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Deutsche Bank AG01 April 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 31/03/2008 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 2,835,574 -20,082,274 0.08% -0.60% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,634,701 -7,631,615 0.32% -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 11,439,000 -1,902,000 0.34% -0.06% Total 24,909,275 -29,615,889 0.74% -0.88% (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 130474 35.81Purchase 8637 35.88Purchase 4318 35.90Purchase 8277 35.97Purchase 6278 35.98Purchase 4319 35.99Purchase 2359 36.00Purchase 14499 36.01Purchase 32491 36.02Purchase 10697 36.03Purchase 907 36.04Purchase 5069 36.05Purchase 12730 36.06Purchase 6576 36.08Purchase 7546 36.09Purchase 41951 36.10Purchase 43642 36.11Purchase 27000 36.12Purchase 26485 36.13Purchase 43201 36.13Purchase 70339 36.14Purchase 12130 36.15Purchase 96968 36.16Purchase 8637 36.16Purchase 8637 36.17Purchase 25955 36.19Purchase 40043 36.20Purchase 8636 36.21Purchase 8637 36.22Purchase 20978 36.23Purchase 8637 36.24Purchase 711 36.25Purchase 4508 36.26Purchase 2000 36.28Purchase 20072 36.29Purchase 56525 36.30Purchase 10000 36.31Purchase 4318 36.32Purchase 25919 36.35Purchase 2645 36.36Purchase 15319 36.37Purchase 1000 36.38Purchase 20000 36.40Purchase 10716 36.41Purchase 4318 36.42Purchase 9284 36.44Purchase 36 36.45Purchase 4964 36.47Purchase 9319 36.48Purchase 5500 36.52Purchase 5000 36.54Purchase 3727 36.55Purchase 22284 36.56Purchase 42626 36.57Purchase 15000 36.58Purchase 8000 36.63TOTAL PURCHASE 1,050,844Sale 75000 35.81Sale 1000 35.96Sale 2000 35.97Sale 11000 36.02Sale 9575 36.09Sale 40000 36.10Sale 10000 36.12Sale 70 36.13Sale 10000 36.17Sale 10000 36.19Sale 6162 36.23Sale 1387 36.25Sale 1 36.26Sale 88 36.27Sale 34501 36.27Sale 10000 36.28Sale 413 36.29Sale 10459 36.30Sale 500 36.33Sale 5000 36.34Sale 5172 36.37Sale 13271 36.37Sale 527 36.38Sale 75513 36.38Sale 552 36.39Sale 90121 36.40Sale 479 36.42Sale 52 36.44Sale 70 36.47Sale 500 36.52Sale 1000 36.57Sale 150000 36.58Sale 7946 36.63Sale 6853 36.64Sale 1000 36.65Sale 201 36.67TOTAL SALES 590,413 (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 5000 35.81CFD Long 1000 35.96CFD Long 2000 35.97CFD Long 1000 36.02CFD Long 9575 36.09CFD Long 70 36.13CFD Long 34501 36.27CFD Long 413 36.29CFD Long 459 36.30CFD Long 500 36.33CFD Long 5000 36.34CFD Long 5172 36.37CFD Long 13271 36.37CFD Long 527 36.38CFD Long 75513 36.38CFD Long 552 36.39CFD Long 11121 36.40CFD Long 479 36.42CFD Long 52 36.44CFD Long 70 36.47CFD Long 500 36.52CFD Long 1000 36.57CFD Long 4799 36.64CFD Long 1000 36.65CFD Long 201 36.67CFD Short 5500 35.97CFD Short 5500 36.01CFD Short 400 36.02CFD Short 907 36.04CFD Short 750 36.05CFD Short 4093 36.06CFD Short 288 36.08CFD Short 1250 36.11CFD Short 2000 36.13CFD Short 43201 36.13CFD Short 96968 36.16CFD Short 7000 36.23CFD Short 150 36.26CFD Short 2000 36.28CFD Short 1000 36.37CFD Short 1000 36.38CFD Short 10716 36.41CFD Short 9284 36.44CFD Short 36 36.45CFD Short 4964 36.47CFD Short 5000 36.48CFD Short 5500 36.52CFD Short 8000 36.63 (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, varying to which the option American,e.g. call option etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit AUD $Put Option Selling 100,000 42.00 American 26/03/2009 7.60 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit Australian Dollar $ (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 01/04/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group