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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 28 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 6,400,445 0.190711847 2234634 0.0665846------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,354,710 0.040365825 1841990 0.0548851------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,135,162 0.03382403 2814000 0.0838478------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 8,890,317 0.264901702 6890624 0.2053175------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 165873 40.89Purchase 140 41.45Purchase 1000 41.46Purchase 954 41.48Purchase 198 41.49Purchase 6383 41.5Purchase 2741 41.52Purchase 6040 41.53Purchase 9865 41.54Purchase 670 41.55Purchase 257 41.56Purchase 1639 41.57Purchase 791 41.58Purchase 726 41.59Purchase 2444 41.6Purchase 1689 41.61Purchase 2603 41.62Purchase 5925 41.63Purchase 9489 41.64Purchase 3571 41.65Purchase 6049 41.66Purchase 5809 41.67Purchase 3873 41.68Purchase 1982 41.69Purchase 2269 41.7Purchase 4507 41.71Purchase 2510 41.72Purchase 2275 41.73Purchase 4 41.74Purchase 11807 41.75Purchase 727 41.76Purchase 5573 41.77Purchase 4933 41.78Purchase 11766 41.79Purchase 4557 41.8Purchase 500 41.81Purchase 1428 41.82Purchase 890 41.83Purchase 1139 41.84Purchase 4052 41.85Purchase 2459 41.86Purchase 5874 41.87Purchase 4620 41.88Purchase 2120 41.89Purchase 7569 41.9Purchase 4946 41.91Purchase 6427 41.92Purchase 2064 41.93Purchase 62 41.94Purchase 1800 41.95Purchase 1669 41.96Purchase 1252 41.97Purchase 438 41.98Purchase 295 41.99Purchase 16791 42 358034\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 165873 40.89Sale 2500 41.33Sale 2102 41.34Sale 1000 41.45Sale 3069 41.5Sale 2500 41.51Sale 570 41.52Sale 200 41.55Sale 4500 41.57Sale 1012 41.6Sale 1500 41.61Sale 523 41.64Sale 2077 41.65Sale 2500 41.67Sale 636 41.68Sale 2000 41.7Sale 430 41.72Sale 27 41.73Sale 681 41.74Sale 11528 41.75Sale 1250 41.78Sale 2500 41.79Sale 6299 41.8Sale 151 41.81Sale 260 41.82Sale 1284 41.83Sale 7397 41.85Sale 2348 41.86Sale 418 41.87Sale 1606 41.88Sale 2746 41.89Sale 400 41.9Sale 400 41.91Sale 7997 41.92Sale 1172 41.93Sale 5000 41.94Sale 1000 41.95Sale 1000 41.97Sale 5000 41.98Sale 100 41.99Sale 527 42Sale 1250 42.01 255333\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 9.90--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1600 10.10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 10.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 10.20--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 10.30--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 500 7.38--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 500 7.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 1000 7.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 2000 7.38--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZD Long (buy) 1000 0.001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 Aug 08 Selling 125000 40.50 American 28/08/08 1.44----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Aug 08 Selling 10000 41.50 American 28/08/08 0.195----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Aug 08 Selling 4000 41.50 American 28/08/08 0.33----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Aug 08 Selling 10000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.11----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Aug 08 Selling 10000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.20----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Aug 08 Selling 3000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.20----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Aug 08 Selling 1000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.20----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Nov 08 Purchasing 62000 42.00 American 27/11/08 3.20----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Aug 08 Selling 10000 41.50 American 28/08/08 0.12----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Aug 08 Selling 10000 41.50 American 28/08/08 0.12----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Aug 08 Selling 10000 41.50 American 28/08/08 0.14----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Aug 08 Selling 10000 41.50 American 28/08/08 0.165----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Aug 08 Selling 10000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.32----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Aug 08 Selling 10000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.22----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 29 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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