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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 22 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 5,885,448 (0.175366659) 2258303 (0.0672899)------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,357,792 (0.040457659) 1865742 (0.0555929)------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,195,162 (0.035611829) 2914000 (0.0868275)------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 8,438,402 (0.251436147) 7038045 (0.2097102)------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 10456 39.92Purchase 10456 39.95Purchase 35 39.97Purchase 44 39.98Purchase 64 39.99Purchase 5609 40Purchase 24 40.01Purchase 217 40.02Purchase 10598 40.03Purchase 6077 40.05Purchase 1665 40.06Purchase 3628 40.07Purchase 8183 40.08Purchase 2767 40.09Purchase 6763 40.1Purchase 3345 40.11Purchase 9020 40.12Purchase 5773 40.13Purchase 14825 40.14Purchase 19124 40.15Purchase 4733 40.16Purchase 6158 40.17Purchase 21 40.18Purchase 17 40.21Purchase 3016 40.22Purchase 221 40.23Purchase 5000 40.24Purchase 1649 40.25Purchase 1983 40.26Purchase 700 40.29Purchase 6595 40.3Purchase 93 40.35 148859\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 440 39.91Sale 6000 39.92Sale 16251 39.93Sale 2696 39.96Sale 2490 39.97Sale 3758 39.98Sale 3250 39.99Sale 3714 40Sale 7390 40.01Sale 4451 40.02Sale 1700 40.03Sale 6460 40.04Sale 8668 40.05Sale 5898 40.06Sale 5576 40.07Sale 49789 40.08Sale 625 40.1Sale 2000 40.11Sale 1000 40.13Sale 1000 40.14Sale 12309 40.15Sale 10600 40.16Sale 614 40.18Sale 4497 40.19Sale 4142 40.2Sale 11655 40.21Sale 8125 40.22Sale 3272 40.23Sale 130 40.24Sale 5006 40.25Sale 2087 40.26Sale 499 40.27Sale 784 40.29Sale 5100 40.32Sale 1400 40.36Sale 2600 40.37 205976\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZY Long (buy) 3400 13.42---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZY Long (buy) 7600 13.50---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 20000 8.43---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZN Long (buy) 2000 1.48---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4) AUD etc.----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Call Dec 08 Purchasing 4000 49.00 American 18/12/08 0.97----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Call Dec 10 Selling 1000 55.00 American 23/12/10 5.45----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Aug 08 Selling 2000 38.00 American 28/08/08 0.15----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Aug 08 Selling 3000 38.00 American 28/08/08 0.15----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Aug 08 Selling 1000 38.00 American 28/08/08 0.15----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Aug 08 Selling 9000 38.00 American 28/08/08 0.15----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Aug 08 Selling 8000 38.00 American 28/08/08 0.18----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 25 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/08/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/08/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00 American 28/08/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00 American 28/08/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Aug 08 Put Written 15,000 38.00 American 28/08/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 100,000 35.00 American 28/08/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 649,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 7,000 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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