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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 1 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 4,490,638 0.133805988 2182884 0.0650426------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 149,237,022 4.446763946 149741779 4.461804------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,383,000 0.071005427 1935450 0.0576699------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 156,110,660 4.651575361 153860113 4.5845166------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 3 38.74Purchase 1604 38.77Purchase 5501 38.78Purchase 457 38.79Purchase 345010 38.8Purchase 1580 38.81Purchase 12 38.82Purchase 12 38.84Purchase 3539 38.85Purchase 420 38.87Purchase 5169 38.88Purchase 1551 38.89Purchase 440 38.9Purchase 300 38.91Purchase 631 38.92Purchase 14 38.93Purchase 1644 38.94Purchase 11516 38.95Purchase 6416 38.96Purchase 5774 38.97Purchase 27688 38.98Purchase 3372 38.99Purchase 8 39Purchase 10668 39.01Purchase 63 39.02Purchase 3172 39.03Purchase 420 39.04Purchase 939 39.06Purchase 2002 39.09Purchase 20598 39.11Purchase 12 39.24Purchase 500 39.36Purchase 3 39.39Purchase 4 39.4Purchase 1 39.46Purchase 3 39.5Purchase 3967 39.52Purchase 30171 39.53Purchase 19685 39.54Purchase 32414 39.55Purchase 1386 39.56Purchase 2 39.58Purchase 1 39.68Purchase 12 39.69Purchase 338658 39.71Purchase 4023 39.72Purchase 10263 39.73Purchase 12177 39.74Purchase 5763 39.75Purchase 1 39.76Purchase 6455 39.77Purchase 1939 39.78Purchase 2821 39.79Purchase 2200 39.8Purchase 178 39.81Purchase 420 39.82Purchase 105 39.83Purchase 391 39.85Purchase 5493 39.87Purchase 410 39.88Purchase 2108 39.89Purchase 10298 39.92Purchase 3250 39.94Purchase 2399 39.95Purchase 1484 39.96Purchase 250 39.97Purchase 2017 39.98Purchase 561 39.99Purchase 6390 40Purchase 1192 40.01 969930\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 24 38.78Sale 4 38.79Sale 2 38.8Sale 3 38.81Sale 5 38.82Sale 5000 38.83Sale 2500 38.85Sale 5000 38.86Sale 5480 38.87Sale 213 38.88Sale 6 38.89Sale 3470 38.9Sale 1 38.91Sale 678 38.92Sale 940 38.93Sale 3606 38.94Sale 1 38.95Sale 7005 38.96Sale 5001 38.97Sale 50000 38.98Sale 16 38.99Sale 8 39Sale 7 39.01Sale 7 39.02Sale 2387 39.11Sale 5000 39.39Sale 1 39.55Sale 792 39.56Sale 911 39.67Sale 395 39.68Sale 1 39.7Sale 334583 39.71Sale 1198 39.72Sale 96545 39.73Sale 3 39.74Sale 4171 39.78Sale 493 39.86Sale 500 39.88 535957\* 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) 1000 4.76--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 20000 5.63--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHPL Call Dec 08 Selling 340000 39.60 European 21/12/08 0.01------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 5 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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