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Deutsche Bank AG16 January 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 15/01/2008 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -15,541,254 -0.46 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -15,541,254 -0.46 (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 - Australian Dollar $ Purchase 250 38.5Purchase 1500 38.56Purchase 572 38.58Purchase 250 38.6Purchase 2500 38.62Purchase 229 38.64Purchase 160 38.65Purchase 4329 38.66Purchase 3500 38.73Purchase 8656 38.76Purchase 4329 38.77Purchase 1000 38.81Purchase 1000 38.83Purchase 5300 38.84Purchase 2000 38.85Purchase 1000 38.86Purchase 4200 38.9Purchase 8657 38.93Purchase 1000 38.95Purchase 2000 39.09Purchase 425 39.1TOTAL PURCHASE 52,857Sale 1000 38.49Sale 1000 38.62Sale 1320 38.63Sale 2000 38.65Sale 185 38.66Sale 301 38.7Sale 15064 38.71Sale 81 38.73Sale 419 38.74Sale 500 38.81Sale 1000 38.88Sale 4500 38.9Sale 2750 38.91Sale 4000 38.98Sale 500 38.99Sale 3000 39.01Sale 1952 39.04Sale 1393 39.05Sale 2882 39.06Sale 4009 39.07Sale 4540 39.08Sale 5809 39.11Sale 5490 39.12Sale 7077 39.13Sale 2145 39.14Sale 2352 39.15TOTAL SALES 75,269 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFDCFD Long 1000 38.49CFD Long 1000 38.62CFD Long 1320 38.63CFD Long 2000 38.65CFD Long 185 38.66CFD Long 301 38.7CFD Long 15064 38.71CFD Long 81 38.73CFD Long 419 38.74CFD Long 500 38.81CFD Long 1000 38.88CFD Long 4500 38.9CFD Long 2750 38.91CFD Long 4000 38.98CFD Long 500 38.99CFD Long 3000 39.01CFD Long 1952 39.04CFD Long 1000 39.11CFD Long 500 39.13CFD Short 250 38.5CFD Short 1500 38.56CFD Short 572 38.58CFD Short 250 38.6CFD Short 2500 38.62CFD Short 160 38.65CFD Short 3500 38.73CFD Short 1000 38.81CFD Short 1000 38.83CFD Short 1200 38.84CFD Short 2000 38.85CFD Short 1000 38.86CFD Short 4200 38.9CFD Short 1000 38.95CFD Short 2000 39.09 (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 16/01/2008 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