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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 23 July 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 3,469,493 0.103379283 2686502 0.0800488--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,356,452 0.040417731 1810804 0.0539559--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,858,162 0.055367011 1817000 0.0541405--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 6,684,107 0.199164025 6314306 0.1881452--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 422 38.17Purchase 1681 38.21Purchase 1280 38.22Purchase 422 38.23Purchase 3804 38.24Purchase 8375 38.25Purchase 3551 38.26Purchase 6446 38.27Purchase 6539 38.28Purchase 10989 38.29Purchase 4299 38.3Purchase 2287 38.31Purchase 3099 38.32Purchase 5558 38.33Purchase 6620 38.34Purchase 5513 38.35Purchase 3290 38.37Purchase 6908 38.38Purchase 3795 38.39Purchase 2000 38.4Purchase 5226 38.41Purchase 10566 38.42Purchase 2038 38.43Purchase 5503 38.44Purchase 7534 38.45Purchase 11912 38.46Purchase 4154 38.47Purchase 10900 38.48Purchase 3833 38.49Purchase 1579 38.5Purchase 422 38.51Purchase 847 38.56Purchase 194 38.58Purchase 1943 38.59Purchase 8232 38.6Purchase 655 38.61Purchase 2923 38.62Purchase 61 38.63Purchase 389 38.64Purchase 8933 38.66Purchase 15015 38.68Purchase 3101 38.69Purchase 843 38.7Purchase 7783 38.73Purchase 101 38.74Purchase 3895 38.75Purchase 1000 38.76Purchase 3010 38.77Purchase 379 38.78Purchase 2047 38.79Purchase 1700 38.82Purchase 2600 38.83Purchase 130 38.86Purchase 421 38.88Purchase 2400 38.89Purchase 422 38.9Purchase 3000 38.93Purchase 422 38.94Purchase 834775 39Purchase 1263 39.01Purchase 1000 43 1060029\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 10575 38.18Sale 3000 38.2Sale 1000 38.26Sale 1000 38.27Sale 2500 38.28Sale 5000 38.34Sale 5000 38.36Sale 12500 38.43Sale 2450 38.46Sale 800 38.47Sale 259 38.48Sale 3659 38.49Sale 11345 38.5Sale 5155 38.51Sale 241 38.53Sale 250 38.54Sale 250 38.61Sale 250 38.64Sale 250 38.66Sale 45308 38.68Sale 250 38.69Sale 1686 38.72Sale 1930 38.73Sale 250 38.77Sale 250 38.79Sale 10000 38.8Sale 213 38.81Sale 500 38.82Sale 10000 38.85Sale 5600 38.86Sale 1492 38.9Sale 2250 38.93Sale 985 38.95Sale 400 38.96Sale 650 38.97Sale 2402 38.98Sale 834602 39Sale 3634 39.01Sale 4758 39.03Sale 6010 39.04Sale 250 39.15 998904\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 2000 4.89--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 2000 5.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 2000 4.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 5000 4.45--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 5000 4.67--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZL Short (sell) 1500 4.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 1000 14.72--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 2000 14.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 3000 14.93--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 800 14.72--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 2200 14.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Short (sell) 3000 14.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPIZQ Long (buy) 1500 23.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPIZQ Long (buy) 500 23.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Put Jul 08 Purchasing 15000 39.00 American 24/7/08 0.53--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Put Sep 08 Selling 15000 39.00 American 25/9/08 2.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 24 July 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 40,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 100,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 139,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 250,000 12.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 219,000 26.50 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Written 219,000 27.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Put Purchased 10,000 10.50 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Put Written 15,000 0.94 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Put Purchased 80,000 37.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 4,000 48.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 16,000 48.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 5,000 48.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 08 Call Purchased 5,000 48.00 American 24/7/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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