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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 27 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 6,304,685 0.187858519 2238275 0.0666931--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,310 0.040383703 1883435 0.0561201--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,150,162 0.034270979 2914000 0.0868275--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 8,810,157 0.262513202 7035710 0.2096406--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 767 27.41Purchase 5 34.48Purchase 15000 40.2Purchase 36 40.44Purchase 12605 40.45Purchase 700 40.46Purchase 31 40.48Purchase 6744 40.5Purchase 2338 40.51Purchase 20000 40.52Purchase 1043 40.53Purchase 1483 40.54Purchase 960 40.58Purchase 3274 40.64Purchase 21000 40.65Purchase 2500 40.66Purchase 8962 40.67Purchase 12639 40.68Purchase 8937 40.69Purchase 7647 40.7Purchase 5897 40.71Purchase 4272 40.72Purchase 1623 40.73Purchase 13642 40.74Purchase 6761 40.75Purchase 74 40.76Purchase 564 40.77Purchase 9401 40.78Purchase 2168 40.79Purchase 1139 40.8Purchase 3207 40.81Purchase 1403 40.82Purchase 5442 40.83Purchase 1379 40.87Purchase 10785 40.88Purchase 2880 40.89Purchase 10928 40.9Purchase 418 40.91Purchase 7993 40.92Purchase 200 40.94Purchase 2944 40.95Purchase 560 40.99Purchase 5018 41Purchase 490 41.01Purchase 25000 41.05Purchase 1500 41.06Purchase 1000 41.07 253359\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 767 27.41Sale 5 34.48Sale 5000 40.25Sale 66 40.39Sale 37 40.43Sale 16053 40.44Sale 42571 40.45Sale 636 40.46Sale 10 40.49Sale 5016 40.5Sale 16 40.51Sale 2086 40.53Sale 7226 40.55Sale 14505 40.59Sale 8984 40.63Sale 2981 40.64Sale 7069 40.65Sale 1123 40.66Sale 1723 40.67Sale 1893 40.68Sale 72 40.69Sale 9288 40.7Sale 5302 40.71Sale 7413 40.72Sale 50 40.73Sale 2965 40.74Sale 1014 40.75Sale 1062 40.76Sale 1500 40.77Sale 326 40.78Sale 5522 40.79Sale 9341 40.8Sale 7193 40.81Sale 328 40.84Sale 12000 40.85Sale 1000 40.88Sale 5967 40.89Sale 37 40.9Sale 1751 40.91Sale 1423 40.92Sale 2 40.94Sale 1423 40.95Sale 689 40.98Sale 500 40.99Sale 7532 41.02 201467\* 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 Short (sell) 151 6.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 849 6.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 9.26--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 Aug 08 Selling 25000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.31--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 2000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.31--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 2000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.31--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 2000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.31--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 4000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.31--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 10000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.32--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.33--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.335--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.365--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.36--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 41.00 American 28/08/08 0.32--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 1000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 1000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 1000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 1000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 5000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 1000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 6000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 4000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 15000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Aug 08 Selling 15000 42.00 American 28/08/08 0.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Sep 08 Purchasing 1000 42.50 American 25/09/08 0.95--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Sep 08 Purchasing 9000 42.50 American 25/09/08 0.95--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Sep 08 Purchasing 5000 42.50 American 25/09/08 0.95--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 29 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 Put Written 15,000 38.00 American 28/08/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 100,000 35.00 American 28/08/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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