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Deutsche Bank AG20 November 2007 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 (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19/11/2007 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,038,046 0.046% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,038,046 0.046% (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) Purchase 22 217.49 ZARPurchase 208 217.5 ZARPurchase 1466 217.69 ZARSale 9286 221.05 ZARSale 9286 220.5 ZARSale 18370 220 ZARSale 10982 217.16 ZARSale 18572 217 ZARSale 18572 216.55 ZARSale 9286 216.43 ZARSale 10000 216.02 ZARSale 9286 216 ZARSale 9286 215.5 ZARSale 9286 214.7 ZARSale 18572 214.22 ZARSale 9286 214 ZAR (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFDCFD Short 22 217.49 ZARCFD Short 208 217.5 ZARCFD Short 1466 217.69 ZARCFD Long 9286 221.05 ZARCFD Long 9286 220.5 ZARCFD Long 18370 220 ZARCFD Long 10982 217.16 ZARCFD Long 18572 217 ZARCFD Long 18572 216.55 ZARCFD Long 9286 216.43 ZARCFD Long 10000 216.02 ZARCFD Long 9286 216 ZARCFD Long 9286 215.5 ZARCFD Long 9286 214.7 ZARCFD Long 18572 214.22 ZARCFD Long 9286 214 ZAR (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 20/11/2007 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