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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 October 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 10,776,486 0.321103227 2133497 0.0635711--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,351,810 0.040279415 2866731 0.085419--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 182,162 0.005427818 5281000 0.1573561--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 12,310,458 0.366810461 10281228 0.3063462--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* TClass 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 4917 29.45Purchase 36 29.46Purchase 2047 29.47Purchase 690 29.5Purchase 1650 29.52Purchase 2000 29.53Purchase 1119 29.54Purchase 2000 29.62Purchase 5032 29.65Purchase 5300 29.68Purchase 322 29.7Purchase 7666 29.71Purchase 11481 29.72Purchase 8587 29.73Purchase 2671 29.74Purchase 14255 29.75Purchase 1308 29.76Purchase 2781 29.77Purchase 3449 29.78Purchase 57474 29.79Purchase 6240 29.8Purchase 3650 29.81Purchase 5915 29.82Purchase 4306 29.83Purchase 1513 29.84Purchase 1500 29.87Purchase 700 29.88Purchase 1300 29.91Purchase 8047 29.92Purchase 987 29.93Purchase 400 29.95Purchase 883 29.96Purchase 900 29.97Purchase 4217 29.98Purchase 5000 29.99Purchase 5000 30Purchase 2000 30.01Purchase 5000 30.02Purchase 6006 30.03Purchase 290 30.11Purchase 2300 30.12Purchase 1000 30.13Purchase 6511 30.14Purchase 12180 30.15Purchase 1500 30.19Purchase 5266 30.21Purchase 4000 30.23Purchase 5000 30.26Purchase 408 30.27Purchase 59 30.28Purchase 1178 30.29Purchase 2128 30.3Purchase 872 30.31Purchase 1 30.46 241042\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 7000 29.48Sale 11977 29.5Sale 6300 29.51Sale 15200 29.52Sale 13365 29.53Sale 10000 29.54Sale 19213 29.55Sale 10657 29.56Sale 7590 29.57Sale 200 29.58Sale 350 29.59Sale 11632 29.6Sale 845 29.64Sale 18509 29.65Sale 3355 29.66Sale 1845 29.67Sale 3400 29.68Sale 2000 29.69Sale 12848 29.7Sale 8403 29.71Sale 10003 29.72Sale 14342 29.73Sale 5666 29.74Sale 9648 29.75Sale 4432 29.76Sale 3460 29.77Sale 5720 29.78Sale 16603 29.79Sale 18777 29.8Sale 6757 29.81Sale 4563 29.82Sale 3615 29.83Sale 4843 29.84Sale 6422 29.85Sale 8916 29.86Sale 2946 29.87Sale 2323 29.88Sale 4782 29.89Sale 7984 29.9Sale 9327 29.91Sale 5705 29.92Sale 104 29.93Sale 460 29.94Sale 9682 29.95Sale 7314 29.96Sale 2547 29.97Sale 95 29.98Sale 278 29.99Sale 37816 30Sale 13637 30.01Sale 4606 30.02Sale 858 30.04Sale 3047 30.05Sale 6193 30.06Sale 9201 30.07Sale 1256 30.08Sale 99 30.09Sale 7761 30.1Sale 3912 30.11Sale 5327 30.12Sale 5124 30.13Sale 11269 30.14Sale 26750 30.15Sale 6693 30.16Sale 3076 30.17Sale 1896 30.18Sale 5234 30.19Sale 4623 30.21Sale 2273 30.22Sale 501 30.24Sale 4226 30.25Sale 3299 30.26Sale 4884 30.27Sale 5111 30.28Sale 580 30.29Sale 10611 30.3Sale 1670 30.31Sale 7703 30.32Sale 689 30.33Sale 280 30.35Sale 530 30.38Sale 2518 30.39Sale 289 30.41Sale 9531 30.43Sale 469 30.44Sale 193 30.45 555738\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 4700 6.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 5300 6.47--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Long (buy) 3200 2.53--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Long (buy) 6800 2.54--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Long (buy) 13500 2.55--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Long (buy) 16500 2.56--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZK Short (sell) 15000 0.435--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 2000 22.94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 2000 22.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 1500 3.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 200 3.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 6000 3.65--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 3000 3.65--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 1500 3.79--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 1500 4.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 3000 4.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 26.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 26.01--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 26.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 4000 25.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 10000 2.40--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 11.01--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1600 11.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 763 11.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1300 11.17--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 4508 11.18--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3547 11.19--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 17077 11.2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 599 11.24--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 11.25--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 545 11.26--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3410 11.27--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 10451 11.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3378 11.29--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 322 11.3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 11.01--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 11.06--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 11.1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2117 11.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 383 11.14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 4150 11.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 540 11.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 310 11.21--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 10000 11.22--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 11.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3400 11.33--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1600 11.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 11.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 11.5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 11.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 7 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 350,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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