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Deutsche Bank AG20 December 2007 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19/12/2007 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 -10,737,704 -0.32 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -10,737,704 -0.32 (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 - Australian Dollar $ Purchase 130000 40.05Purchase 1000 40.09Purchase 3050 40.1Purchase 3564 40.12Purchase 500 40.13Purchase 13661 40.15Purchase 6436 40.16Purchase 15000 40.17Purchase 10000 40.18Purchase 1984 40.19Purchase 85643 40.2Purchase 11000 40.25Purchase 20000 40.26Purchase 70000 40.285Purchase 226 40.3Purchase 117 40.32Purchase 16400 40.33Purchase 1000 40.36Purchase 5000 40.38Purchase 4882 40.39Purchase 12150 40.41Purchase 185 40.44Purchase 300 40.46Purchase 10 40.47Purchase 50590 40.48Purchase 2400 40.49Purchase 2270 40.5Purchase 10000 40.52Purchase 500 40.6Purchase 1280 40.8Purchase 6000 46.TOTAL PURCHASE 485,148Sale 3511 40.09Sale 2745012 40.1Sale 13066 40.11Sale 10507 40.12Sale 307 40.13Sale 12654 40.14Sale 8632 40.15Sale 2745 40.16Sale 10125 40.17Sale 4500 40.2Sale 769 40.21Sale 4852 40.22Sale 7781 40.23Sale 4199 40.25Sale 70000 40.285Sale 500 40.3Sale 156400 40.33Sale 8632 40.35Sale 2770 40.36Sale 3000 40.37Sale 2700 40.38Sale 3008 40.39Sale 7304 40.4Sale 5360 40.41Sale 3198 40.42Sale 472 40.43Sale 2000 40.44Sale 4778 40.47Sale 150000 40.48Sale 4278 40.5Sale 4278 40.51Sale 2000 40.61TOTAL SALES 3,259,338 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFDCFD Long 1875 40.12CFD Long 307 40.13CFD Long 4093 40.14CFD Long 5125 40.17CFD Long 4500 40.2CFD Long 500 40.22CFD Long 3500 40.23CFD Long 500 40.3CFD Long 2000 40.36CFD Long 500 40.37CFD Long 2700 40.38CFD Long 2000 40.39CFD Long 3028 40.4CFD Long 472 40.43CFD Long 2000 40.44CFD Long 500 40.47CFD Long 2000 40.61CFD Short 1000 40.09CFD Short 3050 40.1CFD Short 500 40.13CFD Short 1288 40.15CFD Short 5000 40.17CFD Short 1000 40.25CFD Short 226 40.3CFD Short 1000 40.36CFD Short 1499 40.39CFD Short 650 40.41CFD Short 185 40.44CFD Short 300 40.46CFD Short 600 40.48CFD Short 2400 40.49CFD Short 2270 40.5CFD Short 500 40.6CFD Short 1280 40.8 (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 20/12/2007 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