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Deutsche Bank AG28 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 (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21/12/2007 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 -1,453,480 -0.06 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,453,480 -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 110,960 211.50Purchase 15,770 211.75Purchase 200 211.80Purchase 10,020 211.99Purchase 24,435 212.00Purchase 26,558 213.00Purchase 8,000 213.50Purchase 9,647 209.50Purchase 46,482 213.75Purchase 1,679 212.79Purchase 28,000 214.00Purchase 28,700 215.50Purchase 3,250 212.75Purchase 4,930 212.40Purchase 1,458 213.20Purchase 21,420 207.61Purchase 2,975 211.94Purchase 100,000 211.96Purchase 500 212.01Purchase 11,804 212.03Purchase 1,000 212.04Purchase 2,480 212.13Purchase 2,126 212.20Purchase 34,843 212.21Purchase 41,687 212.25Purchase 100,000 212.51Purchase 13,951 212.60Purchase 100 212.67Purchase 6,950 212.78Purchase 1,400 212.85Purchase 100,000 213.58Purchase 15,000 213.68Purchase 3,092 213.69Purchase 21,475 213.74Purchase 92,300 207.78Purchase 9,647 209.70Purchase 14,628 211.49Purchase 9,700 211.51Purchase 5,350 211.60Purchase 4,252 211.62Purchase 50,000 211.65Purchase 980 211.74Purchase 11,217 211.76Purchase 500 211.77Purchase 2,300 211.79Purchase 10,097 214.17Purchase 100,000 214.94Purchase 31,928 214.99Purchase 8,000 215.38Purchase 1,000 215.39Purchase 2,000 215.40Purchase 3,000 215.47Purchase 6,216 215.48Purchase 112,500 211.83Purchase 83,740 0.00TOTAL PURCHASE 1,360,247Sale -20,000 214.00Sale -42,840 207.61Sale -200,000 211.96Sale -200,000 212.51Sale -1,000 212.60Sale -200,000 213.58Sale -2,000 207.78Sale -100,000 211.65Sale -200,000 214.94Sale -112,500 211.83Sale -83,740 0.00Sale -100,000 211.50TOTAL SALE -1,262,080 (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 28/12/2007 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