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Deutsche Bank AG05 March 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 04/03/2008 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 3,757,668 -11,154,545 0.11% -0.33% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,425,723 -8,867,822 0.25% -0.26% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,131,000 -1,853,000 0.18% -0.06% Total 18,314,391 -21,875,367 0.55% -0.65% (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 24 38.31Purchase 5053 38.33Purchase 29 38.34Purchase 10463 38.35Purchase 20079 38.36Purchase 8038 38.37Purchase 20804 38.38Purchase 29351 38.39Purchase 54901 38.40Purchase 7838 38.41Purchase 15712 38.42Purchase 4985 38.43Purchase 14526 38.44Purchase 9414 38.45Purchase 34213 38.46Purchase 14383 38.47Purchase 9140 38.48Purchase 4354 38.49Purchase 17267 38.50Purchase 1735 38.51Purchase 66792 38.51Purchase 40926 38.52Purchase 5579 38.53Purchase 1142 38.54Purchase 15179 38.55Purchase 27473 38.56Purchase 15030 38.57Purchase 1753 38.58Purchase 32029 38.59Purchase 23014 38.60Purchase 45652 38.60Purchase 1008 38.61Purchase 899 38.62Purchase 93 38.63Purchase 8899 38.64Purchase 4353 38.65Purchase 9272 38.66Purchase 8813 38.67Purchase 14961 38.68Purchase 12560 38.69Purchase 34926 38.70Purchase 175 38.71Purchase 1733 38.74Purchase 101 38.76Purchase 76 38.77Purchase 52938 38.78Purchase 91 38.80Purchase 89 38.81Purchase 255 38.83Purchase 2557 38.84Purchase 7516 38.85Purchase 334 38.86Purchase 1085 38.88Purchase 87 38.90TOTAL PURCHASE 719,699Sale 1239 38.36Sale 2027 38.38Sale 1074 38.39Sale 3266 38.40Sale 753 38.42Sale 1745 38.43Sale 2000 38.46Sale 45003 38.50Sale 3000 38.51Sale 812 38.52Sale 1515 38.54Sale 961 38.55Sale 34285 38.56Sale 3319 38.57Sale 1976 38.58Sale 23037 38.59Sale 47862 38.59Sale 31001 38.60Sale 5014 38.64Sale 15000 38.65Sale 15000 38.66Sale 208 38.69Sale 200 38.71Sale 150000 38.71Sale 1505 38.72Sale 200000 38.79Sale 26536 38.87TOTAL SALES 618,338 (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 1239 38.36CFD Long 2027 38.38CFD Long 1074 38.39CFD Long 3266 38.40CFD Long 753 38.42CFD Long 1745 38.43CFD Long 2000 38.46CFD Long 702 38.50CFD Long 3000 38.51CFD Long 812 38.52CFD Long 1515 38.54CFD Long 961 38.55CFD Long 24285 38.56CFD Long 3319 38.57CFD Long 1976 38.58CFD Long 23037 38.59CFD Long 47862 38.59CFD Long 1015 38.60CFD Long 5000 38.64CFD Long 5000 38.66CFD Long 208 38.69CFD Long 150000 38.71CFD Long 1505 38.72CFD Long 26536 38.87CFD Short 24 38.31CFD Short 53 38.33CFD Short 29 38.34CFD Short 217 38.35CFD Short 79 38.36CFD Short 105 38.37CFD Short 5288 38.38CFD Short 185 38.39CFD Short 205 38.40CFD Short 3537 38.41CFD Short 7111 38.42CFD Short 196 38.43CFD Short 225 38.44CFD Short 466 38.45CFD Short 401 38.46CFD Short 82 38.47CFD Short 361 38.48CFD Short 231 38.49CFD Short 7267 38.50CFD Short 1735 38.51CFD Short 66792 38.51CFD Short 8641 38.52CFD Short 579 38.53CFD Short 692 38.54CFD Short 8382 38.55CFD Short 1968 38.56CFD Short 613 38.57CFD Short 201 38.58CFD Short 23174 38.59CFD Short 1405 38.60CFD Short 45652 38.60CFD Short 1008 38.61CFD Short 899 38.62CFD Short 93 38.63CFD Short 297 38.64CFD Short 52 38.65CFD Short 670 38.66CFD Short 211 38.67CFD Short 2059 38.68CFD Short 107 38.69CFD Short 70 38.70CFD Short 175 38.71CFD Short 100 38.74CFD Short 101 38.76CFD Short 76 38.77CFD Short 1500 38.78CFD Short 91 38.80CFD Short 89 38.81CFD Short 255 38.83CFD Short 1500 38.84CFD Short 334 38.86CFD Short 1085 38.88CFD Short 87 38.90 (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 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 05/03/2008 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 NotThe 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