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Deutsche Bank AG04 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 03/12/2007 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 -8,762,032 -0.26 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -8,762,032 -0.26 (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 15 42.77Purchase 2538 42.83Purchase 17 42.84Purchase 141 42.85Purchase 4350 42.86Purchase 21 42.87Purchase 13104 42.88Purchase 18359 42.89Purchase 4519 42.9Purchase 81828 42.9014Purchase 13374 42.91Purchase 60 42.93Purchase 182 42.94Purchase 12400 42.9477Purchase 10286 42.95Purchase 2528 42.96Purchase 3238 42.97Purchase 6404 42.98Purchase 1624 42.99Purchase 1206 43.Purchase 2251 43.01Purchase 1620 43.02Purchase 4419 43.03Purchase 8118 43.04Purchase 6617 43.05Purchase 30965 43.05035Purchase 17635 43.06Purchase 22077 43.07Purchase 23708 43.08Purchase 16423 43.09Purchase 31084 43.1Purchase 7000 43.1029Purchase 7795 43.11Purchase 8634 43.12Purchase 2283 43.13Purchase 8629 43.14Purchase 8741 43.15Purchase 8833 43.16Purchase 14788 43.17Purchase 19128 43.18Purchase 47015 43.18406Purchase 8907 43.19Purchase 50036 43.2Purchase 5278 43.21Purchase 8696 43.22Purchase 23478 43.2244Purchase 6548 43.23Purchase 4390 43.24Purchase 92 43.25Purchase 8971 43.2533Purchase 4383 43.26Purchase 13552 43.27Purchase 4365 43.28Purchase 12885 43.29Purchase 176283 43.3Purchase 200 43.33Purchase 2080 43.35Purchase 46433 43.3587Purchase 4695 43.38Purchase 570 43.4Purchase 65491 43.41Purchase 8270 43.42Purchase 1200 43.45TOTAL PURCHASE 930,760Sale 33 42.79Sale 33 42.83Sale 36 42.86Sale 90 42.87Sale 40 42.88Sale 504 42.89Sale 135 42.9Sale 81828 42.9014Sale 41 42.93Sale 40 42.94Sale 12400 42.9477Sale 26 42.95Sale 73 42.97Sale 6476 42.98Sale 31 42.99Sale 172 43.Sale 387 43.01Sale 352 43.02Sale 246 43.03Sale 129 43.04Sale 356 43.05Sale 30965 43.05035Sale 54 43.06Sale 6379 43.07Sale 1744 43.08Sale 566 43.09Sale 572 43.1Sale 7000 43.1029Sale 4173 43.11Sale 1322 43.12Sale 126 43.13Sale 188 43.14Sale 289 43.15Sale 192 43.16Sale 165 43.17Sale 359 43.18Sale 47015 43.18406Sale 1243 43.19Sale 22938 43.2Sale 330 43.21Sale 2672 43.22Sale 23478 43.2244Sale 138 43.23Sale 4482 43.24Sale 254 43.25Sale 8971 43.2533Sale 359 43.26Sale 7381 43.27Sale 2013 43.28Sale 463 43.29Sale 176350 43.3Sale 197 43.31Sale 147 43.32Sale 247 43.33Sale 370 43.34Sale 4507 43.35Sale 46433 43.3587Sale 1193 43.36Sale 186 43.37Sale 240 43.38Sale 107 43.39Sale 590 43.4Sale 56984 43.41Sale 555 43.42Sale 105 43.44Sale 87 43.48Sale 186 43.49Sale 800 43.5Sale 86 43.52TOTAL SALES 568,629 (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 81828 42.9014CFD Long 6333 42.98CFD Long 30965 43.05035CFD Long 6174 43.07CFD Long 1330 43.08CFD Long 7000 43.1029CFD Long 3991 43.11CFD Long 1000 43.12CFD Long 47015 43.18406CFD Long 1021 43.19CFD Long 12000 43.2CFD Long 2500 43.22CFD Long 8971 43.2533CFD Long 7000 43.27CFD Long 1812 43.28CFD Long 100 43.3CFD Long 40 43.31CFD Long 1000 43.36CFD Long 10 43.39CFD Long 505 43.4CFD Long 56900 43.41CFD Long 300 43.42CFD Long 800 43.5CFD Short 100 42.85CFD Short 55 42.86CFD Short 161 42.88CFD Short 690 42.89CFD Short 223 42.9CFD Short 468 42.91CFD Short 12400 42.9477CFD Short 100 42.95CFD Short 6333 42.98CFD Short 1585 42.99CFD Short 220 43CFD Short 212 43.02CFD Short 30965 43.05035CFD Short 2000 43.06CFD Short 5000 43.07CFD Short 1100 43.08CFD Short 946 43.1CFD Short 500 43.11CFD Short 131 43.16CFD Short 500 43.17CFD Short 300 43.18CFD Short 47015 43.18406CFD Short 1500 43.2CFD Short 500 43.22CFD Short 23478 43.2244CFD Short 500 43.27CFD Short 200 43.33CFD Short 140 43.35CFD Short 46433 43.3587CFD Short 400 43.38CFD Short 56900 43.41CFD Short 250 43.42CFD Short 1200 43.45 (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 04/12/2007 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