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Deutsche Bank AG29 November 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 Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28/11/2007 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,182,595 -0.05 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,182,595 -0.05 (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 5,000 212.18Purchase 618 213.00Purchase 9,882 214.40Purchase 309 213.50Purchase 309 213.78Purchase 4,632 214.25Purchase 618 216.50Purchase 309 217.00Purchase 500 212.79Purchase 79,500 212.80Purchase 309 213.70Purchase 6,880 213.85Purchase 1,322 213.99Purchase 59,834 214.00Purchase 309 214.50Purchase 350 214.80Purchase 8,914 215.00Purchase 6,182 215.22Purchase 310 215.25Purchase 9,882 215.50Purchase 2,202 215.70Purchase 9,264 215.82Purchase 50,000 216.02Purchase 309 216.24Purchase 309 216.7Purchase 2,202 217.5Purchase 310 217.71Purchase 120,000 219.12Purchase 15,000 220.42Purchase 10,000 212.43TOTAL PURCHASE 405,565Sale -5,000 212.18Sale -2,798 212.59Sale -80,000 212.8Sale -40,000 214Sale -12,364 215.22Sale -15,179 216Sale -25,000 216.02Sale -9,801 216.05Sale -20 216.13Sale -120,000 219.12Sale -1,815 212.3Sale -19 212.32Sale -15,000 220.42Sale -10,000 212.43 TOTAL SALE -336,996 (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 29/11/2007 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:
BHP Group