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Deutsche Bank AG03 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 02/01/2008 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 -18,747,372 -0.56 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -18,747,372 -0.56 (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 1500 40.09Purchase 3282 40.1Purchase 354 40.12Purchase 2003 40.13Purchase 1773 40.23Purchase 3509 40.24Purchase 151 40.26Purchase 3309 40.27Purchase 10194 40.28Purchase 16802 40.29Purchase 28155 40.3Purchase 1000 40.31Purchase 4282 40.35Purchase 5091 40.41Purchase 1691 40.42Purchase 806 40.44Purchase 250 40.45Purchase 155 40.49Purchase 1000 40.5Purchase 902 40.53Purchase 56 40.54Purchase 19 40.55Purchase 18 40.58Purchase 1839 40.59Purchase 6842 40.6Purchase 878 40.61Purchase 1247 40.62Purchase 3870 40.63Purchase 1290 40.65Purchase 189 40.66Purchase 918 40.67Purchase 2000 40.7TOTAL PURCHASE 105,375Sale 500 40.06Sale 5250 40.1Sale 200 40.14Sale 150 40.23Sale 3942 40.25Sale 340 40.26Sale 500 40.28Sale 2800 40.29Sale 1001 40.3Sale 5000 40.35Sale 1490 40.4Sale 76 40.41Sale 133 40.42Sale 1000 40.45Sale 4345 40.46Sale 925 40.47Sale 3479 40.48Sale 2265 40.5Sale 6353 40.51Sale 86 40.52Sale 151 40.54Sale 12668 40.56Sale 8400 40.58Sale 3000 40.59Sale 5000 40.6Sale 17333 40.64Sale 5001 40.65TOTAL SALES 91,388 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFDCFD Long 500 40.06CFD Long 5250 40.1CFD Long 200 40.14CFD Long 150 40.23CFD Long 500 40.28CFD Long 2800 40.29CFD Long 1000 40.3CFD Long 98 40.4CFD Long 76 40.41CFD Long 133 40.42CFD Long 1000 40.45CFD Long 925 40.47CFD Long 575 40.5CFD Long 151 40.54CFD Long 3400 40.58CFD Long 3000 40.59CFD Long 5000 40.65CFD Short 500 40.1CFD Short 1000 40.24CFD Short 151 40.26CFD Short 2712 40.27CFD Short 1973 40.28CFD Short 1061 40.29CFD Short 7152 40.3CFD Short 1000 40.31CFD Short 2500 40.41CFD Short 806 40.44CFD Short 250 40.45CFD Short 155 40.49CFD Short 1000 40.5CFD Short 902 40.53CFD Short 56 40.54CFD Short 19 40.55CFD Short 18 40.58CFD Short 1839 40.59CFD Short 2497 40.6CFD Short 878 40.61CFD Short 1247 40.62CFD Short 3870 40.63CFD Short 1290 40.65CFD Short 189 40.66CFD Short 918 40.67CFD Short 2000 40.7 (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 03/01/2008 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