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Deutsche Bank AG London04 March 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG LondonCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 03/03/2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP1,618,906 16.4246 15.855 Total number of securities sold Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP955,519 16.42 15.85 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD GBPCFD Long 5000 15.8682CFD Long 89477 15.933CFD Long 75936 15.95312CFD Long 5700 15.97401CFD Long 122543 16.1246CFD Long 75193 16.3038CFD Long 58998 16.281689CFD Short 3800 15.94057CFD Short 24729 15.949876CFD Short 82985 15.951975CFD Short 50000 16.06406CFD Short 495587 16.10627CFD Short 125000 16.14202CFD Short 267605 16.37453CFD Short 135142 16.4246CFD Short 6100 16.25 (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 04/03/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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