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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 15 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 6,288,519 0.187376826 2276259 0.0678249--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,032 0.04037542 2184352 0.0650864--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,180,162 0.035164879 2922000 0.0870658--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 8,823,713 0.262917125 7382611 0.2199771--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* TClass 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 125 37.8Purchase 18 37.81Purchase 14 37.84Purchase 20 37.85Purchase 2500 37.89Purchase 21 37.91Purchase 474 37.95Purchase 479 37.96Purchase 1047 37.97Purchase 3615 37.98Purchase 311 37.99Purchase 4938 38Purchase 2478 38.02Purchase 495 38.03Purchase 4023 38.04Purchase 509 38.05Purchase 3341 38.06Purchase 1066 38.07Purchase 405 38.09Purchase 2522 38.1Purchase 6677 38.11Purchase 70 38.12Purchase 7350 38.13Purchase 16 38.14Purchase 3000 38.16Purchase 4643 38.17Purchase 11031 38.18Purchase 1440 38.19Purchase 3632 38.2Purchase 1164 38.21Purchase 1211 38.22Purchase 800 38.23Purchase 3000 38.24Purchase 6452 38.25Purchase 2685 38.26Purchase 1874 38.27Purchase 1406 38.28Purchase 1321 38.29Purchase 1639 38.3Purchase 108 38.31Purchase 16 38.34Purchase 11 38.37 87947\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 41 37.7Sale 79 37.71Sale 68 37.85Sale 565 37.88Sale 31 37.92Sale 52 37.95Sale 3432 37.98Sale 999 37.99Sale 1342 38Sale 70 38.01Sale 20 38.02Sale 3000 38.04Sale 2630 38.05Sale 57 38.07Sale 106 38.08Sale 1326 38.09Sale 4452 38.1Sale 1361 38.11Sale 1913 38.12Sale 6578 38.13Sale 3924 38.14Sale 5164 38.15Sale 1400 38.16Sale 700 38.19Sale 3591 38.2Sale 3922 38.21Sale 4203 38.22Sale 41 38.23Sale 12 38.24Sale 5000 38.25Sale 2000 38.27Sale 43 38.28Sale 9 38.29Sale 21800 38.3Sale 11777 38.31Sale 65 38.32Sale 18880 38.35Sale 1219 38.36 111872\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZF Short (Sell) 70000 0.455--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZF Short (Sell) 85000 0.465--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 3000 6.55--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (Purchase) 20000 6.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (Purchase) 10000 6.87--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (Purchase) 20000 6.91--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 5000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 1.32--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 5000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 1.325--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 2000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 1.325--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 1000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 1.335--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 2000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 1.335--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 5000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 1.40--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 5000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 1.37--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 8000 46.00 American 25/09/2008 0.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 2000 46.00 American 25/09/2008 0.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Call Options Purchasing 5000 46.00 American 25/09/2008 0.225--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 18August 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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