EPT Disclosure

4th Sep 2008 12:56

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	03/09/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	9,072,351 0.27%	-6,846,762 -0.20%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	6,938,012 0.21%	-7,545,080 -0.22%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	13,731,000 0.41%	-7,980,000 -0.24%
Total	29,741,363 0.89%	-22,371,842 -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	10000	37.80
Purchase	5000	37.81
Purchase	10000	37.82
Purchase	5000	37.85
Purchase	669	37.87
Purchase	260	37.88
Purchase	5895	37.89
Purchase	19695	37.90
Purchase	5141	37.91
Purchase	150	37.92
Purchase	6227	37.93
Purchase	100	37.94
Purchase	148550	37.95
Purchase	1431	37.97
Purchase	5514	37.98
Purchase	6303	37.99
Purchase	6981	38.00
Purchase	5544	38.01
Purchase	5000	38.02
Purchase	2698	38.03
Purchase	517	38.04
Purchase	1487	38.05
Purchase	1000	38.06
Purchase	4056	38.07
Purchase	2707	38.08
Purchase	8642	38.09
Purchase	3550	38.10
Purchase	2264	38.11
Purchase	5159	38.12
Purchase	1212	38.13
Purchase	800	38.14
Purchase	262	38.15
Purchase	44533	38.16
Purchase	403	38.16
Purchase	1459	38.17
Purchase	433	38.18
Purchase	482	38.19
Purchase	3701	38.20
Purchase	500	38.22
Purchase	1500	38.27
Purchase	15960	38.29
Purchase	500	38.30
Purchase	5586	38.32
Purchase	383	38.33
Purchase	3300	38.38
Purchase	43700	38.39
Purchase	12848	38.40
Purchase	173	38.41
Purchase	18585	38.43
Purchase	7911	38.44
Purchase	26690	38.45
Purchase	12475	38.46
Purchase	34968	38.47
Purchase	49495	38.48
Purchase	57669	38.49
Purchase	156780	38.50
Purchase	10000	38.51
Purchase	21291	38.51
Purchase	2720	38.53
Purchase	51370	38.53
Purchase	4474	38.54
Purchase	35482	38.55
Purchase	18609	38.56
Purchase	21110	38.57
Purchase	17750	38.58
Purchase	15170	38.59
Purchase	13432	38.60
Purchase	267	38.61
Purchase	3489	38.62
Purchase	1037	38.63
Purchase	22313	38.64
Purchase	18909	38.65
Purchase	7732	38.66
Purchase	14176	38.67
Purchase	30677	38.68
Purchase	9367	38.69
Purchase	13359	38.70
Purchase	4173	38.71
Purchase	11073	38.72
Purchase	4115	38.73
Purchase	11151	38.74
Purchase	3591	38.75
Purchase	2154	38.76
Purchase	13452	38.77
Purchase	7226	38.78
Purchase	4152	38.79
Purchase	852	38.80
Purchase	698	38.81
TOTAL PURCHASE	1184468
Sale	546	37.80
Sale	432	37.81
Sale	600	37.82
Sale	115	37.83
Sale	841	37.84
Sale	6653	37.85
Sale	50000	37.85
Sale	786	37.86
Sale	2004	37.87
Sale	231	37.88
Sale	3016	37.89
Sale	13979	37.90
Sale	3430	37.91
Sale	6834	37.92
Sale	9052	37.93
Sale	6944	37.94
Sale	38618	37.95
Sale	1879	37.96
Sale	8793	37.97
Sale	865	37.98
Sale	6098	37.99
Sale	4441	38.00
Sale	869	38.02
Sale	1393	38.03
Sale	822	38.04
Sale	373	38.05
Sale	2312	38.06
Sale	100	38.07
Sale	2685	38.08
Sale	6526	38.09
Sale	786	38.10
Sale	8463	38.11
Sale	17887	38.12
Sale	17705	38.13
Sale	4488	38.14
Sale	1310	38.15
Sale	1860	38.16
Sale	1225	38.17
Sale	2654	38.18
Sale	59550	38.18
Sale	4261	38.19
Sale	5766	38.20
Sale	345	38.21
Sale	596	38.22
Sale	2229	38.23
Sale	240	38.24
Sale	495	38.25
Sale	1200	38.28
Sale	30	38.29
Sale	7585	38.30
Sale	424	38.31
Sale	485	38.32
Sale	500	38.33
Sale	4000	38.39
Sale	500	38.40
Sale	534	38.42
Sale	30000	38.42
Sale	698	38.43
Sale	39200	38.44
Sale	6585	38.44
Sale	1658	38.45
Sale	1472	38.46
Sale	15316	38.47
Sale	15302	38.48
Sale	10000	38.48
Sale	34963	38.49
Sale	18340	38.50
Sale	6437	38.51
Sale	2047	38.52
Sale	2238	38.53
Sale	1839	38.54
Sale	2372	38.55
Sale	1534	38.56
Sale	7428	38.57
Sale	16619	38.58
Sale	8015	38.59
Sale	7171	38.60
Sale	6887	38.61
Sale	4799	38.62
Sale	2624	38.63
Sale	3881	38.64
Sale	72056	38.65
Sale	6859	38.66
Sale	6377	38.67
Sale	4649	38.68
Sale	3082	38.69
Sale	675	38.70
Sale	1917	38.71
Sale	389	38.72
Sale	2971	38.73
Sale	2472	38.74
Sale	8544	38.75
Sale	4202	38.76
Sale	1666	38.77
Sale	267	38.78
Sale	2231	38.79
Sale	288	38.83
Sale	3868	39.29
TOTAL SALES	696293

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	50	37.88
CFD	Long	463	37.93
CFD	Long	514	37.94
CFD	Long	200	37.95
CFD	Long	50	37.96
CFD	Long	5000	37.97
CFD	Long	5000	37.99
CFD	Long	2000	38.06
CFD	Long	287	38.08
CFD	Long	5469	38.09
CFD	Long	2134	38.11
CFD	Long	5046	38.12
CFD	Long	494	38.13
CFD	Long	1387	38.14
CFD	Long	100	38.15
CFD	Long	101	38.16
CFD	Long	113	38.17
CFD	Long	250	38.18
CFD	Long	59550	38.18
CFD	Long	2641	38.19
CFD	Long	5250	38.20
CFD	Long	109	38.22
CFD	Long	1200	38.28
CFD	Long	3000	38.30
CFD	Long	100	38.32
CFD	Long	500	38.33
CFD	Long	4000	38.39
CFD	Long	500	38.40
CFD	Long	30000	38.42
CFD	Long	39200	38.44
CFD	Long	500	38.44
CFD	Long	1400	38.45
CFD	Long	1000	38.46
CFD	Long	2000	38.47
CFD	Long	1050	38.48
CFD	Long	10000	38.48
CFD	Long	3269	38.49
CFD	Long	9500	38.50
CFD	Long	1421	38.55
CFD	Long	5342	38.57
CFD	Long	382	38.58
CFD	Long	1273	38.59
CFD	Long	2035	38.60
CFD	Long	3049	38.61
CFD	Long	3125	38.62
CFD	Long	460	38.63
CFD	Long	1168	38.64
CFD	Long	2502	38.69
CFD	Long	1304	38.75
CFD	Long	1000	38.79
CFD	Long	3868	39.29
CFD	Short	5000	37.81
CFD	Short	5000	37.85
CFD	Short	624	37.90
CFD	Short	150	37.92
CFD	Short	300	37.93
CFD	Short	100	37.94
CFD	Short	500	37.95
CFD	Short	500	37.97
CFD	Short	1101	38.00
CFD	Short	5000	38.01
CFD	Short	1017	38.03
CFD	Short	517	38.04
CFD	Short	368	38.05
CFD	Short	1000	38.06
CFD	Short	1100	38.07
CFD	Short	982	38.08
CFD	Short	12	38.11
CFD	Short	5000	38.12
CFD	Short	500	38.13
CFD	Short	800	38.14
CFD	Short	44533	38.16
CFD	Short	100	38.16
CFD	Short	500	38.20
CFD	Short	500	38.22
CFD	Short	1500	38.27
CFD	Short	500	38.30
CFD	Short	383	38.33
CFD	Short	43700	38.39
CFD	Short	10000	38.40
CFD	Short	500	38.45
CFD	Short	1250	38.47
CFD	Short	700	38.48
CFD	Short	6368	38.49
CFD	Short	2200	38.50
CFD	Short	10000	38.51
CFD	Short	1910	38.51
CFD	Short	2300	38.53
CFD	Short	51370	38.53
CFD	Short	2208	38.55
CFD	Short	1961	38.56
CFD	Short	2503	38.59
CFD	Short	3839	38.60
CFD	Short	693	38.63
CFD	Short	1809	38.64
CFD	Short	3000	38.70
CFD	Short	1499	38.75
CFD	Short	906	38.76
CFD	Short	94	38.78
CFD	Short	3868	39.29

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 $

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	04/09/2008
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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