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Deutsche Bank AG13 February 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 (Pty) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12/02/2008 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 -2,042,545 -0.09 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -2,042,545 -0.09 (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 - South African Rand ZAR Purchase 275 226.25Purchase 9,278 228.00Purchase 325 227.01Purchase 6,242 233.00Purchase 2,030 234.00Purchase 500 226.05Purchase 4,639 226.98Purchase 9,278 227.80Purchase 50,000 229.75Purchase 5,048 230.70Purchase 9,278 231.00Purchase 4,639 231.04Purchase 9,278 231.10Purchase 9,278 231.35Purchase 8,616 231.37Purchase 25,000 231.48Purchase 21,432 231.50Purchase 9,075 231.56Purchase 5,048 231.72Purchase 6,213 232.00Purchase 12,743 232.25Purchase 7,768 232.40Purchase 34,732 233.50Purchase 20,000 234.25Purchase 9,100 234.27Purchase 25,000 234.29Purchase 15,900 234.30Purchase 7,248 234.50Purchase 6,200 230.73TOTAL PURCHASE 334,163Sale -500 226.75Sale -200 228.35Sale -400 228.49Sale -50,000 229.75Sale -50,000 231.48Sale -9,075 231.56Sale -400 232.00Sale -30,000 233.50Sale -20,000 234.25Sale -50,000 234.29Sale -6,200 230.73TOTAL SALE -216,775 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD (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 13/02/2008 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