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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 September 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 7,709,016 0.229702884 2278113 0.0678801------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,368,685 0.040782234 2182214 0.0650227------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 247,162 0.007364601 3341000 0.0995506------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 9,324,863 0.277849719 7801327 0.2324534------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 3511 37.31Purchase 93 37.33Purchase 186 37.35Purchase 1061 37.37Purchase 300 37.38Purchase 11311 37.4Purchase 1688 37.43Purchase 3238 37.44Purchase 2374 37.45Purchase 5000 37.47Purchase 833 37.49Purchase 1313 37.5Purchase 6229 37.52Purchase 3400 37.53Purchase 5000 37.54Purchase 300 37.57Purchase 1955 37.58Purchase 1443 37.59Purchase 4553 37.6Purchase 6000 37.61Purchase 273 37.62Purchase 4000 37.63Purchase 5703 37.64Purchase 1043 37.65Purchase 2965 37.66Purchase 4640 37.67Purchase 840 37.68Purchase 9324 37.69Purchase 1919 37.7Purchase 9324 37.71Purchase 11628 37.72Purchase 5417 37.73Purchase 1435 37.74Purchase 251 37.75Purchase 18699 37.76Purchase 10710 37.77Purchase 7125 37.8Purchase 6680 37.81Purchase 5886 37.82Purchase 1900 37.83Purchase 1000 37.85Purchase 2 37.86Purchase 536263 37.87Purchase 5257 37.88Purchase 340347 37.9Purchase 744 37.91 1053163\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 10000 37.31Sale 6000 37.32Sale 4000 37.37Sale 894 37.4Sale 2106 37.41Sale 2000 37.42Sale 899 37.46Sale 6101 37.47Sale 2000 37.48Sale 6170 37.49Sale 2993 37.5Sale 9437 37.51Sale 5000 37.52Sale 210 37.53Sale 1500 37.55Sale 1500 37.56Sale 2000 37.57Sale 227 37.6Sale 7000 37.61Sale 2683 37.62Sale 317 37.63Sale 4000 37.64Sale 3000 37.66Sale 146 37.67Sale 8400 37.69Sale 5744 37.7Sale 1710 37.71Sale 924 37.73Sale 9310 37.74Sale 5000 37.75Sale 4767 37.78Sale 7233 37.79Sale 2500 37.8Sale 631 37.81Sale 2369 37.82Sale 1000 37.83Sale 5302 37.85Sale 2576 37.86Sale 4568 37.87Sale 2000 37.88Sale 336655 37.9Sale 2000 37.94 482872\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 5000 11.64---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 5000 11.65---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 800 11.71---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 9200 11.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1500 6.23---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1500 6.24---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 6.47---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 6.5---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 6.54---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1604 6---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 6.09---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 6.3---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1396 6.35---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 6.37---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 100 6.4---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1900 6.42---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1500 6.45---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 6.54---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 744 14:09:36---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5000 17.6---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1044 17.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 4000 17.63---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1900 17.67---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5886 17.68---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 114 17.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5710 17.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 12000 17.74---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 17.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 4142 17.78---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 6500 17.79---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 3000 17.81---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5000 17.86---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 4000 17.87---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5000 17.89---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 6251 17.9---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 840 17.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 860 17.92---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 300 17.93---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5000 17.96---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 3400 17.97---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 4858 17.98---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 200 18.01---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 400 18.02---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 5000 18.03---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 900 18.05---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 18.06---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 17.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1688 17.61---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 17.63---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 5000 17.66---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 17.68---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 300 17.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 700 17.7---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2500 17.71---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 5000 17.72---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 3000 17.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 5000 17.76---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 7710 17.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 924 17.78---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 854 17.8---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 146 17.84---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 3000 17.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 4000 17.87---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 300 17.88---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2700 17.89---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 5000 17.9---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 227 17.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 17.94---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 9437 18---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1393 18.01---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 6170 18.02---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 18.03---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 6000 18.04---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 18.05---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 18.09---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 18.1---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 4000 18.14---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 6000 18.19---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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.----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHPL Dec 08 Call Selling 500000 0.01 European 21/12/08 38.563----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 September 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 Call Purchased 5,000 39.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 39.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Selling 30,000 0.01 European 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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 500,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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