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Deutsche Bank AG10 January 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 Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 09/01/2008 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -16,330,959 -0.49 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -16,330,959 -0.49 (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 113 38.52Purchase 2500 38.54Purchase 612 38.55Purchase 226 38.56Purchase 522 38.57Purchase 91 38.58Purchase 2339 38.59Purchase 1757 38.6Purchase 676 38.61Purchase 10615 38.62Purchase 510 38.63Purchase 1127 38.64Purchase 1876 38.65Purchase 1279 38.66Purchase 507 38.67Purchase 1719 38.68Purchase 524 38.69Purchase 579 38.7Purchase 92 38.71Purchase 5984 38.72Purchase 612 38.73Purchase 1531 38.74Purchase 799 38.75Purchase 1381 38.76Purchase 968 38.77Purchase 863 38.78Purchase 966 38.79Purchase 17767 38.8Purchase 2161 38.81Purchase 704 38.82Purchase 1156 38.83Purchase 371 38.84Purchase 517 38.85Purchase 5017 38.86Purchase 2360 38.87Purchase 2309 38.88Purchase 5927 38.89Purchase 2721 38.9Purchase 3628 38.91Purchase 3582 38.92Purchase 1193 38.93Purchase 1045 38.94Purchase 4151 38.95Purchase 4219 38.96Purchase 6403 38.97Purchase 8273 38.98Purchase 19126 38.99Purchase 206099 39.Purchase 8014 39.01Purchase 15049 39.02Purchase 1738 39.03Purchase 1786 39.04Purchase 2371 39.05Purchase 462 39.06Purchase 263194 39.2Purchase 138688 40.02TOTAL PURCHASE 770,799Sale 600 38.54Sale 1000 38.61Sale 200 38.62Sale 10000 38.63Sale 500 38.64Sale 500 38.66Sale 1600 38.69Sale 1000 38.7Sale 3300 38.72Sale 2313 38.73Sale 11768 38.74Sale 1527 38.75Sale 987 38.76Sale 357 38.78Sale 1000 38.82Sale 6573 38.85Sale 2807 38.86Sale 4000 38.87Sale 19532 38.8787Sale 1200 38.88Sale 6788 38.9Sale 6031 38.91Sale 1500 38.92Sale 5000 38.93Sale 19300 38.94Sale 10000 38.95Sale 16300 38.99Sale 212590 39.Sale 91365 39.2TOTAL SALES 439,638 (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 600 38.54CFD Long 1000 38.61CFD Long 200 38.62CFD Long 10000 38.63CFD Long 500 38.64CFD Long 500 38.66CFD Long 1600 38.69CFD Long 1000 38.7CFD Long 3300 38.72CFD Long 1000 38.73CFD Long 335 38.74CFD Long 987 38.76CFD Long 357 38.78CFD Long 1000 38.82CFD Long 107 38.86CFD Long 4000 38.87CFD Long 1200 38.88CFD Long 1500 38.92CFD Long 9300 38.94CFD Long 1300 38.99CFD Long 202590 39.CFD Long 20000 39.2CFD Short 2500 38.54CFD Short 500 38.55CFD Short 2100 38.59CFD Short 1200 38.6CFD Short 200 38.61CFD Short 10350 38.62CFD Short 1000 38.64CFD Short 1378 38.65CFD Short 789 38.66CFD Short 200 38.67CFD Short 1500 38.68CFD Short 300 38.69CFD Short 250 38.7CFD Short 5475 38.72CFD Short 200 38.73CFD Short 1000 38.74CFD Short 200 38.75CFD Short 494 38.76CFD Short 351 38.77CFD Short 25 38.79CFD Short 2141 38.8CFD Short 1200 38.81CFD Short 98 38.82CFD Short 625 38.83CFD Short 100 38.85CFD Short 225 38.86CFD Short 423 38.87CFD Short 170 38.88CFD Short 4505 38.89CFD Short 350 38.9CFD Short 1950 38.91CFD Short 1646 38.92CFD Short 200 38.93CFD Short 200 38.94CFD Short 3022 38.95CFD Short 1408 38.96CFD Short 1221 38.97CFD Short 1041 38.98CFD Short 300 38.99CFD Short 200900 39.CFD Short 1551 39.01CFD Short 3250 39.02CFD Short 500 39.03CFD Short 100 39.04CFD Short 1100 39.05CFD Short 120674 39.2 (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 10/01/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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