EPT Disclosure

19th Nov 2008 09:03

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

Name of exempt principal trader	ABN AMRO Equities Australia Limited
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	18 November 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

	Long		Short
	Number (%)		Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	11,510,370	0.342970515	2005129	0.0597461
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	1,375,350	0.040980828	2594874	0.0773186
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	287,162	0.008556467	4526000	0.1348597
Total	13,172,882	0.39250781	9126003	0.2719244

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

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%)

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchases		Number of securities	Price per unit (AUD)
Purchase		112	24.01
Purchase		600	24.03
Purchase		5400	24.04
Purchase		35	24.05
Purchase		2368	24.06
Purchase		5996	24.07
Purchase		1000	24.09
Purchase		1000	24.13
Purchase		2000	24.15
Purchase		500	24.19
Purchase		108870	24.2
Purchase		2000	24.22
Purchase		1050	24.23
Purchase		1122	24.24
Purchase		953	24.25
Purchase		1047	24.27
Purchase		1500	24.32
Purchase		3124	24.37
Purchase		1876	24.38
Purchase		80	24.44
Purchase		500	24.5
Purchase		5801	24.51
Purchase		2500	24.52
Purchase		22	24.53
Purchase		8086	24.54
Purchase		17757	24.55
Purchase		22927	24.56
Purchase		9624	24.57
Purchase		48	24.58
Purchase		555	24.59
Purchase		11	24.61
Purchase		641	24.65
Purchase		5000	24.66
Purchase		2120	24.68
Purchase		491	24.69
Purchase		4072	24.72
Purchase		3229	24.73
Purchase		500	24.76
Purchase		875	24.77
Purchase		823	24.8
Purchase		232	24.81
Purchase		7505	24.85
Purchase		1558	24.86
Purchase		14287	24.87
Purchase		3734	24.88
Purchase		1533	24.89
Purchase		9698	24.9
Purchase		1911	24.91
Purchase		219	24.92
Purchase		5000	24.93
Purchase		717	24.94
Purchase		7000	24.95
Purchase		5420	24.96
Purchase		1003	24.97
Purchase		53	24.98
Purchase		1549	24.99
Purchase		4365	25
Purchase		82	25.01
Purchase		1486	25.02
Purchase		2185	25.03
Purchase		347	25.05
Purchase		3349	25.06
Purchase		1529	25.08
Purchase		219	25.09
Purchase		4255	25.1
Purchase		575	25.11
Purchase		1500	25.12
Purchase		180	25.13
Purchase		1525	25.14
Purchase		848	25.15
Purchase		276	25.16
Purchase		80	25.19
Purchase		1155	25.21
Purchase		3452	25.22
Purchase		1231	25.23
Purchase		53	25.24
Purchase		3000	25.25
		319326

Sales		Number of securities	Price per unit (AUD)
Sale		8356	24
Sale		2182	24.01
Sale		18198	24.02
Sale		1678	24.03
Sale		102	24.04
Sale		1151	24.05
Sale		2000	24.06
Sale		1556	24.07
Sale		1519	24.08
Sale		700	24.09
Sale		1476	24.11
Sale		2862	24.12
Sale		2928	24.13
Sale		269	24.14
Sale		1089	24.15
Sale		500	24.16
Sale		667	24.17
Sale		2189	24.18
Sale		939	24.19
Sale		25488	24.2
Sale		3177	24.21
Sale		10582	24.22
Sale		6380	24.23
Sale		1	24.24
Sale		6330	24.25
Sale		249	24.27
Sale		565	24.28
Sale		5200	24.3
Sale		880	24.31
Sale		464	24.32
Sale		2440	24.33
Sale		492	24.34
Sale		2154	24.35
Sale		500	24.36
Sale		595	24.37
Sale		410	24.38
Sale		3000	24.39
Sale		3500	24.4
Sale		142	24.41
Sale		2500	24.46
Sale		662	24.49
Sale		15300	24.51
Sale		725	24.52
Sale		5000	24.53
Sale		10506	24.55
Sale		5015	24.56
Sale		2500	24.64
Sale		5311	24.65
Sale		5500	24.66
Sale		500	24.67
Sale		31053	24.7
Sale		847	24.71
Sale		101	24.72
Sale		2869	24.75
Sale		1820	24.76
Sale		767	24.78
Sale		2829	24.79
Sale		3100	24.8
Sale		3185	24.81
Sale		7	24.82
Sale		150	24.83
Sale		10647	24.85
Sale		9363	24.86
Sale		15918	24.87
Sale		5752	24.88
Sale		4862	24.89
Sale		15544	24.9
Sale		15293	24.91
Sale		14494	24.92
Sale		11905	24.93
Sale		5908	24.94
Sale		8595	24.95
Sale		2549	24.96
Sale		4387	24.97
Sale		8387	24.98
Sale		2537	24.99
Sale		8901	25
Sale		1907	25.01
Sale		4984	25.02
Sale		3775	25.03
Sale		3185	25.04
Sale		2406	25.05
Sale		2239	25.06
Sale		4357	25.07
Sale		8805	25.08
Sale		686	25.09
Sale		11987	25.1
Sale		5553	25.11
Sale		3705	25.12
Sale		8821	25.13
Sale		4835	25.14
Sale		6445	25.15
Sale		3920	25.16
Sale		1602	25.18
Sale		664	25.19
Sale		5455	25.2
Sale		2925	25.21
Sale		1100	25.22
Sale		4548	25.23
Sale		1030	25.24
Sale		400	25.25
		463533

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD		Long/short (Note 5)		Number of securities (Note 6)		Price per unit (Note 4) AUD
BHPVZZ		Short (sell)		150000		0.925
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		1206		15.84
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		794		15.86
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		1000		15.93
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		2000		16.04
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		1000		16.10
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		1000		16.18
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		3000		16.20
BHPKZX		Long (buy)		3000		17.00
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		600		15.92
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		400		15.93
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		2000		15.98
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		1481		16.01
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		1000		16.03
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		300		16.07
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		5319		16.08
BHPKZX		Short (sell)		2000		16.11
BHPKZS		Long (buy)		5000		28.27
BHPKZS		Long (buy)		3500		28.96
BHPKZS		Short (sell)		400		27.93
BHPKZS		Short (sell)		1100		27.96
BHPKZS		Short (sell)		500		28.06
BHPKZS		Short (sell)		2000		28.08
BHPKZS		Short (sell)		1000		28.18
BHPKZS		Short (sell)		3500		28.78
BHPKZS		Short (sell)		2000		29.06
BHPKZC		Short (sell)		1000		9.80
BHPKZB		Short (sell)		1500		5.99
BHPKZB		Short (sell)		2000		5.90
BHPKZA		Long (buy)		4000		2.98
BHPKZA		Long (buy)		2000		3.00

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4) AUD

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure	19November 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

Notes: The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 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)

Product name, e.g. call option		Written or purchased		Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates		Exercise price (Note 2)		Type, e.g. American, European etc.		Expiry date
Nov 08 Call		Written		15,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Call		Written		15,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Call		Written		20,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Call		Written		20,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Call		Written		20,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		55,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		15,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		20,000		24.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		5,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		1,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		10,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		9,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		10,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		2,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		8,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		10,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Written		10,000		28.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		5,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		1,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		10,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		9,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		10,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		2,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		18,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Nov 08 Put		Purchased		10,000		31.00		American		27/11/08
Dec 08 Call		Purchased		10,000		32.00		American		21/12/08
Dec 08 Call		Purchased		11,000		32.00		American		21/12/08
Dec 08 Call		Purchased		9,000		32.00		American		21/12/08
Dec 08 Call		Purchased		10,000		32.00		American		21/12/08
Dec 08 Call		Purchased		10,000		32.00		American		21/12/08
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		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
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

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to 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 its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

Copyright Business Wire 2008

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