EPT Disclosure

9th Jul 2008 09:38

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	08/07/2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	3,383,957 0.10%	-13,291,383 -0.40%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	5,580,781 0.17%	-7,634,269 -0.23%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	11,865,000 0.35%	-5,936,000 -0.18
Total	20,829,738 0.62%	-26,861,652 -0.81

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	1573	39.38
Purchase	389	39.39
Purchase	765	39.41
Purchase	992	39.42
Purchase	9051	39.43
Purchase	8416	39.44
Purchase	5642	39.45
Purchase	5754	39.46
Purchase	1981	39.47
Purchase	10461	39.48
Purchase	240	39.49
Purchase	16948	39.50
Purchase	6840	39.51
Purchase	1178	39.52
Purchase	5627	39.53
Purchase	8605	39.54
Purchase	4500	39.55
Purchase	2299	39.56
Purchase	482	39.57
Purchase	8760	39.57
Purchase	15856	39.58
Purchase	33193	39.59
Purchase	40082	39.60
Purchase	10244	39.61
Purchase	14350	39.62
Purchase	19191	39.63
Purchase	26993	39.64
Purchase	25790	39.65
Purchase	8540	39.66
Purchase	18413	39.67
Purchase	11721	39.68
Purchase	44773	39.69
Purchase	25163	39.70
Purchase	34791	39.70
Purchase	6086	39.71
Purchase	8730	39.72
Purchase	12941	39.73
Purchase	9037	39.74
Purchase	5862	39.75
Purchase	456	39.76
Purchase	626	39.77
Purchase	105	39.78
Purchase	272	39.79
Purchase	568	39.80
Purchase	4775	39.81
Purchase	4640	39.82
Purchase	1121	39.83
Purchase	11899	39.84
Purchase	4001	39.85
Purchase	4659	39.86
Purchase	11950	39.87
Purchase	4515	39.87
Purchase	5271	39.88
Purchase	1276	39.89
Purchase	4773	39.90
Purchase	886	39.91
Purchase	4107	39.92
Purchase	8138	39.93
Purchase	125200	39.93
Purchase	6976	39.94
Purchase	2798	39.95
Purchase	9374	39.96
Purchase	9437	39.97
Purchase	7875	39.98
Purchase	10426	39.99
Purchase	25491	40.00
Purchase	21685	40.01
Purchase	90103	40.02
Purchase	10875	40.03
Purchase	20170	40.04
Purchase	23793	40.05
Purchase	4978	40.06
Purchase	5121	40.07
Purchase	6840	40.08
Purchase	16776	40.09
Purchase	1107	40.10
Purchase	2666	40.11
Purchase	2476	40.13
Purchase	2093	40.14
Purchase	1300	40.15
Purchase	1400	40.16
Purchase	878	40.19
TOTAL PURCHASE	956,135
Sale	316	39.39
Sale	136	39.40
Sale	137	39.41
Sale	1074	39.42
Sale	606	39.43
Sale	1122	39.44
Sale	718	39.45
Sale	550	39.46
Sale	661	39.47
Sale	5605	39.48
Sale	271	39.49
Sale	1290	39.50
Sale	1132	39.51
Sale	1252	39.52
Sale	1707	39.53
Sale	1093	39.54
Sale	379	39.55
Sale	558	39.56
Sale	1464	39.57
Sale	468	39.58
Sale	371	39.59
Sale	1560	39.60
Sale	613	39.61
Sale	438	39.62
Sale	1704	39.63
Sale	10582	39.64
Sale	4932	39.65
Sale	2305	39.66
Sale	2602	39.67
Sale	3427	39.68
Sale	4649	39.69
Sale	1934	39.70
Sale	1231	39.71
Sale	20110	39.72
Sale	1091	39.72
Sale	1194	39.73
Sale	52730	39.74
Sale	2638	39.75
Sale	1066	39.77
Sale	426	39.78
Sale	2005	39.79
Sale	486	39.80
Sale	223	39.81
Sale	18000	39.82
Sale	265	39.82
Sale	638	39.83
Sale	1000	39.84
Sale	923	39.85
Sale	406	39.86
Sale	748	39.88
Sale	347	39.89
Sale	493	39.90
Sale	184	39.91
Sale	827	39.92
Sale	645	39.93
Sale	125200	39.93
Sale	210	39.94
Sale	611	39.95
Sale	848	39.96
Sale	1094	39.97
Sale	2524	39.98
Sale	1530	39.99
Sale	1495	40.00
Sale	1103	40.01
Sale	707	40.02
Sale	5219	40.03
Sale	2294	40.04
Sale	2202	40.05
Sale	214	40.06
Sale	791	40.07
Sale	442	40.08
Sale	523	40.09
Sale	207	40.10
Sale	1100	40.13
Sale	200000	40.64
TOTAL SALES	511,646

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4) AUD $
CFD	Long	5000	39.48
CFD	Long	500	39.50
CFD	Long	600	39.51
CFD	Long	1000	39.53
CFD	Long	484	39.57
CFD	Long	195	39.58
CFD	Long	704	39.60
CFD	Long	272	39.61
CFD	Long	374	39.63
CFD	Long	9185	39.64
CFD	Long	1889	39.65
CFD	Long	798	39.66
CFD	Long	1623	39.67
CFD	Long	1747	39.68
CFD	Long	2777	39.69
CFD	Long	776	39.70
CFD	Long	1003	39.71
CFD	Long	20110	39.72
CFD	Long	490	39.72
CFD	Long	805	39.73
CFD	Long	52600	39.74
CFD	Long	2512	39.75
CFD	Long	883	39.77
CFD	Long	1631	39.79
CFD	Long	18000	39.82
CFD	Long	801	39.84
CFD	Long	750	39.85
CFD	Long	100	39.95
CFD	Long	1624	39.98
CFD	Long	106	39.99
CFD	Long	500	40.00
CFD	Long	4565	40.03
CFD	Long	1535	40.04
CFD	Long	2000	40.05
CFD	Long	100	40.07
CFD	Long	1	40.10
CFD	Long	1100	40.13
CFD	Short	1432	39.38
CFD	Short	262	39.39
CFD	Short	765	39.41
CFD	Short	837	39.42
CFD	Short	100	39.43
CFD	Short	3906	39.44
CFD	Short	600	39.45
CFD	Short	800	39.46
CFD	Short	1835	39.47
CFD	Short	1852	39.48
CFD	Short	100	39.49
CFD	Short	2746	39.50
CFD	Short	2600	39.51
CFD	Short	720	39.52
CFD	Short	1089	39.53
CFD	Short	260	39.55
CFD	Short	1033	39.56
CFD	Short	8760	39.57
CFD	Short	2785	39.58
CFD	Short	2287	39.59
CFD	Short	2189	39.60
CFD	Short	1629	39.61
CFD	Short	131	39.62
CFD	Short	3429	39.63
CFD	Short	464	39.64
CFD	Short	3803	39.65
CFD	Short	3654	39.66
CFD	Short	1067	39.67
CFD	Short	2541	39.68
CFD	Short	2591	39.69
CFD	Short	3048	39.70
CFD	Short	1846	39.71
CFD	Short	315	39.72
CFD	Short	287	39.73
CFD	Short	267	39.74
CFD	Short	2457	39.75
CFD	Short	312	39.76
CFD	Short	361	39.77
CFD	Short	105	39.78
CFD	Short	435	39.80
CFD	Short	464	39.81
CFD	Short	307	39.82
CFD	Short	983	39.83
CFD	Short	3147	39.84
CFD	Short	4001	39.85
CFD	Short	484	39.86
CFD	Short	11950	39.87
CFD	Short	203	39.87
CFD	Short	932	39.88
CFD	Short	753	39.89
CFD	Short	598	39.90
CFD	Short	617	39.91
CFD	Short	3849	39.92
CFD	Short	3586	39.93
CFD	Short	2523	39.94
CFD	Short	2473	39.95
CFD	Short	867	39.96
CFD	Short	4875	39.97
CFD	Short	2973	39.98
CFD	Short	4310	39.99
CFD	Short	5195	40.00
CFD	Short	1244	40.01
CFD	Short	1327	40.02
CFD	Short	1906	40.03
CFD	Short	7396	40.04
CFD	Short	6371	40.05
CFD	Short	739	40.06
CFD	Short	816	40.07
CFD	Short	2600	40.08
CFD	Short	3212	40.09
CFD	Short	1107	40.10
CFD	Short	2666	40.11
CFD	Short	2476	40.13
CFD	Short	2093	40.14
CFD	Short	1300	40.15
CFD	Short	1400	40.16
CFD	Short	878	40.19

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	Selling	20,000	40.00	American	24/07/2008	1.61
Call Option	Selling	20,000	40.00	American	24/07/2008	1.67
Call Option	Selling	200,000	41.00	American	24/07/2008	1.16

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	09/07/2008
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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