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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 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 12,814,359 0.381825025 2068536 0.0616355--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,354,406 0.040356767 2321426 0.0691707--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 212,162 0.006321718 5545000 0.1652224--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14,380,927 0.42850351 9934962 0.2960286--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 1835 25.56Purchase 8597 25.57Purchase 1213 25.58Purchase 1397 25.59Purchase 2603 25.6Purchase 5000 25.62Purchase 120 25.63Purchase 6300 25.64Purchase 1000 25.65Purchase 2000 25.66Purchase 1000 25.75Purchase 100 25.76Purchase 4900 25.77Purchase 300 25.79Purchase 15826 25.8Purchase 7000 25.81Purchase 10000 25.82Purchase 8600 25.84Purchase 5982 25.85Purchase 11905 25.86Purchase 8293 25.87Purchase 35 25.88Purchase 2500 25.89Purchase 9000 25.9Purchase 14000 25.92Purchase 300 25.93Purchase 8000 25.94Purchase 4700 25.95Purchase 1000 25.96Purchase 2500 25.97Purchase 6000 25.98Purchase 158 25.99Purchase 16842 26Purchase 5000 26.02Purchase 77 26.07Purchase 3573 26.08Purchase 1500 26.09Purchase 1500 26.1Purchase 4000 26.23Purchase 3532 26.24Purchase 2000 26.28Purchase 6000 26.4Purchase 713 26.54Purchase 2000 26.58Purchase 2600 26.6Purchase 570 26.61Purchase 145 26.62Purchase 1855 26.63Purchase 139 26.64Purchase 1640 26.66Purchase 730 26.67Purchase 2000 26.68Purchase 13000 26.7Purchase 7000 26.71Purchase 1000 26.74Purchase 5000 26.78Purchase 2500 26.8Purchase 2600 26.83Purchase 10695 26.84Purchase 2005 26.85Purchase 6500 26.9Purchase 10 26.92Purchase 1000 26.93Purchase 4000 39 263890\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 3000 25.55Sale 321 25.61Sale 4462 25.64Sale 658 25.65Sale 3000 25.68Sale 5000 25.76Sale 2500 25.77Sale 8816 25.8Sale 5184 25.81Sale 7700 25.82Sale 8530 25.83Sale 2500 25.84Sale 5570 25.85Sale 2 25.86Sale 2500 25.87Sale 2500 25.88Sale 2363 25.89Sale 1000 25.9Sale 5000 25.91Sale 1000 25.92Sale 8321 25.93Sale 1679 25.94Sale 6000 25.98Sale 10000 26Sale 1000 26.04Sale 5000 26.05Sale 35 26.08Sale 5094 26.09Sale 4120 26.1Sale 100 26.11Sale 3000 26.13Sale 10650 26.15Sale 5000 26.18Sale 1500 26.2Sale 4911 26.21Sale 589 26.22Sale 4532 26.25Sale 2491 26.3Sale 9 26.31Sale 1000 26.33Sale 2300 26.34Sale 1700 26.35Sale 1000 26.59Sale 439 26.61Sale 1500 26.62Sale 2500 26.66Sale 6003 26.68Sale 6497 26.69Sale 4235 26.82Sale 3800 26.84Sale 340 26.85Sale 1000 26.88Sale 1665 26.89Sale 11676 26.9Sale 800 26.94Sale 50 26.95Sale 2465 26.98 194607\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZA Short (sell) 1000 4.8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 2000 7.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 1500 27.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 29.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 29.93--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 3000 30.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 120 2.36--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 3000 2.4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 5000 2.52--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 1500 2.55--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 3000 2.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 4532 2.97--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 1600 2.29--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 1400 2.3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 3000 2.53--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 5000 2.57--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 750 2.59--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Short (sell) 5000 2.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 10 14.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 7700 14.32--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2300 14.33--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 139 14.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1300 14.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1500 14.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 14.63--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 7342 15.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 158 15.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 300 15.06--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2200 15.08--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 15.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 15.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 15.14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 15.21--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 15.4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 10 14.14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 14.35--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 9000 14.36--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 14.38--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 439 14.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 14.45--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1700 14.69--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2200 14.7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1100 14.71--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 9 14.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2491 14.74--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 14.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 14.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 15.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 15.17--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 15.21--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 15.4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 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 35,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Purchased 20,000 20.00 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 Purchased 15,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 10,000 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Written 10,000 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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