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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 11 August 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 5,513,256 0.164276583 2208132 0.0657949--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,354,283 0.040353102 2063016 0.061471--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 2273000 0.0677278--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 7,947,701 0.236814899 6544148 0.1949937--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 3304 36.15Purchase 137 36.16Purchase 292 36.17Purchase 1609 36.18Purchase 6507 36.19Purchase 1393 36.2Purchase 402 36.21Purchase 3201 36.22Purchase 4533 36.23Purchase 5131 36.24Purchase 7011 36.25Purchase 4295 36.26Purchase 1652 36.27Purchase 370 36.28Purchase 8513 36.29Purchase 1810 36.31Purchase 419 36.32Purchase 131 36.33Purchase 2064 36.34Purchase 3745 36.35Purchase 775 36.37Purchase 1153 36.38Purchase 7855 36.39Purchase 30096 36.4Purchase 5300 36.41Purchase 3426 36.42Purchase 4334 36.43Purchase 1002 36.44Purchase 2394 36.45Purchase 456 36.46Purchase 34903 36.47Purchase 1963 36.48Purchase 3793 36.49Purchase 425 36.5Purchase 138 36.51Purchase 30 36.52Purchase 1700 36.53Purchase 463 36.54Purchase 1500 36.55Purchase 419 36.56Purchase 420 36.57Purchase 852 36.58Purchase 1883 36.59Purchase 5866 36.6Purchase 2006 36.61Purchase 3148 36.62Purchase 920 36.63Purchase 4415 36.64Purchase 2107 36.65Purchase 3855 36.67Purchase 8170 36.68Purchase 1606 36.69Purchase 1425 36.7Purchase 1665 36.71Purchase 80 36.72Purchase 1821 36.73Purchase 7510 36.74Purchase 483 36.75Purchase 127 36.78Purchase 2936 36.79Purchase 5053 36.8Purchase 3012 36.81Purchase 1420 36.83Purchase 12596 36.84Purchase 5713 36.85Purchase 1275 36.86Purchase 54600 36.87Purchase 1329 36.88Purchase 106 36.89Purchase 1472 36.9Purchase 165 36.92Purchase 3000 36.96Purchase 2500 36.99Purchase 48450 37Purchase 1000 37.03Purchase 133 37.05Purchase 3404 37.06Purchase 147 37.07Purchase 5 37.08 355319\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 3000 36.17Sale 1275 36.18Sale 1225 36.19Sale 55 36.23Sale 1880 36.24Sale 2522 36.25Sale 1000 36.28Sale 28 36.29Sale 132 36.3Sale 1500 36.32Sale 1021 36.33Sale 500 36.35Sale 14 36.39Sale 34 36.42Sale 58 36.44Sale 517 36.45Sale 23 36.46Sale 172577 36.47Sale 250 36.49Sale 250 36.5Sale 2750 36.51Sale 250 36.52Sale 79 36.53Sale 877 36.55Sale 250 36.56Sale 9 36.59Sale 341 36.6Sale 250 36.65Sale 5000 36.7Sale 1600 36.79Sale 6525 36.8Sale 7374 36.84Sale 817 36.85Sale 24099 36.86Sale 11696 36.87Sale 39886 36.88Sale 1869 36.92Sale 2131 36.93Sale 5000 37.01Sale 3045 37.05Sale 2500 37.08 304209\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 500 4.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 4.88--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 4.87--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 3000 5.10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 300 5.20--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 700 5.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 5.61--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 12 August 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 340000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 425000 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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