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Deutsche Bank AG09 April 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 08/04/2008 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 -1,340,885 -0.06 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -1,340,885 -0.06 (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 5,000 252.50Purchase 3,350 252.90Purchase 2,055 252.75Purchase 2,452 254.50Purchase 7,126 255.00Purchase 119 255.88Purchase 4,360 255.50Purchase 1,000 252.20Purchase 1,655 252.40Purchase 45 252.52Purchase 1,300 252.66Purchase 4,423 252.79Purchase 3,548 252.83Purchase 5,487 252.84Purchase 29,064 253.79Purchase 7,126 255.03Purchase 2,459 255.35Purchase 7,126 255.51Purchase 3,870 255.75Purchase 19,300 254.09Purchase 82,276 255.76Purchase 8,552 255.95Purchase 2,429 255.98Purchase 450 254.51Purchase 4,500 252.59Purchase 128 254.03TOTAL PURCHASE 209,200Sale -188 255.50Sale -58,128 253.79Sale -38,600 254.09Sale -141,458 255.76Sale -450 254.51Sale -4,500 252.59Sale -128 254.03TOTAL SALE -243,452 (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 09/04/2008 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