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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 30 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 12,595,195 0.375294671 36762092 1.0953873------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,361,812 0.040577441 2094739 0.0624162------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 232,162 0.006917651 4281000 0.1275595------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 14,189,169 0.422789763 43137831 1.285363------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 2195 27.1Purchase 410 27.12Purchase 2000 27.13Purchase 1085 27.14Purchase 3505 27.15Purchase 10000 27.2Purchase 600 27.27Purchase 1500 27.28Purchase 7900 27.3Purchase 223 27.33Purchase 9724 27.3307Purchase 2861 27.34Purchase 10188 27.35Purchase 671 27.36Purchase 500 27.37Purchase 2000 27.39Purchase 4652 27.4Purchase 30000 27.4038Purchase 60 27.41Purchase 1497 27.42Purchase 388 27.43Purchase 872 27.44Purchase 1117 27.46Purchase 3486 27.47Purchase 1883 27.48Purchase 485 27.52Purchase 400 27.56Purchase 2000 27.6Purchase 1000 27.61Purchase 100 27.74Purchase 1 27.83Purchase 1045 27.84Purchase 250 27.85Purchase 1120 27.86Purchase 2193 27.87Purchase 1107 27.89Purchase 994 27.97Purchase 158 27.98Purchase 1148 28Purchase 1179 28.02Purchase 1000 28.04Purchase 4077 28.1Purchase 1000 28.11Purchase 979 28.13Purchase 334 28.14Purchase 2777 28.15Purchase 500 28.32Purchase 2050 28.47Purchase 31 28.48Purchase 350 28.49Purchase 69 28.5Purchase 2000 28.51Purchase 1764 28.53Purchase 236 28.54Purchase 2700 28.57Purchase 3250 28.59Purchase 132405 28.6Purchase 2122 28.62Purchase 4739 28.63Purchase 12564 28.64Purchase 12952 28.65Purchase 1350 28.66Purchase 1000 28.69Purchase 9625 28.7Purchase 16735 28.71Purchase 3031 28.72Purchase 7969 28.73Purchase 5024 28.74Purchase 200 28.75Purchase 866 28.76Purchase 15000 28.78Purchase 18449 28.83Purchase 7000 28.84Purchase 1278 28.98Purchase 1222 28.99 389145\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 2062 27.05Sale 113 27.07Sale 33 27.1Sale 2387 27.11Sale 1367 27.13Sale 8600 27.14Sale 221 27.15Sale 24938 27.2Sale 1000 27.27Sale 184 27.28Sale 4195 27.3Sale 500 27.32Sale 500 27.33Sale 552 27.35Sale 1664 27.37Sale 3000 27.38Sale 4261 27.39Sale 2500 27.42Sale 1439 27.43Sale 737 27.46Sale 92 27.47Sale 1991 27.48Sale 822 27.49Sale 5367 27.5Sale 3995 27.51Sale 7365 27.54Sale 635 27.55Sale 214 27.58Sale 500 27.6Sale 500 27.61Sale 2000 27.63Sale 570 27.67Sale 2000 27.83Sale 1100 27.88Sale 2900 27.9Sale 2000 27.93Sale 537 27.94Sale 4000 27.95Sale 625 27.96Sale 589 27.98Sale 429 27.99Sale 723 28Sale 4000 28.02Sale 500 28.04Sale 856 28.05Sale 475 28.3Sale 2000 28.31Sale 2000 28.32Sale 2000 28.45Sale 3500 28.46Sale 1605 28.5Sale 2500 28.51Sale 100622 28.6Sale 2500 28.64Sale 1136 28.65Sale 3933 28.69Sale 5000 28.71Sale 2500 28.72Sale 2500 28.73Sale 10868 28.75Sale 700 28.76Sale 1169 28.78Sale 625 28.79Sale 1942 28.8Sale 3101 28.81Sale 4144 28.82Sale 15000 28.83Sale 5007 28.84Sale 1503 28.85Sale 6176 28.86Sale 1 28.89Sale 396 28.9Sale 5000 28.92Sale 3714 28.94Sale 13544 28.95Sale 2200 28.96Sale 3750 28.97 315674\* 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) 1900 0.35---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPVZI Long (buy) 143500 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZA Long (buy) 500 6.79---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZQ Long (buy) 59822 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZP Long (buy) 1500 4.80---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZN Long (buy) 33300 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 500 9.53---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 1500 9.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 5000 10.84---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 11000 10.87---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 500 26.87---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 3000 26.89---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 26.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 500 26.95---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 3000 27.66---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 329 28.16---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1671 28.24---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1250 12.28---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1150 12.34---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 100 12.39---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 100 12.54---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2200 12.55---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 200 12.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 158 13.06---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 994 13.07---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1383 13.56---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1117 13.58---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 7400 13.74---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 100 13.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 13.84---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 4800 13.89---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 200 13.92---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 12.08---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 12.54---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 723 13.05---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 429 13.06---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 500 13.1---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 500 13.12---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 13.63---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 13.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 8633 13.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1367 13.92---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 13.98---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 15000 24.00 American 30/10/08 4.775----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 08 Call Purchasing 10000 32.00 American 21/12/08 1.32----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 08 Call Purchasing 10000 32.00 American 21/12/08 1.34----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 08 Call Purchasing 1000 32.00 American 21/12/08 1.34----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 08 Call Purchasing 10000 32.00 American 21/12/08 1.42----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 08 Call Purchasing 8000 32.00 American 21/12/08 1.39----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 08 Call Purchasing 1000 32.00 American 21/12/08 1.39----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 08 Call Purchasing 10000 32.00 American 21/12/08 1.45----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Oct 08 Put Purchasing 15000 24.00 American 30/10/08 0.005----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 31 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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 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 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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