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Deutsche Bank AG08 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 07/02/2008 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 2,722,823 -14,766,151 0.08% -0.44% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,368,809 -7,372,848 0.25% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,037,000 -1,555,000 0.18% -0.05% Total 17,128,632 -23,693,999 0.51% -0.71% (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 2100 36.15Purchase 10 36.16Purchase 644 36.1784Purchase 150 36.18Purchase 1398 36.2Purchase 15 36.23Purchase 25 36.26Purchase 1000 36.3Purchase 35 36.31Purchase 1495 36.33Purchase 20738 36.35Purchase 945 36.36Purchase 25 36.37Purchase 25000 36.38Purchase 10000 36.39Purchase 10120 36.41Purchase 52355 36.42Purchase 48971 36.43Purchase 50000 36.44Purchase 76368 36.45Purchase 20427 36.46Purchase 7765 36.48Purchase 26032 36.49Purchase 24571 36.5Purchase 10233 36.51Purchase 1000 36.52Purchase 30000 36.5374125Purchase 13826 36.55Purchase 1208 36.56Purchase 827 36.57Purchase 150 36.58Purchase 3360 36.59Purchase 19640 36.6Purchase 1000 36.62Purchase 18782 36.65Purchase 11300 36.66Purchase 8614 36.67Purchase 12498 36.68Purchase 10000 36.69Purchase 61218 36.7Purchase 500 36.71Purchase 7 36.72Purchase 10000 36.73Purchase 1069 36.74Purchase 432591 36.75Purchase 5500 36.77Purchase 20000 36.78Purchase 314 36.81Purchase 5000 36.85Purchase 28418 36.86Purchase 5000 36.87Purchase 15432 36.88Purchase 5000 36.9Purchase 34000 36.91Purchase 118000 36.92Purchase 53 36.94Purchase 14947 36.95Purchase 750 36.96Purchase 300000 36.9675Purchase 20000 37Purchase 42 37.01Purchase 2500 37.1Purchase 3000 37.12Purchase 45000 39.89755312TOTAL PURCHASE 1,650,968Sale 4309 36.08Sale 10594 36.1Sale 12330 36.11Sale 2500 36.12Sale 19734 36.14Sale 17233 36.15Sale 24616 36.16Sale 17234 36.17Sale 13025 36.18Sale 4308 36.19Sale 2500 36.2Sale 4309 36.21Sale 3000 36.23Sale 500 36.29Sale 27050 36.3Sale 9867 36.31Sale 17234 36.32Sale 10608 36.33Sale 5254 36.34Sale 6308 36.35Sale 12381 36.36Sale 3566 36.37Sale 13386 36.38Sale 9309 36.39Sale 10612 36.4Sale 18504 36.41Sale 18617 36.42Sale 21294 36.43Sale 26550 36.44Sale 37210 36.45Sale 36305 36.46Sale 1077 36.47Sale 44645 36.48Sale 462 36.49Sale 29217 36.5Sale 12114 36.51Sale 5732 36.52Sale 1688 36.54Sale 11256 36.55Sale 12806 36.56Sale 7539 36.57Sale 1412 36.58Sale 9033 36.59Sale 1067 36.6Sale 4308 36.63Sale 4308 36.64Sale 13924 36.65Sale 11300 36.66Sale 15447 36.68Sale 25437 36.69Sale 8850 36.7Sale 1000 36.71Sale 5500 36.72Sale 4808 36.73Sale 424717 36.75Sale 8617 36.76Sale 8206 36.77Sale 8000 36.78Sale 24617 36.79Sale 8964 36.8Sale 3684 36.85Sale 42958 36.86Sale 5000 36.87Sale 10760 36.88Sale 39400 36.9Sale 35307 36.91Sale 167857 36.92Sale 9500 36.93Sale 10000 36.94Sale 30000 36.95Sale 2014 36.98Sale 23536 36.99Sale 312600 37Sale 14907 37.01Sale 28900 37.7433TOTAL SALES 1,872,721 (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 6286 36.1CFD Long 3714 36.11CFD Long 2500 36.12CFD Long 2500 36.14CFD Long 1000 36.16CFD Long 100 36.18CFD Long 2500 36.2CFD Long 3000 36.23CFD Long 500 36.29CFD Long 4498 36.33CFD Long 946 36.34CFD Long 2000 36.35CFD Long 1000 36.37CFD Long 1100 36.38CFD Long 400 36.4CFD Long 100 36.41CFD Long 2744 36.43CFD Long 4280 36.45CFD Long 2041 36.46CFD Long 1146 36.48CFD Long 462 36.49CFD Long 3500 36.5CFD Long 2000 36.52CFD Long 500 36.56CFD Long 1 36.57CFD Long 550 36.59CFD Long 1000 36.6CFD Long 1000 36.65CFD Long 11300 36.66CFD Long 5000 36.68CFD Long 100 36.7CFD Long 1000 36.71CFD Long 500 36.72CFD Long 500 36.73CFD Long 416100 36.75CFD Long 1000 36.79CFD Long 27658 36.86CFD Long 5000 36.87CFD Long 10760 36.88CFD Long 19400 36.9CFD Long 600 36.91CFD Long 10300 36.92CFD Long 500 36.93CFD Long 2014 36.98CFD Long 2500 36.99CFD Long 2600 37CFD Long 28900 37.7433CFD Short 2100 36.15CFD Short 10 36.16CFD Short 150 36.18CFD Short 1398 36.2CFD Short 15 36.23CFD Short 25 36.26CFD Short 1000 36.3CFD Short 35 36.31CFD Short 1495 36.33CFD Short 15738 36.35CFD Short 945 36.36CFD Short 25 36.37CFD Short 5000 36.38CFD Short 120 36.41CFD Short 1000 36.43CFD Short 30 36.45CFD Short 427 36.46CFD Short 50 36.48CFD Short 350 36.49CFD Short 4500 36.5CFD Short 304 36.51CFD Short 1000 36.52CFD Short 30000 36.5374125CFD Short 134 36.55CFD Short 1208 36.56CFD Short 827 36.57CFD Short 150 36.58CFD Short 3000 36.59CFD Short 1000 36.62CFD Short 11300 36.66CFD Short 3614 36.67CFD Short 2498 36.68CFD Short 10000 36.69CFD Short 500 36.71CFD Short 7 36.72CFD Short 416100 36.75CFD Short 500 36.77CFD Short 314 36.81CFD Short 23418 36.86CFD Short 10432 36.88CFD Short 8000 36.92CFD Short 750 36.96CFD Short 42 37.01CFD Short 2500 37.1CFD Short 3000 37.12CFD Short 45000 39.89755312 (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) Call Option Purchasing 5000 40.50 American 28/02/2008 0.29Call Option Purchasing 10000 39.50 American 28/02/2008 0.48Call Option Purchasing 3000 39.00 American 28/02/2008 0.60Call Option Purchasing 10000 39.00 American 28/02/2008 0.61 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 08/02/2008 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:
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