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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 16 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 7,701,346 0.229474344 2389097 0.0711871--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,353,485 0.040329325 2364479 0.0704536--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,210,162 0.036058779 3714000 0.1106648--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 10,264,993 0.305862447 8467576 0.2523054--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 1000 35.18Purchase 2000 35.2Purchase 907 35.33Purchase 1105 35.35Purchase 1000 35.43Purchase 1800 35.46Purchase 1282 35.57Purchase 1570 35.58Purchase 1500 35.59Purchase 3100 35.65Purchase 1000 35.66Purchase 1247 35.68Purchase 2809 35.69Purchase 12457 35.7Purchase 712 35.71Purchase 440 35.72Purchase 1346 35.73Purchase 2000 35.74Purchase 528 35.75Purchase 1000 35.76Purchase 1000 35.78Purchase 1000 35.79Purchase 3449 35.8Purchase 3734 35.81Purchase 2160 35.82Purchase 402 35.83Purchase 2636 35.84Purchase 2500 35.85Purchase 2500 35.86Purchase 1000 35.87Purchase 1622 35.88Purchase 102000 35.9Purchase 3000 35.93Purchase 412 35.95Purchase 830 36.03Purchase 170 36.04Purchase 344781 36.05Purchase 365 36.13Purchase 6208 36.24Purchase 52 36.29Purchase 1080 36.3Purchase 1453 36.35Purchase 15075 36.4Purchase 500 36.45Purchase 416 36.48 537148\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 573 35.04Sale 2000 35.05Sale 300 35.06Sale 231 35.09Sale 2769 35.1Sale 773 35.17Sale 500 35.37Sale 1400 35.57Sale 193 35.58Sale 520 35.62Sale 3000 35.63Sale 198 35.64Sale 455 35.67Sale 236 35.68Sale 3500 35.69Sale 2100 35.7Sale 5779 35.71Sale 2744 35.72Sale 467 35.73Sale 2333 35.74Sale 1209 35.75Sale 4085 35.76Sale 2782 35.77Sale 889 35.78Sale 115 35.79Sale 1175 35.8Sale 886 35.81Sale 407 35.82Sale 1825 35.83Sale 2270 35.84Sale 376 35.85Sale 2000 35.86Sale 8264 35.87Sale 3785 35.88Sale 536 35.89Sale 53085 35.9Sale 6740 35.91Sale 1521 35.92Sale 5692 35.93Sale 5959 35.94Sale 17969 35.95Sale 10352 35.96Sale 5815 35.98Sale 202 35.99Sale 4403 36Sale 3745 36.03Sale 830 36.04Sale 345034 36.05Sale 358 36.06Sale 1097 36.09Sale 2542 36.12Sale 313 36.22Sale 5608 36.24Sale 1066 36.28Sale 327 36.29Sale 400 36.3Sale 828 36.34Sale 111 36.35Sale 20000 36.37Sale 25711 36.4Sale 162 36.47 580545\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 3000 19.61--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 19.53--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 19.55--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 4.45--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 4.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 4.70--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 2900 7.61--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 100 7.62--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 2000 8.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZT Short (sell) 400 12.59--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZO Short (sell) 118 8.27--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 50000 0.01 European 21/12/08 36.5930--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 17 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 5,000 39.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 39.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 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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