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Deutsche Bank AG25 March 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 (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20/03/2008 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,294,040 -0.06 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,294,040 -0.06 (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 400 224.78Purchase 980 224.90Purchase 421,988 234.50Purchase 6,198 223.40Purchase 15,000 224.93Purchase 3,626 224.92Purchase 13,225 224.94Purchase 395 224.98Purchase 385,666 222.32Purchase 500 244.15Purchase 15,107 223.84TOTAL PURCHASE 863,085Sale -85 222.90Sale -15,921 223.20Sale -10,940 223.50Sale -15,915 223.60Sale -399 224.00Sale -15,821 224.50Sale -210 224.61Sale -25,843 223.00Sale -15,758 223.10Sale -37 223.25Sale -154 224.02Sale -15,758 224.10Sale -73 224.11Sale -4,426 225.00Sale -121 225.05Sale -15,973 223.86Sale -130 222.85Sale -84 222.91Sale -199 223.35Sale -25 225.10Sale -180 225.16Sale -476 224.20Sale -45 225.40Sale -15,758 224.45Sale -15,949 222.86Sale -26,125 223.51Sale -57 224.79Sale -15,758 224.30Sale -217 225.07Sale -338 223.76Sale -61 223.75Sale -146 223.41Sale -216 224.18Sale -72 223.47Sale -53 223.92Sale -267 222.75Sale -113 223.53Sale -157 223.54Sale -16,016 223.55Sale -387 223.56Sale -193 223.57Sale -109 222.56Sale -59 222.76Sale -364 222.80Sale -105 222.89Sale -322 223.62Sale -52 223.63Sale -116 223.66Sale -316 223.67Sale -150 223.68Sale -56 223.71Sale -10,056 223.72Sale -10,001 223.74Sale -16,068 223.80Sale -92 223.01Sale -60 223.18Sale -444 223.19Sale -240 223.22Sale -211 223.23Sale -21,759 223.28Sale -118 223.81Sale -30 223.82Sale -103 223.83Sale -277 223.85Sale -15,758 223.87Sale -25,759 223.88Sale -10,001 223.91Sale -70 223.95Sale -32,348 224.01Sale -278 224.05Sale -82 224.06Sale -12 224.07Sale -34 224.08Sale -280 224.09Sale -4,000 223.29Sale -180 223.31Sale -341 223.32Sale -181 223.37Sale -42 223.39Sale -4,905 223.40Sale -154 224.13Sale -221 224.15Sale -15,758 224.21Sale -604 224.40Sale -118 224.41Sale -4,277 224.47Sale -70 224.51Sale -140 224.52Sale -119 224.63Sale -60 224.64Sale -59 224.67Sale -181 224.80Sale -15,758 225.01Sale -60 223.43Sale -15,758 223.45Sale -72 223.46Sale -30,000 224.93Sale -3,626 224.92Sale -12 225.09Sale -181 225.14Sale -91 225.39Sale -385,666 222.32Sale -500 244.15Sale -15,107 223.84TOTAL SALE -874,427 (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 25/03/2008 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