EPT Disclosure

28th Jul 2008 11:48

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	25/07/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	3,628,802 0.11%	-7,625,650 -0.23%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,570,058 0.17%	-6,508,434 -0.19%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	10,716,000 0.32%	-5,745,000 -0.17%
Total	19,914,860 0.59%	-19,879,084 -0.59%

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	15000	27.50
Purchase	5000	36.22
Purchase	100	36.25
Purchase	150	36.29
Purchase	18834	36.35
Purchase	400	36.36
Purchase	17740	36.37
Purchase	1072	36.39
Purchase	108542	36.40
Purchase	5000	36.41
Purchase	1056	36.42
Purchase	57382	36.45
Purchase	694	36.49
Purchase	1755	36.50
Purchase	4101	36.51
Purchase	2346	36.52
Purchase	1634	36.53
Purchase	25479	36.54
Purchase	8564	36.55
Purchase	11304	36.56
Purchase	1357	36.57
Purchase	5025	36.58
Purchase	222	36.59
Purchase	10705	36.60
Purchase	540	36.63
Purchase	5952	36.64
Purchase	3149	36.65
Purchase	4697	36.66
Purchase	8065	36.67
Purchase	3959	36.68
Purchase	8057	36.69
Purchase	16645	36.70
Purchase	7103	36.71
Purchase	8813	36.72
Purchase	6968	36.73
Purchase	8980	36.74
Purchase	10461	36.75
Purchase	18845	36.76
Purchase	18142	36.77
Purchase	15189	36.78
Purchase	15648	36.79
Purchase	12485	36.80
Purchase	7685	36.81
Purchase	5791	36.82
Purchase	4093	36.83
Purchase	39826	36.83
Purchase	10655	36.84
Purchase	25626	36.85
Purchase	16870	36.86
Purchase	17756	36.87
Purchase	33651	36.88
Purchase	20441	36.89
Purchase	26333	36.90
Purchase	20180	36.91
Purchase	51555	36.92
Purchase	13345	36.93
Purchase	15474	36.94
Purchase	8281	36.95
Purchase	5400	36.96
Purchase	12654	36.96
Purchase	9667	36.97
Purchase	17890	36.98
Purchase	6680	36.99
Purchase	110424	37.00
Purchase	7760	37.01
Purchase	15948	37.02
Purchase	12481	37.03
Purchase	17202	37.04
Purchase	5077	37.05
Purchase	12042	37.06
Purchase	3858	37.07
Purchase	4203	37.08
Purchase	2607	37.09
Purchase	15063	37.10
Purchase	6842	37.11
Purchase	9927	37.12
Purchase	11401	37.13
Purchase	14766	37.14
Purchase	14850	37.15
Purchase	3013	37.16
Purchase	1938	37.17
Purchase	2091	37.18
Purchase	959	37.19
Purchase	10938	37.20
Purchase	12710	37.21
Purchase	14072	37.22
Purchase	6652	37.23
Purchase	6183	37.24
Purchase	7147	37.25
Purchase	2268	37.26
Purchase	1285	37.27
Purchase	2436	37.28
Purchase	1000	37.29
Purchase	737	37.30
Purchase	3793	37.31
Purchase	3816	37.32
Purchase	1708	37.33
Purchase	132000	44.00
Purchase	12000	46.00
TOTAL PURCHASE	1,338,210
Sale	200000	35.00
Sale	4877	36.20
Sale	3246	36.22
Sale	1700	36.25
Sale	2000	36.26
Sale	500	36.27
Sale	650	36.28
Sale	150	36.29
Sale	4542	36.30
Sale	800	36.33
Sale	150	36.34
Sale	1700	36.35
Sale	3141	36.36
Sale	536	36.37
Sale	536	36.39
Sale	1466	36.40
Sale	353	36.41
Sale	1300	36.45
Sale	250	36.50
Sale	46	36.51
Sale	677	36.52
Sale	920	36.53
Sale	694	36.54
Sale	2321	36.55
Sale	3068	36.56
Sale	9260	36.57
Sale	1798	36.58
Sale	1264	36.59
Sale	5393	36.60
Sale	4129	36.61
Sale	8008	36.62
Sale	7407	36.63
Sale	7044	36.64
Sale	2382	36.65
Sale	608	36.66
Sale	20061	36.67
Sale	2590	36.68
Sale	4114	36.69
Sale	14309	36.70
Sale	27499	36.71
Sale	5924	36.72
Sale	10150	36.73
Sale	21125	36.74
Sale	9468	36.75
Sale	21201	36.76
Sale	38720	36.77
Sale	21357	36.78
Sale	38134	36.79
Sale	12817	36.79
Sale	24132	36.80
Sale	11325	36.81
Sale	2000	36.81
Sale	11497	36.82
Sale	6942	36.83
Sale	15033	36.84
Sale	24635	36.85
Sale	129858	36.86
Sale	35064	36.86
Sale	8814	36.87
Sale	15749	36.87
Sale	8919	36.88
Sale	10987	36.89
Sale	7438	36.90
Sale	13756	36.91
Sale	32557	36.92
Sale	13829	36.93
Sale	33319	36.94
Sale	13485	36.95
Sale	16031	36.96
Sale	6684	36.97
Sale	6994	36.98
Sale	10369	36.99
Sale	30301	37.00
Sale	14404	37.01
Sale	3235	37.02
Sale	2579	37.03
Sale	5345	37.04
Sale	3558	37.05
Sale	5117	37.06
Sale	3192	37.07
Sale	2210	37.08
Sale	8807	37.09
Sale	4469	37.10
Sale	10235	37.11
Sale	10167	37.12
Sale	6135	37.13
Sale	19558	37.14
Sale	18691	37.15
Sale	5624	37.16
Sale	1693	37.17
Sale	6560	37.18
Sale	4368	37.19
Sale	3346	37.20
Sale	6586	37.21
Sale	9945	37.22
Sale	9554	37.23
Sale	7114	37.24
Sale	8101	37.25
Sale	3883	37.26
Sale	2574	37.27
Sale	3569	37.28
Sale	3465	37.29
Sale	500	37.31
Sale	1500	37.32
Sale	7974	37.33
Sale	439	37.34
Sale	2173	37.35
Sale	230000	41.00
TOTAL SALES	1,456,773

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	4877	36.20
CFD	Long	3246	36.22
CFD	Long	1700	36.25
CFD	Long	2000	36.26
CFD	Long	500	36.27
CFD	Long	650	36.28
CFD	Long	150	36.29
CFD	Long	4542	36.30
CFD	Long	800	36.33
CFD	Long	150	36.34
CFD	Long	1700	36.35
CFD	Long	3141	36.36
CFD	Long	536	36.37
CFD	Long	536	36.39
CFD	Long	1466	36.40
CFD	Long	353	36.41
CFD	Long	1300	36.45
CFD	Long	250	36.50
CFD	Long	6950	36.57
CFD	Long	4279	36.60
CFD	Long	2888	36.61
CFD	Long	7918	36.62
CFD	Long	403	36.63
CFD	Long	6639	36.64
CFD	Long	18563	36.67
CFD	Long	200	36.68
CFD	Long	1323	36.69
CFD	Long	12694	36.70
CFD	Long	24510	36.71
CFD	Long	2288	36.72
CFD	Long	5824	36.73
CFD	Long	17984	36.74
CFD	Long	7504	36.75
CFD	Long	15888	36.76
CFD	Long	29369	36.77
CFD	Long	15549	36.78
CFD	Long	38134	36.79
CFD	Long	9044	36.79
CFD	Long	23658	36.80
CFD	Long	1440	36.81
CFD	Long	2000	36.81
CFD	Long	6024	36.82
CFD	Long	4295	36.83
CFD	Long	11163	36.84
CFD	Long	17105	36.85
CFD	Long	129858	36.86
CFD	Long	16477	36.86
CFD	Long	2634	36.87
CFD	Long	15749	36.87
CFD	Long	4572	36.88
CFD	Long	6344	36.89
CFD	Long	3845	36.90
CFD	Long	7485	36.91
CFD	Long	27341	36.92
CFD	Long	10652	36.93
CFD	Long	25056	36.94
CFD	Long	11912	36.95
CFD	Long	5874	36.96
CFD	Long	2721	36.97
CFD	Long	525	36.98
CFD	Long	7355	36.99
CFD	Long	12643	37.00
CFD	Long	5422	37.01
CFD	Long	1917	37.02
CFD	Long	1395	37.03
CFD	Long	3183	37.04
CFD	Long	574	37.05
CFD	Long	2230	37.06
CFD	Long	2645	37.07
CFD	Long	500	37.08
CFD	Long	8306	37.09
CFD	Long	3182	37.10
CFD	Long	6036	37.11
CFD	Long	6146	37.12
CFD	Long	4000	37.13
CFD	Long	13983	37.14
CFD	Long	12310	37.15
CFD	Long	500	37.16
CFD	Long	500	37.17
CFD	Long	5286	37.18
CFD	Long	2459	37.19
CFD	Long	1984	37.20
CFD	Long	3347	37.21
CFD	Long	7164	37.22
CFD	Long	5671	37.23
CFD	Long	4233	37.24
CFD	Long	2340	37.25
CFD	Long	2384	37.26
CFD	Long	2494	37.27
CFD	Long	1624	37.28
CFD	Long	2659	37.29
CFD	Long	500	37.31
CFD	Long	1500	37.32
CFD	Long	7558	37.33
CFD	Long	439	37.34
CFD	Short	100	36.25
CFD	Short	150	36.29
CFD	Short	500	36.35
CFD	Short	400	36.36
CFD	Short	1072	36.37
CFD	Short	1072	36.39
CFD	Short	200	36.40
CFD	Short	100	36.45
CFD	Short	37	36.50
CFD	Short	3623	36.51
CFD	Short	1355	36.52
CFD	Short	1254	36.54
CFD	Short	3997	36.55
CFD	Short	10492	36.56
CFD	Short	1089	36.57
CFD	Short	25	36.58
CFD	Short	222	36.59
CFD	Short	10705	36.60
CFD	Short	540	36.63
CFD	Short	500	36.64
CFD	Short	1000	36.65
CFD	Short	300	36.66
CFD	Short	1789	36.67
CFD	Short	557	36.68
CFD	Short	2734	36.69
CFD	Short	3228	36.70
CFD	Short	5040	36.71
CFD	Short	1884	36.72
CFD	Short	2733	36.74
CFD	Short	1315	36.75
CFD	Short	8036	36.76
CFD	Short	5296	36.77
CFD	Short	2854	36.78
CFD	Short	3198	36.79
CFD	Short	1500	36.80
CFD	Short	500	36.81
CFD	Short	282	36.82
CFD	Short	1549	36.83
CFD	Short	39826	36.83
CFD	Short	2620	36.84
CFD	Short	9020	36.85
CFD	Short	986	36.86
CFD	Short	2864	36.87
CFD	Short	9828	36.88
CFD	Short	5421	36.89
CFD	Short	7036	36.90
CFD	Short	1500	36.91
CFD	Short	2200	36.92
CFD	Short	4336	36.93
CFD	Short	4609	36.94
CFD	Short	5000	36.95
CFD	Short	5400	36.96
CFD	Short	3348	36.96
CFD	Short	4068	36.97
CFD	Short	2253	36.98
CFD	Short	976	36.99
CFD	Short	5462	37.00
CFD	Short	2720	37.01
CFD	Short	5068	37.02
CFD	Short	4290	37.03
CFD	Short	9092	37.04
CFD	Short	2993	37.05
CFD	Short	2308	37.06
CFD	Short	108	37.07
CFD	Short	2562	37.08
CFD	Short	1000	37.09
CFD	Short	7215	37.10
CFD	Short	3264	37.11
CFD	Short	7097	37.12
CFD	Short	7045	37.13
CFD	Short	13179	37.14
CFD	Short	4389	37.15
CFD	Short	1722	37.16
CFD	Short	1000	37.17
CFD	Short	1000	37.18
CFD	Short	32	37.19
CFD	Short	4968	37.20
CFD	Short	7190	37.21
CFD	Short	4106	37.22
CFD	Short	3643	37.23
CFD	Short	1453	37.24
CFD	Short	1353	37.25
CFD	Short	1466	37.26
CFD	Short	71	37.27
CFD	Short	1000	37.28
CFD	Short	1000	37.29
CFD	Short	1000	37.31
CFD	Short	3000	37.32
CFD	Short	1118	37.33

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 $
Call Option	Selling	299,000	40.00	American	28/08/2008	1.01

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit Australian Dollar $
Put Option	230,000	41.00
Put Option	12,000	46.00
Put Option	132,000	44.00
Call Option	15,000	27.50
Call Option	200,000	35.00

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	28/07/2008
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

ENDEMMRPMMTMMITBAP

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