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Deutsche Bank AG06 February 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 05/02/2008 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 Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 5,442,947 0.16 -20,009,026 -0.60 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 9,195,559 0.27 -7,819,570 -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,844,000 0.17% -1,390,000 -0.04% Total 20482,506 0.61 -29,218,596 -0.87% (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 (Note 4) AUD $ Purchase 111957 39.32Purchase 642 39.51Purchase 1214 39.6Purchase 1216 39.61Purchase 4130 39.62Purchase 15613 39.63Purchase 4406 39.64Purchase 17036 39.65Purchase 1312 39.66Purchase 5000 39.7Purchase 28780 39.71Purchase 6250 39.72Purchase 4974 39.73Purchase 3687 39.74Purchase 208248 39.75Purchase 612 39.76Purchase 90000 39.760713Purchase 12948 39.77Purchase 3326 39.78Purchase 50000 39.7807335Purchase 12632 39.7816Purchase 1865 39.79Purchase 210000 39.79753231Purchase 14212 39.8Purchase 62750 39.80561721Purchase 3015 39.81Purchase 250 39.82Purchase 6737 39.84Purchase 20699 39.85Purchase 13610 39.86Purchase 15271 39.87Purchase 4910 39.88Purchase 8850 39.8896Purchase 6312 39.9Purchase 342 39.91Purchase 2322 39.92Purchase 1073 39.93Purchase 2500 39.94Purchase 11026 39.95Purchase 93 39.96Purchase 8622 39.97Purchase 9124 39.98Purchase 4135 39.99Purchase 1900 40.01Purchase 218 40.03Purchase 5000 40.05Purchase 5865 40.08Purchase 1000 40.09Purchase 1538 40.11TOTAL PURCHASE 1,007,222Sale 111957 39.32Sale 5124 39.5Sale 1621 39.51Sale 255 39.53Sale 3000 39.54Sale 147 39.56Sale 2000 39.58Sale 147 39.6Sale 4515 39.64Sale 95238 39.65Sale 149 39.66Sale 2593 39.67Sale 107 39.68Sale 459 39.69Sale 304 39.7Sale 447 39.71Sale 2164 39.72Sale 575 39.73Sale 9165 39.74Sale 209261 39.75Sale 4957 39.76Sale 5198 39.77Sale 523 39.78Sale 4591 39.79Sale 9963 39.8Sale 12374 39.81Sale 1593 39.82Sale 8350 39.8299Sale 1450 39.83Sale 7650 39.84Sale 398 39.85Sale 76300 39.85467012Sale 3427 39.85802159Sale 363 39.86Sale 2110 39.87Sale 328 39.88Sale 25045 39.89Sale 33313 39.9Sale 67 39.91Sale 190 39.92Sale 622 39.93Sale 356 39.94Sale 12605 39.95Sale 1076 39.96Sale 292 39.97Sale 4527 39.98Sale 10169 39.99Sale 3243 40Sale 88 40.02Sale 84 40.03Sale 109 40.04Sale 500 40.05Sale 252 40.07Sale 5084 40.08Sale 10000 40.09Sale 5000 40.1Sale 80 40.11TOTAL SALES 701,505 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD AUD $ CFD Long 111957 39.32CFD Long 5124 39.5CFD Long 1621 39.51CFD Long 255 39.53CFD Long 3000 39.54CFD Long 2000 39.58CFD Long 100 39.64CFD Long 15600 39.65CFD Long 2416 39.67CFD Long 100 39.71CFD Long 2000 39.72CFD Long 84 39.73CFD Long 4500 39.74CFD Long 500 39.76CFD Long 500 39.77CFD Long 5100 39.8CFD Long 2000 39.81CFD Long 1000 39.82CFD Long 8350 39.8299CFD Long 748 39.83CFD Long 2000 39.84CFD Long 76300 39.85467012CFD Long 3427 39.85802159CFD Long 100 39.86CFD Long 2000 39.87CFD Long 5829 39.9CFD Long 500 39.93CFD Long 1000 39.96CFD Long 4300 39.98CFD Long 3000 40CFD Long 30 40.04CFD Long 500 40.05CFD Short 111957 39.32CFD Short 642 39.51CFD Short 1214 39.6CFD Short 1216 39.61CFD Short 4130 39.62CFD Short 15613 39.63CFD Short 4406 39.64CFD Short 2036 39.65CFD Short 1312 39.66CFD Short 5000 39.7CFD Short 8780 39.71CFD Short 6250 39.72CFD Short 4974 39.73CFD Short 3127 39.74CFD Short 13808 39.75CFD Short 612 39.76CFD Short 90000 39.760713CFD Short 500 39.77CFD Short 3326 39.78CFD Short 50000 39.7807335CFD Short 1865 39.79CFD Short 210000 39.79753231CFD Short 9901 39.8CFD Short 62750 39.80561721CFD Short 3015 39.81CFD Short 250 39.82CFD Short 6737 39.84CFD Short 12075 39.85CFD Short 4986 39.86CFD Short 6648 39.87CFD Short 4910 39.88CFD Short 8850 39.8896CFD Short 1312 39.9CFD Short 342 39.91CFD Short 2322 39.92CFD Short 1073 39.93CFD Short 2500 39.94CFD Short 11026 39.95CFD Short 93 39.96CFD Short 500 39.98CFD Short 4135 39.99CFD Short 1900 40.01CFD Short 218 40.03CFD Short 5000 40.05CFD Short 5865 40.08CFD Short 1000 40.09CFD Short 1538 40.11 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 06/02/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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