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Deutsche Bank AG04 March 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 03/03/2008 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 Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 3,873,633 0.12% -11,371,871 -0.34% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,419,606 0.25% -8,973,787 -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,131,000 0.18% -1,853,000 -0.06% Total 18,424,239 0.55% -22,198,658 -0.66% (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 (Note 4) AUD $Purchase 3078 38.18Purchase 1000 38.21Purchase 25000 38.23Purchase 4301 38.24Purchase 6900 38.27Purchase 4302 38.28Purchase 6900 38.30Purchase 3000 38.31Purchase 600 38.32Purchase 6922 38.35Purchase 8604 38.36Purchase 1700 38.39Purchase 750 38.40Purchase 500 38.42Purchase 500 38.44Purchase 22000 38.45Purchase 500 38.47Purchase 41370 38.48Purchase 1000 38.50Purchase 19450 38.51Purchase 1000 38.53Purchase 8942 38.55Purchase 139388 38.55Purchase 17208 38.56Purchase 5380 38.57Purchase 52277 38.58Purchase 8603 38.58Purchase 11240 38.59Purchase 5256 38.60Purchase 13154 38.61Purchase 9203 38.62Purchase 4302 38.64Purchase 1000 38.65Purchase 4302 38.66Purchase 27250 38.67Purchase 4372 38.68Purchase 4301 38.70Purchase 500 38.71Purchase 5302 38.75Purchase 150 38.85Purchase 200 38.86Purchase 300 38.87Purchase 4700 38.88Purchase 436 38.89Purchase 1251 38.90Purchase 7804 38.93Purchase 10522 38.94Purchase 14942 38.95Purchase 5302 38.97Purchase 6891 38.99Purchase 19988 39.00Purchase 250 39.04Purchase 2250 39.05Purchase 24464 39.58TOTAL PURCHASE 580,807Sale 16515 38.20Sale 25000 38.23Sale 5999 38.25Sale 10000 38.26Sale 5001 38.28Sale 2240 38.29Sale 8485 38.30Sale 5000 38.31Sale 3284 38.34Sale 7821 38.35Sale 5591 38.36Sale 205 38.37Sale 500 38.39Sale 7319 38.41Sale 1326 38.43Sale 6969 38.45Sale 63 38.48Sale 10200 38.49Sale 250 38.53Sale 6900 38.54Sale 6900 38.55Sale 139388 38.55Sale 430951 38.59Sale 4354 38.60Sale 1092 38.61Sale 4036 38.65Sale 7338 38.67Sale 35430 38.69Sale 500 38.71Sale 15086 38.72Sale 1554 38.73Sale 10971 38.74Sale 7717 38.75Sale 32845 38.75Sale 1000 38.76Sale 4000 38.77Sale 1000 38.79Sale 8400 38.85Sale 100 38.86Sale 500 38.88Sale 4301 38.90Sale 4302 38.93Sale 20000 38.95Sale 1928 38.96Sale 172 38.97Sale 1462 38.99Sale 54093 39.00Sale 3835 39.01Sale 12000 39.03Sale 1216 39.04Sale 5000 39.07Sale 100000 39.32Sale 24464 39.58TOTAL SALES 1,074,603 (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 AUD $CFD Long 16515 38.20CFD Long 999 38.25CFD Long 1 38.28CFD Long 8485 38.30CFD Long 3000 38.34CFD Long 800 38.36CFD Long 205 38.37CFD Long 500 38.39CFD Long 250 38.53CFD Long 4354 38.60CFD Long 1092 38.61CFD Long 1396 38.65CFD Long 3078 38.67CFD Long 35430 38.69CFD Long 500 38.71CFD Long 11686 38.72CFD Long 1000 38.73CFD Long 6602 38.74CFD Long 4308 38.75CFD Long 32845 38.75CFD Long 1000 38.76CFD Long 4000 38.77CFD Long 1000 38.79CFD Long 2000 38.85CFD Long 100 38.86CFD Long 500 38.88CFD Long 1928 38.96CFD Long 172 38.97CFD Long 1462 38.99CFD Long 22165 39.00CFD Long 3835 39.01CFD Long 12000 39.03CFD Long 1216 39.04CFD Long 100000 39.32CFD Long 24464 39.58CFD Short 3078 38.18CFD Short 1000 38.21CFD Short 3000 38.31CFD Short 600 38.32CFD Short 6922 38.35CFD Short 1700 38.39CFD Short 750 38.40CFD Short 500 38.42CFD Short 500 38.44CFD Short 2000 38.45CFD Short 500 38.47CFD Short 41370 38.48CFD Short 1000 38.50CFD Short 1500 38.51CFD Short 1000 38.53CFD Short 2861 38.55CFD Short 300 38.57CFD Short 52277 38.58CFD Short 6939 38.59CFD Short 800 38.60CFD Short 250 38.61CFD Short 600 38.62CFD Short 1000 38.65CFD Short 70 38.68CFD Short 500 38.71CFD Short 1000 38.75CFD Short 150 38.85CFD Short 200 38.86CFD Short 436 38.89CFD Short 10522 38.94CFD Short 14942 38.95CFD Short 1000 38.97CFD Short 6891 38.99CFD Short 3109 39.00CFD Short 250 39.04CFD Short 2250 39.05CFD Short 24464 39.58 (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 Australian Dollar $ (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 04/03/2008 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 NotThe 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