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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 4 September 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 7,445,488 0.221850632 2300237 0.0685394--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,353,900 0.04034169 2093761 0.0623871--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,160,162 0.034568946 3604000 0.1073871--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 9,959,550 0.296761268 7997998 0.2383136--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 9650 37.11Purchase 9076 37.26Purchase 1331 37.28Purchase 4149 37.29Purchase 5211 37.3Purchase 90 37.34Purchase 1042 37.35Purchase 221 37.36Purchase 7686 37.37Purchase 42031 37.38Purchase 9025 37.39Purchase 45133 37.4Purchase 15094 37.41Purchase 1000 37.42Purchase 23665 37.43Purchase 100000 37.45Purchase 443 37.48Purchase 291 37.49Purchase 1000 37.5Purchase 1227 37.51Purchase 1537 37.52Purchase 8321 37.53Purchase 13798 37.54Purchase 99973 37.55Purchase 9556 37.56Purchase 9991 37.57Purchase 11557 37.58Purchase 625 37.59Purchase 148 37.6Purchase 5738 37.61Purchase 240 37.62Purchase 42820 37.63Purchase 25999 37.65Purchase 11700 37.66Purchase 785 37.67Purchase 295 37.68Purchase 228 37.69Purchase 28187 37.7Purchase 3500 37.73Purchase 6269 37.74Purchase 4294 37.8Purchase 328341 37.95 891267\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 2375 37.11Sale 2650 37.26Sale 1000 37.27Sale 600 37.29Sale 23356 37.31Sale 1665 37.32Sale 6662 37.33Sale 300 37.34Sale 3342 37.35Sale 5779 37.36Sale 5759 37.37Sale 11451 37.38Sale 83850 37.4Sale 101162 37.41Sale 1020 37.42Sale 2400 37.43Sale 921 37.44Sale 9090 37.45Sale 2057 37.46Sale 5252 37.47Sale 348 37.48Sale 503 37.49Sale 166 37.5Sale 219 37.51Sale 699 37.52Sale 2359 37.53Sale 247 37.54Sale 840 37.55Sale 100000 37.56Sale 152 37.57Sale 280 37.58Sale 100616 37.59Sale 2143 37.6Sale 10105 37.61Sale 5157 37.62Sale 25118 37.63Sale 659 37.64Sale 105 37.66Sale 263 37.67Sale 2453 37.68Sale 81 37.69Sale 2827 37.7Sale 328341 37.95 854372\* 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) 7000 0.95------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 138 6.26------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 138 6.27------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 500 6.21------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1000 6.23------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 6.29------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 1000 3.30------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 2000 3.58------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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.----------------------------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Dec 08 Selling 10000 50.00 American 18/12/08 0.375----------------------------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Call Dec 08 Selling 10000 50.00 American 18/12/08 0.375----------------------------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Dec 08 Selling 10000 32.00 American 18/12/08 1.08----------------------------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Put Dec 08 Selling 10000 32.00 American 18/12/08 1.08----------------------------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 8 September 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 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 750,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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