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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 (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10/01/2008 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 Short Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -1,938,007 -0.09 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,938,007 -0.09 (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 29,100 206Purchase 2,000 205Purchase 18,730 201Purchase 100 203Purchase 7,389 204Purchase 82,000 204Purchase 2,611 204Purchase 49,650 205Purchase 10,000 206Purchase 12,500 203Purchase 46,500 205Purchase 60,000 204Purchase 6,000 205Purchase 20,000 203Purchase 804 201TOTAL PURCHASE 347,384Sale -2,000 205Sale -9,365 205Sale -10,000 205Sale -9,365 207Sale -9,365 201Sale -9,365 201Sale -9,225 201Sale -9,365 202Sale -18,964 202Sale -3,889 202Sale -9,599 202Sale -374 202Sale -4,515 203Sale -4,950 203Sale -20,500 204Sale -4,000 204Sale -41,000 204Sale -7,500 204Sale -9,000 204Sale -9,365 204Sale -9,365 204Sale -9,365 204Sale -49,650 205Sale -9,365 205Sale -100 206Sale -34,100 206Sale -12,500 203Sale -46,500 205Sale -60,000 204Sale -6,000 205Sale -20,000 203Sale -804 201TOTAL SALE -459,455 (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 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. 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 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