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Deutsche Bank AG03 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 Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 29/02/2008 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 4,013,609 -11,018,051 0.12% -0.33% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 7,919,401 -8,586,239 0.24% -0.26% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,131,000 -1,853,000 0.18% -0.06% Total 18,064,010 -21,457,290 0.54% -0.64% (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 100000 38.00Purchase 500000 38.50Purchase 1000 39.21Purchase 6000 39.25Purchase 2000 39.27Purchase 1750 39.30Purchase 100000 39.31Purchase 5103 39.33Purchase 100000 39.35Purchase 2200 39.38Purchase 16239 39.39Purchase 30537 39.40Purchase 36450 39.40Purchase 1817 39.42Purchase 14723 39.43Purchase 27900 39.44Purchase 10000 39.44Purchase 22907 39.45Purchase 15000 39.47Purchase 5302 39.48Purchase 5500 39.49Purchase 51750 39.50Purchase 21350 39.52Purchase 200000 39.53Purchase 1407 39.53Purchase 4413 39.54Purchase 5000 39.56Purchase 114850 39.58Purchase 2637 39.60Purchase 2687 39.61Purchase 7553 39.62Purchase 50000 39.63Purchase 10350 39.67Purchase 447 39.68Purchase 132 39.69Purchase 20300 39.70Purchase 450 39.71Purchase 7828 39.74Purchase 22506 39.75Purchase 16298 39.76Purchase 29599 39.77Purchase 35000 39.78Purchase 633 39.79Purchase 4198 39.80Purchase 25598 39.81Purchase 49633 39.82Purchase 18894 39.83Purchase 13992 39.84Purchase 39878 39.85Purchase 7793 39.86Purchase 7000 39.87Purchase 11788 39.88Purchase 6011 39.89Purchase 31296 39.90Purchase 5717 39.91TOTAL PURCHASE 1,831,416Sale 52000 39.00Sale 385 39.15Sale 7421 39.16Sale 1323 39.17Sale 9994 39.18Sale 8351 39.20Sale 5500 39.21Sale 6953 39.22Sale 8994 39.23Sale 11222 39.24Sale 11093 39.25Sale 4779 39.26Sale 9302 39.27Sale 5556 39.28Sale 30300 39.30Sale 11763 39.31Sale 8440 39.32Sale 7979 39.33Sale 4812 39.34Sale 50000 39.35Sale 15946 39.36Sale 13869 39.37Sale 10000 39.38Sale 10500 39.39Sale 100 39.41Sale 32700 39.45Sale 2105 39.45Sale 191 39.46Sale 4302 39.47Sale 1401 39.48Sale 1000 39.52Sale 9171 39.54Sale 28837 39.55Sale 1832 39.57Sale 91870 39.58Sale 2637 39.60Sale 7486 39.65Sale 3291 39.66Sale 23 39.67Sale 1000 39.72Sale 32800 39.73Sale 101500 39.80Sale 14303 39.82Sale 4302 39.84Sale 4781 39.85Sale 191 39.86Sale 28 39.87Sale 209605 39.90TOTAL SALES 861,938 (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 5304 39.16CFD Long 5473 39.18CFD Long 2397 39.20CFD Long 1160 39.23CFD Long 4324 39.24CFD Long 5000 39.27CFD Long 1000 39.28CFD Long 18052 39.30CFD Long 627 39.32CFD Long 3290 39.33CFD Long 200 39.37CFD Long 10000 39.38CFD Long 500 39.39CFD Long 100 39.41CFD Long 32700 39.45CFD Long 2105 39.45CFD Long 191 39.46CFD Long 1401 39.48CFD Long 1000 39.52CFD Long 1261 39.55CFD Long 1832 39.57CFD Long 17673 39.58CFD Long 2637 39.60CFD Long 777 39.66CFD Long 23 39.67CFD Long 1000 39.72CFD Long 32800 39.73CFD Long 1500 39.80CFD Long 10000 39.82CFD Long 1000 39.90CFD Short 1000 39.21CFD Short 6000 39.25CFD Short 2000 39.27CFD Short 400 39.30CFD Short 100000 39.31CFD Short 800 39.33CFD Short 36450 39.40CFD Short 713 39.42CFD Short 27900 39.44CFD Short 5000 39.47CFD Short 1000 39.48CFD Short 11000 39.52CFD Short 200000 39.53CFD Short 1407 39.53CFD Short 5000 39.56CFD Short 1000 39.58CFD Short 2637 39.60CFD Short 50000 39.63CFD Short 447 39.68CFD Short 82 39.69CFD Short 6031 39.75CFD Short 6748 39.76CFD Short 297 39.77CFD Short 633 39.79CFD Short 4198 39.80CFD Short 7626 39.82CFD Short 100 39.84CFD Short 3770 39.85CFD Short 80 39.88CFD Short 307 39.89CFD Short 5717 39.91 (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) Call Option Purchasing 50,000 41.00 American 29/05/2008 2.35Call Option Purchasing 12,000 34.00 American 26/06/2008 7.14Call Option Purchasing 6,000 44.00 American 23/04/2008 0.72Call Option Purchasing 100,000 44.00 American 23/04/2008 0.73 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit Australian Dollar $ Call Option 500000 38.50Call Option 100000 38.00Call Option 40000 39.50Call Option 52000 39.00 (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 03/03/2008 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 NotThe 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