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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 7 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 5,283,899 0.157442512 2200356 0.0655632------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,355,783 0.040397797 1863120 0.0555147------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 2273000 0.0677278------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 7,719,844 0.230025523 6336476 0.1888058------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 2 36.66Purchase 5 36.7Purchase 3797 36.72Purchase 41 36.73Purchase 54 36.75Purchase 1015 36.76Purchase 1685 36.77Purchase 7422 36.78Purchase 4746 36.79Purchase 9376 36.8Purchase 15 36.81Purchase 2034 36.82Purchase 2937 36.83Purchase 39 36.85Purchase 4940 36.87Purchase 9302 36.88Purchase 1182 36.89Purchase 5827 36.9Purchase 3124 36.91Purchase 2358 36.92Purchase 16370 36.93Purchase 2813 36.94Purchase 8275 36.95Purchase 361 36.96Purchase 1704 36.97Purchase 420 36.98Purchase 6 36.99Purchase 31 37Purchase 43 37.01Purchase 1824 37.02Purchase 1501 37.03Purchase 590 37.04Purchase 21 37.07Purchase 2118 37.14Purchase 2014 37.18Purchase 19376 37.19Purchase 55 37.21Purchase 335219 37.22Purchase 8 37.23Purchase 20 37.24Purchase 256 37.3Purchase 1274 37.31Purchase 227 37.32Purchase 1861 37.34Purchase 2938 37.37Purchase 2136 37.38Purchase 835 37.39Purchase 211 37.4Purchase 1585 37.43Purchase 2606 37.44Purchase 1071 37.45Purchase 5244 37.46Purchase 634 37.49Purchase 5000 37.5Purchase 1500 37.52Purchase 1356 37.57Purchase 3000 37.61Purchase 4381 37.63Purchase 3320 37.69Purchase 7680 37.7Purchase 500 37.72Purchase 10445 37.75Purchase 5646 37.8Purchase 1500 37.81Purchase 34323 37.845Purchase 2986 37.87Purchase 1479 37.9Purchase 1723 37.92Purchase 8694 37.93Purchase 4933 37.94Purchase 4981 37.95Purchase 280 37.96 577275\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 40 36.57Sale 37 36.63Sale 77 36.65Sale 600 36.66Sale 34 36.74Sale 20 36.75Sale 1000 36.77Sale 1000 36.83Sale 1000 36.86Sale 150 36.87Sale 3017 36.89Sale 24 36.9Sale 1 36.91Sale 2063 36.93Sale 64 36.94Sale 150 36.95Sale 6 36.96Sale 8 36.97Sale 6 36.98Sale 1742 36.99Sale 55 37Sale 2622 37.01Sale 130 37.02Sale 22235 37.19Sale 335198 37.22Sale 9 37.26Sale 1500 37.37Sale 34 37.42Sale 51 37.43Sale 5000 37.44Sale 15 37.47Sale 641 37.48Sale 39 37.55Sale 48 37.56Sale 49 37.65Sale 4000 37.75Sale 79 37.76Sale 1500 37.77Sale 67 37.78Sale 164 37.8Sale 1836 37.81Sale 572 37.96Sale 500 37.97Sale 5000 37.98 392383\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 5.46--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Swap Long (buy) 47410 (underlying shares) 26.6899--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 425000 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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