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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 September 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 7,579,339 0.225838944 2347649 0.0699521--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,362,385 0.040594515 2336612 0.0696232--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,200,162 0.035760812 3664000 0.1091749--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 10,141,886 0.302194271 8348261 0.2487502--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 50000 34.3Purchase 500 34.35Purchase 948 34.38Purchase 3371 34.4Purchase 242 34.41Purchase 1486 34.42Purchase 700 34.43Purchase 1712 34.44Purchase 836 34.45Purchase 16041 34.46Purchase 36266 34.47Purchase 6675 34.48Purchase 4350 34.49Purchase 14718 34.5Purchase 822 34.52Purchase 1312 34.53Purchase 4926 34.54Purchase 114346 34.55Purchase 6007 34.56Purchase 6075 34.57Purchase 21050 34.58Purchase 4184 34.59Purchase 47187 34.6Purchase 1853 34.61Purchase 31001 34.62Purchase 2100 34.63Purchase 3610 34.64Purchase 1000 34.65Purchase 4977 34.66Purchase 4157 34.67Purchase 1000 34.68Purchase 4237 34.7Purchase 190 34.71Purchase 9363 34.72Purchase 2092 34.73Purchase 357 34.74Purchase 1966 34.75Purchase 3500 34.76Purchase 918 34.8Purchase 1000 34.83Purchase 3227 34.84Purchase 729 34.85Purchase 191 34.86Purchase 2000 34.88Purchase 2077 34.89Purchase 1188 34.93Purchase 2000 34.94Purchase 206 34.96Purchase 1000 35Purchase 1000 35.01Purchase 5000 35.04Purchase 1500 35.05Purchase 430 35.14Purchase 2177 35.2Purchase 832 35.22Purchase 2991 35.23Purchase 2000 35.24Purchase 1500 35.26Purchase 500 35.28Purchase 2500 35.32Purchase 2993 35.33Purchase 2925 35.34Purchase 900 35.35Purchase 1800 35.36Purchase 4000 35.37Purchase 2000 35.44Purchase 113800000 40.93 114264741\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 171 34.25Sale 239 34.28Sale 238 34.34Sale 463 34.38Sale 188 34.39Sale 193 34.42Sale 243 34.43Sale 111 34.44Sale 216 34.45Sale 1707 34.46Sale 162086 34.47Sale 7346 34.49Sale 86 34.51Sale 7473 34.52Sale 11892 34.53Sale 2272 34.54Sale 315 34.55Sale 18541 34.56Sale 16132 34.57Sale 45829 34.58Sale 35829 34.59Sale 6071 34.6Sale 2258 34.61Sale 157 34.62Sale 4715 34.64Sale 3250 34.65Sale 695 34.66Sale 1600 34.67Sale 1988 34.68Sale 275 34.7Sale 216 34.71Sale 75 34.74Sale 236 34.76Sale 1000 34.78Sale 2289 34.81Sale 1139 34.83Sale 545 34.84Sale 788 34.87Sale 1327 34.88Sale 1974 34.89Sale 354 34.91Sale 300 34.92Sale 6622 34.93Sale 1347 34.94Sale 352 34.95Sale 1500 34.96Sale 271 34.98Sale 254 35.01Sale 264 35.03Sale 4362 35.14Sale 308 35.15Sale 971 35.16Sale 500 35.17Sale 29 35.2Sale 1088 35.22Sale 1068 35.24Sale 2608 35.25Sale 1139 35.26Sale 1325 35.28Sale 2177 35.29Sale 493 35.3Sale 2484 35.31Sale 1098 35.32Sale 2900 35.33Sale 1495 35.34Sale 5338 35.35Sale 5157 35.36Sale 1643 35.37Sale 1136 35.4Sale 4186 35.41Sale 2369 35.42Sale 6509 35.43Sale 4000 35.53Sale 3000 35.54Sale 200 35.55Sale 3000 35.56Sale 3000 35.57Sale 1000 35.58Sale 3152 35.6Sale 1000 35.61Sale 113800000 40.93 114222167\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZY Long (buy) 3000 14.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 3000 13.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 900 14.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZY Short (sell) 2100 14.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 5000 7.55--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 1921 7.88--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZO Long (buy) 1079 7.89--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 5000 7.52--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZO Short (sell) 3000 7.80--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZN Long (buy) 10300 0.04--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 3.26--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 3.33--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1500 3.4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 3500 3.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1000 3.57--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 3.6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 3.62--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 3.72--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 2000 4.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Long (buy) 1500 4.14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 3.26--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 3.44--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 3.53--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 3500 3.56--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 3.69--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 2000 4.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 1500 4.06--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 500 4.08--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZI Short (sell) 4000 4.15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPKZF Short (sell) 1000 6.78--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHPL Call Dec 08 Selling 50000 0.01 European 18/12/08 35.006--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Put Sep 08 Selling 3000 32.00 American 21/12/08 0.415--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Put Sep 08 Selling 7000 32.00 American 21/12/08 0.415--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHP Put Sep 08 Selling 10000 32.00 American 21/12/08 0.44--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 September 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 15,000 42.50 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 10,000 32.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Put Written 15,000 39.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 943,000 0.01 European 21/12/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 08 Call Written 1,300,000 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 40.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 5,000 46.00 American 25/09/08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Call Purchased 10,000 46.00 American 25/09/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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