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Deutsche Bank AG04 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 03/01/2008 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 -18,827,238 -0.56 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -18,827,238 -0.56 (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 1000 39.78Purchase 2767 39.81Purchase 650 39.82Purchase 4649 39.84Purchase 1 39.85Purchase 1500 39.88Purchase 7500 39.89Purchase 1426 39.9Purchase 1356 39.92Purchase 1052 39.93Purchase 5842 39.96Purchase 8262 39.98Purchase 7202 39.99Purchase 11567 40.Purchase 612 40.01Purchase 1000 40.02Purchase 1305 40.03Purchase 4541 40.04Purchase 9684 40.05Purchase 4842 40.06Purchase 10686 40.07Purchase 2997 40.08Purchase 2 40.09Purchase 45384 40.1Purchase 984 40.3TOTAL PURCHASE 137,311Sale 4389 39.77Sale 1587 39.78Sale 1082 39.82Sale 1000 39.83Sale 200 39.85Sale 1300 39.87Sale 1775 39.88Sale 10000 39.89Sale 3150 39.91Sale 4192 39.93Sale 4968 39.94Sale 16432 39.95Sale 10861 39.96Sale 28838 39.97Sale 4949 39.98Sale 17001 40.Sale 8679 40.01Sale 8985 40.02Sale 5425 40.03Sale 4280 40.04Sale 8760 40.05Sale 8932 40.06Sale 348 40.07Sale 58560 40.09Sale 500 40.1Sale 984 40.3TOTAL SALES 217,177 (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 47 39.77CFD Long 1587 39.78CFD Long 1082 39.82CFD Long 1000 39.83CFD Long 200 39.85CFD Long 1300 39.87CFD Long 1775 39.88CFD Long 383 39.91CFD Long 550 39.93CFD Long 50 39.94CFD Long 3884 39.95CFD Long 116 39.96CFD Long 1000 40.03CFD Long 200 40.05CFD Long 1000 40.06CFD Long 500 40.1CFD Long 984 40.3CFD Short 500 39.75CFD Short 1000 39.78CFD Short 650 39.82CFD Short 4649 39.84CFD Short 1 39.85CFD Short 1500 39.88CFD Short 500 39.89CFD Short 1426 39.9CFD Short 1356 39.92CFD Short 1052 39.93CFD Short 1500 39.96CFD Short 2000 39.98CFD Short 500 39.99CFD Short 2883 40.CFD Short 612 40.01CFD Short 1000 40.02CFD Short 1305 40.03CFD Short 200 40.04CFD Short 1000 40.05CFD Short 500 40.06CFD Short 2689 40.1CFD Short 984 40.3 (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 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 04/01/2008 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