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Deutsche Bank AG10 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 Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07/12/2007 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 Short Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -7,438,580 -0.22 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -7,438,580 -0.22 (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 34132 43.5Purchase 472 43.57Purchase 2587 43.58Purchase 2038 43.59Purchase 1125 43.6Purchase 404 43.62Purchase 2067 43.63Purchase 13310 43.64Purchase 14650 43.6417Purchase 15448 43.65Purchase 8064 43.66Purchase 29800 43.66787Purchase 21428 43.67Purchase 9739 43.68Purchase 62400 43.6829Purchase 30750 43.68855Purchase 23901 43.69Purchase 630 43.7Purchase 2813 43.71Purchase 40000 43.715Purchase 3887 43.72Purchase 2229 43.73Purchase 6238 43.74Purchase 4897 43.75Purchase 1433 43.76Purchase 1511 43.77Purchase 24500 43.8TOTAL PURCHASE 360,453Sale 25188 43.5Sale 472 43.57Sale 2535 43.58Sale 5140 43.59Sale 1125 43.6Sale 5404 43.62Sale 2979 43.63Sale 5127 43.64Sale 14650 43.6417Sale 24278 43.65Sale 3662 43.66Sale 29800 43.66787Sale 3586 43.67Sale 4265 43.68Sale 62400 43.6829Sale 30750 43.68855Sale 6603 43.69Sale 3491 43.7Sale 2793 43.71Sale 40000 43.715Sale 2600 43.72Sale 2346 43.73Sale 1461 43.74Sale 500 43.75Sale 241 43.76Sale 25000 43.8TOTAL SALES 306,396 (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 43.5CFD Long 3102 43.59CFD Long 5000 43.62CFD Long 912 43.63CFD Long 1817 43.64CFD Long 1700 43.65CFD Long 29800 43.66787CFD Long 62400 43.6829CFD Long 30750 43.68855CFD Long 2861 43.7CFD Long 1846 43.71CFD Long 40000 43.715CFD Long 1021 43.72CFD Long 117 43.73CFD Long 133 43.74CFD Long 500 43.75CFD Long 500 43.8CFD Short 18000 43.5CFD Short 14650 43.6417CFD Short 164 43.66CFD Short 29800 43.66787CFD Short 4972 43.67CFD Short 1185 43.68CFD Short 30750 43.68855CFD Short 150 43.69CFD Short 1866 43.71CFD Short 2308 43.72CFD Short 620 43.74CFD Short 4897 43.75CFD Short 1192 43.76CFD Short 1511 43.77 (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 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 10/12/2007 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