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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 3 October 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 11,073,757 0.329960909 2119666 0.063159--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,352,900 0.040311894 2834415 0.0844561--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 182,162 0.005427818 5281000 0.1573561--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 12,608,819 0.37570062 10235081 0.3049712--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* TClass 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 3200 29.91Purchase 3299 29.93Purchase 5000 29.94Purchase 805 29.95Purchase 3733 29.99Purchase 35632 30Purchase 5560 30.01Purchase 600 30.02Purchase 6819 30.03Purchase 16212 30.04Purchase 41985 30.05Purchase 4760 30.06Purchase 6448 30.07Purchase 10552 30.08Purchase 21073 30.09Purchase 30668 30.1Purchase 14437 30.11Purchase 30570 30.12Purchase 41891 30.13Purchase 54453 30.14Purchase 40475 30.15Purchase 51804 30.16Purchase 37664 30.17Purchase 64891 30.18Purchase 25454 30.19Purchase 374651 30.2Purchase 2176 30.21Purchase 14278 30.22Purchase 7472 30.23Purchase 5535 30.24Purchase 18989 30.25Purchase 4335 30.26Purchase 9078 30.27Purchase 11197 30.28Purchase 115 30.29Purchase 8742 30.3Purchase 747 30.31Purchase 9025 30.32Purchase 8421 30.33Purchase 11616 30.34Purchase 13797 30.35Purchase 6039 30.36Purchase 2695 30.37Purchase 34077 30.38Purchase 1239 30.39Purchase 27300 30.4Purchase 14977 30.41Purchase 58411 30.42Purchase 4746 30.43Purchase 22130 30.44Purchase 4955 30.45Purchase 82 30.47Purchase 86742 31.67 1321552\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 1500 29.93Sale 7016 29.95Sale 265 29.96Sale 3284 29.97Sale 3100 29.98Sale 10000 29.99Sale 1500 30Sale 5000 30.01Sale 902 30.03Sale 12205 30.04Sale 11848 30.05Sale 4007 30.06Sale 200 30.07Sale 13337 30.08Sale 18112 30.09Sale 9933 30.1Sale 15381 30.11Sale 1164 30.12Sale 2160 30.13Sale 9394 30.14Sale 13906 30.15Sale 7216 30.16Sale 4022 30.17Sale 15244 30.18Sale 6333 30.19Sale 11970 30.2Sale 3175 30.22Sale 16642 30.23Sale 2784 30.24Sale 24799 30.25Sale 6403 30.26Sale 2699 30.27Sale 2280 30.28Sale 3359 30.29Sale 85 30.32Sale 969 30.33Sale 453 30.34Sale 94 30.35Sale 12591 30.36Sale 7391 30.37Sale 5023 30.38Sale 1267 30.39Sale 989 30.4Sale 88 30.41Sale 3588 30.42Sale 84 30.43Sale 12051 30.44Sale 5446 30.45Sale 3 30.46Sale 86742 31.67 388004\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 1000 3.91--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 1500 3.94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Long (buy) 3000 4.30--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZH Short (sell) 3000 3.98--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Short (sell) 10000 2.46--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Short (sell) 20000 2.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZY Short (sell) 10000 2.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPVZN Short (sell) 5000 0.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 3000 23.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 25.38--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 25.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1328 25.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 600 25.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1072 25.44--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2100 25.6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 25.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 25.45--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 25.46--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1100 25.5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 900 25.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2100 25.56--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 10.57--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 10.63--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1000 10.65--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 10.67--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 8500 10.79--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 6000 10.8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 516 10.81--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 10.82--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5000 10.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1422 10.84--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1000 10.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1000 10.87--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 10.89--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 500 10.9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3500 10.91--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 974 10.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3500 10.93--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3000 10.94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1827 10.95--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2 10.97--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 20500 10.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3000 11.06--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 11.08--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 10.61--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 10.63--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 10.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 16 10.74--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 10.75--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2958 10.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1500 10.8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 542 10.81--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 7000 10.82--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 422 10.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 10.84--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 4900 10.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2200 10.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1701 10.87--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3500 10.9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 8663 10.91--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 9337 10.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2 10.97--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 9500 11.01--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 284 11.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 200 11.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 7016 11.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4) AUD etc.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Put Nov 08 Selling 200000 29.00 American 27/11/2008 2.25--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Put Nov 08 Purchasing 200000 35.00 American 27/11/2008 5.58--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPL Call Dec 08 Selling 350000 0.01 European 21/12/2008 30.651--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 October 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Written 1,000,000 0.01 European 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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