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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 24 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 3,537,993 0.105420354 2670278 0.0795654------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,357,452 0.040447528 1769218 0.0527168------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,858,162 0.055367011 1817000 0.0541405------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 6,753,607 0.201234893 6256496 0.1864226------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 279146 37.55Purchase 250 37.59Purchase 2227 37.63Purchase 1522 37.64Purchase 1467 37.66Purchase 1000 37.67Purchase 1435 37.68Purchase 7640 37.69Purchase 422 37.7Purchase 3641 37.71Purchase 11429 37.72Purchase 3045 37.73Purchase 1543 37.74Purchase 2036 37.75Purchase 4936 37.76Purchase 3866 37.77Purchase 12672 37.78Purchase 6145 37.79Purchase 4983 37.8Purchase 8092 37.81Purchase 13098 37.82Purchase 10385 37.83Purchase 2229 37.84Purchase 31912 37.85Purchase 26687 37.86Purchase 6179 37.87Purchase 10893 37.88Purchase 12015 37.89Purchase 35308 37.9Purchase 1809 37.91Purchase 15959 37.92Purchase 11244 37.93Purchase 6832 37.94Purchase 9746 37.95Purchase 6691 37.96Purchase 6539 37.97Purchase 18525 37.98Purchase 2809 38.02Purchase 441 38.1 586798\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 234507 37.55Sale 1000 37.6Sale 211 37.63Sale 1661 37.65Sale 11101 37.69Sale 10597 37.7Sale 516 37.78Sale 4207 37.79Sale 284 37.8Sale 500 37.82Sale 700 37.84Sale 391 37.85Sale 799 37.86Sale 2750 37.88Sale 12087 37.89Sale 5000 37.92Sale 250 37.93Sale 10000 37.95Sale 250 37.96Sale 1500 37.97Sale 250 37.98Sale 250 37.99Sale 250 38.03Sale 25305 38.1 324366\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZO Long (buy) 30000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZO Short (sell) 15000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZM Long (buy) 321400 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPWZM Short (sell) 160700 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZA Long (buy) 123000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZA Short (sell) 61500 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZN Short (sell) 2000 1.02---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 1000 3.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 20000 3.53---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 2000 3.79---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 2000 3.83---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 2000 3.86---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZJ Long (buy) 2000 0.55---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 25 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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