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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 11 November 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 11,520,678 0.343277659 2035284 0.0606447--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,366,662 0.040721955 2041076 0.0608172--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 287,162 0.008556467 4526000 0.1348597--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 13,174,502 0.392556081 8602360 0.2563215--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2 1Purchase 3554 28.31Purchase 964 28.32Purchase 6236 28.35Purchase 1484 28.36Purchase 1890 28.37Purchase 1708 28.39Purchase 95 28.41Purchase 520 28.42Purchase 1236 28.45Purchase 300 28.46Purchase 100411 28.47Purchase 507 28.48Purchase 2102 28.49Purchase 5000 28.5Purchase 2051 28.51Purchase 1200 28.52Purchase 8332 28.53Purchase 5077 28.54Purchase 2239 28.55Purchase 1510 28.56Purchase 2263 28.57Purchase 2021 28.58Purchase 200 28.59Purchase 106 28.62Purchase 5412 28.64Purchase 6046 28.65Purchase 200 28.66Purchase 137 28.67Purchase 235 28.69Purchase 1584 28.7Purchase 135 28.71Purchase 729 28.72Purchase 3734 28.73Purchase 3805 28.74Purchase 617 28.75Purchase 581 28.76Purchase 405 28.77Purchase 594 28.78Purchase 4086 28.8Purchase 262 28.81Purchase 1053 28.83Purchase 1480 28.86Purchase 135 28.88Purchase 3888 28.89Purchase 5231 28.9Purchase 5200 28.92Purchase 132 28.93Purchase 400 28.95Purchase 1294 28.99Purchase 6057 29Purchase 1110 29.01Purchase 412 29.02Purchase 208 29.03Purchase 5000 29.05Purchase 5000 29.06Purchase 100 29.09Purchase 5273 29.1Purchase 300 29.14Purchase 777 29.15Purchase 127 29.17Purchase 3749 29.18Purchase 3938 29.19Purchase 3003 29.2Purchase 3112 29.21Purchase 11052 29.22Purchase 55403 29.23Purchase 1089 29.24Purchase 3346 29.25Purchase 4105 29.26Purchase 5646 29.27Purchase 600 29.29Purchase 600 29.34Purchase 300 29.39Purchase 1000 29.4Purchase 1100 29.43Purchase 400 29.46Purchase 1 34 321191\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 2 1Sale 5206 28.31Sale 2229 28.33Sale 922 28.34Sale 7978 28.37Sale 9445 28.38Sale 2660 28.39Sale 14046 28.4Sale 6387 28.42Sale 7153 28.44Sale 61000 28.45Sale 18000 28.46Sale 322 28.47Sale 5144 28.48Sale 76 28.49Sale 5000 28.5Sale 500 28.51Sale 442 28.52Sale 319 28.53Sale 2425 28.55Sale 2040 28.56Sale 7538 28.57Sale 523 28.58Sale 4426 28.6Sale 632 28.61Sale 486 28.62Sale 332 28.63Sale 1068 28.64Sale 1200 28.65Sale 24 28.66Sale 1900 28.7Sale 1000 28.71Sale 2333 28.76Sale 400 28.78Sale 3694 28.8Sale 200 28.81Sale 1886 28.9Sale 2161 28.91Sale 2147 28.92Sale 263 28.93Sale 1000 28.94Sale 2639 28.95Sale 500 28.96Sale 2000 28.97Sale 8537 28.98Sale 1465 28.99Sale 1432 29.01Sale 500 29.02Sale 700 29.03Sale 1803 29.04Sale 2383 29.05Sale 9400 29.06Sale 6000 29.07Sale 2600 29.08Sale 1096 29.1Sale 6000 29.11Sale 8832 29.12Sale 8291 29.13Sale 2946 29.14Sale 2674 29.16Sale 1300 29.17Sale 137 29.2Sale 200 29.21Sale 1111 29.22Sale 3709 29.23Sale 709 29.24Sale 25 29.25Sale 940 29.26Sale 8973 29.3Sale 3681 29.31Sale 2956 29.32Sale 1598 29.33Sale 2212 29.35Sale 2910 29.36Sale 3915 29.37Sale 2273 29.38Sale 822 29.39Sale 4470 29.4Sale 5607 29.41Sale 3453 29.42Sale 1648 29.43Sale 3146 29.45Sale 3906 29.46Sale 6045 29.47Sale 4282 29.48Sale 1 34 324336\* 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) 2000 7.74--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZA Long (buy) 2000 7.90--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZA Short (sell) 100 7.30--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZA Short (sell) 2000 7.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZB Short (sell) 3400 5.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPJZB Short (sell) 2700 5.21--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 1000 10.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 500 10.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 600 10.64--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 1000 10.80--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 500 10.89--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 500 11.10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Long (buy) 500 11.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZB Short (sell) 2500 10.18--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 2000 12.05--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 3000 12.17--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Long (buy) 1000 12.57--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 4000 11.59--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1000 11.97--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 1976 12.37--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZX Short (sell) 24 12.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 10000 2.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 10000 2.08--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 10000 2.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 2200 2.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZQ Long (buy) 17800 2.14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZQ Short (sell) 10000 2.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPWZQ Short (sell) 40000 2.14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 12 November 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Call Written 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 55,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 15,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 20,000 24.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 5,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 1,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 9,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 2,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 8,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Written 10,000 28.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 5,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 1,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 10,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 9,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 10,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 2,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 18,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov 08 Put Purchased 10,000 31.00 American 27/11/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 11,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 9,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 10,000 32.00 American 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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