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Deutsche Bank AG London22 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) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG LondonCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21/11/2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 4,362,222 £15.632 £14.8 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 3,235,875 £15.5425 £14.82 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD GBP CFD Long 855,000 15.097653CFD Long 66,547 15.1298CFD Long 61,111 15.255408CFD Long 6,400 15.255583CFD Long 36,666 15.322674CFD Long 10,456 14.957906CFD Long 11,553 15.0224CFD Long 11,651 14.9237CFD Long 123,400 14.96CFD Short 238,308 15.06292CFD Short 11,578 15.1491CFD Short 79,439 15.232171CFD Short 22 15.15CFD Short 22 15.15CFD Short 22 15.17CFD Short 22 15.18CFD Short 500 14.83CFD Short 3,135 14.9535CFD Short 4,278 15.56CFD Short 23,548 15.0731CFD Short 81,197 14.885805CFD Short 123,400 14.96CFD Short 250,000 15.5425 (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 22/11/2007 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