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Deutsche Bank AG06 May 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 02/05/2008 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 2,234,029 -9,690,276 0.07% -0.29% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,704,394 -7,767,017 0.20% -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 14,553,000 -4,016,000 0.43% -0.12% Total 23,491,423 -21,473,293 0.70% -0.64% (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 8472 42.89Purchase 3415 42.90Purchase 10972 42.95Purchase 17144 42.98Purchase 200 43.00Purchase 800 43.02Purchase 900 43.06Purchase 25000 43.09Purchase 5000 43.11Purchase 30000 43.11Purchase 4275 43.12Purchase 18918 43.13Purchase 15825 43.14Purchase 125845 43.15Purchase 4275 43.18Purchase 8550 43.19Purchase 8650 43.20Purchase 5275 43.20Purchase 776 43.21Purchase 10499 43.22Purchase 4275 43.23Purchase 14955 43.24Purchase 5595 43.25Purchase 1000 43.26Purchase 8550 43.27Purchase 9550 43.28Purchase 12824 43.29Purchase 22825 43.30Purchase 14275 43.31Purchase 5275 43.32Purchase 17000 43.33Purchase 9275 43.34Purchase 22000 43.35Purchase 4275 43.36Purchase 7275 43.37Purchase 812 43.38Purchase 16275 43.38Purchase 1000 43.40Purchase 120 43.42Purchase 5000 43.46Purchase 5000 43.47TOTAL PURCHASE 491,947Sale 1 42.30Sale 23415 42.90Sale 20000 42.91Sale 5000 42.92Sale 5874 42.94Sale 3613 42.96Sale 655 43.02Sale 3415 43.03Sale 3372 43.05Sale 5468 43.06Sale 20606 43.06Sale 1101 43.07Sale 903 43.08Sale 1066 43.09Sale 442 43.10Sale 16088 43.11Sale 13472 43.12Sale 10000 43.13Sale 22131 43.15Sale 10577 43.16Sale 20000 43.16Sale 900 43.17Sale 1 43.19Sale 400 43.20Sale 60754 43.22Sale 400 43.22Sale 473 43.23Sale 10361 43.24Sale 240 43.25Sale 15000 43.26Sale 500 43.27Sale 2000 43.28Sale 500 43.29Sale 29800 43.29Sale 10000 43.31Sale 3200 43.34Sale 10000 43.42Sale 153800 43.53TOTAL SALES 485,528 (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 3415 42.90CFD Long 874 42.94CFD Long 3613 42.96CFD Long 655 43.02CFD Long 3415 43.03CFD Long 3372 43.05CFD Long 5468 43.06CFD Long 20606 43.06CFD Long 1101 43.07CFD Long 903 43.08CFD Long 1066 43.09CFD Long 442 43.10CFD Long 6088 43.11CFD Long 2149 43.15CFD Long 559 43.16CFD Long 20000 43.16CFD Long 900 43.17CFD Long 1 43.19CFD Long 400 43.20CFD Long 60754 43.22CFD Long 400 43.22CFD Long 473 43.23CFD Long 361 43.24CFD Long 240 43.25CFD Long 500 43.27CFD Long 2000 43.28CFD Long 500 43.29CFD Long 29800 43.29CFD Long 3200 43.34CFD Long 10000 43.42CFD Short 3415 42.90CFD Short 2500 42.95CFD Short 200 42.98CFD Short 200 43.00CFD Short 800 43.02CFD Short 900 43.06CFD Short 25000 43.09CFD Short 5000 43.11CFD Short 30000 43.11CFD Short 220 43.13CFD Short 8650 43.20CFD Short 1000 43.20CFD Short 776 43.21CFD Short 6224 43.22CFD Short 680 43.24CFD Short 1320 43.25CFD Short 1000 43.26CFD Short 1000 43.28CFD Short 1000 43.32CFD Short 2000 43.33CFD Short 2000 43.35CFD Short 3000 43.37CFD Short 2000 43.38CFD Short 1000 43.40CFD Short 120 43.42 (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 06/05/2008 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