EPT Disclosure

11th Jun 2008 11:32

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	10/06/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	3,235,417 0.10%	-8,630,950 -0.26%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,816,060 0.17%	-7,336,875 -0.22%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	14,131,000 0.42%	-6,403,000 -0.19%
Total	23,182,477 0.69%	-22,370,825 -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	167695	43.26
Purchase	544	43.38
Purchase	308	43.40
Purchase	151	43.42
Purchase	1319	43.43
Purchase	1635	43.45
Purchase	1501	43.46
Purchase	1429	43.47
Purchase	1851	43.48
Purchase	459	43.49
Purchase	1330	43.50
Purchase	7786	43.51
Purchase	11600	43.52
Purchase	4568	43.52
Purchase	4650	43.53
Purchase	9672	43.54
Purchase	16839	43.55
Purchase	13689	43.56
Purchase	13068	43.57
Purchase	5682	43.58
Purchase	7624	43.59
Purchase	13514	43.60
Purchase	3556	43.61
Purchase	3542	43.62
Purchase	3699	43.63
Purchase	263	43.64
Purchase	1839	43.65
Purchase	5447	43.66
Purchase	10148	43.67
Purchase	2141	43.68
Purchase	1745	43.69
Purchase	4918	43.70
Purchase	1663	43.71
Purchase	785	43.72
Purchase	1416	43.73
Purchase	1180	43.74
Purchase	929	43.75
Purchase	29996	43.76
Purchase	1623	43.77
Purchase	135251	43.78
Purchase	8902	43.79
Purchase	3400	43.80
Purchase	4416	43.81
Purchase	5014	43.82
Purchase	8542	43.83
Purchase	2570	43.84
Purchase	5344	43.85
Purchase	24752	43.86
Purchase	5812	43.86
Purchase	3490	43.87
Purchase	2430	43.88
Purchase	2589	43.89
Purchase	679	43.90
Purchase	4876	43.91
Purchase	662	43.92
Purchase	1688	43.93
Purchase	2641	43.94
Purchase	958	43.95
Purchase	4520	43.96
Purchase	957	43.97
Purchase	581	43.98
Purchase	1527	43.98
Purchase	298	43.99
Purchase	600	44.00
Purchase	1099	44.01
Purchase	166	44.02
Purchase	4033	44.03
Purchase	3783	44.04
Purchase	637	44.05
Purchase	1580	44.06
Purchase	932	44.07
Purchase	126	44.08
Purchase	1845	44.09
Purchase	4721	44.10
Purchase	1880	44.11
Purchase	777	44.12
Purchase	460	44.13
Purchase	1507	44.15
Purchase	167	44.18
Purchase	753	44.19
Purchase	300	44.25
TOTAL PURCHASE	619,069
Sale	4000	43.26
Sale	1280	43.37
Sale	557	43.38
Sale	1634	43.40
Sale	621	43.41
Sale	931	43.42
Sale	1513	43.43
Sale	704	43.44
Sale	646	43.45
Sale	2264	43.46
Sale	735	43.47
Sale	3672	43.48
Sale	1182	43.49
Sale	849	43.50
Sale	3128	43.51
Sale	6421	43.52
Sale	5969	43.53
Sale	6620	43.54
Sale	10658	43.55
Sale	9224	43.56
Sale	12987	43.57
Sale	26678	43.58
Sale	5423	43.59
Sale	8690	43.60
Sale	1484	43.61
Sale	2254	43.62
Sale	4119	43.63
Sale	966	43.64
Sale	1282	43.65
Sale	1588	43.66
Sale	1253	43.67
Sale	1196	43.68
Sale	259	43.69
Sale	170	43.70
Sale	1519	43.71
Sale	543	43.72
Sale	169	43.72
Sale	819	43.73
Sale	473	43.74
Sale	1075	43.75
Sale	1167	43.76
Sale	682	43.77
Sale	123040	43.78
Sale	3457	43.79
Sale	543	43.80
Sale	2023	43.81
Sale	15275	43.82
Sale	19624	43.83
Sale	12125	43.84
Sale	9836	43.84
Sale	12338	43.85
Sale	28281	43.85
Sale	2450	43.86
Sale	115000	43.86
Sale	11676	43.87
Sale	16852	43.88
Sale	683	43.89
Sale	4720	43.90
Sale	639	43.91
Sale	5231	43.92
Sale	10196	43.93
Sale	6706	43.94
Sale	2832	43.95
Sale	2526	43.96
Sale	3133	43.97
Sale	6911	43.98
Sale	14	43.99
Sale	324435	44.00
Sale	44330	44.01
Sale	22846	44.02
Sale	1880	44.03
Sale	25494	44.04
Sale	580	44.06
Sale	1785	44.07
Sale	857	44.08
Sale	4065	44.09
Sale	7255	44.10
Sale	4436	44.11
Sale	5892	44.12
Sale	6121	44.13
Sale	1746	44.14
Sale	1	44.15
Sale	115	44.17
Sale	3000	44.18
Sale	135	44.19
Sale	2342	44.20
Sale	4370	44.22
Sale	4217	44.24
TOTAL SALES	1,019,147

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	4000	43.26
CFD	Long	1000	43.40
CFD	Long	522	43.46
CFD	Long	430	43.47
CFD	Long	3164	43.48
CFD	Long	733	43.49
CFD	Long	200	43.51
CFD	Long	1745	43.52
CFD	Long	37	43.53
CFD	Long	933	43.54
CFD	Long	1710	43.55
CFD	Long	2598	43.56
CFD	Long	595	43.57
CFD	Long	483	43.58
CFD	Long	1131	43.59
CFD	Long	399	43.61
CFD	Long	234	43.62
CFD	Long	750	43.63
CFD	Long	163	43.64
CFD	Long	435	43.66
CFD	Long	231	43.67
CFD	Long	384	43.68
CFD	Long	543	43.72
CFD	Long	64	43.76
CFD	Long	222	43.81
CFD	Long	100	43.83
CFD	Long	12125	43.84
CFD	Long	28281	43.85
CFD	Long	575	43.86
CFD	Long	1104	43.88
CFD	Long	1000	43.93
CFD	Long	25	43.94
CFD	Long	228	43.95
CFD	Long	375	43.96
CFD	Long	134	43.97
CFD	Long	306	43.98
CFD	Long	14	43.99
CFD	Long	1701	44.00
CFD	Long	329	44.02
CFD	Long	248	44.03
CFD	Long	79	44.04
CFD	Long	1000	44.07
CFD	Long	589	44.11
CFD	Long	300	44.14
CFD	Long	115	44.17
CFD	Long	3000	44.18
CFD	Long	135	44.19
CFD	Long	500	44.20
CFD	Long	154	44.22
CFD	Short	14350	43.26
CFD	Short	81	43.49
CFD	Short	99	43.50
CFD	Short	4052	43.51
CFD	Short	11600	43.52
CFD	Short	1771	43.52
CFD	Short	856	43.53
CFD	Short	4473	43.54
CFD	Short	6942	43.55
CFD	Short	2637	43.56
CFD	Short	3363	43.57
CFD	Short	428	43.58
CFD	Short	306	43.59
CFD	Short	4119	43.60
CFD	Short	2300	43.61
CFD	Short	1919	43.63
CFD	Short	184	43.64
CFD	Short	175	43.66
CFD	Short	1485	43.67
CFD	Short	389	43.69
CFD	Short	200	43.70
CFD	Short	200	43.71
CFD	Short	355	43.72
CFD	Short	71	43.74
CFD	Short	668	43.75
CFD	Short	129	43.76
CFD	Short	555	43.77
CFD	Short	1364	43.78
CFD	Short	3737	43.79
CFD	Short	480	43.80
CFD	Short	1887	43.81
CFD	Short	1217	43.82
CFD	Short	2127	43.83
CFD	Short	770	43.84
CFD	Short	671	43.85
CFD	Short	24752	43.86
CFD	Short	735	43.86
CFD	Short	458	43.87
CFD	Short	1013	43.88
CFD	Short	107	43.89
CFD	Short	93	43.90
CFD	Short	900	43.91
CFD	Short	447	43.92
CFD	Short	80	43.94
CFD	Short	200	43.96
CFD	Short	581	43.98
CFD	Short	201	44.00
CFD	Short	200	44.06
CFD	Short	500	44.09
CFD	Short	300	44.25

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	250,000	46.00	American	28/08/2008	2.54

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	11/06/2008
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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