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Deutsche Bank AG11 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 10/12/2007 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 ShortOrdinary Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities -7,681,049 -0.23 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -7,681,049 -0.23 (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 3093 43.5Purchase 28 43.58Purchase 26582 43.59Purchase 468 43.6Purchase 7047 43.61Purchase 17600 43.6196Purchase 15445 43.62Purchase 4346 43.63Purchase 4483 43.64Purchase 7230 43.6483Purchase 13035 43.65Purchase 175 43.66Purchase 1327 43.67Purchase 73521 43.68Purchase 157000 43.6829Purchase 17897 43.69Purchase 16034 43.7Purchase 19212 43.70508Purchase 680 43.71Purchase 1417 43.72Purchase 1285 43.73Purchase 158 43.74Purchase 72 43.75Purchase 22000 43.75455Purchase 4410 43.76Purchase 54 43.77Purchase 797 43.78Purchase 3000 43.7883Purchase 32 43.79Purchase 284 43.8Purchase 32 43.81Purchase 18 43.82Purchase 50 43.83Purchase 18 43.85Purchase 342110 43.8506Purchase 17 43.9TOTAL PURCHASE 760,957Sale 3093 43.5Sale 572 43.58Sale 11005 43.59Sale 4422 43.6Sale 3195 43.61Sale 17600 43.6196Sale 2149 43.62Sale 988 43.63Sale 5643 43.64Sale 7230 43.6483Sale 4385 43.65Sale 8212 43.66Sale 7223 43.67Sale 37237 43.68Sale 78500 43.6829Sale 23603 43.69Sale 19412 43.7Sale 38424 43.70508Sale 4843 43.71Sale 1586 43.72Sale 2577 43.73Sale 2592 43.74Sale 1836 43.75Sale 22000 43.75455Sale 1653 43.76Sale 1379 43.77Sale 288 43.78Sale 3000 43.7883Sale 644 43.79Sale 1399 43.8Sale 537 43.81Sale 354 43.82Sale 949 43.83Sale 358 43.84Sale 301 43.85Sale 684220 43.8506Sale 17 43.9TOTAL SALES 1,003,426 (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 3093 43.5CFD Long 3000 43.59CFD Long 17600 43.6196CFD Long 2013 43.64CFD Long 192 43.67CFD Long 301 43.68CFD Long 4000 43.69CFD Long 19212 43.70508CFD Long 1200 43.71CFD Long 22000 43.75455CFD Long 3000 43.7883CFD Long 200 43.81CFD Long 250 43.83CFD Short 3093 43.5CFD Short 1077 43.61CFD Short 17600 43.6196CFD Short 7230 43.6483CFD Short 1000 43.67CFD Short 30300 43.68CFD Short 4396 43.69CFD Short 500 43.71CFD Short 1315 43.72CFD Short 1145 43.73CFD Short 22000 43.75455CFD Short 768 43.78CFD Short 216 43.8 (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 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 11/12/2007 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