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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 25 July 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 3,500,133 0.104292253 2210644 0.0658698--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,357,452 0.040447528 1820497 0.0542447--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 1508000 0.0449334--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 5,937,747 0.176924994 5539141 0.1650479--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 529000 12Purchase 219000 26.5Purchase 845 36.38Purchase 6894 36.4Purchase 1989 36.42Purchase 2194 36.46Purchase 422 36.48Purchase 1263 36.51Purchase 844 36.52Purchase 844 36.54Purchase 2948 36.55Purchase 421 36.56Purchase 1437 36.57Purchase 2779 36.58Purchase 530 36.6Purchase 231 36.64Purchase 2000 36.72Purchase 1688 36.74Purchase 1250 36.78Purchase 16000 36.8Purchase 1000 36.85Purchase 2155 36.86Purchase 847 36.87Purchase 4639 36.88Purchase 659 36.89Purchase 3626 36.9Purchase 811 36.91Purchase 88930 36.92Purchase 1523 36.93Purchase 397 36.94Purchase 419 36.97Purchase 138 36.98Purchase 500 37Purchase 5867 37.05Purchase 1972 37.09Purchase 400 37.1Purchase 4600 37.11Purchase 2221 37.15Purchase 1312 37.16Purchase 127 37.21Purchase 8000 43 922722\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 219000 27Sale 169 36.36Sale 308 36.45Sale 1850 36.65Sale 6700 36.71Sale 408 36.73Sale 352 36.76Sale 4387 36.77Sale 5998 36.78Sale 734 36.79Sale 26000 36.8Sale 2567 36.81Sale 471 36.82Sale 1000 36.84Sale 3748 36.85Sale 1178 36.86Sale 1322 36.87Sale 5000 36.89Sale 5000 36.9Sale 89050 36.92Sale 1600 36.93Sale 5673 36.95Sale 2000 36.96Sale 14082 36.97Sale 503 36.98Sale 15026 36.99Sale 11415 37Sale 3747 37.02Sale 137 37.04Sale 45 37.09Sale 955 37.1Sale 456 37.13Sale 44 37.14Sale 5000 37.15Sale 1000 37.16Sale 13760 37.55Sale 25000 40 475685\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZN Long (buy) 2000 0.815--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2500 5.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 10000 2.75--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 500 3.09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 1000 3.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 21000 2.90--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 28 July 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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