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Deutsche Bank AG08 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 Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07/01/2008 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -17,519,871 -0.52 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -17,519,871 -0.52 (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 500 39.75Purchase 5773 39.77Purchase 7682 39.78Purchase 9410 39.79Purchase 60514 39.8Purchase 5177 39.81Purchase 2100 39.84Purchase 6883 39.85Purchase 4246 39.86Purchase 806 39.88Purchase 7250 39.89Purchase 2100 39.9Purchase 6000 39.91Purchase 1500 39.93Purchase 3871 39.96Purchase 12939 39.98Purchase 4273 39.99Purchase 5462 40.02Purchase 206 40.85Purchase 189125 41.9725TOTAL PURCHASE 335,817Sale 100000 39.6412Sale 1259 39.75Sale 1143 39.76Sale 296 39.78Sale 2951 39.79Sale 5315 39.8Sale 4960 39.81Sale 6835 39.82Sale 11970 39.84Sale 1965 39.85Sale 7668 39.86Sale 14230 39.87Sale 4317 39.88Sale 4392 39.89Sale 11028 39.9Sale 2 39.92Sale 3000 39.93Sale 1565 39.94Sale 1519 39.95Sale 299 39.96Sale 858 39.97Sale 1000 39.99Sale 1 40.Sale 8849 40.02Sale 500206 40.85TOTAL SALES 695,628 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFD CFD Long 1259 39.75CFD Long 1143 39.76CFD Long 296 39.78CFD Long 2951 39.79CFD Long 5315 39.8CFD Long 4960 39.81CFD Long 4835 39.82CFD Long 7637 39.84CFD Long 1965 39.85CFD Long 7668 39.86CFD Long 9230 39.87CFD Long 4317 39.88CFD Long 4392 39.89CFD Long 6028 39.9CFD Long 2 39.92CFD Long 3000 39.93CFD Long 1565 39.94CFD Long 1519 39.95CFD Long 299 39.96CFD Long 858 39.97CFD Long 1000 39.99CFD Long 1 40.CFD Long 303 40.02CFD Long 206 40.85CFD Short 500 39.75CFD Short 1500 39.77CFD Short 500 39.8CFD Short 2100 39.81CFD Short 2100 39.84CFD Short 2483 39.85CFD Short 100 39.86CFD Short 806 39.88CFD Short 2917 39.89CFD Short 2100 39.9CFD Short 6000 39.91CFD Short 1500 39.93CFD Short 206 40.85 (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 08/01/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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