000 4.43---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZU Short (sell) 15400 4.44---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 5662 4.61---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 2260 4.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 2085 4.63---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 43 4.64---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Short (sell) 400 4.24---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 2 October 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 20,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 2,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 8,000 50.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 20,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 2,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 8,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 1,000,000 0.01 European 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 327,000 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 750,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 70,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 30,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 500,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 590,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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