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Deutsche Bank AG01 May 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 30/04/2008 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 2,459,379 -9,036,705 0.07% -0.27% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,012,983 -7,275,722 0.18% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,853,000 -4,016,000 0.41% -0.12% Total 22,325,362 -20,328,427 0.66% -0.61% (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 250 42.17Purchase 29173 42.19Purchase 17799 42.20Purchase 4277 42.21Purchase 11060 42.23Purchase 12829 42.24Purchase 19276 42.25Purchase 8553 42.26Purchase 378816 42.27Purchase 188993 42.27Purchase 16277 42.28Purchase 11153 42.30Purchase 4616 42.30Purchase 17115 42.31Purchase 4277 42.32Purchase 45600 42.32Purchase 8554 42.33Purchase 4276 42.34Purchase 8553 42.35Purchase 15000 42.36Purchase 2500 42.38Purchase 13330 42.38Purchase 17357 42.39Purchase 17105 42.40Purchase 45658 42.41Purchase 21383 42.42Purchase 5000 42.43Purchase 8553 42.46Purchase 9276 42.47Purchase 8553 42.48Purchase 10000 42.52Purchase 4277 42.54Purchase 12829 42.55Purchase 4276 42.56Purchase 4277 42.57Purchase 25000 43.98TOTAL PURCHASE 1,015,821Sale 4431 42.13Sale 8385 42.14Sale 5013 42.16Sale 8909 42.17Sale 8852 42.18Sale 14100 42.19Sale 9031 42.20Sale 6478 42.21Sale 26708 42.22Sale 29679 42.23Sale 19257 42.24Sale 17444 42.25Sale 5944 42.26Sale 129982 42.27Sale 12102 42.28Sale 13185 42.29Sale 5785 42.30Sale 5455 42.31Sale 19138 42.32Sale 20755 42.33Sale 12500 42.33Sale 4032 42.33Sale 10657 42.34Sale 1277 42.35Sale 2320 42.36Sale 461 42.37Sale 3921 42.38Sale 3411 42.39Sale 3110 42.40Sale 3077 42.41Sale 1466 42.42Sale 2018 42.44Sale 500 42.46Sale 992 42.47Sale 115 42.49Sale 1165 42.50Sale 415 42.52Sale 2000 42.53Sale 1500 42.54Sale 500 42.56Sale 9000 42.58Sale 10000 42.59Sale 3726 42.60Sale 4374 42.61Sale 2651 42.62TOTAL SALES 455,821 (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 155 42.13CFD Long 4108 42.14CFD Long 736 42.16CFD Long 357 42.17CFD Long 300 42.18CFD Long 5300 42.19CFD Long 5000 42.20CFD Long 2202 42.21CFD Long 1212 42.22CFD Long 786 42.23CFD Long 1513 42.24CFD Long 2000 42.25CFD Long 167 42.26CFD Long 2338 42.27CFD Long 3549 42.28CFD Long 4632 42.29CFD Long 1549 42.30CFD Long 5455 42.31CFD Long 6308 42.32CFD Long 20755 42.33CFD Long 12500 42.33CFD Long 4032 42.33CFD Long 2104 42.34CFD Long 1277 42.35CFD Long 2320 42.36CFD Long 461 42.37CFD Long 3921 42.38CFD Long 3411 42.39CFD Long 3110 42.40CFD Long 3077 42.41CFD Long 1466 42.42CFD Long 2018 42.44CFD Long 500 42.46CFD Long 992 42.47CFD Long 115 42.49CFD Long 1165 42.50CFD Long 415 42.52CFD Long 2000 42.53CFD Long 1500 42.54CFD Long 500 42.56CFD Long 9000 42.58CFD Long 10000 42.59CFD Long 2000 42.60CFD Long 1100 42.61CFD Long 2651 42.62CFD Short 250 42.17CFD Short 3500 42.19CFD Short 5000 42.20CFD Short 6060 42.23CFD Short 378816 42.27CFD Short 8000 42.27CFD Short 2000 42.28CFD Short 2600 42.30CFD Short 4616 42.30CFD Short 10 42.31CFD Short 45600 42.32CFD Short 2500 42.38CFD Short 500 42.38CFD Short 250 42.39CFD Short 20000 42.41CFD Short 5000 42.43CFD Short 5000 42.47CFD Short 10000 42.52CFD Short 25000 43.98 (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, varying to which the option American,e.g. call option etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit AUD $ (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit Australian Dollar $ (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 01/05/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group