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Deutsche Bank AG30 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 Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 29/01/2008 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 Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 5,368,992 -20,402,221 0.16% -0.61% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,935,688 -7,328,968 0.27% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 4,800,000 -1,390,000 0.14% -0.04% Total 19,104,680 -29,121,189 0.57% -0.87% (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 150000 31.6814Purchase 40000 34.41033Purchase 2000 35.4Purchase 2200 35.43Purchase 2500 35.45Purchase 1000 35.47Purchase 305 35.51Purchase 1000 35.52Purchase 2225 35.57Purchase 2000 35.58Purchase 10363 35.59Purchase 13000 35.61Purchase 2000 35.62Purchase 1462 35.64Purchase 2000 35.65Purchase 3167 35.68Purchase 190345 35.7Purchase 1636 35.72Purchase 1000 35.75Purchase 465 35.77Purchase 743 35.78Purchase 298 35.79Purchase 1087 35.8271Purchase 22619 35.84524824Purchase 1312 35.86Purchase 12000 35.87Purchase 3000 35.92Purchase 95330 35.9639Purchase 7961 35.97Purchase 2646 35.98Purchase 1000 36.01Purchase 12596 36.081272Purchase 10 36.1Purchase 5046 36.25Purchase 1532 36.26Purchase 34538 36.28Purchase 4318 36.29Purchase 25119 36.3Purchase 13951 36.31Purchase 4318 36.32Purchase 2158 36.33Purchase 2596 36.34Purchase 8038 36.35Purchase 21045 36.36Purchase 23588 36.37Purchase 8992 36.38Purchase 8130 36.39Purchase 9324 36.4Purchase 9635 36.41Purchase 12725 36.42Purchase 17268 36.43Purchase 8635 36.44Purchase 10421 36.45Purchase 9394 36.46Purchase 9427 36.47Purchase 4183 36.48Purchase 5206 36.49Purchase 16893 36.5Purchase 1000 36.51Purchase 13825 36.53Purchase 4275 36.54Purchase 1000 36.55Purchase 5000 36.56Purchase 5000 36.7Purchase 217800 36.8Purchase 2934 36.84TOTAL PURCHASE 1,116,584Sale 1000 35.4Sale 77 35.42Sale 1320 35.45Sale 180 35.47Sale 74 35.51Sale 55 35.52Sale 76 35.53Sale 1500 35.55Sale 146 35.57Sale 78 35.58Sale 5140 35.6Sale 77 35.61Sale 149 35.62Sale 231 35.63Sale 305 35.64Sale 2210 35.65Sale 5396 35.66Sale 1615 35.67Sale 464 35.68Sale 1982 35.69Sale 222580 35.7Sale 2862 35.71Sale 6281 35.72Sale 118 35.73Sale 206 35.74Sale 3552 35.75Sale 1094 35.77Sale 263 35.78Sale 3118 35.79Sale 2300 35.8Sale 105 35.81Sale 1226 35.82Sale 31 35.83Sale 228 35.84Sale 314 35.85Sale 102801 35.8568Sale 41 35.87Sale 96 35.89Sale 1700 35.9Sale 38 35.92Sale 450 35.93Sale 46 35.94Sale 43 35.95Sale 47 35.98Sale 11000 36Sale 25643 36.00942557Sale 53 36.01Sale 2000 36.02Sale 50 36.03Sale 97 36.06Sale 96 36.07Sale 2000 36.19Sale 500 36.2Sale 3039 36.21Sale 9840 36.22Sale 504 36.23Sale 94 36.25Sale 83 36.26Sale 186 36.27Sale 524 36.28Sale 5277 36.29Sale 16105 36.3Sale 4853 36.31Sale 83 36.32Sale 7306 36.32304681Sale 13546 36.33Sale 1963 36.34Sale 23 36.35Sale 2191 36.36Sale 3295 36.37Sale 640 36.38Sale 633 36.39Sale 424 36.4Sale 331 36.41Sale 249 36.42Sale 112 36.43Sale 601 36.44Sale 196 36.45Sale 213 36.46Sale 218 36.47Sale 222 36.48Sale 72 36.49Sale 991 36.5Sale 10579 36.51Sale 5596 36.52Sale 2669 36.53Sale 133 36.54Sale 7830 36.55Sale 2719 36.56Sale 8419 36.57Sale 197 36.58Sale 8549 36.59Sale 8549 36.71Sale 215800 36.8Sale 365 36.84TOTAL SALES 758,273 (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 1000 35.4CFD Long 1320 35.45CFD Long 180 35.47CFD Long 1500 35.55CFD Long 5000 35.6CFD Long 2000 35.65CFD Long 5000 35.66CFD Long 1367 35.67CFD Long 133 35.68CFD Long 1860 35.69CFD Long 4209 35.7CFD Long 2862 35.71CFD Long 6069 35.72CFD Long 3500 35.75CFD Long 957 35.77CFD Long 143 35.78CFD Long 3000 35.79CFD Long 2300 35.8CFD Long 250 35.85CFD Long 102801 35.8568CFD Long 1700 35.9CFD Long 450 35.93CFD Long 11000 36CFD Long 25643 36.00942557CFD Long 2000 36.02CFD Long 2000 36.19CFD Long 500 36.2CFD Long 2995 36.21CFD Long 1660 36.22CFD Long 86 36.27CFD Long 10 36.28CFD Long 4716 36.29CFD Long 6777 36.3CFD Long 7306 36.32304681CFD Long 8959 36.33CFD Long 1683 36.34CFD Long 2000 36.36CFD Long 3103 36.37CFD Long 300 36.38CFD Long 300 36.39CFD Long 300 36.44CFD Long 2500 36.53CFD Long 2000 36.56CFD Long 215800 36.8CFD Short 150000 31.6814CFD Short 40000 34.41033CFD Short 2000 35.4CFD Short 2200 35.43CFD Short 2500 35.45CFD Short 1000 35.47CFD Short 305 35.51CFD Short 1000 35.52CFD Short 2225 35.57CFD Short 2000 35.58CFD Short 10363 35.59CFD Short 1000 35.61CFD Short 2000 35.62CFD Short 1462 35.64CFD Short 2000 35.65CFD Short 3167 35.68CFD Short 400 35.7CFD Short 1636 35.72CFD Short 1000 35.75CFD Short 465 35.77CFD Short 743 35.78CFD Short 298 35.79CFD Short 22619 35.84524824CFD Short 1312 35.86CFD Short 12000 35.87CFD Short 3000 35.92CFD Short 95330 35.9639CFD Short 2646 35.98CFD Short 1000 36.01CFD Short 10 36.1CFD Short 5046 36.25CFD Short 1532 36.26CFD Short 7850 36.3CFD Short 1000 36.31CFD Short 2000 36.35CFD Short 400 36.38CFD Short 1000 36.41CFD Short 2000 36.46CFD Short 672 36.47CFD Short 828 36.48CFD Short 5000 36.5CFD Short 1000 36.51CFD Short 1000 36.53CFD Short 1000 36.55CFD Short 5000 36.56CFD Short 5000 36.7CFD Short 217800 36.8 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 30/01/2008 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