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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 8 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 11,085,093 0.330298683 2073506 0.0617835------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,358,410 0.040476073 2935334 0.0874631------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 202,162 0.006023751 5485000 0.1634346------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 12,645,665 0.376798508 10493840 0.3126813------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 2994 29.61Purchase 500 29.62Purchase 447 29.63Purchase 6405 29.64Purchase 10734 29.65Purchase 2250 29.68Purchase 50 29.69Purchase 1777 29.7Purchase 2741 29.72Purchase 927 29.79Purchase 99 29.8Purchase 541 29.81Purchase 1000 29.82Purchase 5185 29.83Purchase 11960 29.84Purchase 35114 29.85Purchase 8831 29.86Purchase 6905 29.87Purchase 8194 29.88Purchase 221 29.89Purchase 11800 29.9Purchase 11476 29.91Purchase 644 29.92Purchase 14425 29.93Purchase 25689 29.94Purchase 3741 29.97Purchase 8000 29.98Purchase 10402 29.99Purchase 1000 30Purchase 5370 30.01Purchase 430 30.03Purchase 3915 30.04Purchase 1840 30.05Purchase 5757 30.08Purchase 2756 30.09Purchase 98 30.1Purchase 3450 30.11Purchase 2500 30.12Purchase 200 30.13Purchase 3625 30.15Purchase 926 30.16Purchase 9084 30.17Purchase 1758 30.18Purchase 10242 30.19Purchase 173 30.2Purchase 852 30.21Purchase 4 30.22Purchase 1005 30.23Purchase 1962 30.25Purchase 2252 30.28Purchase 752 30.29Purchase 1362 31.7 254365\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 154 29.63Sale 664 29.64Sale 5000 29.65Sale 6000 29.67Sale 3215 29.68Sale 84 29.69Sale 500 29.7Sale 116 29.73Sale 3000 29.74Sale 100 29.76Sale 1621 29.77Sale 15347 29.8Sale 2563 29.81Sale 368 29.82Sale 369 29.83Sale 1827 29.84Sale 7682 29.85Sale 17090 29.86Sale 5123 29.87Sale 19483 29.9Sale 15529 29.91Sale 1500 29.92Sale 18200 29.93Sale 6500 29.95Sale 500 29.96Sale 10988 29.97Sale 6200 29.98Sale 6125 29.99Sale 4768 30Sale 6387 30.02Sale 1138 30.03Sale 4000 30.04Sale 2406 30.05Sale 3096 30.06Sale 2200 30.07Sale 2400 30.08Sale 694 30.09Sale 3417 30.1Sale 7500 30.11Sale 4861 30.12Sale 9097 30.13Sale 3500 30.15Sale 1835 30.16Sale 3665 30.17Sale 3828 30.2Sale 1172 30.21Sale 2936 30.22Sale 1362 31.7 226110\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZN Long (buy) 1100 0.865---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZN Short (sell) 1300 0.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 524 25.61---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 476 25.63---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 500 25.64---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1500 25.70---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 25.72---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 200 25.34---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1800 25.35---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 25.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Long (buy) 19526 1.28---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 800 23.18---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 200 23.22---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 6000 23.10---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 1000 23.24---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 1500 2.80---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 1500 2.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 889 2.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 500 2.63---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 1500 2.65---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 1000 2.74---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 2500 3.71---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 3000 4.05---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 3000 3.95---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 2500 4.00---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1132 10.72---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2100 10.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1045 10.76---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 23 10.8---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 10000 11.02---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 364 11.07---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 7500 11.09---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 700 11.1---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2636 11.13---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2441 11.29---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 59 11.3---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 11.4---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 4200 11.09---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1500 11.12---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 15000 11.16---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3000 11.18---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 11.22---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 11.37---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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.----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Call Selling 2000 24.00 American 30/10/08 7.05----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Call Selling 5000 24.00 American 30/10/08 7.05----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Call Selling 8000 24.00 American 30/10/08 7.00----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Call Selling 2000 24.00 American 30/10/08 7.00----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Call Selling 10000 24.00 American 30/10/08 6.13----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Call Selling 10000 24.00 American 30/10/08 6.10----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 2000 24.00 American 30/10/08 0.98----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 5000 24.00 American 30/10/08 0.98----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 2000 24.00 American 30/10/08 0.98----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 8000 24.00 American 30/10/08 0.98----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 10000 24.00 American 30/10/08 0.10----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 10000 24.00 American 30/10/08 0.10----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 25000 29.00 American 30/10/08 1.66----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 75000 29.00 American 30/10/08 1.59----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 10 Put Selling 120000 36.00 American 23/12/10 10.40----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 10 Put Purchasing 100000 30.00 American 23/12/10 8.35----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 9 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 7,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 37.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 1,000 22.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 1,000 22.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 10,000 22.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 8,000 22.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 20,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 17,000 24.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Written 1,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Written 1,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Written 18,000 26.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 75,000 29.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 25,000 29.00 American 30/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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