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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 16 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 2,416,005 0.071988866 3648444 0.1087114------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,356,145 0.040408584 1856600 0.0553205------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,858,162 0.055367011 417000 0.0124252------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 5,630,312 0.16776446 5922044 0.1764571------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 22019 38.3Purchase 21146 38.39Purchase 13054 38.4Purchase 1700 38.45Purchase 2569 38.51Purchase 470 38.57Purchase 12507 38.6Purchase 2497 38.61Purchase 4835 38.64Purchase 6377 38.65Purchase 3471 38.66Purchase 105 38.67Purchase 11475 38.68Purchase 7173 38.69Purchase 26042 38.7Purchase 845 38.72Purchase 12582 38.73Purchase 1384 38.75Purchase 5019 38.76Purchase 5412 38.77Purchase 868 38.78Purchase 2092 38.79Purchase 9047 38.8Purchase 1142 38.81Purchase 2497 38.82Purchase 300 38.83Purchase 2078 38.86Purchase 5517 38.91Purchase 1202 38.93Purchase 294 38.94Purchase 2875 38.96Purchase 3063 38.97Purchase 463 38.98Purchase 14141 38.99Purchase 10947 39Purchase 767 39.02Purchase 3837 39.03Purchase 5706 39.04Purchase 4664 39.05Purchase 690 39.08Purchase 1726 39.09Purchase 1242 39.1Purchase 1481 39.11Purchase 32 39.14Purchase 2888 39.15Purchase 12614 39.16Purchase 867 39.18Purchase 90495 39.23Purchase 4764 39.24Purchase 1161 39.25Purchase 8710 39.26Purchase 17500 39.27Purchase 2869 39.28Purchase 5906 39.29Purchase 1892 39.35Purchase 1904814 39.36 2291833\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 6000 38.3Sale 1000 38.43Sale 120 38.59Sale 889 38.63Sale 900 38.64Sale 3100 38.65Sale 300 38.68Sale 1500 38.71Sale 500 38.85Sale 424 39Sale 136 39.02Sale 223 39.05Sale 1169 39.07Sale 500 39.12Sale 1000 39.15Sale 500 39.16Sale 193 39.17Sale 356 39.18Sale 5463 39.2Sale 98813 39.23Sale 18 39.24Sale 5662 39.25Sale 11668 39.26Sale 10400 39.28Sale 3844 39.29Sale 6709 39.3Sale 499 39.32Sale 849 39.33Sale 2500 39.35Sale 1903314 39.36Sale 5000 39.38 2073549\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 621 14.40---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 3379 14.49---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 900 4.68---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPKZL Long (buy) 3100 4.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZP Short (sell) 600 15.52---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZO Long (buy) 200 11.98---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPJZO Long (buy) 1101 12.00---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZZ Short (sell) 175 19.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZZ Short (sell) 12500 19.59---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------BHPIZQ Long (buy) 1350 23.45---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 17 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------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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