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Deutsche Bank AG27 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 Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26/11/2007 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 -1,051,555 -0.05 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,051,555 -0.05 (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 - South African Rand ZAR Purchase 40,000 218.70Purchase 1,894 223.20Purchase 9,269 224.50Purchase 50,000 224.60Purchase 6,897 219.20Purchase 1,381 225.97Purchase 30,000 226.50Purchase 25,000 219.41Purchase 3,000 219.42Purchase 15,103 219.50Purchase 40,700 219.14Purchase 78 220.40Purchase 10,000 225.49Purchase 1,300 218.20TOTAL PURCHASE 234,622Sale -7,637 218.00Sale -612 218.48Sale -9,269 217.51Sale -9,269 217.78Sale -1,020 218.11Sale -40,000 218.70Sale -9,269 219.01Sale -8,269 221.50Sale -1,258 221.51Sale -726 221.60Sale -9,000 221.61Sale -7,998 221.78Sale -1,000 222.00Sale -814 222.90Sale -7,550 223.50Sale -1,719 223.60Sale -3,707 224.00Sale -50,000 224.60Sale -9,269 224.61Sale -1,381 225.97Sale -27,000 226.50Sale -3,000 226.51Sale -8,011 226.60Sale -50,000 219.41Sale -40,700 219.14Sale -78 220.40Sale -10,000 225.49Sale -1,300 218.20TOTAL SALE -319,856 (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 (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 27/11/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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