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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 18 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 9,332,422 0.278074952 2331862 0.0694817--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,359,685 0.040514064 2340871 0.0697501--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,210,162 0.036058779 3714000 0.1106648--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 11,902,269 0.354647794 8386733 0.2498966--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 6543 34.34Purchase 171 34.36Purchase 6379 34.38Purchase 4801 34.39Purchase 10743 34.4Purchase 3468 34.41Purchase 21050 34.42Purchase 21926 34.43Purchase 6227 34.44Purchase 20346 34.45Purchase 25160 34.46Purchase 1708 34.47Purchase 5971 34.48Purchase 58 34.49Purchase 2437 34.5Purchase 2737 34.51Purchase 2146 34.52Purchase 650 34.53Purchase 3311 34.54Purchase 11144 34.55Purchase 6123 34.56Purchase 12705 34.57Purchase 7712 34.58Purchase 2280 34.59Purchase 11719 34.6Purchase 5671 34.61Purchase 7139 34.62Purchase 11972 34.63Purchase 20742 34.64Purchase 21441 34.65Purchase 13276 34.66Purchase 7257 34.67Purchase 14460 34.68Purchase 11247 34.69Purchase 15154 34.7Purchase 15574 34.71Purchase 20013 34.72Purchase 8648 34.73Purchase 12273 34.74Purchase 8038 34.75Purchase 6184 34.76Purchase 19637 34.77Purchase 16252 34.78Purchase 9418 34.79Purchase 8201 34.8Purchase 1604 34.81Purchase 8655 34.82Purchase 14048 34.83Purchase 17913 34.84Purchase 29593 34.85Purchase 32629 34.86Purchase 18812 34.87Purchase 19305 34.88Purchase 33713 34.89Purchase 19263 34.9Purchase 16048 34.91Purchase 9140 34.92Purchase 28214 34.93Purchase 6587 34.94Purchase 11506 34.95Purchase 23311 34.96Purchase 18009 34.97Purchase 10529 34.98Purchase 16471 34.99Purchase 40071 35Purchase 6919 35.01Purchase 6465 35.02Purchase 4917 35.03Purchase 2533 35.04Purchase 2038 35.05Purchase 201 35.06Purchase 844 35.07Purchase 844 35.08Purchase 1060 35.09Purchase 430 35.1Purchase 492 35.11Purchase 2139 35.13Purchase 210 35.16Purchase 175551 35.65Purchase 262226 36.4 1292402\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 5000 34.25Sale 783 34.29Sale 34000 34.33Sale 37128 34.43Sale 1000 34.5Sale 90000 34.58Sale 7817 34.62Sale 73000 34.63Sale 2000 34.64Sale 2325 34.67Sale 180000 34.68Sale 2 34.69Sale 195 34.71Sale 25 34.72Sale 86141 34.73Sale 4858 34.77Sale 322279 34.78Sale 349 34.81Sale 115 34.82Sale 63025 34.83Sale 199 34.84Sale 274 34.85Sale 8190 34.86Sale 5428 34.87Sale 9072 34.88Sale 3000 34.89Sale 3265 34.92Sale 9969 34.95Sale 28 34.96Sale 3747 34.97Sale 3100 34.98Sale 500 34.99Sale 9821 35Sale 9999 35.01Sale 2000 35.02Sale 2000 35.04Sale 2839 35.09Sale 1048 35.14Sale 952 35.16Sale 175551 35.65 1161024\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPIZQ Long (buy) 3266 18.74--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 5000 3.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 5000 3.68--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 3.70--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 3.77--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1048 3.87--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 952 3.89--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 3.36--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 3.37--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 3000 3.40--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 150 3.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 3.57--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 5000 3.60--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 36 3.63--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1964 3.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 940 3.77--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1060 3.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 Put Selling 20000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 20000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 40000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.665--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 40000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.75--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 10000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.435--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 100000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.435--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 20000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.435--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 70000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.435--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 10000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.345--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 40000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.345--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 30000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.345--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 40000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 20000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 40000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 20000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 20000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 30000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 20000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 10000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 30000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 70000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 10000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 30000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.825--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 50000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 20000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 10000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 30000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 50000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 10000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.985--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 90000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.985--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 500000 38.00 American 25/09/08 3.4516--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sept 08 Put Selling 500000 38.50 American 25/09/08 3.8672--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 19 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 10,000 32.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 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 Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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