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Deutsche Bank AG14 January 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 11/01/2008 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -16,240,014 -0.48 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -16,240,014 -0.48 (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 - Australian Dollar $ Purchase 28114 38.3Purchase 130620 38.3453Purchase 1000 38.42Purchase 2582 38.43Purchase 8604 38.44Purchase 9591 38.45Purchase 748 38.46Purchase 600 38.47Purchase 26000 38.5Purchase 1000 38.51Purchase 38084 38.52Purchase 4328 38.53Purchase 96740 38.54Purchase 38922 38.55Purchase 5804 38.56Purchase 6824 38.57Purchase 4750 38.58Purchase 6618 38.59Purchase 10100 38.61Purchase 350 38.62Purchase 4273 38.63Purchase 4755 38.64Purchase 4219 38.65Purchase 100 38.66Purchase 150 38.67Purchase 1300 38.68Purchase 10937 38.69Purchase 30511 38.7Purchase 270 38.71Purchase 3800 38.72Purchase 1200 38.73Purchase 4200 38.74Purchase 600 38.75Purchase 5100 38.76Purchase 100 38.77Purchase 525 38.78Purchase 186 38.79Purchase 200 38.81Purchase 100 38.86Purchase 100 38.89Purchase 100 38.93Purchase 100 38.96Purchase 25000 38.97991Purchase 100 38.98Purchase 100 38.99Purchase 100 39.Purchase 25000 39.00994Purchase 300 39.01Purchase 500 39.03Purchase 795 39.04Purchase 200 39.05Purchase 100 39.06Purchase 5000 39.08Purchase 5000 39.12Purchase 700 39.14Purchase 5000 39.15Purchase 500 39.16Purchase 500 39.17Purchase 5000 39.18Purchase 200 39.21Purchase 400 39.25TOTAL PURCHASE 568,700Sale 100000 38.1036Sale 6454 38.3Sale 100 38.38Sale 9647 38.4Sale 10353 38.41Sale 10000 38.42Sale 20000 38.44Sale 10000 38.45Sale 750 38.46Sale 22700 38.47Sale 1050 38.48Sale 20980 38.5Sale 21000 38.51Sale 2319 38.52Sale 11000 38.53Sale 10521 38.54Sale 40000 38.55Sale 5487 38.56Sale 13 38.57Sale 15700 38.58Sale 10000 38.59Sale 6976 38.6Sale 4328 38.61Sale 300 38.63Sale 6280 38.64Sale 700 38.65Sale 22830 38.67Sale 512 38.68Sale 1700 38.69Sale 1170 38.7Sale 1911 38.75Sale 140 38.78Sale 2358 38.79Sale 3070 38.8Sale 1602 38.91Sale 2000 38.98Sale 1000 38.99Sale 1131 39.04Sale 3342 39.05Sale 3000 39.07TOTAL SALES 392,424 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFD CFD Long 2181 38.3CFD Long 100 38.38CFD Long 750 38.46CFD Long 2700 38.47CFD Long 1050 38.48CFD Long 11500 38.5CFD Long 1000 38.51CFD Long 2319 38.52CFD Long 1000 38.53CFD Long 487 38.56CFD Long 13 38.57CFD Long 10700 38.58CFD Long 10000 38.59CFD Long 2648 38.6CFD Long 300 38.63CFD Long 1952 38.64CFD Long 700 38.65CFD Long 22830 38.67CFD Long 512 38.68CFD Long 1700 38.69CFD Long 1170 38.7CFD Long 1911 38.75CFD Long 140 38.78CFD Long 1930 38.79CFD Long 3070 38.8CFD Long 1602 38.91CFD Long 2000 38.98CFD Long 1000 38.99CFD Long 200 39.04CFD Long 3000 39.07CFD Short 28114 38.3CFD Short 1000 38.42CFD Short 250 38.43CFD Short 7708 38.45CFD Short 600 38.47CFD Short 1000 38.5CFD Short 1000 38.51CFD Short 100 38.52CFD Short 100 38.54CFD Short 100 38.55CFD Short 600 38.56CFD Short 4750 38.58CFD Short 100 38.59CFD Short 100 38.61CFD Short 350 38.62CFD Short 100 38.66CFD Short 150 38.67CFD Short 1300 38.68CFD Short 937 38.69CFD Short 511 38.7CFD Short 270 38.71CFD Short 3800 38.72CFD Short 1200 38.73CFD Short 4200 38.74CFD Short 600 38.75CFD Short 5100 38.76CFD Short 100 38.77CFD Short 525 38.78CFD Short 186 38.79CFD Short 200 38.81CFD Short 100 38.86CFD Short 100 38.89CFD Short 100 38.93CFD Short 100 38.96CFD Short 25000 38.97991CFD Short 100 38.98CFD Short 100 38.99CFD Short 100 39.CFD Short 25000 39.00994CFD Short 300 39.01CFD Short 500 39.03CFD Short 795 39.04CFD Short 200 39.05CFD Short 100 39.06CFD Short 5000 39.08CFD Short 5000 39.12CFD Short 700 39.14CFD Short 5000 39.15CFD Short 500 39.16CFD Short 500 39.17CFD Short 5000 39.18CFD Short 200 39.21CFD Short 400 39.25 (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 14/01/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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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