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EPT Disclosure

28th May 2008 16:44

RNS Number : 4478V

Deutsche Bank AG

28 May 2008

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

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	27/05/2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	2,392,863 0.07%	-9,399,012 -0.28%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,695,118 0.17%	-7,887,112 -0.23%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	15,868,000 0.47%	-5,156,000 -0.15%
Total	23,955,981 0.71%	-22,442,124 -0.66%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
Purchase	2000	46.51
Purchase	68	46.63
Purchase	124	46.64
Purchase	1554	46.65
Purchase	708	46.66
Purchase	6903	46.67
Purchase	1397	46.68
Purchase	3560	46.69
Purchase	13250	46.70
Purchase	43206	46.70
Purchase	2416	46.71
Purchase	4100	46.71
Purchase	897	46.72
Purchase	7654	46.73
Purchase	2992	46.74
Purchase	23945	46.75
Purchase	8946	46.76
Purchase	10728	46.77
Purchase	7900	46.77
Purchase	6291	46.78
Purchase	10257	46.79
Purchase	9997	46.80
Purchase	5214	46.81
Purchase	310	46.83
Purchase	13801	46.84
Purchase	22472	46.85
Purchase	549	46.86
Purchase	677	46.87
Purchase	4795	46.88
Purchase	545	46.89
Purchase	340	46.91
Purchase	4552	46.92
Purchase	293	46.93
Purchase	595	46.94
Purchase	1257	46.95
Purchase	216	46.96
TOTAL PURCHASE	224,509
Sale	395	46.61
Sale	3394	46.62
Sale	2671	46.63
Sale	3766	46.64
Sale	3453	46.65
Sale	8113	46.66
Sale	2295	46.67
Sale	3105	46.68
Sale	3714	46.69
Sale	2372	46.70
Sale	1787	46.71
Sale	3159	46.72
Sale	3950	46.73
Sale	3235	46.74
Sale	3813	46.75
Sale	2730	46.75
Sale	7233	46.76
Sale	2632	46.77
Sale	2191	46.77
Sale	2370	46.78
Sale	5002	46.79
Sale	2202	46.80
Sale	3080	46.81
Sale	213	46.83
Sale	1026	46.84
Sale	3948	46.85
Sale	218	46.86
Sale	274	46.87
Sale	490	46.89
Sale	2658	46.91
Sale	1000	46.92
Sale	70000	46.93
Sale	267	46.96
TOTAL SALES	156,756

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	395	46.61
CFD	Long	2750	46.62
CFD	Long	69	46.63
CFD	Long	3078	46.64
CFD	Long	1756	46.65
CFD	Long	3451	46.66
CFD	Long	937	46.67
CFD	Long	1148	46.68
CFD	Long	2425	46.69
CFD	Long	1527	46.70
CFD	Long	900	46.71
CFD	Long	2271	46.72
CFD	Long	723	46.73
CFD	Long	341	46.74
CFD	Long	3813	46.75
CFD	Long	270	46.75
CFD	Long	1315	46.76
CFD	Long	2632	46.77
CFD	Long	500	46.77
CFD	Long	1689	46.79
CFD	Long	2202	46.80
CFD	Long	500	46.81
CFD	Long	2000	46.85
CFD	Long	1000	46.92
CFD	Short	2000	46.51
CFD	Short	250	46.65
CFD	Short	250	46.66
CFD	Short	13250	46.70
CFD	Short	1000	46.70
CFD	Short	80	46.71
CFD	Short	4100	46.71
CFD	Short	680	46.74
CFD	Short	420	46.75
CFD	Short	100	46.76
CFD	Short	100	46.77
CFD	Short	7900	46.77
CFD	Short	1000	46.78
CFD	Short	700	46.79
CFD	Short	1500	46.80
CFD	Short	200	46.81
CFD	Short	100	46.84

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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	Purchasing	192,000	42.50	American	29/05/2008	4.55
Call Option	Selling	192,000	46.00	American	28/08/2008	4.61
Call Option	Selling	115,000	35.00	American	26/06/2008	11.92
Call Option	Selling	90,000	39.00	American	26/06/2008	8.11

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

Australian Dollar $

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure	28/05/2008
Contact name	Artie Movsesian
Telephone number	020 7547 8129
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto Plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Connected Advisor to Offeree

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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