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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 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 3,624,041 0.107984297 2250877 0.0670686------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,360,324 0.040533104 1779793 0.0530319------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 1508000 0.0449334------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 6,064,527 0.180702614 5538670 0.1650338------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 40000 36.8488Purchase 586379 36.92Purchase 1000 37.48Purchase 1502 37.5Purchase 5580 37.51Purchase 4255 37.52Purchase 1308 37.53Purchase 1698 37.54Purchase 6734 37.55Purchase 6093 37.56Purchase 3341 37.57Purchase 4891 37.58Purchase 8294 37.59Purchase 4277 37.6Purchase 2010 37.61Purchase 56591 37.62Purchase 8767 37.63Purchase 11035 37.64Purchase 75326 37.65Purchase 10661 37.66Purchase 4275 37.67Purchase 4258 37.68Purchase 5143 37.69Purchase 1930 37.7Purchase 1152 37.72Purchase 8576 37.73Purchase 6878 37.74Purchase 8551 37.75Purchase 1933 37.76Purchase 6549 37.77Purchase 3109 37.78Purchase 9950 37.79Purchase 8274 37.8Purchase 9751 37.81Purchase 6072 37.82Purchase 3402 37.83Purchase 925 37.85Purchase 5879 37.86Purchase 6173 37.87Purchase 4290 37.88Purchase 6566 37.89Purchase 21839 37.9Purchase 8412 37.91Purchase 4790 37.92Purchase 9231 37.93Purchase 9241 37.94Purchase 9007 37.95Purchase 4772 37.96Purchase 11101 37.97Purchase 2381 37.98Purchase 17643 37.99Purchase 39814 38Purchase 2773 38.01Purchase 421 38.02Purchase 2621 38.04Purchase 6672 38.05Purchase 115 38.06 1104211\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 40000 36.8488Sale 586379 36.92Sale 1171 37.4Sale 2000 37.42Sale 150 37.49Sale 399 37.51Sale 186 37.52Sale 593 37.53Sale 208 37.54Sale 308 37.55Sale 7685 37.56Sale 4871 37.57Sale 9792 37.58Sale 208 37.59Sale 400 37.61Sale 1500 37.62Sale 50381 37.63Sale 200 37.64Sale 51500 37.65Sale 700 37.66Sale 700 37.67Sale 200 37.69Sale 200 37.71Sale 1000 37.72Sale 1000 37.73Sale 200 37.74Sale 1000 37.8Sale 7943 37.82Sale 200 37.83Sale 24 37.85Sale 2184 37.86Sale 25000 37.8765Sale 200 37.9Sale 5000 37.91Sale 1579 37.93Sale 5000 37.94Sale 421 37.95Sale 900 37.97Sale 40367 38Sale 200 38.01Sale 7359 38.05 859308\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZY Short (sell) 1646 11.41---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZY Short (sell) 100 11.49---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 20000 3.50---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 1000 3.58---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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) AUD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15000 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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