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Deutsche Bank AG07 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 (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06/12/2007 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 -929,295 -0.04 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -929,295 -0.04 (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 11,716 222Purchase 40,000 220Purchase 9,250 225Purchase 23,432 225Purchase 11,737 226Purchase 6,701 226Purchase 9,248 220Purchase 9,250 221Purchase 195 218Purchase 300 220Purchase 23,132 220Purchase 11,716 221Purchase 11,716 221Purchase 9,250 222Purchase 62 225Purchase 190 225Purchase 9,188 225Purchase 11,716 225Purchase 11,716 225Purchase 11,716 225Purchase 18,498 225Purchase 11,716 224Purchase 12,416 225Purchase 586,400 224Purchase 50,000 224Purchase 1,000 225TOTAL PURCHASE 902,261Sale -40,000 220Sale -195 218Sale -100 222Sale -500 225Sale -700 225Sale -586,400 224Sale -50,000 224Sale -1,000 225TOTAL SALE -678,895 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 07/12/2007 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