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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 13 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 6,362,006 0.189566493 2,251,605 0.0670903------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,354,664 0.040364455 1,412,651 0.0420923------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,080,162 0.032185214 2922000 0.0870658------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 8,796,832 0.262116162 6,586,256 0.1962484------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 2,500 36.35Purchase 2,000 36.36Purchase 2,500 36.37Purchase 2,500 36.39Purchase 444 36.4462Purchase 46 36.45Purchase 800 36.46Purchase 446 36.47Purchase 4,567 36.48Purchase 481 36.5Purchase 13 36.51Purchase 400 36.52Purchase 16 36.53Purchase 8,385 36.54Purchase 650,158 36.55Purchase 1,000 36.57Purchase 3,350 36.59Purchase 16,000 36.6Purchase 6,612 36.63Purchase 1,296 36.65Purchase 1,916 36.66Purchase 1,637 36.67Purchase 954 36.68Purchase 2,783 36.69Purchase 3,904 36.7Purchase 8,810 36.71Purchase 2,827 36.72Purchase 4,234 36.74Purchase 441 36.75Purchase 22,040 36.76Purchase 55 36.78Purchase 2,000 36.8Purchase 2,000 36.81Purchase 5,000 36.94 762,115\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 738 36.27Sale 1 36.28Sale 3,354 36.29Sale 5,739 36.3Sale 1,813 36.32Sale 1,386 36.33Sale 2,205 36.34Sale 177 36.35Sale 2,515 36.36Sale 2,559 36.38Sale 1 36.39Sale 3,976 36.4Sale 1,470 36.41Sale 8,557 36.42Sale 137 36.43Sale 3,375 36.44Sale 6,077 36.46Sale 188 36.47Sale 3,085 36.48Sale 6,219 36.49Sale 640 36.5Sale 3,983 36.51Sale 642 36.52Sale 74 36.53Sale 5,250 36.54Sale 6,516 36.55Sale 13,503 36.56Sale 3,085 36.57Sale 642 36.58Sale 566 36.59Sale 16 36.6Sale 500 36.61Sale 293 36.62Sale 25 36.63Sale 1,450 36.64Sale 250 36.65Sale 2,657 36.66Sale 1,118 36.67Sale 3,500 36.68Sale 749 36.7Sale 2,500 36.71Sale 550 36.72Sale 939 36.73Sale 5,285 36.74Sale 62 36.75Sale 18,167 36.76Sale 75 36.77Sale 241 36.79Sale 120 36.8Sale 66 36.9 127,036\* 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 Short (sell) 2,000 5.29---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2,000 5.40---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1,850 5.18---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1,000 5.24---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 500 5.29---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPSZB Short (sell) 720 20.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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.----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHPL Dec 08 Call Option Selling 649,000 37.153 European 18/12/2008 0.01----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 14 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 15,000 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Written 649,000 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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