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EPT Disclosure

27th May 2008 12:06

RNS Number : 3012V

Deutsche Bank AG

27 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	26/05/2008

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	2,396,571 0.07%	-9,470,473 -0.28%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,693,786 0.17%	-7,889,842 -0.23%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	15,868,000 0.47%	-5,156,000 -0.15%
Total	23,958,357 0.71%	-22,516,315 -0.67%

(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	700	46.38
Purchase	2436	46.50
Purchase	1790	46.51
Purchase	693	46.52
Purchase	744	46.53
Purchase	4461	46.54
Purchase	2346	46.55
Purchase	28	46.56
Purchase	5564	46.57
Purchase	1929	46.58
Purchase	7951	46.59
Purchase	515	46.60
Purchase	1405	46.61
Purchase	1773	46.62
Purchase	10444	46.63
Purchase	9066	46.64
Purchase	5401	46.65
Purchase	148756	46.66
Purchase	5042	46.67
Purchase	7946	46.68
Purchase	9738	46.69
Purchase	2666	46.69
Purchase	17818	46.70
Purchase	7424	46.71
Purchase	7908	46.72
Purchase	4007	46.73
Purchase	5479	46.74
Purchase	54740	46.75
Purchase	5135	46.75
Purchase	23275	46.76
Purchase	3757	46.77
Purchase	17281	46.78
Purchase	14117	46.79
Purchase	925	46.80
Purchase	20180	46.80
Purchase	5675	46.81
Purchase	200	46.82
Purchase	2600	46.83
Purchase	3758	46.84
Purchase	1320	46.86
Purchase	2588	46.87
Purchase	16843	46.88
Purchase	4273	46.89
Purchase	8301	46.90
Purchase	8791	46.91
Purchase	327	46.92
Purchase	3972	46.93
Purchase	2561	46.94
Purchase	5509	46.95
Purchase	9002	46.96
Purchase	7080	46.97
Purchase	10908	46.98
Purchase	1493	46.99
Purchase	4438	47.00
Purchase	4383	47.01
Purchase	5857	47.02
Purchase	2503	47.04
Purchase	2223	47.05
Purchase	200	47.49
TOTAL PURCHASE	528,245
Sale	686	46.38
Sale	544	46.40
Sale	486	46.43
Sale	450	46.47
Sale	1948	46.50
Sale	1311	46.51
Sale	2074	46.52
Sale	1214	46.53
Sale	1245	46.54
Sale	12229	46.55
Sale	2630	46.56
Sale	1660	46.57
Sale	1313	46.58
Sale	3923	46.59
Sale	4884	46.60
Sale	2507	46.61
Sale	4351	46.62
Sale	16926	46.63
Sale	37111	46.64
Sale	26608	46.65
Sale	37412	46.66
Sale	17595	46.67
Sale	27629	46.68
Sale	12419	46.69
Sale	13550	46.70
Sale	4940	46.71
Sale	5214	46.72
Sale	2391	46.73
Sale	3505	46.74
Sale	23915	46.74
Sale	1766	46.75
Sale	2478	46.76
Sale	4540	46.77
Sale	1300	46.78
Sale	29080	46.79
Sale	2459	46.79
Sale	1160	46.80
Sale	1368	46.81
Sale	756	46.82
Sale	309	46.83
Sale	63507	46.83
Sale	3055	46.84
Sale	638	46.85
Sale	5982	46.86
Sale	10900	46.86
Sale	13078	46.87
Sale	4217	46.88
Sale	1673	46.89
Sale	786	46.90
Sale	1771	46.91
Sale	4331	46.92
Sale	4445	46.93
Sale	6707	46.94
Sale	2396	46.95
Sale	6231	46.96
Sale	1577	46.97
Sale	3404	46.98
Sale	2065	46.99
Sale	1255	47.00
Sale	228	47.01
Sale	629	47.02
Sale	1003	47.03
Sale	287	47.04
Sale	560	47.07
Sale	909	47.09
Sale	200	47.49
TOTAL SALES	459,720

(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	409	46.50
CFD	Long	1036	46.51
CFD	Long	2000	46.52
CFD	Long	500	46.57
CFD	Long	2163	46.59
CFD	Long	542	46.60
CFD	Long	1400	46.61
CFD	Long	350	46.63
CFD	Long	2350	46.64
CFD	Long	7732	46.65
CFD	Long	210	46.66
CFD	Long	1344	46.67
CFD	Long	203	46.68
CFD	Long	500	46.69
CFD	Long	500	46.70
CFD	Long	500	46.71
CFD	Long	687	46.73
CFD	Long	500	46.74
CFD	Long	23915	46.74
CFD	Long	842	46.77
CFD	Long	29080	46.79
CFD	Long	350	46.80
CFD	Long	500	46.81
CFD	Long	1000	46.86
CFD	Long	10900	46.86
CFD	Long	2626	46.87
CFD	Long	500	46.89
CFD	Long	45	46.91
CFD	Long	400	46.92
CFD	Long	1298	46.93
CFD	Long	2130	46.94
CFD	Long	500	46.95
CFD	Long	143	46.96
CFD	Long	247	47.00
CFD	Long	200	47.49
CFD	Short	700	46.38
CFD	Short	2190	46.50
CFD	Short	128	46.51
CFD	Short	65	46.52
CFD	Short	43	46.53
CFD	Short	111	46.55
CFD	Short	58	46.57
CFD	Short	158	46.58
CFD	Short	73	46.59
CFD	Short	92	46.61
CFD	Short	177	46.62
CFD	Short	667	46.63
CFD	Short	661	46.64
CFD	Short	953	46.65
CFD	Short	6296	46.66
CFD	Short	163	46.67
CFD	Short	183	46.68
CFD	Short	9738	46.69
CFD	Short	174	46.69
CFD	Short	671	46.70
CFD	Short	254	46.71
CFD	Short	655	46.72
CFD	Short	747	46.73
CFD	Short	1891	46.74
CFD	Short	915	46.75
CFD	Short	2783	46.76
CFD	Short	1031	46.77
CFD	Short	1482	46.78
CFD	Short	2053	46.79
CFD	Short	814	46.80
CFD	Short	20180	46.80
CFD	Short	171	46.81
CFD	Short	200	46.82
CFD	Short	477	46.83
CFD	Short	295	46.84
CFD	Short	469	46.86
CFD	Short	169	46.87
CFD	Short	250	46.88
CFD	Short	1260	46.90
CFD	Short	5076	46.91
CFD	Short	146	46.92
CFD	Short	289	46.93
CFD	Short	271	46.95
CFD	Short	91	46.96
CFD	Short	109	46.97
CFD	Short	200	47.00
CFD	Short	200	47.49

(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

50,000

45.00

American

29/05/2008

0.19

Put Option

Purchasing

50,000

46.00

American

29/05/2008

0.49

(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	27/05/2008
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

END

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