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Deutsche Bank AG13 February 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 12/02/2008 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 3,013,219 0.09% -13,733,905 -0.41% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,263,008 0.25% -8,159,619 -0.24% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,737,000 0.20% -1,555,000 -0.05% Total 18,013,227 0.54% -23,448,524 -0.70% (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 967 35.97Purchase 393334 36.0077Purchase 8148 36.01Purchase 2500 36.02Purchase 9450 36.04Purchase 10200 36.05Purchase 1000 36.06Purchase 8550 36.07Purchase 3699 36.08Purchase 7201 36.09Purchase 24067 36.1Purchase 6033 36.11Purchase 604 36.12Purchase 12891 36.13Purchase 18065 36.14Purchase 20876 36.15Purchase 1350 36.17Purchase 13750 36.18Purchase 5071 36.19Purchase 12855 36.2Purchase 9696 36.21Purchase 2781 36.22Purchase 5450 36.23Purchase 1500 36.24Purchase 11206 36.25Purchase 2000 36.26Purchase 357 36.27Purchase 10943 36.28Purchase 1922 36.29Purchase 7914 36.3Purchase 5870 36.31Purchase 1330 36.32Purchase 700 36.33Purchase 200 36.34Purchase 5636 36.35Purchase 300 36.36Purchase 5278 36.38Purchase 41616 36.39Purchase 5045 36.4Purchase 2938 36.41Purchase 2894 36.43Purchase 2106 36.44Purchase 400 36.46Purchase 1901 36.47Purchase 200 36.48Purchase 4906 36.49Purchase 21725 36.5Purchase 4560 36.51Purchase 77325 36.51403919Purchase 190 36.52Purchase 46350 36.5205Purchase 4162 36.53Purchase 3581 36.54Purchase 10310 36.55Purchase 1120 36.56Purchase 100 36.6Purchase 4706 36.64Purchase 8812 36.65Purchase 21459 36.66Purchase 5654 36.67Purchase 8211 36.68Purchase 13482 36.69Purchase 33597 36.7Purchase 5682 36.71Purchase 8656 36.72Purchase 8700 36.73Purchase 8712 36.74Purchase 24725 36.75Purchase 25422 36.76Purchase 43303 36.77Purchase 36128 36.78Purchase 14732 36.79Purchase 56906 36.8Purchase 38106 36.81Purchase 31777 36.82Purchase 14806 36.83Purchase 26957 36.84Purchase 40441 36.85Purchase 73891 36.86Purchase 29153 36.87Purchase 48166 36.88Purchase 33764 36.89Purchase 1519 36.89292956Purchase 64406 36.9Purchase 1187321 36.91Purchase 100 36.92Purchase 23288 36.93Purchase 213 36.94Purchase 8159 36.95TOTAL PURCHASE 2,816,077Sale 500 35.96Sale 100 35.97Sale 967 36.03Sale 193 36.06Sale 600 36.12Sale 1000 36.15Sale 105535 36.16300848Sale 3000 36.17Sale 7465 36.23Sale 2339 36.24Sale 696 36.25Sale 1000 36.27Sale 5000 36.28Sale 1000 36.29Sale 14538 36.3Sale 6306 36.31Sale 6616 36.32Sale 300 36.33Sale 500 36.34Sale 10606 36.39Sale 200 36.4Sale 412 36.42Sale 500 36.45Sale 5302 36.46Sale 20000 36.47Sale 11000 36.48Sale 4402 36.5Sale 296 36.51Sale 10 36.53Sale 10000 36.55Sale 10 36.56Sale 15000 36.6Sale 45031 36.6008Sale 1000 36.63Sale 2716 36.65Sale 1311 36.66Sale 2753 36.67Sale 5840 36.68Sale 11390 36.69Sale 15745 36.7Sale 2255 36.72Sale 500 36.74Sale 3288 36.75Sale 15000 36.76Sale 13665 36.77Sale 5000 36.79Sale 7628 36.8Sale 12224 36.81Sale 7058 36.82Sale 500 36.84Sale 8815 36.86Sale 510 36.89Sale 400 36.9Sale 427832 36.91Sale 4010 36.92Sale 3000 36.93Sale 10 36.94Sale 500 36.95TOTAL SALES 833,374 (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 500 35.96CFD Long 100 35.97CFD Long 193 36.06CFD Long 600 36.12CFD Long 1000 36.15CFD Long 105535 36.16300848CFD Long 3000 36.17CFD Long 500 36.25CFD Long 1000 36.27CFD Long 1000 36.29CFD Long 638 36.3CFD Long 2000 36.31CFD Long 816 36.32CFD Long 500 36.34CFD Long 606 36.39CFD Long 200 36.4CFD Long 412 36.42CFD Long 500 36.45CFD Long 6000 36.48CFD Long 10 36.53CFD Long 10 36.56CFD Long 45031 36.6008CFD Long 1000 36.63CFD Long 1482 36.65CFD Long 509 36.66CFD Long 9 36.67CFD Long 5220 36.68CFD Long 5000 36.69CFD Long 6000 36.7CFD Long 2000 36.72CFD Long 500 36.74CFD Long 15000 36.76CFD Long 10 36.82CFD Long 500 36.84CFD Long 300 36.86CFD Long 510 36.89CFD Long 400 36.9CFD Long 4010 36.92CFD Long 3000 36.93CFD Long 10 36.94CFD Long 500 36.95CFD Short 3842 36.01CFD Short 2500 36.02CFD Short 1000 36.06CFD Short 1000 36.07CFD Short 3699 36.08CFD Short 3853 36.09CFD Short 17215 36.1CFD Short 6033 36.11CFD Short 604 36.12CFD Short 36 36.13CFD Short 18065 36.14CFD Short 3778 36.15CFD Short 5100 36.18CFD Short 7398 36.21CFD Short 2000 36.22CFD Short 1500 36.24CFD Short 100 36.25CFD Short 2000 36.26CFD Short 357 36.27CFD Short 7543 36.28CFD Short 1922 36.29CFD Short 3608 36.3CFD Short 300 36.31CFD Short 100 36.32CFD Short 700 36.33CFD Short 200 36.34CFD Short 1331 36.35CFD Short 300 36.36CFD Short 5278 36.38CFD Short 11616 36.39CFD Short 5045 36.4CFD Short 2938 36.41CFD Short 400 36.46CFD Short 1901 36.47CFD Short 200 36.48CFD Short 600 36.49CFD Short 1000 36.5CFD Short 77325 36.51403919CFD Short 100 36.52CFD Short 46350 36.5205CFD Short 200 36.53CFD Short 310 36.55CFD Short 100 36.6CFD Short 400 36.64CFD Short 200 36.65CFD Short 200 36.66CFD Short 100 36.67CFD Short 153 36.68CFD Short 378 36.7CFD Short 483 36.71CFD Short 900 36.72CFD Short 300 36.73CFD Short 100 36.74CFD Short 330 36.75CFD Short 1300 36.76CFD Short 900 36.77CFD Short 750 36.78CFD Short 100 36.79CFD Short 3300 36.8CFD Short 100 36.81CFD Short 15100 36.82CFD Short 5500 36.83CFD Short 300 36.84CFD Short 100 36.85CFD Short 20000 36.86CFD Short 600 36.87CFD Short 5000 36.88CFD Short 1000 36.89CFD Short 1519 36.89292956CFD Short 100 36.9CFD Short 409283 36.91CFD Short 100 36.92 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 13/02/2008 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