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Deutsche Bank AG21 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 19/02/2008 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 2,915,777 0.09% -11,375,475 -0.34% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,882,293 0.26% -8,915,777 -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 7,309,000 0.22% -1,705,000 -0.05% Total 19,107,070 0.57% -21,996,252 -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 281000 38.9971Purchase 199479 39.2105Purchase 125000 39.7Purchase 2000 39.79Purchase 36200 39.8Purchase 1054 39.89Purchase 134137 39.9Purchase 6712 39.91Purchase 4313 39.92Purchase 7671 39.93Purchase 27285 39.94Purchase 65316 39.95Purchase 17568 39.96Purchase 49906 39.97Purchase 19200 39.97512656Purchase 10000 39.98Purchase 17224 39.99Purchase 71479 40Purchase 9036 40.01Purchase 23543 40.02Purchase 18867 40.03Purchase 15928 40.04Purchase 80675 40.0461Purchase 48156 40.05Purchase 40286 40.06Purchase 8612 40.07Purchase 5750 40.08Purchase 2220 40.09Purchase 780 40.1Purchase 5000 40.11Purchase 1550 40.13Purchase 7011 40.14Purchase 300 40.16TOTAL PURCHASE 1,343,258Sale 140500 18.20351002Sale 25000 38.8601275Sale 23561 39.7Sale 141 39.75Sale 1359 39.76Sale 500 39.77Sale 1500 39.79Sale 700 39.8Sale 11 39.81Sale 12500 39.89Sale 88050 39.9Sale 16575 39.91979186Sale 20000 39.92Sale 17787 39.94Sale 32310 39.9471Sale 30375 39.95Sale 14126 39.96Sale 118702 39.97Sale 25565 39.98Sale 4688 39.99Sale 74571 40Sale 12732 40.01Sale 19593 40.02Sale 1714 40.03Sale 20000 40.04Sale 50335 40.05Sale 1825 40.06Sale 1000 40.1TOTAL SALES 755,720 (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 140500 18.20351002CFD Long 25000 38.8601275CFD Long 15000 39.7CFD Long 141 39.75CFD Long 1359 39.76CFD Long 500 39.77CFD Long 1500 39.79CFD Long 700 39.8CFD Long 11 39.81CFD Long 2500 39.89CFD Long 8050 39.9CFD Long 16575 39.91979186CFD Long 17787 39.94CFD Long 32310 39.9471CFD Long 12563 39.95CFD Long 600 39.97CFD Long 400 39.98CFD Long 2500 39.99CFD Long 2996 40CFD Long 2732 40.01CFD Long 676 40.02CFD Long 1714 40.03CFD Long 300 40.05CFD Long 1825 40.06CFD Long 1000 40.1CFD Short 199479 39.2105CFD Short 974 39.89CFD Short 10500 39.9CFD Short 2000 39.94CFD Short 270 39.95CFD Short 600 39.97CFD Short 19200 39.97512656CFD Short 20000 40CFD Short 2200 40.02CFD Short 6000 40.03CFD Short 80675 40.0461CFD Short 5000 40.05CFD Short 2220 40.09CFD Short 780 40.1CFD Short 5000 40.11CFD Short 300 40.16 (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 21/02/2008 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