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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 14 July 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 2,015,925 0.06006782 3660746 0.109078--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,361,745 0.040575445 1840844 0.109078--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,868,162 0.040575445 229000 0.109078--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 5,245,832 0.040575445 5730590 0.109078--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 3057 39.86Purchase 25000 39.9477Purchase 1500 39.95Purchase 7500 40.08Purchase 399 40.09Purchase 800 40.15Purchase 1500 40.25Purchase 1000 40.26Purchase 1758 40.27Purchase 1000 40.3Purchase 500 40.36 44014\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 187079 39.86Sale 1001 39.93Sale 500 39.94Sale 3750 39.97Sale 300 39.98Sale 3000 40Sale 920 40.03Sale 400 40.06Sale 1639 40.07Sale 100 40.12Sale 2130 40.26Sale 1285 40.35Sale 204 40.36Sale 669 40.39 202977\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPSZA Long (buy) 2135 32.88 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 1500 6.33 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 1000 6.34 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 1000 6.38 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 500 6.44 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZQ Long (buy) 1500 24.49 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 15 July 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 40,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 100,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 139,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 250,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 219,000 26.50 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Written 219,000 27.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Put Purchased 10,000 10.50 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Put Written 10,000 38.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Put Written 15,000 0.94 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 4,000 48.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 16,000 48.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 5,000 48.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 5,000 48.00 American 24/7/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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