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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 24 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 12,691,497 0.378164148 2132731 0.0635482--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,359,720 0.040515107 2234674 0.0665858--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 242,162 0.007215617 5565000 0.1658184--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 14,293,379 0.425894872 9932405 0.2959524--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* T Purchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 420 23.78Purchase 401 23.81Purchase 2500 23.83Purchase 2000 23.84Purchase 200 23.85Purchase 2500 23.88Purchase 3500 23.9Purchase 2700 23.93Purchase 1300 23.94Purchase 2900 23.96Purchase 399 23.97Purchase 2842 23.98Purchase 6228 23.99Purchase 11051 24Purchase 1809 24.01Purchase 221 24.02Purchase 5392 24.03Purchase 4418 24.04Purchase 3750 24.05Purchase 1600 24.06Purchase 826 24.07Purchase 6974 24.08Purchase 6442 24.09Purchase 4000 24.1Purchase 727 24.13Purchase 1000 24.14Purchase 7000 24.15Purchase 180 24.16Purchase 2517 24.17Purchase 6215 24.18Purchase 11891 24.19Purchase 11461 24.2Purchase 3053 24.21Purchase 16 24.22Purchase 984 24.23Purchase 250 24.24Purchase 15 24.27Purchase 1000 24.3Purchase 1000 24.32Purchase 2000 24.33Purchase 5203 24.34Purchase 2000 24.36Purchase 1000 24.37Purchase 3000 24.38Purchase 2500 24.42Purchase 1557 24.45Purchase 500 24.46Purchase 2147 24.47Purchase 1797 24.48Purchase 4665 24.5Purchase 100 24.52Purchase 10500 24.54Purchase 9980 24.58Purchase 1069 24.59Purchase 951 24.6Purchase 158999 27.25Purchase 1000 39 330650\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 55 23.79Sale 4900 23.8Sale 2500 23.81Sale 57 23.88Sale 69 23.9Sale 800 23.92Sale 1842 23.93Sale 1130 23.94Sale 1500 23.95Sale 10499 23.96Sale 6454 23.97Sale 4158 23.98Sale 12225 23.99Sale 7075 24Sale 52 24.01Sale 79 24.02Sale 105 24.03Sale 40 24.04Sale 8036 24.05Sale 4120 24.06Sale 3441 24.08Sale 2425 24.09Sale 1938 24.1Sale 546 24.12Sale 49 24.13Sale 2638 24.14Sale 13770 24.15Sale 2256 24.16Sale 127 24.17Sale 3767 24.18Sale 1438 24.19Sale 22607 24.2Sale 1128 24.21Sale 17889 24.22Sale 4115 24.23Sale 1810 24.24Sale 1227 24.25Sale 3600 24.26Sale 2500 24.27Sale 2000 24.28Sale 3049 24.29Sale 2470 24.3Sale 641 24.31Sale 540 24.32Sale 286 24.33Sale 2000 24.34Sale 10480 24.35Sale 7270 24.36Sale 2090 24.37Sale 3446 24.38Sale 2287 24.4Sale 3000 24.42Sale 1500 24.43Sale 2914 24.44Sale 696 24.45Sale 10000 24.46Sale 5000 24.48Sale 54 24.49Sale 2115 24.51Sale 4385 24.52Sale 757 24.53Sale 2000 24.58Sale 2000 24.59 223947\* 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 Long (buy) 1000 3.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZA Short (sell) 3000 3.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 1000 6.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 500 6.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 900 6.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 9100 6.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 3000 6.30--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 1000 31.24--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Long (buy) 2000 31.25--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 1000 31.22--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZW Short (sell) 2000 31.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZK Long (buy) 33250 0.98--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZS Long (buy) 1000 29.08--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 16.61--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 8233 16.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2400 16.84--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5453 16.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 242 16.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 180 16.87--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 8471 16.94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 271 16.95--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2418 16.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5582 17--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 4309 17.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 5121 17.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3070 17.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3500 17.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2500 17.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 200 17.18--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1300 17.19--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2200 16.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 300 16.67--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2700 16.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2300 16.81--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1896 16.82--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 604 16.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 15000 16.84--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1300 16.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3700 16.86--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2826 16.89--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2174 16.9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1809 16.94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 3441 16.96--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 5000 17.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 10000 17.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 2500 17.23--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchasing 5000 26.00 American 30/10/08 0.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchasing 5000 26.00 American 30/10/08 0.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchasing 5000 26.00 American 30/10/08 0.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchasing 5000 26.00 American 30/10/08 0.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchasing 5000 26.00 American 30/10/08 0.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchasing 5000 26.00 American 30/10/08 0.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Selling 10000 20.00 American 30/10/08 0.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Selling 10000 20.00 American 30/10/08 0.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 27 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Written 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Written 7,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Written 35,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchased 20,000 26.00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchased 10,000 26.00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Call Purchased 20,000 24.00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 17,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 15,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 10,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 20,000 24.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Written 1,000 26.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Written 1,000 26.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Written 18,000 26.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Written 10,000 26.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 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 Put Purchased 75,000 29.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 08 Put Purchased 25,000 29.00 American 30/10/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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