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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 2 September 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 7,221,786 0.215185061 2259341 0.0673208------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,710 0.040395622 1936183 0.0576918------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,140,162 0.033973013 3584000 0.1067912------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 9,717,658 0.289553696 7779524 0.2318038------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 2097 39.29Purchase 500 39.3Purchase 750 39.39Purchase 1000 39.41Purchase 2322 39.42Purchase 124 39.43Purchase 1000 39.44Purchase 1063 39.45Purchase 2739 39.53Purchase 1 39.54Purchase 10000 39.56Purchase 152 39.57Purchase 1500 39.58Purchase 2500 39.59Purchase 1215 39.71Purchase 785 39.74Purchase 438 39.83Purchase 2680 39.93Purchase 2532 39.94Purchase 400 39.95Purchase 1000 39.96Purchase 1000 39.97Purchase 4188 39.98Purchase 6298 39.99Purchase 6000 40Purchase 698 40.01Purchase 2500 40.02Purchase 1661 40.03Purchase 5207 40.04Purchase 12217 40.05Purchase 1577 40.07Purchase 417 40.1Purchase 600 40.12Purchase 5413 40.14Purchase 4812 40.15Purchase 204 40.17Purchase 10482 40.19Purchase 3090 40.2Purchase 1834 40.22Purchase 9194 40.23Purchase 5473 40.24 117663\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 27121 39.29Sale 53 39.31Sale 5000 39.32Sale 51 39.36Sale 1000 39.4Sale 1609 39.42Sale 1077 39.43Sale 128 39.45Sale 3000 39.46Sale 7000 39.53Sale 2811 39.54Sale 15 39.55Sale 99 39.58Sale 109 39.59Sale 105 39.6Sale 2351 39.7Sale 4221 39.71Sale 185 39.74Sale 5510 39.78Sale 186 39.82Sale 166 39.89Sale 128 39.93Sale 136 39.94Sale 218 39.96Sale 102 39.97Sale 220 40Sale 625 40.06Sale 2000 40.07Sale 1268 40.08Sale 1453 40.09Sale 334 40.1Sale 3155 40.11Sale 471 40.12Sale 2650 40.13Sale 1618 40.14Sale 8500 40.15Sale 126 40.17Sale 353 40.18Sale 1175 40.19Sale 178 40.2Sale 3316 40.21Sale 3547 40.22Sale 200 40.23Sale 3351 40.24 96921\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPSZA Short (sell) 125 32.36---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 3000 12.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 3000 12.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZN Short (sell) 3000 1.42---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 1000 5.48---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 2000 5.80---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 1000 6.10---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 7000 6.30---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 8.47---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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.----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Sep 08 Selling 4000 40.00 American 25/09/08 1.675----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Sep 08 Selling 1000 40.00 American 25/09/08 1.675----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Dec 08 Selling 10000 50.00 American 18/12/08 0.755----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 4000 39.00 American 27/11/08 2.25----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 5000 39.00 American 27/11/08 2.25----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 41000 39.00 American 27/11/08 2.25----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Dec 08 Selling 10000 32.00 American 18/12/08 0.655----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 3 September 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 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 750,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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