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EPT Disclosure

22nd May 2008 11:38

RNS Number : 0699V

Deutsche Bank AG

22 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	21/05/2008

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	2,234,925 0.07%	-10,112,973 -0.30%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,764,561 0.17%	-7,844,560 -0.23%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	15,868,000 0.47%	-5,056,000 -0.15%
Total	23,867,486 0.71%	-23,013,533 -0.69%

(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	1179	46.54
Purchase	1000	46.57
Purchase	501	46.60
Purchase	5463	46.61
Purchase	2003	46.63
Purchase	3643	46.64
Purchase	14	46.65
Purchase	960	46.66
Purchase	602	46.67
Purchase	4940	46.68
Purchase	500	46.69
Purchase	622	46.69
Purchase	706	46.70
Purchase	1320	46.71
Purchase	1544	46.72
Purchase	2223	46.73
Purchase	14508	46.74
Purchase	16999	46.75
Purchase	65448	46.76
Purchase	2718	46.77
Purchase	7447	46.78
Purchase	7091	46.79
Purchase	251613	46.80
Purchase	10731	46.81
Purchase	2127	46.82
Purchase	16107	46.83
Purchase	47382	46.83
Purchase	857	46.84
Purchase	1393	46.86
Purchase	79244	46.87
Purchase	1558	46.88
Purchase	930	46.89
Purchase	3874	46.90
Purchase	909	46.91
Purchase	956	46.92
Purchase	34500	46.92
Purchase	625	46.93
Purchase	1364	46.94
Purchase	160	46.95
Purchase	1177	46.96
Purchase	1729	46.97
Purchase	393	46.98
Purchase	365	46.99
Purchase	637	47.00
Purchase	2745	47.01
Purchase	571	47.02
Purchase	334	47.03
Purchase	1054	47.04
Purchase	1062	47.05
Purchase	1486	47.06
Purchase	1090	47.07
Purchase	290	47.08
Purchase	9000	47.08
Purchase	1863	47.09
Purchase	6028	47.10
Purchase	375	47.11
Purchase	1047	47.12
Purchase	378	47.13
Purchase	616	47.14
Purchase	2611	47.15
Purchase	741	47.16
Purchase	694	47.17
Purchase	1236	47.18
Purchase	1825	47.19
Purchase	25000	47.20
Purchase	1495	47.21
Purchase	320	47.22
Purchase	1430	48.61
Purchase	84500	49.55
TOTAL PURCHASE	747,853
Sale	777	46.61
Sale	230	46.63
Sale	293	46.65
Sale	193	46.66
Sale	4681	46.67
Sale	4773	46.68
Sale	276	46.69
Sale	18941	46.70
Sale	15293	46.71
Sale	7064	46.72
Sale	9629	46.73
Sale	3252	46.74
Sale	17068	46.75
Sale	2609	46.76
Sale	2544	46.77
Sale	2099	46.78
Sale	20050	46.79
Sale	2053	46.79
Sale	286731	46.80
Sale	2011	46.81
Sale	100000	46.82
Sale	6166	46.82
Sale	3852	46.83
Sale	38	46.83
Sale	560	46.84
Sale	2335	46.85
Sale	25000	46.85
Sale	1474	46.86
Sale	6674	46.87
Sale	695	46.88
Sale	1564	46.89
Sale	42467	46.90
Sale	835	46.91
Sale	516	46.92
Sale	19935	46.93
Sale	1487	46.93
Sale	1906	46.94
Sale	2391	46.95
Sale	563	46.96
Sale	1564	46.97
Sale	828	46.98
Sale	1080	46.99
Sale	692	47.00
Sale	2430	47.01
Sale	2002	47.02
Sale	1297	47.03
Sale	1347	47.04
Sale	1193	47.05
Sale	426	47.06
Sale	1409	47.07
Sale	1616	47.08
Sale	9750	47.08
Sale	655	47.09
Sale	361	47.10
Sale	548	47.11
Sale	1633	47.12
Sale	4221	47.13
Sale	1588	47.14
Sale	839	47.15
Sale	196	47.16
Sale	910	47.17
Sale	1689	47.18
Sale	1363	47.19
Sale	17073	47.20
Sale	7640	47.21
Sale	1159	47.23
Sale	1430	48.61
Sale	84500	49.55
TOTAL SALES	770,464

(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	14345	46.71
CFD	Long	5655	46.72
CFD	Long	100	46.76
CFD	Long	1000	46.77
CFD	Long	350	46.78
CFD	Long	20050	46.79
CFD	Long	1500	46.79
CFD	Long	243772	46.80
CFD	Long	28	46.81
CFD	Long	6000	46.82
CFD	Long	3852	46.83
CFD	Long	100	46.84
CFD	Long	25000	46.85
CFD	Long	4704	46.87
CFD	Long	41378	46.90
CFD	Long	19935	46.93
CFD	Long	9750	47.08
CFD	Long	1000	47.18
CFD	Long	1430	48.61
CFD	Long	84500	49.55
CFD	Short	1179	46.54
CFD	Short	1000	46.57
CFD	Short	500	46.60
CFD	Short	251	46.63
CFD	Short	500	46.69
CFD	Short	82	46.69
CFD	Short	719	46.71
CFD	Short	830	46.72
CFD	Short	596	46.73
CFD	Short	159	46.74
CFD	Short	248	46.75
CFD	Short	661	46.76
CFD	Short	662	46.77
CFD	Short	625	46.79
CFD	Short	245100	46.80
CFD	Short	108	46.82
CFD	Short	10000	46.83
CFD	Short	47382	46.83
CFD	Short	334	46.84
CFD	Short	113	46.86
CFD	Short	22000	46.87
CFD	Short	553	46.88
CFD	Short	117	46.89
CFD	Short	3348	46.90
CFD	Short	200	46.91
CFD	Short	34500	46.92
CFD	Short	62	46.94
CFD	Short	278	46.96
CFD	Short	459	46.97
CFD	Short	204	46.98
CFD	Short	168	46.99
CFD	Short	52	47.00
CFD	Short	812	47.01
CFD	Short	336	47.02
CFD	Short	133	47.03
CFD	Short	1054	47.04
CFD	Short	83	47.05
CFD	Short	208	47.06
CFD	Short	515	47.07
CFD	Short	89	47.08
CFD	Short	9000	47.08
CFD	Short	323	47.09
CFD	Short	5020	47.10
CFD	Short	130	47.11
CFD	Short	63	47.12
CFD	Short	378	47.13
CFD	Short	1799	47.15
CFD	Short	174	47.16
CFD	Short	250	47.17
CFD	Short	502	47.18
CFD	Short	62	47.19
CFD	Short	103	47.21
CFD	Short	156	47.22
CFD	Short	1430	48.61
CFD	Short	84500	49.55

(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 $
Put Option	Purchasing	300,000	47.00	American	25/09/2008	3.95
Call Option	Purchasing	300,000	47.00	American	25/09/2008	4.80
Call Option	Purchasing	100,000	60.00	American	18/12/2008	2.13

(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	22/05/2008
Contact name	Kelly-Jade Ledwich
Telephone number	020 7545 7804
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

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