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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 19 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 6,288,519 0.187376826 2276259 0.0678249--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,032 0.04037542 2184352 0.0650864--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,180,162 0.035164879 2922000 0.0870658--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 8,823,713 0.262917125 7382611 0.2199771--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 6017 37Purchase 94 37.11Purchase 98 37.12Purchase 7568 37.15Purchase 15860 37.16Purchase 60 37.17Purchase 1353 37.18Purchase 7432 37.19Purchase 1000 37.2Purchase 375 37.22Purchase 150 37.23Purchase 3200 37.26Purchase 16037 37.27Purchase 35 37.28Purchase 21 37.29Purchase 15 37.3Purchase 250 37.34Purchase 19000 37.35Purchase 1300 37.37Purchase 308 37.4Purchase 90 37.41Purchase 535 37.44Purchase 243 37.45Purchase 241 37.46Purchase 158 37.47Purchase 12 37.48Purchase 419 37.49Purchase 284 37.5Purchase 86 37.51Purchase 38 37.52Purchase 32 37.53Purchase 2428 37.54Purchase 5000 37.55Purchase 2823 37.56Purchase 1249 37.57Purchase 10000 37.58Purchase 28 37.59Purchase 51 37.61Purchase 18 37.69Purchase 12 37.71Purchase 28 37.73Purchase 66 37.74Purchase 240 37.75Purchase 3135 37.76Purchase 523 37.77Purchase 2000 37.78Purchase 33 37.79Purchase 3649 37.8Purchase 28 37.81Purchase 27 37.83Purchase 1036 37.84Purchase 10800 37.86Purchase 200 37.87Purchase 1042 37.89Purchase 5000 37.9Purchase 5500 37.91Purchase 300 37.92Purchase 300 37.94Purchase 2000 37.97Purchase 2500 37.98 142327\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 991 37Sale 202 37.11Sale 1500 37.13Sale 283 37.15Sale 1000 37.16Sale 3400 37.18Sale 539 37.19Sale 2002 37.2Sale 277 37.21Sale 23 37.22Sale 2036 37.23Sale 600 37.24Sale 332 37.25Sale 152 37.26Sale 19 37.27Sale 2800 37.28Sale 36 37.3Sale 68 37.32Sale 1299 37.33Sale 1333 37.35Sale 10 37.38Sale 12 37.43Sale 800 37.44Sale 500 37.53Sale 180 37.59Sale 1645 37.6Sale 500 37.79Sale 22500 37.8Sale 398 37.83Sale 5000 37.88Sale 5000 37.89Sale 1376 37.9Sale 9644 37.91Sale 582 37.96 67039\* 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 Short (Sell) 5000 0.785--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZN Short (Sell) 1500 0.795--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (Sell) 500 3.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (Sell) 3000 3.59--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (Sell) 3000 3.60--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (Buy) 2500 3.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (Buy) 5000 3.60--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 30000 5.70--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 15000 5.89--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 2000 6.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Short (Sell) 2000 11.59--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (Buy) 398 11.63--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (Buy) 1020 11.70--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (Buy) 582 11.76--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 20 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 7,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 3,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 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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