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Deutsche Bank AG08 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) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2(A). 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 03/04/2008 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 3,788,375 -18,662,246 0.14% -0.63% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,826,980 -8,898,375 0.41% -0.30% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 11,864,000 -2,002,000 0.45% -0.07% Total 26,479,355 -29,562,621 1.00% -1.00% (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 545000 36.30Purchase 270000 36.63Purchase 262 36.75Purchase 56024 37.11Purchase 1974 37.26Purchase 200996 37.39Purchase 8504 37.40Purchase 4314 37.44Purchase 4315 37.48Purchase 4314 37.49Purchase 3000 37.57Purchase 4315 37.58Purchase 70000 37.58Purchase 266 37.59Purchase 4314 37.60Purchase 3233 37.62Purchase 4315 37.63Purchase 5395 37.64Purchase 8629 37.67Purchase 4315 37.68Purchase 8628 37.69Purchase 4315 37.70Purchase 4914 37.71Purchase 23463 37.72Purchase 9332 37.73Purchase 12942 37.74Purchase 21129 37.75Purchase 24307 37.80Purchase 48783 37.81Purchase 8629 37.85Purchase 8629 37.86Purchase 4315 37.87Purchase 4314 37.88Purchase 200 37.90Purchase 325 37.91Purchase 878208 37.92Purchase 16853 37.93Purchase 51796 37.94Purchase 81476 37.95Purchase 53875 37.96Purchase 83902 37.97Purchase 35056 37.98Purchase 22497 37.99Purchase 8736 38.00Purchase 108484 38.00Purchase 66584 38.00Purchase 51269 38.01Purchase 37017 38.02Purchase 14662 38.03Purchase 28288 38.04Purchase 19171 38.05Purchase 13693 38.06Purchase 4314 38.07Purchase 6216 38.08Purchase 124774 38.09Purchase 13298 38.10Purchase 5550 38.12Purchase 4314 38.13Purchase 4315 38.14Purchase 4314 38.18TOTAL PURCHASE 3,126,372Sale 262 36.75Sale 33091 37.11Sale 2000 37.31Sale 1000 37.32Sale 10000 37.38Sale 10000 37.39Sale 2500 37.41Sale 40500 37.42Sale 7763 37.48Sale 2237 37.49Sale 12000 37.50Sale 20000 37.51Sale 5000 37.54Sale 20250 37.55Sale 1980 37.58Sale 74566 37.59Sale 10250 37.60Sale 10000 37.61Sale 61033 37.61Sale 5000 37.62Sale 19440 37.63Sale 1000 37.64Sale 22339 37.65Sale 4073 37.66Sale 22148 37.67Sale 12895 37.68Sale 7325 37.69Sale 50004 37.70Sale 13671 37.71Sale 16266 37.72Sale 20100 37.73Sale 36122 37.74Sale 21128 37.75Sale 1462 37.77Sale 57093 37.81Sale 140 37.84Sale 38120 37.85Sale 14068 37.86Sale 1422 37.87Sale 14200 37.88Sale 116 37.89Sale 12583 37.90Sale 340 37.91Sale 27638 37.92Sale 37734 37.93Sale 22951 37.94Sale 145996 37.95Sale 73735 37.96Sale 33663 37.97Sale 10333 37.98Sale 3875 37.99Sale 69172 38.00Sale 40569 38.01Sale 42999 38.02Sale 9784 38.02Sale 59977 38.03Sale 20706 38.04Sale 22329 38.05Sale 5260 38.06Sale 20000 38.07Sale 326148 38.09Sale 25740 38.10Sale 110 38.11Sale 13509 38.12Sale 17337 38.15Sale 2663 38.16Sale 10000 38.17Sale 1000 38.18TOTAL SALES 1,758,715 (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 262 36.75CFD Long 300 37.11CFD Long 2000 37.31CFD Long 1000 37.32CFD Long 2500 37.41CFD Long 500 37.42CFD Long 2000 37.50CFD Long 5000 37.54CFD Long 250 37.55CFD Long 74566 37.59CFD Long 250 37.60CFD Long 61033 37.61CFD Long 1000 37.64CFD Long 3503 37.65CFD Long 1497 37.66CFD Long 3000 37.67CFD Long 2895 37.68CFD Long 7325 37.69CFD Long 10045 37.70CFD Long 3630 37.71CFD Long 6266 37.72CFD Long 100 37.73CFD Long 6122 37.74CFD Long 1128 37.75CFD Long 1462 37.77CFD Long 57093 37.81CFD Long 140 37.84CFD Long 2188 37.86CFD Long 1422 37.87CFD Long 4200 37.88CFD Long 116 37.89CFD Long 2583 37.90CFD Long 340 37.91CFD Long 7638 37.92CFD Long 1119 37.93CFD Long 2951 37.94CFD Long 1460 37.95CFD Long 2976 37.96CFD Long 3663 37.97CFD Long 333 37.98CFD Long 3411 37.99CFD Long 500 38.01CFD Long 2999 38.02CFD Long 9784 38.02CFD Long 1370 38.03CFD Long 300 38.04CFD Long 2221 38.05CFD Long 6148 38.09CFD Long 1000 38.10CFD Long 110 38.11CFD Long 5244 38.12CFD Long 1000 38.18CFD Short 545000 36.30CFD Short 270000 36.63CFD Short 262 36.75CFD Short 1974 37.26CFD Short 200996 37.39CFD Short 3000 37.57CFD Short 70000 37.58CFD Short 266 37.59CFD Short 600 37.71CFD Short 907 37.72CFD Short 6000 37.73CFD Short 12500 37.75CFD Short 48783 37.81CFD Short 200 37.90CFD Short 388 37.93CFD Short 7612 37.95CFD Short 569 37.96CFD Short 3393 37.97CFD Short 4000 37.98CFD Short 8736 38.00CFD Short 66584 38.00CFD Short 2500 38.02CFD Short 750 38.06CFD Short 7976 38.09CFD Short 5550 38.12 (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 $ (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 08/04/2008 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