EPT Disclosure

8th Sep 2008 16:09

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	05/09/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	8,878,933 0.26%	-6,955,982 -0.21%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	7,047,232 0.21%	-7,601,281 -0.23%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	13,464,000 0.40%	-8,102,000 -0.24%
Total	29,390,165 0.88%	-22,659,263 -0.67%

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	8803	36.31
Purchase	31	36.32
Purchase	8303	36.33
Purchase	2437	36.34
Purchase	17214	36.35
Purchase	8303	36.36
Purchase	4318	36.38
Purchase	3460	36.39
Purchase	89358	36.40
Purchase	13684	36.41
Purchase	2301	36.42
Purchase	788	36.43
Purchase	3154	36.44
Purchase	7586	36.45
Purchase	1884	36.46
Purchase	3182	36.47
Purchase	1978	36.48
Purchase	5161	36.50
Purchase	426	36.51
Purchase	1855	36.52
Purchase	2520	36.53
Purchase	1075	36.54
Purchase	801	36.55
Purchase	8805	36.56
Purchase	3365	36.57
Purchase	5117	36.58
Purchase	4672	36.59
Purchase	20860	36.60
Purchase	4792	36.61
Purchase	2964	36.62
Purchase	16454	36.63
Purchase	7051	36.64
Purchase	17072	36.65
Purchase	15252	36.66
Purchase	14643	36.67
Purchase	10664	36.68
Purchase	7173	36.69
Purchase	13196	36.70
Purchase	320	36.71
Purchase	8445	36.72
Purchase	1500	36.72
Purchase	4820	36.73
Purchase	1500	36.74
Purchase	4990	36.74
Purchase	4105	36.75
Purchase	6357	36.76
Purchase	6030	36.77
Purchase	14498	36.78
Purchase	18030	36.79
Purchase	9205	36.80
Purchase	3615	36.81
Purchase	7247	36.82
Purchase	308	36.83
Purchase	750	36.84
Purchase	3898	36.85
Purchase	39730	36.86
Purchase	7762	36.86
Purchase	7888	36.87
Purchase	39800	36.87
Purchase	7321	36.88
Purchase	6207	36.89
Purchase	4951	36.90
Purchase	3848	36.91
Purchase	8032	36.92
Purchase	1245	36.93
Purchase	601	36.94
Purchase	14154	36.95
Purchase	24220	36.95
Purchase	2284	36.96
Purchase	2870	36.97
Purchase	6818	36.98
Purchase	14870	36.99
Purchase	52345	37.00
Purchase	4658	37.01
Purchase	11254	37.02
Purchase	12782	37.03
Purchase	4866	37.04
Purchase	1768	37.05
Purchase	483	37.06
Purchase	5699	37.07
Purchase	11858	37.09
Purchase	14410	37.10
Purchase	20969	37.11
Purchase	905	37.12
Purchase	12482	37.13
Purchase	3752	37.14
Purchase	3682	37.15
Purchase	3175	37.16
Purchase	2229	37.18
Purchase	913	37.19
Purchase	73000	44.00
Purchase	54000	45.00
TOTAL PURCHASE	924151
Sale	107	36.30
Sale	9	36.31
Sale	23	36.32
Sale	28	36.33
Sale	2409	36.34
Sale	8797	36.35
Sale	1389	36.36
Sale	8713	36.37
Sale	5772	36.38
Sale	9291	36.39
Sale	4131	36.40
Sale	2959	36.41
Sale	1306	36.42
Sale	1261	36.43
Sale	5989	36.44
Sale	6144	36.45
Sale	6306	36.46
Sale	3721	36.47
Sale	12976	36.48
Sale	2006	36.49
Sale	173	36.50
Sale	5587	36.51
Sale	2585	36.52
Sale	5000	36.53
Sale	765	36.54
Sale	3895	36.55
Sale	6961	36.56
Sale	4231	36.57
Sale	4339	36.58
Sale	11506	36.59
Sale	23329	36.60
Sale	12953	36.61
Sale	5237	36.62
Sale	106000	36.62
Sale	6557	36.63
Sale	5962	36.64
Sale	2590	36.65
Sale	3876	36.66
Sale	18486	36.67
Sale	13710	36.68
Sale	9122	36.69
Sale	4905	36.70
Sale	4673	36.71
Sale	10490	36.72
Sale	3621	36.73
Sale	4051	36.74
Sale	10100	36.74
Sale	4560	36.75
Sale	16086	36.76
Sale	39408	36.76
Sale	55900	36.77
Sale	4478	36.77
Sale	9977	36.78
Sale	17007	36.79
Sale	3864	36.80
Sale	1865	36.81
Sale	4135	36.82
Sale	1744	36.83
Sale	1852	36.84
Sale	2004	36.85
Sale	3478	36.86
Sale	3071	36.87
Sale	3140	36.88
Sale	8846	36.89
Sale	18385	36.90
Sale	7807	36.91
Sale	5175	36.92
Sale	9756	36.93
Sale	9050	36.94
Sale	14420	36.95
Sale	10059	36.96
Sale	10753	36.97
Sale	8535	36.98
	9712	36.99
	66459	37.00
	6227	37.01
	5225	37.02
	5876	37.03
	7114	37.04
	13652	37.05
	6748	37.06
	1869	37.07
	356	37.08
	2	37.09
	9013	37.10
	11549	37.11
	5500	37.12
	1353	37.13
	16872	37.14
	14404	37.15
	3426	37.16
	967	37.17
	2235	37.18
	3136	37.19
TOTAL SALES	841091

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	100	36.30
CFD	Long	7000	36.35
CFD	Long	3920	36.37
CFD	Long	716	36.38
CFD	Long	2860	36.39
CFD	Long	2000	36.40
CFD	Long	1018	36.43
CFD	Long	200	36.45
CFD	Long	449	36.46
CFD	Long	1370	36.47
CFD	Long	2438	36.48
CFD	Long	1000	36.49
CFD	Long	521	36.55
CFD	Long	2350	36.58
CFD	Long	1000	36.59
CFD	Long	106000	36.62
CFD	Long	1196	36.64
CFD	Long	500	36.66
CFD	Long	3000	36.68
CFD	Long	3000	36.70
CFD	Long	1330	36.74
CFD	Long	10100	36.74
CFD	Long	39408	36.76
CFD	Long	55900	36.77
CFD	Long	200	36.78
CFD	Long	2740	36.79
CFD	Long	392	36.80
CFD	Long	500	36.82
CFD	Long	1000	36.85
CFD	Long	1000	36.87
CFD	Long	1021	36.89
CFD	Long	1000	36.90
CFD	Long	1000	36.92
CFD	Long	960	36.93
CFD	Long	1095	36.94
CFD	Long	4308	36.95
CFD	Long	2100	36.96
CFD	Long	2525	36.97
CFD	Long	552	36.98
CFD	Long	815	36.99
CFD	Long	1000	37.00
CFD	Long	2670	37.04
CFD	Long	884	37.05
CFD	Long	7580	37.10
CFD	Long	538	37.11
CFD	Long	1111	37.14
CFD	Long	83	37.15
CFD	Long	1133	37.19
CFD	Short	500	36.31
CFD	Short	31	36.32
CFD	Short	2	36.34
CFD	Short	608	36.35
CFD	Short	966	36.41
CFD	Short	1	36.42
CFD	Short	99	36.44
CFD	Short	1000	36.45
CFD	Short	476	36.47
CFD	Short	1500	36.48
CFD	Short	5161	36.50
CFD	Short	426	36.51
CFD	Short	950	36.52
CFD	Short	1000	36.54
CFD	Short	801	36.55
CFD	Short	1801	36.56
CFD	Short	3365	36.57
CFD	Short	1103	36.58
CFD	Short	1007	36.59
CFD	Short	11094	36.60
CFD	Short	1879	36.61
CFD	Short	100	36.62
CFD	Short	6906	36.63
CFD	Short	4070	36.64
CFD	Short	4755	36.66
CFD	Short	3279	36.68
CFD	Short	400	36.69
CFD	Short	3659	36.70
CFD	Short	320	36.71
CFD	Short	1000	36.72
CFD	Short	431	36.74
CFD	Short	431	36.75
CFD	Short	1190	36.76
CFD	Short	84	36.77
CFD	Short	3588	36.78
CFD	Short	2607	36.79
CFD	Short	4299	36.80
CFD	Short	500	36.81
CFD	Short	36	36.82
CFD	Short	139	36.83
CFD	Short	750	36.84
CFD	Short	523	36.85
CFD	Short	39730	36.86
CFD	Short	39800	36.87
CFD	Short	1674	36.88
CFD	Short	641	36.89
CFD	Short	594	36.90
CFD	Short	810	36.91
CFD	Short	139	36.92
CFD	Short	938	36.93
CFD	Short	1000	36.95
CFD	Short	24220	36.95
CFD	Short	380	36.96
CFD	Short	420	36.97
CFD	Short	500	36.98
CFD	Short	801	36.99
CFD	Short	8735	37.00
CFD	Short	2550	37.01
CFD	Short	7743	37.02
CFD	Short	8362	37.03
CFD	Short	88	37.04
CFD	Short	1000	37.05
CFD	Short	483	37.06
CFD	Short	5536	37.07
CFD	Short	4410	37.10
CFD	Short	538	37.11
CFD	Short	5150	37.13
CFD	Short	858	37.14

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	20,000	40.00	American	31/10/2008	1.22
Call Option	Selling	20,000	40.00	American	31/10/2008	1.31
Call Option	Selling	20,000	40.00	American	31/10/2008	1.33

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	08/09/2008
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

Name of entity dealing	Deutsche Securities Australia Limited
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate1	Ordinary
Date of dealing	05/09/2008

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 3) AUD $
Purchase	106000	36.63
Purchase	3062	37.00
TOTAL PURCHASE	109062
Sale	1000	36.40
Sale	8783	36.59
Sale	1217	36.64
Sale	10000	36.70
Sale	1500	36.72
Sale	1500	36.74
Sale	10000	36.75
Sale	10000	36.79
Sale	10000	36.91
Sale	10000	36.93
Sale	10000	36.96
Sale	42002	37.00
Sale	5000	37.01
Sale	10000	37.09
TOTAL SALES	131002

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short 4	Number of securities 5	Price per unit 3

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates 5	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit 3

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit 3

Date of disclosure	08/09/2008
Contact name	Artie Movsesian
Telephone number	020 7545 7084
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated	Rio Tinto Plc
Specify category and nature of associate status 6	Connected Advisor to Offeree

1.	See the definition of “relevant securities” in the Definitions Section of the Code.
2.	See the definition of “dealings” in the Definitions Section of the Code.
3.	For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
4.	If a long position has been increased or a short position reduced as a result of the dealing, write “long”. If a short position has been increased or a long position reduced as a result of the dealing, write “short”. If the dealing has not resulted in a long or short position being increased or reduced, give details of the variation or other dealing.
5.	See Note 3 on the definition of “interests in securities” in the Definitions Section of the Code.
6.	See the definition of “associate” in the Definitions Section of the Code.

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