EPT Disclosure

23rd Sep 2008 12:18

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	22/09/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	11,210,466 0.33	-8,150,607 -0.24
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	8,288,857 0.25	-7,615,184 -0.23
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	14,068,000 0.42	-8,760,000 -0.26
Total	33,567,323 1.00	-24,525,791 -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	836767	35.40
Purchase	980	37.93
Purchase	1289	37.96
Purchase	1558	37.97
Purchase	1401	37.98
Purchase	74	38.00
Purchase	956	38.01
Purchase	752	38.05
Purchase	6249	38.06
Purchase	4659	38.08
Purchase	2072	38.09
Purchase	2483	38.11
Purchase	2508	38.15
Purchase	1621	38.17
Purchase	268	38.19
Purchase	304	38.20
Purchase	81	38.22
Purchase	271	38.23
Purchase	4177	38.25
Purchase	1916	38.29
Purchase	5000	38.30
Purchase	152	38.31
Purchase	911	38.32
Purchase	914	38.33
Purchase	300	38.34
Purchase	5000	38.39
Purchase	4197	38.41
Purchase	15660	38.43
Purchase	100	38.43
Purchase	5000	38.45
Purchase	5000	38.46
Purchase	889	38.47
Purchase	11677	38.48
Purchase	8393	38.49
Purchase	700	38.51
Purchase	200	38.53
Purchase	392	38.54
Purchase	5787	38.55
Purchase	14638	38.56
Purchase	4288	38.57
Purchase	4280	38.58
Purchase	5668	38.59
Purchase	15731	38.60
Purchase	8622	38.61
Purchase	4704	38.62
Purchase	21526	38.63
Purchase	24	38.64
Purchase	12161	38.65
Purchase	13682	38.66
Purchase	4627	38.67
Purchase	314	38.68
Purchase	4620	38.69
Purchase	42681	38.70
Purchase	362	38.71
Purchase	3621	38.72
Purchase	4593	38.73
Purchase	7	38.74
Purchase	3	38.75
Purchase	4197	38.76
Purchase	4197	38.77
Purchase	4294	38.79
Purchase	17898	38.80
Purchase	1319	38.82
Purchase	2595	38.83
Purchase	1520	38.84
Purchase	6730	38.85
Purchase	2819	38.86
Purchase	7980	38.87
Purchase	550	38.88
Purchase	1524	38.91
Purchase	1692	38.92
Purchase	8000	38.93
Purchase	1176	38.94
Purchase	2239	38.95
Purchase	30605	38.95
Purchase	3944	38.96
Purchase	3651	38.97
Purchase	7281	38.98
Purchase	5546	38.99
Purchase	3501	39.00
Purchase	1170	39.01
Purchase	4848	39.02
Purchase	4262	39.03
Purchase	5977	39.04
Purchase	9443	39.05
Purchase	12056	39.06
Purchase	6931	39.07
Purchase	5151	39.08
Purchase	7627	39.09
Purchase	16572	39.10
Purchase	2581	39.11
Purchase	9224	39.12
Purchase	5600	39.13
Purchase	1174	39.15
Purchase	4197	39.16
Purchase	5017	39.17
Purchase	7349	39.18
Purchase	598	39.20
Purchase	8652	39.51
Purchase	387	39.53
Purchase	605	39.54
Purchase	5840	39.57
Purchase	150	39.58
Purchase	15504	39.60
Purchase	390	39.64
Purchase	5005	39.65
Purchase	1329	39.69
Purchase	181161	39.70
Purchase	3725	39.74
Purchase	2618	39.75
Purchase	15860	39.78
Purchase	681	39.79
Purchase	857	39.80
Purchase	1000	44.00
Purchase	2000	45.00
TOTAL PURCHASE	1,585,609
Sale	321940	35.40
Sale	108	37.91
Sale	547	37.94
Sale	97	37.95
Sale	373	37.98
Sale	1415	37.99
Sale	449	38.00
Sale	610	38.01
Sale	231	38.02
Sale	520	38.03
Sale	919	38.04
Sale	1316	38.05
Sale	1502	38.06
Sale	1197	38.07
Sale	1074	38.08
Sale	1689	38.09
Sale	9303	38.10
Sale	3524	38.11
Sale	292	38.12
Sale	3181	38.13
Sale	31	38.14
Sale	106	38.15
Sale	267	38.16
Sale	54	38.18
Sale	2090	38.19
Sale	1712	38.20
Sale	1124	38.21
Sale	405	38.22
Sale	1093	38.24
Sale	342	38.25
Sale	79	38.28
Sale	167	38.30
Sale	1105	38.38
Sale	3503	38.39
Sale	465	38.40
Sale	8000	38.42
Sale	10000	38.43
Sale	2700	38.45
Sale	6438	38.49
Sale	2262	38.50
Sale	535	38.54
Sale	5000	38.60
Sale	10000	38.64
Sale	10000	38.66
Sale	1677	38.70
Sale	6229	38.71
Sale	3142	38.72
Sale	1406	38.73
Sale	5119	38.74
Sale	1654	38.75
Sale	1873	38.76
Sale	282	38.77
Sale	10009	38.78
Sale	10509	38.79
Sale	1760	38.80
Sale	2141	38.81
Sale	2475	38.82
Sale	3221	38.83
Sale	4412	38.84
Sale	5250	38.85
Sale	3177	38.86
Sale	7890	38.87
Sale	5300	38.88
Sale	650	38.89
Sale	17938	38.90
Sale	16804	38.91
Sale	5000	38.92
Sale	15000	38.93
Sale	5000	38.94
Sale	30509	38.95
Sale	1125	38.96
Sale	11249	38.97
Sale	17209	38.98
Sale	12345	38.99
Sale	7215	39.00
Sale	6473	39.01
Sale	2413	39.02
Sale	333	39.03
Sale	245	39.04
Sale	2330	39.05
Sale	2974	39.06
Sale	4603	39.07
Sale	3187	39.08
Sale	51155	39.09
Sale	5039	39.09
Sale	11588	39.10
Sale	11014	39.11
Sale	6085	39.12
Sale	3233	39.13
Sale	577	39.14
Sale	23870	39.14
Sale	4042	39.15
Sale	5655	39.16
Sale	3759	39.17
Sale	7959	39.18
Sale	7084	39.22
Sale	1166	39.25
Sale	55265	39.27
Sale	218	39.47
Sale	13022	39.50
Sale	5281	39.51
Sale	9885	39.52
Sale	1331	39.53
Sale	2279	39.54
Sale	689	39.55
Sale	4	39.56
Sale	10111	39.57
Sale	556	39.58
Sale	17625	39.60
Sale	900	39.61
Sale	200	39.62
Sale	151	39.64
Sale	10265	39.65
Sale	12	39.66
Sale	70	39.69
Sale	3000	39.69
Sale	70364	39.70
Sale	8898	39.71
Sale	2406	39.72
Sale	1260	39.73
Sale	6742	39.74
Sale	65207	39.75
Sale	8294	39.78
Sale	8343	39.79
Sale	696	39.80
Sale	10200	39.81
Sale	8250	39.83
TOTAL SALES	1,121,643

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	47158	35.40
CFD	Long	150	38.00
CFD	Long	465	38.40
CFD	Long	2700	38.45
CFD	Long	1438	38.49
CFD	Long	2262	38.50
CFD	Long	535	38.54
CFD	Long	100	38.70
CFD	Long	482	38.71
CFD	Long	466	38.72
CFD	Long	1406	38.73
CFD	Long	119	38.74
CFD	Long	1654	38.75
CFD	Long	1873	38.76
CFD	Long	282	38.77
CFD	Long	9	38.78
CFD	Long	509	38.79
CFD	Long	1760	38.80
CFD	Long	2141	38.81
CFD	Long	1086	38.82
CFD	Long	100	38.83
CFD	Long	3163	38.84
CFD	Long	150	38.86
CFD	Long	1000	38.87
CFD	Long	300	38.90
CFD	Long	750	38.91
CFD	Long	5000	38.99
CFD	Long	5000	39.00
CFD	Long	150	39.02
CFD	Long	300	39.05
CFD	Long	1000	39.07
CFD	Long	51155	39.09
CFD	Long	23870	39.14
CFD	Long	385	39.15
CFD	Long	415	39.16
CFD	Long	300	39.17
CFD	Long	55265	39.27
CFD	Long	655	39.50
CFD	Long	1000	39.53
CFD	Long	200	39.54
CFD	Long	500	39.55
CFD	Long	3000	39.69
CFD	Long	250	39.70
CFD	Long	623	39.71
CFD	Long	638	39.72
CFD	Long	523	39.74
CFD	Long	6618	39.75
CFD	Short	321940	35.40
CFD	Short	100	38.09
CFD	Short	300	38.34
CFD	Short	15660	38.43
CFD	Short	100	38.43
CFD	Short	700	38.51
CFD	Short	200	38.53
CFD	Short	700	38.60
CFD	Short	3000	38.72
CFD	Short	100	38.79
CFD	Short	200	38.80
CFD	Short	200	38.91
CFD	Short	8000	38.93
CFD	Short	30605	38.95
CFD	Short	2000	38.98
CFD	Short	3500	39.05
CFD	Short	2500	39.17
CFD	Short	8652	39.51
CFD	Short	387	39.53
CFD	Short	605	39.54
CFD	Short	5840	39.57
CFD	Short	150	39.58
CFD	Short	15504	39.60
CFD	Short	390	39.64
CFD	Short	5005	39.65
CFD	Short	1329	39.69
CFD	Short	818	39.70
CFD	Short	3725	39.74
CFD	Short	2618	39.75
CFD	Short	860	39.78
CFD	Short	681	39.79
CFD	Short	857	39.80

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	2,000	38.00	American	25/09/2008	0.55
Put Option	Purchasing	48,000	38.00	American	25/09/2008	0.57
Call Option	Purchasing	20,000	39.00	American	25/09/2008	0.61
Call Option	Purchasing	20,000	39.00	American	25/09/2008	0.78
Call Option	Purchasing	40,000	39.00	American	25/09/2008	0.88

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	23/09/2008
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

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