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Deutsche Bank AG London20 February 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 London Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP 2,025,635 16.67 16.2872 Total number of securities sold Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP 2,189,409 16.66 16.10624 (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 436,812 16.38539CFD Long 546,019 16.41534CFD Long 2,174 16.4585CFD Long 92,988 16.4935CFD Long 81,608 16.50702CFD Long 3,261 16.5276CFD Long 221,000 16.540751CFD Long 5,435 16.548CFD Long 8,205 16.5485CFD Long 148,051 16.57887CFD Long 773 16.563532CFD Long 2,500 16.4753CFD Long 4,978 16.56CFD Short 22,000 16.4228CFD Short 237,349 16.4233CFD Short 73,512 16.463207CFD Short 32,500 16.54868CFD Short 599 16.32CFD Short 2,067 16.36CFD Short 3,500 16.550251CFD Short 8,864 16.452459CFD Short 19,288 16.5907CFD Short 1,000,000 16.632298 (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 20/02/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 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