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Deutsche Bank AG21 December 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 Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20/12/2007 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 -19,249,346 -0.57 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -19,249,346 -0.57 (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 512039.5Purchase 100039.61Purchase 50039.76Purchase 10039.77Purchase 50039.79Purchase 100039.92Purchase 250039.98Purchase 104040.01Purchase 500040.08Purchase 300040.09Purchase 72390940.15Purchase 500040.2TOTAL PURCHASE 748,669Sale 18539.62Sale 120039.71Sale 10039.72Sale 10039.73Sale 100039.75Sale 200039.76Sale 25139.86Sale 155139.87Sale 141039.88Sale 300039.89Sale 182439.9Sale 38639.92Sale 3866039.93Sale 434939.94Sale 1329939.95Sale 434939.96Sale 1442639.97Sale 25039.98Sale 150040.Sale 85840.01Sale 30040.04Sale 1204940.05Sale 76240.06Sale 170040.07Sale 30040.08Sale 200040.09Sale 50040.1Sale 889935140.15Sale 265140.2Sale 100000 40.23871Sale 100000 40.39106Sale 50000 40.47847TOTAL SALES 9,260,311 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit - Australianname, (Note 5) (Note 6) Dollar $e.g. CFDCFD Long 18539.62CFD Long 120039.71CFD Long 10039.72CFD Long 10039.73CFD Long 100039.75CFD Long 200039.76CFD Long 25139.86CFD Long 155139.87CFD Long 141039.88CFD Long 300039.89CFD Long 182439.9CFD Long 38639.92CFD Long 3866039.93CFD Long 25039.95CFD Long 137839.97CFD Long 25039.98CFD Long 150040.CFD Long 85840.01CFD Long 30040.04CFD Long 550040.05CFD Long 46240.06CFD Long 170040.07CFD Long 30040.08CFD Long 200040.09CFD Long 30040.15CFD Long 100000 40.23871CFD Long 100000 40.39106CFD Long 50000 40.47847CFD Short 12039.5CFD Short 100039.61CFD Short 50039.76CFD Short 10039.77CFD Short 50039.79CFD Short 100039.92CFD Short 250039.98CFD Short 104040.01CFD Short 300040.09CFD Short 10040.15 (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 21/12/2007 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