EPT Disclosure

31st Oct 2008 11:41

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	30/10/2008

	Long		Short
	Number (%)		Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	14,796,163	0.44	-6,229,392	-0.19
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,980,752	0.18	-5,089,387	-0.15
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	10,281,000	0.31	-6,667,000	-0.20
Total	31,057,915	0.93	-17,985,779	-0.54

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	868	26.30
Purchase	5000	27.10
Purchase	6000	27.12
Purchase	9000	27.15
Purchase	5937	27.16
Purchase	2500	27.20
Purchase	500	27.22
Purchase	4458	27.23
Purchase	2533	27.27
Purchase	108	27.28
Purchase	144	27.29
Purchase	8155	27.30
Purchase	4022	27.31
Purchase	2026	27.32
Purchase	10931	27.33
Purchase	153	27.34
Purchase	140	27.35
Purchase	300	27.36
Purchase	14363	27.37
Purchase	7682	27.38
Purchase	9852	27.39
Purchase	20870	27.40
Purchase	15468	27.41
Purchase	6620	27.42
Purchase	22221	27.43
Purchase	5276	27.44
Purchase	329	27.45
Purchase	409	27.46
Purchase	2305	27.47
Purchase	17933	27.48
Purchase	45674	27.49
Purchase	5843	27.50
Purchase	24188	27.51
Purchase	12832	27.52
Purchase	446	27.53
Purchase	4376	27.54
Purchase	1076	27.55
Purchase	2219	27.56
Purchase	442	27.57
Purchase	4379	27.58
Purchase	240	27.59
Purchase	4007	27.60
Purchase	4104	27.61
Purchase	4701	27.62
Purchase	7805	27.63
Purchase	6389	27.64
Purchase	16763	27.65
Purchase	1274	27.66
Purchase	268	27.67
Purchase	59	27.70
Purchase	59	27.71
Purchase	95	27.72
Purchase	40	27.73
Purchase	735	27.74
Purchase	20301	27.75
Purchase	9376	27.75
Purchase	57	27.77
Purchase	104	27.78
Purchase	3364	27.81
Purchase	1688	27.82
Purchase	378	27.84
Purchase	118	27.85
Purchase	10441	27.86
Purchase	16492	27.87
Purchase	20260	27.88
Purchase	21914	27.89
Purchase	27519	27.90
Purchase	8810	27.91
Purchase	9181	27.92
Purchase	25772	27.93
Purchase	5727	27.94
Purchase	31057	27.95
Purchase	16970	27.96
Purchase	18311	27.97
Purchase	10326	27.98
Purchase	14464	27.99
Purchase	26400	28.00
Purchase	16819	28.01
Purchase	29276	28.02
Purchase	58355	28.03
Purchase	4217	28.04
Purchase	14512	28.05
Purchase	10166	28.06
Purchase	4237	28.08
Purchase	3073	28.09
Purchase	7934	28.10
Purchase	13077	28.11
Purchase	197	28.12
Purchase	5209	28.13
Purchase	4707	28.14
Purchase	32628	28.15
Purchase	1486	28.16
Purchase	25260	28.16
Purchase	932	28.20
Purchase	190	28.21
Purchase	1053	28.29
Purchase	1302	28.30
Purchase	2642	28.31
Purchase	375	28.32
Purchase	1282	28.33
Purchase	533	28.34
Purchase	193	28.35
Purchase	38	28.39
Purchase	651	28.40
Purchase	4064	28.42
Purchase	149	28.46
Purchase	5598	28.47
Purchase	599	28.48
Purchase	5660	28.49
Purchase	6000	28.50
Purchase	356	28.51
Purchase	13411	28.52
Purchase	7438	28.53
Purchase	159	28.54
Purchase	4930	28.55
Purchase	2473	28.56
Purchase	5604	28.57
Purchase	2617	28.58
Purchase	4124	28.59
Purchase	51800	28.60
Purchase	145	28.61
Purchase	441	28.62
Purchase	1	28.63
Purchase	25428	28.64
Purchase	50	28.65
Purchase	77	28.66
Purchase	3863	28.67
Purchase	8582	28.70
Purchase	7574	28.71
Purchase	5054	28.72
Purchase	15292	28.73
Purchase	1698	28.74
Purchase	5122	28.75
Purchase	4673	28.77
Purchase	31600	28.77
Purchase	10732	28.79
Purchase	1516	28.80
Purchase	4197	28.81
Purchase	3435	28.82
Purchase	7629	28.83
Purchase	9409	28.84
Purchase	1000	28.85
Purchase	11119	28.86
Purchase	1117	28.87
Purchase	14093	28.89
Purchase	13865	28.90
Purchase	4508	28.92
Purchase	4226	28.93
Purchase	15610	28.94
Purchase	10931	28.95
Purchase	4757	28.96
Purchase	683	28.97
Purchase	149000	32.00
Total Purchases	1,365,900
Sale	107371	26.30
Sale	5200	27.10
Sale	300	27.11
Sale	500	27.18
Sale	1000	27.20
Sale	331	27.21
Sale	924	27.25
Sale	7373	27.28
Sale	5329	27.29
Sale	3696	27.30
Sale	5076	27.31
Sale	20545	27.32
Sale	16963	27.33
Sale	4461	27.34
Sale	7584	27.35
Sale	6913	27.36
Sale	2265	27.37
Sale	9009	27.38
Sale	24865	27.39
Sale	10183	27.40
Sale	10218	27.41
Sale	17620	27.42
Sale	8274	27.43
Sale	18510	27.44
Sale	2186	27.45
Sale	1023	27.46
Sale	3740	27.47
Sale	4054	27.48
Sale	1716	27.49
Sale	11633	27.50
Sale	5299	27.51
Sale	4435	27.52
Sale	4964	27.53
Sale	5745	27.54
Sale	671	27.55
Sale	3146	27.56
Sale	682	27.57
Sale	2104	27.58
Sale	3073	27.59
Sale	4620	27.60
Sale	11994	27.61
Sale	11219	27.62
Sale	5565	27.63
Sale	14318	27.64
Sale	657	27.65
Sale	6230	27.66
Sale	4273	27.67
Sale	520	27.68
Sale	986	27.69
Sale	3699	27.70
Sale	654	27.71
Sale	584	27.72
Sale	755	27.73
Sale	2410	27.74
Sale	5396	27.75
Sale	6155	27.76
Sale	841	27.77
Sale	7574	27.78
Sale	2018	27.79
Sale	378	27.80
Sale	818	27.81
Sale	1269	27.82
Sale	605	27.83
Sale	2418	27.84
Sale	4365	27.85
Sale	16755	27.86
Sale	7802	27.87
Sale	38025	27.87
Sale	7866	27.88
Sale	4143	27.89
Sale	34478	27.90
Sale	11254	27.91
Sale	4328	27.92
Sale	26474	27.93
Sale	14920	27.94
Sale	32147	27.95
Sale	12561	27.96
Sale	10194	27.97
Sale	5669	27.98
Sale	29311	27.99
Sale	9661	28.00
Sale	16493	28.01
Sale	20210	28.02
Sale	50885	28.03
Sale	99511	28.03
Sale	6769	28.04
Sale	14760	28.05
Sale	9227	28.06
Sale	581	28.07
Sale	1125	28.08
Sale	5305	28.09
Sale	500	28.10
Sale	8424	28.11
Sale	1849	28.12
Sale	8829	28.13
Sale	2553	28.14
Sale	400	28.15
Sale	3594	28.21
Sale	2384	28.22
Sale	891	28.23
Sale	4168	28.26
Sale	3957	28.29
Sale	10000	28.30
Sale	2171	28.32
Sale	27033	28.33
Sale	6043	28.34
Sale	239	28.35
Sale	3946	28.37
Sale	31	28.42
Sale	31	28.43
Sale	217	28.44
Sale	7746	28.45
Sale	31	28.46
Sale	633	28.47
Sale	3513	28.48
Sale	6277	28.49
Sale	26488	28.50
Sale	1933	28.51
Sale	7597	28.52
Sale	12166	28.53
Sale	3082	28.54
Sale	5406	28.55
Sale	1575	28.56
Sale	5188	28.57
Sale	16105	28.58
Sale	370	28.59
Sale	57004	28.60
Sale	21787	28.61
Sale	2204	28.62
Sale	3832	28.63
Sale	1988	28.64
Sale	981	28.65
Sale	331	28.66
Sale	62	28.67
Sale	731	28.68
Sale	2188	28.69
Sale	12468	28.70
Sale	14676	28.71
Sale	1946	28.72
Sale	2677	28.73
Sale	4940	28.74
Sale	2281	28.75
Sale	1617	28.76
Sale	687	28.77
Sale	11708	28.78
Sale	12745	28.79
Sale	12928	28.80
Sale	4559	28.81
Sale	10204	28.82
Sale	18303	28.83
Sale	17562	28.84
Sale	2376	28.85
Sale	5798	28.86
Sale	4157	28.87
Sale	3	28.88
Sale	920	28.89
Sale	2480	28.90
Sale	5881	28.91
Sale	25800	28.92
Sale	8178	28.93
Sale	22519	28.94
Sale	12489	28.95
Sale	14962	28.96
Sale	5423	28.97
Sale	3511	28.98
Sale	200	28.99
TOTAL SALES	1,460,232

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	868	26.30
CFD	Long	5200	27.10
CFD	Long	300	27.11
CFD	Long	500	27.18
CFD	Long	1000	27.20
CFD	Long	1360	27.30
CFD	Long	929	27.31
CFD	Long	16016	27.32
CFD	Long	7800	27.33
CFD	Long	857	27.36
CFD	Long	1000	27.38
CFD	Long	5006	27.39
CFD	Long	1075	27.42
CFD	Long	1000	27.44
CFD	Long	1000	27.49
CFD	Long	1000	27.50
CFD	Long	100	27.56
CFD	Long	3000	27.61
CFD	Long	1000	27.75
CFD	Long	38025	27.87
CFD	Long	5471	27.90
CFD	Long	20315	27.93
CFD	Long	7216	27.95
CFD	Long	1000	27.96
CFD	Long	7585	27.97
CFD	Long	100	27.99
CFD	Long	5041	28.01
CFD	Long	50885	28.03
CFD	Long	500	28.05
CFD	Long	400	28.15
CFD	Long	602	28.32
CFD	Long	398	28.33
CFD	Long	7560	28.45
CFD	Long	7486	28.50
CFD	Long	200	28.52
CFD	Long	500	28.53
CFD	Long	4260	28.60
CFD	Long	800	28.64
CFD	Long	4146	28.70
CFD	Long	5498	28.71
CFD	Long	250	28.80
CFD	Long	500	28.81
CFD	Long	1250	28.84
CFD	Long	500	28.89
CFD	Long	1476	28.93
CFD	Long	7705	28.95
CFD	Long	1180	28.96
CFD	Short	868	26.30
CFD	Short	3000	27.15
CFD	Short	2500	27.20
CFD	Short	500	27.22
CFD	Short	108	27.28
CFD	Short	4892	27.30
CFD	Short	810	27.32
CFD	Short	995	27.38
CFD	Short	2420	27.40
CFD	Short	1447	27.41
CFD	Short	1581	27.42
CFD	Short	11030	27.43
CFD	Short	1000	27.44
CFD	Short	1000	27.47
CFD	Short	4075	27.48
CFD	Short	44998	27.49
CFD	Short	1319	27.50
CFD	Short	10434	27.51
CFD	Short	2689	27.52
CFD	Short	3095	27.54
CFD	Short	1000	27.64
CFD	Short	20301	27.75
CFD	Short	300	27.87
CFD	Short	363	27.91
CFD	Short	1000	27.92
CFD	Short	224	27.93
CFD	Short	613	27.95
CFD	Short	5000	28.00
CFD	Short	300	28.01
CFD	Short	1000	28.04
CFD	Short	25260	28.16
CFD	Short	400	28.52
CFD	Short	1	28.67
CFD	Short	999	28.70
CFD	Short	781	28.79
CFD	Short	219	28.80
CFD	Short	1000	28.85
CFD	Short	500	28.90

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 $
Put Option	149,000	32.00

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	31/10/2008
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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