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Deutsche Bank AG London21 November 2007 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG London Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20/11/2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 4,093,410 £15.65 £14.6699 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 5,236,594 £15.73 £14.79 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD GBP CFD Long 405,000 15.047019CFD Long 13,3000 15.07491CFD Long 112,511 15.090974CFD Long 1,500,000 15.1343CFD Long 66,547 15.221CFD Long 122,359 15.368473CFD Long 1,161 15.3CFD Long 19,487 15.614227CFD Long 34,712 15.537942CFD Long 85,500 15.56CFD Short 23,000 15.0025CFD Short 105,008 15.093238CFD Short 14,200 15.2309CFD Short 19,974 15.252412CFD Short 8,500 15.265166CFD Short 191,921 15.30962CFD Short 1,800 15.0525CFD Short 2,500 15.476546CFD Short 2,852 15.19CFD Short 9,749 15.56CFD Short 23,327 15.4612CFD Short 76,740 15.5206CFD Short 85,500 15.56 (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. NONE Date of disclosure 21/11/2007 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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