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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 12 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 5,712,413 0.170210795 2238786 0.0667083------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,354,664 0.040364455 2100453 0.0625865------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 2273000 0.0677278------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 8,147,239 0.242760464 6612239 0.1970226------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 41938 36Purchase 2636 36.07Purchase 17118 36.08Purchase 11146 36.09Purchase 4914 36.1Purchase 229 36.11Purchase 1096 36.12Purchase 2132 36.13Purchase 1704 36.14Purchase 3945 36.15Purchase 941 36.16Purchase 600 36.17Purchase 5749 36.18Purchase 522 36.2Purchase 281 36.22Purchase 1000 36.23Purchase 4445 36.24Purchase 3076 36.25Purchase 1 36.26Purchase 420 36.27Purchase 1305 36.28Purchase 10177 36.29Purchase 10616 36.3Purchase 9785 36.31Purchase 9238 36.32Purchase 1701 36.33Purchase 113 36.35Purchase 839 36.36Purchase 3243 36.37Purchase 3271 36.4Purchase 612 36.41Purchase 1762 36.42Purchase 2420 36.43Purchase 2585 36.44Purchase 1410 36.45Purchase 1253 36.46Purchase 497755 36.47Purchase 4411 36.48Purchase 1898 36.52Purchase 283 36.53Purchase 1473 36.54Purchase 420 36.56Purchase 1 36.6Purchase 840 36.64Purchase 418 36.65Purchase 877 36.71Purchase 5060 36.72Purchase 500 36.73Purchase 4722 36.74Purchase 38 36.75Purchase 587 36.76Purchase 1516 36.77Purchase 419 36.78Purchase 420 36.79Purchase 1804 36.8Purchase 695 36.82Purchase 7298 36.83Purchase 2500 36.84Purchase 71 36.85Purchase 14 36.86Purchase 975 36.87Purchase 732 36.89Purchase 300 36.94Purchase 15397 37Purchase 119 37.03Purchase 833 37.05Purchase 1 37.07Purchase 925 37.08Purchase 17021 37.1Purchase 419 37.12Purchase 875 37.13Purchase 1403 37.14Purchase 5754 37.15Purchase 2947 37.16Purchase 2401 37.17Purchase 1633 37.18Purchase 12410 37.19Purchase 7521 37.2Purchase 864 37.21Purchase 403 37.22Purchase 102221 37.23Purchase 3878 37.24Purchase 6388 37.25Purchase 1383 37.26Purchase 434 37.27Purchase 1124 37.28Purchase 4696 37.29 891300\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 3000 36.02Sale 5000 36.07Sale 3000 36.12Sale 3059 36.15Sale 108 36.16Sale 3051 36.17Sale 21 36.22Sale 579 36.23Sale 55 36.24Sale 42 36.25Sale 57 36.26Sale 215 36.27Sale 134 36.28Sale 63 36.29Sale 70 36.3Sale 2084 36.31Sale 21 36.32Sale 126 36.33Sale 41 36.34Sale 147 36.35Sale 58 36.36Sale 152 36.4Sale 73 36.41Sale 61 36.43Sale 171 36.44Sale 562 36.46Sale 497354 36.47Sale 138 36.5Sale 617 36.52Sale 1418 36.54Sale 2 36.56Sale 188 36.75Sale 32 36.77Sale 689 36.83Sale 201 36.84Sale 2023 36.85Sale 1087 36.86Sale 1000 36.91Sale 210 36.92Sale 1340 36.94Sale 9 37.06Sale 190 37.07Sale 6545 37.1Sale 750 37.11Sale 80 37.12Sale 12 37.13Sale 1042 37.14Sale 16759 37.15Sale 7828 37.16Sale 13920 37.17Sale 1252 37.18Sale 12359 37.19Sale 21793 37.2Sale 39432 37.21Sale 1521 37.22Sale 12751 37.23Sale 14635 37.25Sale 2126 37.27Sale 37848 37.28 719101\* 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) 2913 5.42---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1087 5.45---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 5.50---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 500 5.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1500 5.81---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 4.67---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 30000 5.48---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 13 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 340,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 425,000 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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