EPT Disclosure

30th Jul 2008 10:41

Name of exempt principal trader	Deutsche Securities Australia Limited
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)	Ordinary
Date of dealing	29/07/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	3,479,384 0.10%	-6,810,597 -0.20%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,705,908 0.17%	-6,442,013 -0.19%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	10,716,000 0.32%	-5,745,000 -0.17%
Total	19,901,292 0.59%	-18,997,610 -0.56%

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
Purchase	100267	37.49
Purchase	772	37.91
Purchase	768	37.95
Purchase	170059	38.00
Purchase	2328	38.01
Purchase	4345	38.02
Purchase	4201	38.03
Purchase	232680	38.03
Purchase	10124	38.04
Purchase	2600	38.05
Purchase	3484	38.06
Purchase	2177	38.07
Purchase	1290	38.08
Purchase	7859	38.09
Purchase	7673	38.10
Purchase	698	38.11
Purchase	5658	38.12
Purchase	4117	38.13
Purchase	2970	38.14
Purchase	5910	38.15
Purchase	5400	38.16
Purchase	9349	38.17
Purchase	8870	38.17
Purchase	2712	38.18
Purchase	9771	38.19
Purchase	6837	38.20
Purchase	6177	38.21
Purchase	14400	38.22
Purchase	12561	38.23
Purchase	14838	38.24
Purchase	30500	38.25
Purchase	72756	38.25
Purchase	22011	38.26
Purchase	22846	38.26
Purchase	9410	38.27
Purchase	12541	38.28
Purchase	4467	38.29
Purchase	858	38.30
Purchase	10789	38.31
Purchase	8826	38.32
Purchase	12500	38.32
Purchase	6138	38.33
Purchase	7041	38.34
Purchase	12385	38.35
Purchase	2737	38.36
Purchase	4121	38.37
Purchase	13967	38.38
Purchase	5126	38.39
Purchase	9411	38.40
Purchase	2302	38.41
Purchase	11411	38.42
Purchase	4885	38.43
Purchase	1667	38.44
Purchase	1540	38.45
Purchase	938	38.46
Purchase	4399	38.47
Purchase	3067	38.48
Purchase	1994	38.49
Purchase	1793	38.50
Purchase	2733	38.51
Purchase	3757	38.52
Purchase	4777	38.53
Purchase	31065	38.54
TOTAL PURCHASE	1,005,653
Sale	70000	37.66
Sale	25000	37.82
Sale	2	37.91
Sale	8483	37.92
Sale	5227	37.93
Sale	1630	37.94
Sale	948	37.95
Sale	687	37.96
Sale	2740	37.97
Sale	914	37.98
Sale	540	37.99
Sale	20309	38.00
Sale	15301	38.01
Sale	10480	38.02
Sale	7954	38.03
Sale	15049	38.04
Sale	13765	38.05
Sale	8227	38.06
Sale	10301	38.07
Sale	6480	38.08
Sale	8504	38.09
Sale	20077	38.10
Sale	5382	38.11
Sale	12138	38.12
Sale	10470	38.13
Sale	12615	38.14
Sale	10707	38.15
Sale	12689	38.16
Sale	15718	38.17
Sale	14874	38.18
Sale	4928	38.19
Sale	5765	38.20
Sale	4543	38.21
Sale	23578	38.22
Sale	6028	38.23
Sale	17939	38.24
Sale	44108	38.25
Sale	9297	38.26
Sale	20530	38.27
Sale	27068	38.28
Sale	23811	38.29
Sale	12964	38.29
Sale	30521	38.30
Sale	19357	38.31
Sale	19650	38.31
Sale	14233	38.32
Sale	30000	38.32
Sale	3680	38.33
Sale	4269	38.34
Sale	13061	38.35
Sale	3068	38.36
Sale	5204	38.37
Sale	8272	38.38
Sale	7434	38.39
Sale	16199	38.40
Sale	7546	38.41
Sale	1689	38.42
Sale	2096	38.43
Sale	2700	38.44
Sale	3314	38.45
Sale	2818	38.46
Sale	2812	38.47
Sale	3021	38.48
Sale	5962	38.49
Sale	4891	38.50
Sale	2667	38.51
Sale	1967	38.52
Sale	1829	38.53
Sale	4014	38.54
Sale	1246	38.55
Sale	2667	38.56
Sale	989	38.57
TOTAL SALES	774,946

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	70000	37.66
CFD	Long	25000	37.82
CFD	Long	500	37.92
CFD	Long	3378	37.93
CFD	Long	1366	37.97
CFD	Long	500	37.98
CFD	Long	42	37.99
CFD	Long	408	38.00
CFD	Long	4175	38.01
CFD	Long	500	38.02
CFD	Long	1100	38.03
CFD	Long	4660	38.04
CFD	Long	3123	38.05
CFD	Long	1500	38.06
CFD	Long	1000	38.07
CFD	Long	570	38.08
CFD	Long	1000	38.09
CFD	Long	2072	38.10
CFD	Long	1665	38.11
CFD	Long	1335	38.12
CFD	Long	2652	38.13
CFD	Long	1000	38.14
CFD	Long	3662	38.15
CFD	Long	2508	38.16
CFD	Long	7229	38.17
CFD	Long	10023	38.18
CFD	Long	1213	38.19
CFD	Long	1467	38.20
CFD	Long	101	38.21
CFD	Long	1705	38.22
CFD	Long	1718	38.23
CFD	Long	5189	38.24
CFD	Long	8270	38.25
CFD	Long	1877	38.26
CFD	Long	500	38.27
CFD	Long	9497	38.28
CFD	Long	23811	38.29
CFD	Long	4050	38.29
CFD	Long	5311	38.30
CFD	Long	1167	38.31
CFD	Long	19650	38.31
CFD	Long	3974	38.32
CFD	Long	30000	38.32
CFD	Long	1618	38.33
CFD	Long	1261	38.34
CFD	Long	3583	38.35
CFD	Long	2220	38.36
CFD	Long	1494	38.37
CFD	Long	2461	38.38
CFD	Long	2038	38.39
CFD	Long	2453	38.40
CFD	Long	2041	38.41
CFD	Long	462	38.42
CFD	Long	1000	38.43
CFD	Long	1000	38.44
CFD	Long	750	38.45
CFD	Long	500	38.46
CFD	Long	500	38.47
CFD	Long	1183	38.48
CFD	Long	2064	38.49
CFD	Long	1847	38.50
CFD	Long	500	38.51
CFD	Long	650	38.52
CFD	Long	500	38.53
CFD	Long	1498	38.54
CFD	Long	1344	38.56
CFD	Short	100267	37.49
CFD	Short	509	38.01
CFD	Short	39	38.02
CFD	Short	2133	38.03
CFD	Short	250	38.10
CFD	Short	100	38.15
CFD	Short	1500	38.17
CFD	Short	8870	38.17
CFD	Short	1865	38.21
CFD	Short	250	38.22
CFD	Short	2118	38.23
CFD	Short	150	38.24
CFD	Short	30500	38.25
CFD	Short	22011	38.26
CFD	Short	3410	38.26
CFD	Short	182	38.31
CFD	Short	500	38.32
CFD	Short	12500	38.32
CFD	Short	1000	38.33
CFD	Short	9685	38.38
CFD	Short	149	38.39
CFD	Short	886	38.40
CFD	Short	531	38.41
CFD	Short	409	38.42
CFD	Short	362	38.44
CFD	Short	593	38.47
CFD	Short	552	38.48
CFD	Short	300	38.51

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry Date	Option money paid/received per unit AUD $

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit Australian Dollar $

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 4)

Full 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.

Date of disclosure	30/07/2008
Contact name	Artie Movsesian
Telephone number	020 7545 7804
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto Plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Connected Advisor to Offeree

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