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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 1 September 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 7,170,989 0.21367148 2229286 0.0664253--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,357,887 0.040460489 1845068 0.0549769--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,135,162 0.03382403 3574000 0.1064932--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 9,664,038 0.287955999 7648354 0.2278954--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 98 40.98Purchase 2754 40.99Purchase 278 41Purchase 124 41.01Purchase 319 41.02Purchase 77 41.03Purchase 970 41.04Purchase 10635 41.05Purchase 11623 41.06Purchase 31958 41.07Purchase 6598 41.08Purchase 63 41.09Purchase 3074 41.1Purchase 605 41.11Purchase 21 41.12Purchase 215 41.13Purchase 47 41.15Purchase 67 41.19Purchase 113 41.2Purchase 118 41.22Purchase 118 41.23Purchase 34 41.24Purchase 66225 41.25Purchase 84 41.26Purchase 752598 41.27Purchase 3453 41.28Purchase 79 41.29Purchase 74 41.3Purchase 2573 41.31Purchase 2578 41.32Purchase 75 41.35Purchase 84 41.37Purchase 84 41.38Purchase 99 41.42Purchase 123 41.45Purchase 2954 41.46 900992\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 290 41Sale 2437 41.03Sale 500 41.05Sale 1805 41.06Sale 28448 41.07Sale 806 41.08Sale 2738 41.09Sale 600 41.1Sale 10 41.11Sale 2000 41.13Sale 4098 41.14Sale 12893 41.2Sale 7367 41.23Sale 32393 41.25Sale 7782 41.26Sale 7353 41.27Sale 2500 41.28Sale 12179 41.35Sale 1467 41.36Sale 6354 41.4Sale 2500 41.42Sale 1500 41.43Sale 2500 41.46 140520\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Sep 08 Selling 1000 40.00 American 25/09/08 2.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Sep 08 Selling 1000 40.00 American 25/09/08 2.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Sep 08 Selling 1000 40.00 American 25/09/08 2.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Sep 08 Selling 7000 40.00 American 25/09/08 2.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Dec 08 Selling 10000 50.00 American 18/12/08 0.905--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Dec 11 Purchasing 50000 50.00 American 22/12/11 9.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call Dec 11 Purchasing 9000 60.00 American 22/12/11 6.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 08 Selling 10000 32.00 American 18/12/08 0.55--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Purchasing 152000 27.00 American 22/12/11 2.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Purchasing 5000 27.00 American 22/12/11 2.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Purchasing 20000 27.00 American 22/12/11 2.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Selling 38000 32.00 American 22/12/11 4.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Selling 124000 35.00 American 22/12/11 5.58--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Selling 20000 35.00 American 22/12/11 5.90--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Selling 750000 0.01 European 22/12/11 42.196--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 BHPL Purchasing 157000 27.00 American 22/12/11 2.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2 September 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 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 2,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 3,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 46.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 10,000 46.00 American 25/09/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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