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Deutsche Bank AG London26 November 2007 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) AMENMENT - Total No of Shares Purchased and Sold 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG London Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19/11/2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 2,495,555 £15.922757 £15.12 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 4,020,624 £15.96602 £15.04 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFDCFD Long 16,200 £15.54444CFD Long 33,000 £15.992CFD Long 4,100 £15.83122CFD Long 150,000 £15.265567CFD Long 1,200 £15.5612CFD Long 5,000 £15.2295CFD Long 1,050,000 £15.3664CFD Long 30,032 £15.54388CFD Long 5,000 £15.693CFD Long 79,671 £15.725437CFD Long 128,411 £15.80626CFD Long 278,367 £15.96602CFD Long 222,775 £15.064327CFD Long 800 £15.81CFD Short 2,367 £15.23CFD Short 2,074 £15.28CFD Short 1,610 £15.51CFD Short 1,391 £15.54CFD Short 2,551 £15.63CFD Short 1,103 £15.67CFD Short 1,390 £15.71CFD Short 86,934 £15.730873CFD Short 1,502 £15.74CFD Short 2,512 £15.75CFD Short 961 £15.76CFD Short 1,848 £15.77CFD Short 180142 £15.18009CFD Short 11,428 £15.19CFD Short 4,458 £15.922757 (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. NONE Date of disclosure 26/11/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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