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Deutsche Bank AG18 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 17/01/2008 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 -14,716,322 -0.44 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -14,716,322 -0.44 (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 1247 36.4Purchase 239 36.41Purchase 10251 36.42Purchase 222 36.43Purchase 575 36.44Purchase 521 36.45Purchase 978 36.46Purchase 5545 36.47Purchase 17541 36.48Purchase 11398 36.49Purchase 1183481 36.5Purchase 3137 36.51Purchase 16803 36.52Purchase 27051 36.53Purchase 23710 36.54Purchase 10098 36.55Purchase 1480 36.56Purchase 687 36.57Purchase 2284 36.58Purchase 24831 36.59Purchase 21650 36.6Purchase 4552 36.61Purchase 11548 36.62Purchase 17889 36.63Purchase 31738 36.64Purchase 90000 36.64883Purchase 34745 36.65Purchase 24605 36.66Purchase 24227 36.67Purchase 18114 36.68Purchase 1414 36.69Purchase 5136 36.7Purchase 272 36.71Purchase 6393 36.72Purchase 13656 36.73Purchase 6656 36.74Purchase 2000 36.75Purchase 76 36.76Purchase 4402 36.77Purchase 4475 36.78Purchase 5126 36.79Purchase 8649 36.82Purchase 5143 36.84Purchase 8651 36.85Purchase 4326 36.86Purchase 500 36.87Purchase 4325 36.88Purchase 400 36.91Purchase 221000 37.45Purchase 147160 37.52TOTAL PURCHASE 2,070,907Sale 250000 35.7872Sale 650 36.4Sale 5000 36.41Sale 18800 36.42Sale 5000 36.44Sale 25000 36.45Sale 25000 36.46Sale 15000 36.47Sale 500 36.48Sale 5000 36.49Sale 669006 36.5Sale 4000 36.51Sale 5000 36.52Sale 8000 36.53Sale 8000 36.54Sale 29524 36.55Sale 3000 36.56Sale 5355 36.57Sale 20000 36.57457Sale 500 36.58Sale 5751 36.59Sale 11413 36.6Sale 350 36.61Sale 1250 36.62Sale 12250 36.63Sale 19325 36.64Sale 30000 36.65Sale 19269 36.66Sale 3488 36.67Sale 12 36.68Sale 564 36.69Sale 5000 36.7Sale 10000 36.71Sale 6000 36.73Sale 1000 36.75Sale 3332 36.79Sale 20000 36.8Sale 6000 36.85Sale 5000 36.86Sale 1500 36.87Sale 1500 36.9Sale 221000 37.45Sale 71431 38.3TOTAL SALES 1,557,770 (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 650 36.4CFD Long 10250 36.42CFD Long 20000 36.45CFD Long 10000 36.46CFD Long 500 36.48CFD Long 7300 36.5CFD Long 1000 36.51CFD Long 3000 36.54CFD Long 10500 36.55CFD Long 500 36.57CFD Long 500 36.58CFD Long 4500 36.59CFD Long 350 36.61CFD Long 1250 36.62CFD Long 2250 36.63CFD Long 10000 36.65CFD Long 1668 36.66CFD Long 988 36.67CFD Long 12 36.68CFD Long 564 36.69CFD Long 1000 36.73CFD Long 1000 36.75CFD Long 3332 36.79CFD Long 1000 36.85CFD Long 1500 36.87CFD Long 1500 36.9CFD Long 221000 37.45CFD Short 1000 36.4CFD Short 10000 36.42CFD Short 575 36.44CFD Short 127 36.45CFD Short 4889 36.47CFD Short 12294 36.48CFD Short 2115 36.49CFD Short 39197 36.5CFD Short 2527 36.51CFD Short 4954 36.52CFD Short 1500 36.53CFD Short 1202 36.54CFD Short 320 36.55CFD Short 889 36.56CFD Short 276 36.57CFD Short 2098 36.58CFD Short 1000 36.6CFD Short 1072 36.61CFD Short 2108 36.62CFD Short 1482 36.63CFD Short 629 36.64CFD Short 90000 36.64883CFD Short 2623 36.66CFD Short 3574 36.67CFD Short 5008 36.68CFD Short 1000 36.72CFD Short 8500 36.73CFD Short 1055 36.74CFD Short 2000 36.75CFD Short 800 36.79CFD Short 817 36.84CFD Short 500 36.87CFD Short 400 36.91CFD Short 221000 37.45 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 18/01/2008 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