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Deutsche Bank AG12 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 11/12/2007 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 -7,424,560 -0.22 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -7,424,560 -0.22 (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 559 43.88Purchase 2929 43.89Purchase 6726 43.9Purchase 7672 43.91Purchase 16200 43.92Purchase 6634 43.93Purchase 4528 43.94Purchase 5988 43.95Purchase 6000 43.9667Purchase 3414 44Purchase 2298 44.01Purchase 3186 44.02Purchase 52850 44.02226Purchase 7760 44.03Purchase 32653 44.04Purchase 19116 44.05Purchase 7928 44.06Purchase 30809 44.07Purchase 10475 44.08Purchase 39440 44.09Purchase 36781 44.1Purchase 1224 44.11Purchase 8390 44.1149Purchase 17489 44.12Purchase 27091 44.13Purchase 6383 44.14Purchase 4446 44.15Purchase 8888 44.16Purchase 22932 44.1611Purchase 4419 44.17Purchase 4117 44.18Purchase 237 44.19Purchase 24450 44.19419Purchase 103517 44.2Purchase 8499 44.20705Purchase 4674 44.21Purchase 296 44.22Purchase 209 44.23Purchase 843 44.24Purchase 4497 44.25Purchase 1942 44.26Purchase 4684 44.27Purchase 26899 44.28Purchase 19062 44.29Purchase 185 44.3Purchase 4469 44.31Purchase 2882 44.32Purchase 1200 44.33Purchase 1565 44.34TOTAL PURCHASE 619,435Sale 1837 43.89Sale 99 43.9Sale 338 43.91Sale 222 43.92Sale 6000 43.9667Sale 250 43.99Sale 15414 44Sale 298 44.01Sale 186 44.02Sale 52850 44.02226Sale 168 44.03Sale 1699 44.04Sale 3523 44.05Sale 7452 44.06Sale 25375 44.07Sale 14355 44.08Sale 5133 44.09Sale 4389 44.1Sale 1224 44.11Sale 8390 44.1149Sale 842 44.12Sale 434 44.13Sale 3095 44.14Sale 158 44.15Sale 2311 44.16Sale 22932 44.1611Sale 4231 44.17Sale 517 44.18Sale 237 44.19Sale 24450 44.19419Sale 123066 44.2Sale 16998 44.20705Sale 386 44.21Sale 6296 44.22Sale 209 44.23Sale 593 44.24Sale 208 44.25Sale 425 44.26Sale 696 44.27Sale 207 44.28Sale 152 44.29Sale 5185 44.3Sale 116 44.31TOTAL SALES 362,946 (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 6000 43.9667CFD Long 250 43.99CFD Long 52850 44.02226CFD Long 1463 44.04CFD Long 146 44.05CFD Long 3813 44.06CFD Long 2750 44.07CFD Long 4272 44.08CFD Long 250 44.1CFD Long 3000 44.14CFD Long 2000 44.16CFD Long 22932 44.1611CFD Long 4100 44.17CFD Long 24450 44.19419CFD Long 5200 44.2CFD Long 8499 44.20705CFD Long 6000 44.22CFD Long 250 44.24CFD Long 300 44.27CFD Long 5000 44.3CFD Short 4000 43.9CFD Short 250 43.94CFD Short 1700 43.95CFD Short 3000 44.CFD Short 2000 44.01CFD Short 3000 44.02CFD Short 52850 44.02226CFD Short 11200 44.1CFD Short 8390 44.1149CFD Short 421 44.13CFD Short 2000 44.14CFD Short 3600 44.18CFD Short 24450 44.19419CFD Short 7250 44.2CFD Short 500 44.24CFD Short 4353 44.31CFD Short 2882 44.32CFD Short 1200 44.33CFD Short 1565 44.34 (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 12/12/2007 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