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Deutsche Bank AG03 April 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 02/04/2008 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 3,830,013 -19,071,541 0.11% -0.57% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,817,221 -8,940,013 0.32% -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 11,864,000 -2,002,000 0.35% -0.06% Total 26,511,234 -30,013,554 0.79% -0.89% (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 8635 36.55Purchase 2523 36.56Purchase 8635 36.57Purchase 6127 36.59Purchase 12744 36.60Purchase 1000 36.61Purchase 540 36.62Purchase 100 36.63Purchase 5348 36.65Purchase 4318 36.66Purchase 4318 36.67Purchase 4318 36.68Purchase 6123 36.69Purchase 34242 36.70Purchase 2429 36.71Purchase 12000 36.71Purchase 1000640 36.72Purchase 17571 36.73Purchase 100 36.74Purchase 34020 36.75Purchase 8537 36.76Purchase 10671 36.77Purchase 33205 36.78Purchase 30686 36.78Purchase 9907 36.79Purchase 22681 36.80Purchase 8635 36.81Purchase 12953 36.82Purchase 5312 36.83Purchase 13219 36.84Purchase 16011 36.85Purchase 4317 36.86Purchase 5297 36.87Purchase 1521 36.88Purchase 56756 36.90Purchase 4318 36.90Purchase 200000 36.92Purchase 10216 36.92Purchase 1585 36.93Purchase 6089 36.93Purchase 26347 36.94Purchase 40000 36.94Purchase 22241 36.95Purchase 8505 36.96Purchase 2544 36.97Purchase 1775 36.98Purchase 21396 36.99Purchase 8505 37.00Purchase 8505 37.01Purchase 1948 37.06Purchase 18662 37.07Purchase 13972 37.08Purchase 280 37.09Purchase 132575 37.10TOTAL PURCHASE 1,934,902Sale 10000 36.57Sale 750 36.60Sale 1000 36.63Sale 162000 36.64Sale 300 36.66Sale 500 36.68Sale 15100 36.69Sale 5710 36.70Sale 2429 36.71Sale 2429 36.71Sale 128 36.73Sale 32715 36.73Sale 17571 36.73Sale 16998 36.74Sale 15147 36.75Sale 36000 36.76Sale 214 36.82Sale 1000 36.83Sale 18506 36.85Sale 3552 36.89Sale 4526 36.90Sale 872 36.91Sale 428 36.92Sale 4239 36.93Sale 20000 36.94Sale 20011 36.95Sale 550 36.96Sale 721 36.97Sale 1000 36.98Sale 28 36.99Sale 2258 37.10TOTAL SALES 396,682 (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 750 36.60CFD Long 1000 36.63CFD Long 162000 36.64CFD Long 300 36.66CFD Long 500 36.68CFD Long 15100 36.69CFD Long 128 36.73CFD Long 32715 36.73CFD Long 16998 36.74CFD Long 3286 36.75CFD Long 36000 36.76CFD Long 214 36.82CFD Long 1000 36.83CFD Long 18506 36.85CFD Long 3552 36.89CFD Long 4526 36.90CFD Long 872 36.91CFD Long 4000 36.93CFD Long 550 36.96CFD Long 1000 36.98CFD Long 2100 37.10CFD Short 300000 4.10CFD Short 1100 36.59CFD Short 500 36.60CFD Short 1000 36.61CFD Short 540 36.62CFD Short 100 36.63CFD Short 1030 36.65CFD Short 10 36.69CFD Short 6290 36.70CFD Short 1000640 36.72CFD Short 100 36.74CFD Short 2400 36.77CFD Short 33205 36.78CFD Short 1000 36.80CFD Short 979 36.87CFD Short 1521 36.88CFD Short 56756 36.90CFD Short 3382 36.92CFD Short 4418 36.93CFD Short 40000 36.94CFD Short 250 36.95CFD Short 200 36.97CFD Short 562 37.07CFD Short 280 37.09CFD Short 5000 37.10 (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 03/04/2008 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