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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 21 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 5,960,003 0.177588149 2271798 0.067692------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,356,172 0.040409388 2105988 0.0627514------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,180,162 0.035164879 3422000 0.1019642------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 8,496,337 0.253162416 7799786 0.2324075------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 675021 38.73Purchase 225040 38.78Purchase 1840 38.79Purchase 1000 38.8Purchase 27 38.82Purchase 73 38.83Purchase 13 38.84Purchase 77 38.87Purchase 8500 38.9Purchase 544 38.91Purchase 1014 38.92Purchase 103 38.93Purchase 6000 38.94Purchase 90826 38.95Purchase 6926 38.96Purchase 3056 38.97Purchase 1302 38.98Purchase 5032 39Purchase 5060 39.01Purchase 12 39.02Purchase 897 39.03Purchase 7038 39.04Purchase 924 39.05Purchase 2259 39.06Purchase 2391 39.07Purchase 63 39.08Purchase 14 39.09Purchase 5032 39.1Purchase 2971 39.11Purchase 5000 39.12Purchase 6489 39.13Purchase 68 39.14Purchase 319 39.17Purchase 2500 39.27Purchase 1000 39.28Purchase 170 39.29Purchase 5000 39.3Purchase 5300 39.31Purchase 16 39.33Purchase 5000 39.35Purchase 8000 39.4Purchase 5000 39.45Purchase 10000 39.7Purchase 333 39.75 1107250\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 675021 38.73Sale 226066 38.78Sale 1000 38.79Sale 438 38.81Sale 1397 38.82Sale 377 38.83Sale 157 38.85Sale 141 38.86Sale 1714 38.87Sale 2871 38.88Sale 413 38.89Sale 8274 38.9Sale 73 38.91Sale 1100 38.92Sale 6024 38.93Sale 6000 38.94Sale 17256 38.95Sale 101 38.96Sale 3182 38.97Sale 6076 38.98Sale 54 38.99Sale 21470 39Sale 9061 39.02Sale 9159 39.03Sale 1442 39.04Sale 5419 39.05Sale 1520 39.06Sale 1711 39.07Sale 3 39.08Sale 495 39.09Sale 459 39.1Sale 4800 39.11Sale 4313 39.12Sale 300 39.13Sale 5697 39.14Sale 990 39.15Sale 9567 39.16Sale 1752 39.17Sale 17 39.18Sale 5000 39.19Sale 3000 39.24Sale 80 39.25Sale 187 39.27Sale 333 39.29Sale 5880 39.3Sale 5891 39.4Sale 937 39.41Sale 72 39.44Sale 1000 39.53Sale 7155 39.58Sale 2026 39.6Sale 432 39.61Sale 3492 39.62Sale 2179 39.63Sale 80 39.65Sale 6304 39.69Sale 404 39.7Sale 5000 39.72Sale 696 39.77 1086058\* 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) 1500 4.60---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZF Short (Sell) 85 10.58---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (Buy) 1000 7.41---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (Buy) 30000 7.51---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (Buy) 30000 7.64---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (Buy) 840 7.67---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (Buy) 3000 8.13---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Long (Buy) 2000 8.20---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 1840 7.31---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZI Short (Sell) 20000 7.47---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 Aug 08 Purchasing 500000 38.50 American 28/8/08 1.93----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Call Aug 08 Selling 500000 38.50 American 28/8/08 1.93----------------------- ------------ ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 22 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 42.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 20,000 42.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Call Purchased 10,000 42.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00American 25/9/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 100,000 35.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 500,000 1.93American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01European 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 1,300,000 0.01European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 100,000 0.01European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 340,000 0.01European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 425,000 0.01European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 649,000 0.01European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 3,000 38.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 1,000 38.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 08 Put Purchased 4,000 38.00American 28/8/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 7,000 40.00American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 3,000 40.00American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 46.00American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 10,000 46.00American 25/09/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 08 Put Written 11,563 35.06European 30/06/2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 09 Put Written 12,824 38.99European 1/07/2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jul 09 Call Purchased 12,824 50.69European 1/07/2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Put Written 21,514 46.48European 26/06/2009-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 10 Put Written 75,000 17.00American 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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