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Deutsche Bank AG21 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 Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20/12/2007 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 -19,249,346 -0.57 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -19,249,346 -0.57 (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 5120 39.5Purchase 1000 39.61Purchase 500 39.76Purchase 100 39.77Purchase 500 39.79Purchase 1000 39.92Purchase 2500 39.98Purchase 1040 40.01Purchase 5000 40.08Purchase 3000 40.09Purchase 723909 40.15Purchase 5000 40.2TOTAL PURCHASE 748,669Sale 185 39.62Sale 1200 39.71Sale 100 39.72Sale 100 39.73Sale 1000 39.75Sale 2000 39.76Sale 251 39.86Sale 1551 39.87Sale 1410 39.88Sale 3000 39.89Sale 1824 39.9Sale 386 39.92Sale 38660 39.93Sale 4349 39.94Sale 13299 39.95Sale 4349 39.96Sale 14426 39.97Sale 250 39.98Sale 1500 40.Sale 858 40.01Sale 300 40.04Sale 12049 40.05Sale 762 40.06Sale 1700 40.07Sale 300 40.08Sale 2000 40.09Sale 500 40.1Sale 8899351 40.15Sale 2651 40.2Sale 100000 40.23871Sale 100000 40.39106Sale 50000 40.47847TOTAL SALES 9,260,311 (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 185 39.62CFD Long 1200 39.71CFD Long 100 39.72CFD Long 100 39.73CFD Long 1000 39.75CFD Long 2000 39.76CFD Long 251 39.86CFD Long 1551 39.87CFD Long 1410 39.88CFD Long 3000 39.89CFD Long 1824 39.9CFD Long 386 39.92CFD Long 38660 39.93CFD Long 250 39.95CFD Long 1378 39.97CFD Long 250 39.98CFD Long 1500 40.CFD Long 858 40.01CFD Long 300 40.04CFD Long 5500 40.05CFD Long 462 40.06CFD Long 1700 40.07CFD Long 300 40.08CFD Long 2000 40.09CFD Long 300 40.15CFD Long 100000 40.23871CFD Long 100000 40.39106CFD Long 50000 40.47847CFD Short 120 39.5CFD Short 1000 39.61CFD Short 500 39.76CFD Short 100 39.77CFD Short 500 39.79CFD Short 1000 39.92CFD Short 2500 39.98CFD Short 1040 40.01CFD Short 3000 40.09CFD Short 100 40.15 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 21/12/2007 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