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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 (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,275,226 -0.06 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,275,226 -0.06 (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 - South African Rand ZAR Purchase 8,476 235.00Purchase 11,799 238.00Purchase 3,091 238.50Purchase 16,100 236.99Purchase 6,582 239.00Purchase 17,134 239.50Purchase 17,134 236.00Purchase 2,827 237.50Purchase 10,837 233.50Purchase 455 234.50Purchase 1,450 236.50Purchase 800 237.00Purchase 9,766 236.70Purchase 92 234.59Purchase 1,700 234.38Purchase 4,128 234.56Purchase 6,031 235.75Purchase 8,567 233.30Purchase 8,567 233.46Purchase 478 233.68Purchase 3,452 233.70Purchase 1,051 233.87Purchase 2,000 233.92Purchase 10 236.91Purchase 2,290 236.92Purchase 41,229 237.08Purchase 8,567 237.80Purchase 8,567 238.29Purchase 1,700 238.30Purchase 17,134 238.55Purchase 1 238.65Purchase 13,656 240.35Purchase 8,567 240.41Purchase 9,562 233.97Purchase 3,448 234.03Purchase 33,000 234.05Purchase 15,000 236.52TOTAL PURCHASE 305,248Sale -16,100 236.99Sale -6,031 236.00Sale -4,847 238.01Sale -2,000 233.92Sale -11,568 236.88Sale -82,458 237.08Sale -66,000 234.05Sale -15,000 236.52TOTAL SALE -204,004 (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 (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 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 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