EPT Disclosure

16th Jun 2008 11:33

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	13/06/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	2,795,260 0.08%	-10,707,899 -0.32%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,776,448 0.17%	-7,370,105 -0.22%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	14,231,000 0.42%	-6,403,000 -0.19%
Total	22,802,708 0.67%	-24,481,004 -0.73%

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	485	42.35
Purchase	904	42.36
Purchase	100	42.37
Purchase	270	42.38
Purchase	769	42.39
Purchase	1249	42.40
Purchase	276	42.43
Purchase	90	42.44
Purchase	244	42.46
Purchase	648	42.47
Purchase	771	42.48
Purchase	1569	42.49
Purchase	1254	42.50
Purchase	916	42.51
Purchase	1976	42.52
Purchase	1142	42.53
Purchase	2832	42.54
Purchase	1891	42.55
Purchase	3823	42.57
Purchase	1978	42.58
Purchase	3447	42.59
Purchase	3788	42.60
Purchase	3165	42.61
Purchase	7886	42.62
Purchase	4627	42.63
Purchase	3897	42.64
Purchase	1845	42.65
Purchase	5437	42.66
Purchase	3510	42.67
Purchase	3905	42.68
Purchase	10785	42.69
Purchase	4969	42.70
Purchase	3848	42.71
Purchase	3993	42.72
Purchase	374	42.73
Purchase	170	42.74
Purchase	2081	42.75
Purchase	1053	42.76
Purchase	9175	42.77
Purchase	3467	42.78
Purchase	4144	42.79
Purchase	23301	42.80
Purchase	6847	42.81
Purchase	1963	42.82
Purchase	1220	42.83
Purchase	624	42.84
Purchase	844	42.86
Purchase	1219	42.87
Purchase	6225	42.88
Purchase	3275	42.89
Purchase	3626	42.90
Purchase	45	42.91
Purchase	974	42.93
Purchase	965	42.94
Purchase	8800	42.94
Purchase	16290	42.95
Purchase	1724	42.95
Purchase	956	42.96
Purchase	686	42.97
Purchase	1978	42.98
Purchase	1433	42.99
Purchase	2600	43.00
Purchase	7606	43.01
Purchase	2508	43.02
Purchase	2223	43.03
Purchase	579961	43.04
Purchase	1849	43.05
Purchase	3904	43.06
Purchase	990	43.07
Purchase	2215	43.08
Purchase	2336	43.09
Purchase	264	43.10
Purchase	1851	43.11
Purchase	437	43.12
Purchase	1686	43.13
Purchase	142	43.15
Purchase	5564	43.16
Purchase	2402	43.17
Purchase	1133	43.18
Purchase	2678	43.19
Purchase	2066	43.20
Purchase	307	43.21
Purchase	778	43.24
Purchase	1074	43.25
Purchase	727	43.26
Purchase	150434	44.00
TOTAL PURCHASE	969,483
Sale	252800	41.98
Sale	174	42.35
Sale	187	42.36
Sale	378	42.39
Sale	10104	42.40
Sale	224	42.41
Sale	553	42.43
Sale	941	42.44
Sale	96	42.45
Sale	12	42.47
Sale	1505	42.48
Sale	1082	42.49
Sale	11553	42.50
Sale	1085	42.51
Sale	2241	42.52
Sale	2466	42.53
Sale	2623	42.54
Sale	3874	42.55
Sale	2481	42.56
Sale	2239	42.57
Sale	1993	42.58
Sale	2656	42.59
Sale	3349	42.60
Sale	4205	42.61
Sale	2019	42.62
Sale	2723	42.63
Sale	996	42.64
Sale	1654	42.65
Sale	4237	42.66
Sale	5224	42.67
Sale	2532	42.68
Sale	5827	42.69
Sale	2622	42.70
Sale	4745	42.71
Sale	7245	42.72
Sale	842	42.73
Sale	2137	42.74
Sale	11225	42.75
Sale	12163	42.76
Sale	3353	42.77
Sale	43800	42.77
Sale	1421	42.78
Sale	2196	42.79
Sale	2419	42.79
Sale	16996	42.80
Sale	7633	42.81
Sale	23880	42.81
Sale	1723	42.82
Sale	10877	42.83
Sale	414	42.84
Sale	198	42.85
Sale	171	42.86
Sale	904	42.87
Sale	100	42.88
Sale	308	42.89
Sale	496	42.90
Sale	125	42.91
Sale	1617	42.92
Sale	108	42.93
Sale	715	42.94
Sale	12188	42.95
Sale	1907	42.97
Sale	81	42.98
Sale	332	42.99
Sale	5932	43.00
Sale	2430	43.01
Sale	1675	43.02
Sale	4345	43.03
Sale	414152	43.04
Sale	1905	43.05
Sale	3926	43.06
Sale	5957	43.07
Sale	1989	43.08
Sale	400	43.09
Sale	6683	43.10
Sale	1728	43.11
Sale	693	43.12
Sale	874	43.13
Sale	6226	43.14
Sale	1603	43.15
Sale	2889	43.17
Sale	28	43.18
Sale	1199	43.19
Sale	6579	43.20
Sale	1646	43.22
Sale	2144	43.24
Sale	342	43.26
Sale	150434	44.00
TOTAL SALES	1,134,753

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	252800	41.98
CFD	Long	500	42.53
CFD	Long	500	42.59
CFD	Long	1034	42.61
CFD	Long	5	42.62
CFD	Long	505	42.64
CFD	Long	51	42.68
CFD	Long	1000	42.69
CFD	Long	1900	42.70
CFD	Long	8	42.71
CFD	Long	197	42.72
CFD	Long	16	42.73
CFD	Long	1229	42.74
CFD	Long	3618	42.75
CFD	Long	2382	42.76
CFD	Long	484	42.77
CFD	Long	43800	42.77
CFD	Long	2196	42.79
CFD	Long	1000	42.79
CFD	Long	4311	42.80
CFD	Long	294	42.81
CFD	Long	23880	42.81
CFD	Long	1100	42.82
CFD	Long	1000	42.83
CFD	Long	100	42.88
CFD	Long	5	42.90
CFD	Long	800	42.97
CFD	Long	2205	43.00
CFD	Long	394600	43.04
CFD	Long	600	43.10
CFD	Long	1000	43.14
CFD	Long	5000	43.20
CFD	Long	1000	43.24
CFD	Short	300	42.35
CFD	Short	1000	42.40
CFD	Short	520	42.49
CFD	Short	3000	42.57
CFD	Short	795	42.61
CFD	Short	5000	42.62
CFD	Short	1156	42.63
CFD	Short	1800	42.64
CFD	Short	100	42.69
CFD	Short	100	42.70
CFD	Short	100	42.72
CFD	Short	752	42.75
CFD	Short	1000	42.76
CFD	Short	2766	42.78
CFD	Short	2171	42.79
CFD	Short	4091	42.80
CFD	Short	4222	42.81
CFD	Short	500	42.82
CFD	Short	1000	42.83
CFD	Short	2000	42.89
CFD	Short	8800	42.94
CFD	Short	16290	42.95
CFD	Short	1200	42.95
CFD	Short	195	42.98
CFD	Short	176	42.99
CFD	Short	1005	43.00
CFD	Short	132	43.01
CFD	Short	200	43.03
CFD	Short	395603	43.04
CFD	Short	250	43.05
CFD	Short	777	43.18
CFD	Short	762	43.19

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	Purchase	20,000	47.00	American	26/06/2008	0.26
Call Option	Purchase	30,000	47.00	American	26/06/2008	0.27

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	16/06/2008
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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