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Deutsche Bank AG05 February 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04/02/2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 5,060,331 -19,932,127 0.15% -0.59% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 9,246,716 -7,436,954 0.28% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,844,000 -1,390,000 0.17% -0.04% Total 20,151,047 -28,759,081 0.60% -0.86% (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 (c) 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 11666 36.2882Purchase 216810 38.55Purchase 1000 39Purchase 16000 39.01Purchase 5746 39.02Purchase 20000 39.03Purchase 6318 39.04Purchase 250 39.08Purchase 832 39.12Purchase 250 39.14Purchase 11802 39.15Purchase 1000 39.17Purchase 4000 39.18Purchase 250 39.2Purchase 1422 39.26Purchase 20320 39.28Purchase 1862 39.31Purchase 2852 39.32Purchase 1272 39.35Purchase 2038 39.38Purchase 1745 39.4Purchase 1083 39.44Purchase 1364 39.45Purchase 1506 39.52Purchase 1500 39.53Purchase 3500 39.54Purchase 40850 39.54203084Purchase 1362 39.56Purchase 2922 39.57Purchase 2198 39.58Purchase 3990 39.6Purchase 4812 39.61Purchase 3000 39.62Purchase 2500 39.63Purchase 4313 39.64Purchase 3437 39.65Purchase 15766 39.66Purchase 1121 39.67Purchase 5457 39.68Purchase 1765 39.69Purchase 3557 39.7Purchase 9249 39.71Purchase 17226 39.72Purchase 21273 39.73Purchase 124015 39.7395Purchase 15903 39.75Purchase 3714 39.76Purchase 10770 39.77Purchase 16556 39.78Purchase 8937 39.79Purchase 19125 39.8Purchase 9569 39.81Purchase 2439 39.82Purchase 4312 39.83Purchase 2642 39.84Purchase 500 39.86Purchase 5500 39.88Purchase 1133 39.89Purchase 27320 39.8949Purchase 15658 39.9Purchase 14335 39.91Purchase 9541 39.92Purchase 9361 39.93Purchase 16933 39.94Purchase 8624 39.95Purchase 6728 39.96Purchase 13402 39.97Purchase 23490 39.98Purchase 23102 39.99Purchase 60249 40Purchase 43813 40.01Purchase 33812 40.02Purchase 31001 40.03Purchase 38047 40.04Purchase 21561 40.05Purchase 4312 40.06Purchase 21563 40.09Purchase 30186 40.1Purchase 1000 40.11Purchase 6500 40.12Purchase 5503 40.13Purchase 5301 40.14Purchase 8625 40.15Purchase 3324 40.16Purchase 4313 40.17Purchase 17251 40.18Purchase 12936 40.19Purchase 4313 40.2Purchase 8549 40.21Purchase 4312 40.24Purchase 17098 40.25Purchase 9275 40.3TOTAL PURCHASE 1,267,639Sale 11666 36.2882Sale 216810 38.55Sale 50436 39Sale 8545 39.01Sale 1005 39.02Sale 1091 39.03Sale 479 39.04Sale 12544 39.05Sale 4885 39.06Sale 4819 39.07Sale 11029 39.08Sale 9394 39.09Sale 4978 39.1Sale 5315 39.13Sale 2000 39.15Sale 1839 39.16Sale 1535 39.17Sale 20000 39.18Sale 4313 39.19Sale 4312 39.2Sale 4312 39.21Sale 4312 39.23Sale 9375 39.24Sale 4313 39.25Sale 690 39.26Sale 8625 39.27Sale 700 39.28Sale 1000 39.3Sale 901 39.31Sale 20379 39.32Sale 752 39.33Sale 1125 39.34Sale 1823 39.35Sale 1603 39.38Sale 716 39.43Sale 1036 39.44Sale 1082 39.45Sale 1902 39.46Sale 1779 39.48Sale 1105 39.54Sale 944 39.56Sale 1097 39.57Sale 776 39.58Sale 3067 39.59Sale 965 39.6Sale 1000 39.61Sale 418 39.62Sale 3248 39.63Sale 3723 39.65Sale 4382 39.66Sale 7354 39.67Sale 2004 39.68Sale 5253 39.69Sale 1382 39.7Sale 5499 39.71Sale 27445 39.7123Sale 15526 39.72Sale 2484 39.73Sale 13151 39.74Sale 5426 39.75Sale 5263 39.76Sale 4567 39.77Sale 39425 39.77144046Sale 2142 39.78Sale 2407 39.79Sale 23411 39.8Sale 9216 39.81Sale 6576 39.82Sale 2954 39.83Sale 6576 39.84Sale 5161 39.85Sale 923 39.86Sale 1525 39.87Sale 5366 39.88Sale 11314 39.89Sale 924 39.9Sale 1593 39.91Sale 151 39.92Sale 665 39.93Sale 1528 39.94Sale 7009 39.95Sale 453 39.96Sale 7108 39.97Sale 1269 39.98Sale 10418 39.99Sale 139502 40Sale 7026 40.01Sale 4748 40.02Sale 18411 40.03Sale 2399 40.04Sale 885 40.05Sale 607 40.07Sale 193 40.08Sale 769 40.09Sale 754 40.1Sale 4411 40.10514169Sale 772 40.12Sale 6535 40.14Sale 1551 40.16Sale 760 40.17Sale 9250 40.18Sale 37506 40.2Sale 719 40.21Sale 13212 40.24Sale 10000 40.25Sale 27476 40.3TOTAL SALES 995,099 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD AUD $CFD Long 11666 36.2882CFD Long 216810 38.55CFD Long 3000 39CFD Long 2500 39.05CFD Long 2000 39.15CFD Long 750 39.24CFD Long 1000 39.3CFD Long 200 39.45CFD Long 1000 39.48CFD Long 200 39.54CFD Long 306 39.58CFD Long 906 39.59CFD Long 1000 39.61CFD Long 1000 39.63CFD Long 1600 39.65CFD Long 2201 39.66CFD Long 5369 39.67CFD Long 1000 39.68CFD Long 1850 39.69CFD Long 4191 39.71CFD Long 27445 39.7123CFD Long 2252 39.72CFD Long 3970 39.74CFD Long 4000 39.75CFD Long 39425 39.77144046CFD Long 6000 39.8CFD Long 3602 39.81CFD Long 1758 39.83CFD Long 1000 39.84CFD Long 1380 39.85CFD Long 4000 39.88CFD Long 1077 39.94CFD Long 7389 39.99CFD Long 4145 40CFD Long 2479 40.01CFD Long 607 40.07CFD Long 193 40.08CFD Long 769 40.09CFD Long 4411 40.10514169CFD Long 30000 40.2CFD Long 10000 40.25CFD Long 16000 40.3CFD Short 11666 36.2882CFD Short 216810 38.55CFD Short 1000 39CFD Short 1000 39.01CFD Short 746 39.02CFD Short 1318 39.04CFD Short 250 39.08CFD Short 832 39.12CFD Short 250 39.14CFD Short 7490 39.15CFD Short 1000 39.17CFD Short 4000 39.18CFD Short 250 39.2CFD Short 1422 39.26CFD Short 320 39.28CFD Short 1862 39.31CFD Short 2852 39.32CFD Short 1272 39.35CFD Short 2038 39.38CFD Short 1745 39.4CFD Short 1083 39.44CFD Short 1364 39.45CFD Short 1506 39.52CFD Short 1500 39.53CFD Short 3500 39.54CFD Short 40850 39.54203084CFD Short 1362 39.56CFD Short 2922 39.57CFD Short 3990 39.6CFD Short 500 39.61CFD Short 3000 39.62CFD Short 2500 39.63CFD Short 3437 39.65CFD Short 13652 39.66CFD Short 1121 39.67CFD Short 1144 39.68CFD Short 1765 39.69CFD Short 1100 39.7CFD Short 2000 39.71CFD Short 3432 39.73CFD Short 414 39.76CFD Short 1500 39.8CFD Short 1610 39.82CFD Short 2412 39.84CFD Short 500 39.86CFD Short 500 39.88CFD Short 1133 39.89CFD Short 27320 39.8949CFD Short 3958 39.9CFD Short 9345 39.91CFD Short 300 39.92CFD Short 1490 39.96CFD Short 4107 39.97CFD Short 2853 39.98CFD Short 1040 39.99CFD Short 4000 40CFD Short 5000 40.01CFD Short 815 40.03CFD Short 1000 40.11CFD Short 6000 40.12CFD Short 926 40.13CFD Short 5000 40.3 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 05/02/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group