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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 7 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 2,034,207 0.060612563 3711863 0.1106011------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,368,913 0.040789027 1884882 0.0561632------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,868,162 0.055664977 229000 0.0068234------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 5,271,282 0.157066567 5825745 0.1735877------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 10000 39.64Purchase 539 39.66Purchase 298 39.67Purchase 5086 39.69Purchase 2617 39.7Purchase 615 39.71Purchase 10860 39.73Purchase 4968 39.74Purchase 69998 39.75Purchase 8552 39.76Purchase 1112 39.77Purchase 952 39.78Purchase 2315 39.79Purchase 5403 39.8Purchase 5000 39.81Purchase 6395 39.83Purchase 2971 39.86Purchase 1250 39.89Purchase 900 39.9Purchase 555 39.91Purchase 3170 39.93Purchase 711 39.99Purchase 9160 40Purchase 1200 40.22Purchase 2520 40.24Purchase 200 40.28Purchase 6184 40.3Purchase 3500 40.33Purchase 100000 40.34Purchase 3797 40.37Purchase 240 40.38 271068\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 5000 39.64Sale 50 39.72Sale 111 39.73Sale 5949 39.74Sale 251 39.75Sale 276 39.76Sale 3845 39.77Sale 42 39.78Sale 127 39.79Sale 2800 39.8Sale 1581 39.82Sale 2000 39.83Sale 2000 39.85Sale 11032 39.87Sale 5000 39.9Sale 14463 39.91Sale 6002 39.92Sale 2000 39.93Sale 10700 39.94Sale 3276 39.95Sale 2140 40.02Sale 1456 40.05Sale 187 40.06Sale 187 40.28Sale 4300 40.37Sale 700 40.38Sale 32904 40.39Sale 20000 40.4Sale 7243 40.48Sale 1332 40.5Sale 500 40.53Sale 100 40.55Sale 825 40.56 148379\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZM Long (buy) 6000 1.12 AUD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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)------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Jul 08 Selling 10000 38.00 American 24 07 08 0.87 AUD------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Dec 10 Selling 70000 45.00 American 23 12 10 10.17 AUD------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------BHP Put Jun 12 Purchasing 70000 35.00 American 28 06 12 5.87 AUD------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 8 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 10,000 38.00 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jul 08 Put Written 15,000 0.94 American 24/7/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 25/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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