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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 3 November 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 11,490,838 0.342388527 2037236 0.0607028------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,359,412 0.040505929 2078877 0.0619436------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 222,162 0.006619684 4461000 0.1329229------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 13,072,412 0.389514141 8577113 0.2555693------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 20000 28.74Purchase 15000 28.75Purchase 500 28.85Purchase 500 28.86Purchase 15600 28.87Purchase 5161 28.89Purchase 56210 28.9Purchase 20000 28.93Purchase 24642 28.94Purchase 100 28.95Purchase 1608 28.96Purchase 1900 28.97Purchase 3500 28.99Purchase 5626 29Purchase 3500 29.03Purchase 5000 29.05Purchase 2000 29.08Purchase 500 29.1Purchase 76 29.17Purchase 4025 29.21Purchase 826 29.24Purchase 2075 29.25Purchase 6125 29.26Purchase 959 29.27Purchase 41 29.28Purchase 8200 29.29Purchase 5000 29.31Purchase 194484 29.9 403158\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 2500 28.79Sale 6303 28.8Sale 132 28.84Sale 6539 28.86Sale 243 28.87Sale 5555 28.89Sale 31323 28.9Sale 5026 28.91Sale 2961 28.92Sale 15093 28.93Sale 8199 28.95Sale 1324 28.96Sale 8968 28.97Sale 3562 28.98Sale 4397 28.99Sale 6784 29Sale 6210 29.01Sale 4190 29.02Sale 2500 29.05Sale 835 29.06Sale 2500 29.07Sale 2000 29.1Sale 400 29.18Sale 800 29.26Sale 400 29.27Sale 200 29.29Sale 2518 29.32Sale 237392 29.9 368854\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 2000 10.90--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZN Long (buy) 1100 0.495--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZN Long (buy) 15000 0.505--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 12.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 12.27--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 3000 26.32--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 26.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 4000 26.62--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 Nov 08 Selling 15000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 5.375--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Nov 08 Selling 20000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 5.435--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Nov 08 Selling 20000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 5.385--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Nov 08 Selling 20000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 5.445--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Nov 08 Selling 15000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 5.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 15000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 0.405--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 20000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 0.405--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 20000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 0.545--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 20000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 0.405--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Nov 08 Purchasing 15000 24.00 American 27/11/2008 0.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 08 Purchasing 5000 32.00 American 21/12/2008 3.93--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 08 Purchasing 5000 32.00 American 21/12/2008 3.95--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 4 November 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 55,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 11,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 9,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 20,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 2,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 8,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 20,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 2,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 8,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 327,000 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 750,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 70,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 30,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 500,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 590,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 350,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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