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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 RIO TINTO LIMITED---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 27 June 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 317,475 0.07% 1,846,373 0.40%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,846,692 0.40% 187,184 0.04%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 45,000 0.01% 140,000 0.03%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,209,167 0.48% 2,173,557 0.48%--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 99000 0.01Purchase 344 131.32Purchase 3 131.51Purchase 201 131.72Purchase 140 131.79Purchase 385 131.8Purchase 550 131.82Purchase 99 131.85Purchase 46 131.87Purchase 311 131.9Purchase 929 131.91Purchase 177 131.95Purchase 430 132Purchase 6990 132.04Purchase 384 132.09Purchase 20 132.4Purchase 13253 136.18 123262\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 69 131.25Sale 107 131.26Sale 200 131.27Sale 100 131.28Sale 200 131.29Sale 266 131.3Sale 100 131.33Sale 25 131.4Sale 119 131.42Sale 142 131.53Sale 98 131.54Sale 72 131.55Sale 225 131.56Sale 148 131.59Sale 1005 131.6Sale 351 131.61Sale 105 131.62Sale 159 131.63Sale 344 131.64Sale 72 131.65Sale 222 131.66Sale 94 131.67Sale 440 131.7Sale 10 131.71Sale 255 131.75Sale 648 131.78Sale 193 131.79Sale 124 131.8Sale 653 131.82Sale 400 131.86Sale 128 131.98Sale 69 132.01Sale 280 132.05Sale 394 132.14Sale 338 132.22Sale 134 132.27Sale 278 132.3Sale 107 132.31Sale 2 132.32Sale 155 132.37Sale 49 132.4Sale 7 132.42Sale 13253 136.18Sale 4000 140 26140\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOVZK call warrant Short (sell) 32500 0.44 AUD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH call warrant Short (sell) 5000 33.71 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 \* TDate of disclosure 30 June 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 1904---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Broker---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 25,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 25,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 08 Call purchased 70,000 0.01 European 26/6/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 08 Call purchased 19,000 0.01 European 26/6/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 08 Call purchased 10,000 0.01 European 26/6/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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