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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 6 November 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 11,504,423 0.342793314 2015534 0.0600562------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,360,112 0.040526787 2029156 0.0604621------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 222,162 0.006619684 4461000 0.1329229------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 13,086,697 0.389939786 8505690 0.2534411------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 1250 28.88Purchase 867 28.94Purchase 4517 28.96Purchase 883 28.97Purchase 631 29Purchase 2000 29.03Purchase 3750 29.07Purchase 5000 29.08Purchase 8800 29.1Purchase 5000 29.13Purchase 2500 29.14Purchase 3700 29.15Purchase 305 29.16Purchase 300 29.19Purchase 7900 29.2Purchase 7690 29.22Purchase 6000 29.23Purchase 7109 29.24Purchase 20141 29.25Purchase 9198 29.26Purchase 13775 29.27Purchase 8709 29.28Purchase 12121 29.29Purchase 9900 29.3Purchase 4972 29.31Purchase 8351 29.32Purchase 1348 29.33Purchase 297 29.34Purchase 9324 29.35Purchase 1000 29.36Purchase 1000 29.38Purchase 2500 29.4Purchase 2100 29.41Purchase 1200 29.56Purchase 3014 29.6Purchase 300 29.61Purchase 1000 29.62Purchase 200 29.64Purchase 512 29.66Purchase 500 29.67Purchase 1984 29.68Purchase 300 29.71Purchase 200 29.72Purchase 224 29.78Purchase 2442 29.79Purchase 6454 29.8 191268\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 1531 28.96Sale 1969 28.97Sale 596 28.99Sale 5000 29Sale 4143 29.03Sale 372 29.04Sale 485 29.05Sale 1541 29.08Sale 3459 29.09Sale 2000 29.12Sale 2000 29.14Sale 2000 29.15Sale 3518 29.17Sale 182 29.18Sale 162073 29.2Sale 4936 29.21Sale 3000 29.22Sale 2840 29.23Sale 14564 29.24Sale 4521 29.25Sale 4850 29.26Sale 11866 29.27Sale 10084 29.28Sale 15195 29.29Sale 20207 29.3Sale 6820 29.31Sale 6500 29.32Sale 6723 29.33Sale 3000 29.34Sale 5197 29.36Sale 12090 29.38Sale 610 29.39Sale 1484 29.4Sale 1000 29.42Sale 100 29.46Sale 2500 29.48Sale 5000 29.57Sale 652 29.77Sale 3000 29.78Sale 168 29.79Sale 20000 29.8 357776\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZA Short (sell) 100 8.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 4700 10.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 5000 11.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 300 11.09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2700 11.45--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 11.65--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1000 11.69--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 11.7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 97 11.71--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 11.75--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 6832 11.76--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 71 11.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3500 11.79--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 850 11.8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1000 11.82--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 11.84--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3700 11.9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 11.91--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3750 11.98--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1250 12.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3000 11.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 11.29--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 6200 11.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 11.58--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 400 11.67--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2100 11.68--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 824 11.75--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1155 11.76--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3021 11.81--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2282 11.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 11.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2718 11.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2000 11.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 12.06--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 7 November 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 55,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 11,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 9,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 10,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 20,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 2,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 8,000 50.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 20,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 2,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 8,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 327,000 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 50,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 70,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 30,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 500,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 590,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 350,000 0.01 European 21/12/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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