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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 6 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 5,142,479 0.153228669 2193876 0.0653702--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,483 0.040388858 2001421 0.0596356--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 2273000 0.0677278--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 7,578,124 0.225802741 6468297 0.1927336--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2501 36.25Purchase 796 36.27Purchase 1002 36.28Purchase 5237 36.29Purchase 154 36.3Purchase 95 36.31Purchase 154 36.32Purchase 1259 36.36Purchase 2094 36.39Purchase 3002 36.4Purchase 3521 36.41Purchase 109 36.42Purchase 1332 36.45Purchase 681 36.46Purchase 4331 36.47Purchase 4348 36.48Purchase 2907 36.49Purchase 17268 36.5Purchase 4623 36.51Purchase 3602 36.52Purchase 820 36.53Purchase 300 36.54Purchase 5459 36.55Purchase 2194 36.56Purchase 3833 36.57Purchase 14085 36.58Purchase 1713 36.59Purchase 23567 36.6Purchase 12882 36.61Purchase 5202 36.62Purchase 2432 36.63Purchase 17096 36.64Purchase 9110 36.65Purchase 31512 36.66Purchase 10592 36.67Purchase 8744 36.68Purchase 7656 36.69Purchase 16080 36.7Purchase 9821 36.71Purchase 16903 36.72Purchase 23924 36.73Purchase 7995 36.74Purchase 4727 36.75Purchase 2400 36.76Purchase 165 36.77Purchase 2871 36.78Purchase 12563 36.79Purchase 4388 36.8Purchase 920 36.81Purchase 944 36.82Purchase 2792 36.83Purchase 5882 36.84Purchase 7151 36.85Purchase 4961 36.86Purchase 2520 36.87Purchase 13 36.88Purchase 2576 36.89Purchase 437 36.9Purchase 1550 36.98Purchase 1300 36.99Purchase 1200 37Purchase 20 37.03Purchase 150 37.04Purchase 500 37.07Purchase 90 37.08Purchase 311 37.11Purchase 1500 37.12Purchase 20250 37.22 373117\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 2500 36.35Sale 2000 36.39Sale 580 36.4Sale 897 36.41Sale 4063 36.42Sale 4740 36.43Sale 2800 36.45Sale 3004 36.46Sale 7499 36.47Sale 1429 36.48Sale 1095 36.49Sale 1002 36.5Sale 749 36.51Sale 2000 36.52Sale 835 36.53Sale 5665 36.54Sale 1500 36.55Sale 10662 36.56Sale 1107 36.57Sale 15363 36.58Sale 3576 36.59Sale 4956 36.6Sale 5000 36.63Sale 47 36.65Sale 11022 36.66Sale 2504 36.67Sale 1930 36.68Sale 3500 36.69Sale 750 36.7Sale 220 36.71Sale 1000 36.72Sale 452 36.73Sale 2 36.74Sale 1000 36.75Sale 3849 36.79Sale 52 36.82Sale 1000 36.85Sale 12 36.87Sale 600 36.9Sale 1200 36.91Sale 800 36.92Sale 6 36.93Sale 27 36.95Sale 300 36.96Sale 10 36.97Sale 18 37Sale 40 37.02Sale 18 37.03Sale 2500 37.05Sale 2 37.06Sale 20 37.07Sale 2522 37.11Sale 37504 37.22 155929\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 580 2.24--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 3200 2.45--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2500 5.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2700 5.06--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 300 5.09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZQ Long (buy) 5000 3.97--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZQ Long (buy) 16000 4.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZQ Long (buy) 25000 4.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZQ Long (buy) 4000 4.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZN Long (buy) 300 6.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPIZY Long (buy) 600 10.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 7 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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