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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 30 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 9,750,332 0.290527271 2353667 0.0701314------------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,120 0.040378042 2409926 0.0718077------------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 182,162 0.005427818 4931000 0.1469273------------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 11,287,614 0.336333132 9694593 0.2888664------------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 4000 30.96Purchase 11540 31Purchase 4000 31.02Purchase 126 31.04Purchase 29 31.05Purchase 1912 31.06Purchase 420 31.07Purchase 4515 31.1Purchase 6916 31.11Purchase 1200 31.13Purchase 750 31.14Purchase 10300 31.15Purchase 9376 31.16Purchase 278 31.17Purchase 1563 31.18Purchase 3891 31.19Purchase 8515 31.2Purchase 200 31.21Purchase 2 31.22Purchase 1834 31.23Purchase 2000 31.24Purchase 101 31.25Purchase 245 31.26Purchase 2000 31.28Purchase 2050 31.33Purchase 9 31.38Purchase 3000 31.43Purchase 1500 31.45Purchase 4182 31.48Purchase 13163 31.5Purchase 1000 31.51Purchase 4800 31.54Purchase 629 31.55Purchase 71 31.56Purchase 1493 31.59Purchase 1761 31.6Purchase 418 31.62Purchase 480 31.69Purchase 3000 31.72Purchase 7141 31.75Purchase 418 31.76Purchase 8887 31.77Purchase 3354 31.78Purchase 838 31.79Purchase 1000 31.8Purchase 2038 31.81Purchase 1000 31.82Purchase 966 31.83Purchase 2263 31.84Purchase 4453 31.85Purchase 1137 31.86Purchase 4615 31.87Purchase 17487 31.88Purchase 13955 31.89Purchase 619444 31.9Purchase 9877 31.91Purchase 22585 31.92Purchase 12871 31.93Purchase 4375 31.94Purchase 20255 31.95Purchase 10196 31.96Purchase 10130 31.97Purchase 16337 31.98Purchase 8978 31.99Purchase 1019290 32Purchase 6278 32.01Purchase 3317 32.02Purchase 5470 32.03Purchase 7956 32.04Purchase 12969 32.05Purchase 13787 32.06Purchase 5220 32.07Purchase 13147 32.08Purchase 6659 32.09Purchase 3175 32.1Purchase 2853 32.11Purchase 8131 32.12Purchase 498 32.13Purchase 3649 32.14Purchase 4337 32.15Purchase 3990 32.16Purchase 2756 32.17Purchase 924 32.19Purchase 17532 32.2Purchase 914 32.21Purchase 2237 32.22Purchase 15147 32.23Purchase 7337 32.24Purchase 18463 32.25Purchase 2972 32.28Purchase 843 32.29 2107720\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 3865 30.95Sale 135 30.96Sale 2898 31Sale 1377 31.03Sale 7661 31.05Sale 1565 31.06Sale 3 31.07Sale 4125 31.08Sale 1288 31.09Sale 200 31.1Sale 1343 31.13Sale 5545 31.14Sale 2034 31.15Sale 6354 31.16Sale 5058 31.17Sale 1449 31.18Sale 2652 31.19Sale 104013 31.2Sale 529 31.21Sale 46 31.22Sale 7731 31.23Sale 4352 31.24Sale 1610 31.25Sale 7209 31.26Sale 1622 31.27Sale 2953 31.34Sale 111 31.35Sale 49507 31.4Sale 899 31.41Sale 1123 31.45Sale 146 31.46Sale 1544 31.47Sale 255 31.48Sale 22 31.49Sale 1971 31.5Sale 1000 31.51Sale 4000 31.54Sale 418 31.57Sale 4623 31.58Sale 400 31.61Sale 29 31.64Sale 10902 31.65Sale 300 31.7Sale 26 31.71Sale 2000 31.73Sale 3 31.74Sale 1000 31.75Sale 2000 31.76Sale 322 31.77Sale 1300 31.79Sale 10700 31.8Sale 9414 31.81Sale 2418 31.82Sale 7999 31.83Sale 2152 31.84Sale 415 31.85Sale 17137 31.86Sale 10284 31.87Sale 8529 31.88Sale 15340 31.89Sale 19310 31.9Sale 644 31.91Sale 4278 31.92Sale 9602 31.93Sale 5169 31.94Sale 7513 31.95Sale 3247 31.96Sale 2127 31.97Sale 9045 31.98Sale 2000 31.99Sale 1000006 32Sale 18 32.01Sale 1281 32.02Sale 568 32.05Sale 625 32.06Sale 1000 32.07Sale 2935 32.08Sale 121 32.09Sale 11 32.12Sale 9 32.13Sale 10 32.15Sale 34 32.16Sale 1000 32.17Sale 1043 32.19Sale 12286 32.2Sale 4121 32.21Sale 32 32.22Sale 2051 32.23Sale 55 32.24Sale 1500 32.28Sale 24 32.3Sale 21 32.34Sale 1000 32.35 1438592\* 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) 2000 17.43---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 2000 18.00---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 3000 21.34---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 1000 21.00---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 1000 4.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 2500 2.78---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Short (sell) 600 3.81---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Short (sell) 260 3.82---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 2000 5.21---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 2000 6.14---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 3000 6.17---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 34 8.06---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 101 8.09---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 5000 8.61---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 3660 8.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 1000 8.7---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 3000 8.72---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 1000 8.78---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 2000 8.89---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 800 8.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 2000 8.99---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 8600 23.27---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 400 23.32---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2102 23.51---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2272 23.54---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 23.56---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2400 23.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 9505 23.6---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 323 23.61---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 500 23.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 23.92---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 3300 23.96---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 200 23.97---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 23.98---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 24.19---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 24.29---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 24.34---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 400 24.37---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 400 24.38---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1200 24.39---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 24.42---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 4000 24.56---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 23.33---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 23.36---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 100 23.44---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1900 23.45---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 23.55---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 23.56---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1215 23.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 887 23.58---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 13369 23.67---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2125 23.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2506 23.7---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 23.71---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 6000 23.72---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 4000 23.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 23.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 23.8---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1500 24.28---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 4000 24.6---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 Oct 08 Purchasing 1000 0.01 European 30/10/08 32.20----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Oct 08 Selling 1000 0.01 European 30/10/08 32.20----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Dec 08 Selling 590 0.01 European 18/12/08 32.437----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 1 October 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 1,000,000 0.01 European 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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