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Deutsche Bank AG07 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 Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06/05/2008 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 2,167,017 -9,913,990 0.06% -0.30% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,768,694 -7,777,017 0.20% -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 14,553,000 -4,016,000 0.43% -0.12% Total 23,488,711 -21,707,007 0.70% -0.65% (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 9505 44.30Purchase 868 44.33Purchase 4727 44.34Purchase 7611 44.36Purchase 1389 44.39Purchase 424 44.40Purchase 3800 44.42Purchase 1260 44.43Purchase 12340 44.44Purchase 2450 44.45Purchase 3550 44.46Purchase 5000 44.49Purchase 100 44.50Purchase 21640 44.51Purchase 10000 44.52Purchase 5000 44.53Purchase 5000 44.54Purchase 27000 44.56Purchase 5000 44.56Purchase 10000 44.57Purchase 13520 44.62Purchase 3000 44.63Purchase 100000 45.06TOTAL PURCHASE 253,184Sale 25000 43.23Sale 2220 44.30Sale 2780 44.31Sale 43 44.35Sale 873 44.37Sale 192 44.38Sale 46862 44.42Sale 309 44.43Sale 379 44.44Sale 1339 44.47Sale 13587 44.48Sale 19296 44.48Sale 2451 44.49Sale 12522 44.50Sale 10588 44.51Sale 5373 44.52Sale 7098 44.53Sale 7245 44.54Sale 1645 44.55Sale 11928 44.56Sale 622 44.57Sale 2000 44.59Sale 33500 44.60Sale 18714 44.60Sale 35936 44.62Sale 18788 44.63Sale 20311 44.65Sale 17212 44.66Sale 87717 44.67Sale 8472 44.68Sale 8988 44.70TOTAL SALES 423,990 (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 25000 43.23CFD Long 43 44.35CFD Long 20000 44.42CFD Long 1000 44.47CFD Long 500 44.48CFD Long 19296 44.48CFD Long 3000 44.52CFD Long 2000 44.56CFD Long 2000 44.59CFD Long 33500 44.60CFD Long 100 44.60CFD Long 700 44.65CFD Long 200 44.67CFD Short 100 44.30CFD Short 3800 44.42CFD Short 100 44.44CFD Short 100 44.50CFD Short 10000 44.52CFD Short 5000 44.53CFD Short 5000 44.54CFD Short 27000 44.56CFD Short 5000 44.56CFD Short 10000 44.57CFD Short 13520 44.62 (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, varying to which the option American,e.g. call option etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit AUD $ (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 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 07/05/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group