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Deutsche Bank AG01 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 Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 31/01/2008 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 Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 5,183,155 0.15% -20,829,189 -0.62% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 9,232,553 0.27% -7,423,267 -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,844,000 0.17% -1,390,000 -0.04% Total 20,259,708 0.60% -29,642,456 -0.88% (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 (Note 4) AUD $Purchase 1000 35.39Purchase 100 35.43Purchase 24 35.46Purchase 1076 35.5Purchase 2090 35.51Purchase 13976 35.52Purchase 10413 35.53Purchase 3209 35.54Purchase 111 35.55Purchase 7940 35.59Purchase 2502 35.6Purchase 550 35.61Purchase 5000 35.62Purchase 100 35.68Purchase 3000 35.69Purchase 600 35.7Purchase 1000 35.71Purchase 300 35.78Purchase 2000 35.79Purchase 1227 35.8Purchase 400 35.81Purchase 23 35.82Purchase 1000 35.88Purchase 1000 35.89Purchase 1000 35.9Purchase 4000 35.92Purchase 100 35.93Purchase 80200 35.94Purchase 350 35.95Purchase 10514 35.96Purchase 190 35.97Purchase 1000 35.98Purchase 2000 35.99Purchase 100 36Purchase 100 36.01Purchase 100 36.02Purchase 500 36.03Purchase 2066 36.04Purchase 110 36.05Purchase 5040 36.06873611Purchase 100 36.07Purchase 1000 36.1Purchase 2100 36.12Purchase 100 36.13Purchase 500 36.14Purchase 5200 36.15Purchase 100 36.16Purchase 6981 36.17Purchase 1114 36.18Purchase 255 36.2Purchase 775 36.21Purchase 100 36.22Purchase 10206 36.23Purchase 6192 36.24Purchase 25477 36.25Purchase 100 36.27Purchase 100 36.28Purchase 5743 36.3Purchase 7757 36.31Purchase 6298 36.3104Purchase 1680 36.34Purchase 24388 36.35Purchase 1032 36.36Purchase 2000 36.38Purchase 35780 36.3859Purchase 14236 36.39Purchase 10864 36.4Purchase 6200 36.41Purchase 200 36.42Purchase 100 36.43Purchase 873 36.44Purchase 1935 36.45Purchase 792 36.47Purchase 500 36.49Purchase 600 36.51Purchase 1000 36.52Purchase 41200 36.5246284Purchase 200 36.53Purchase 900 36.56Purchase 700 36.59Purchase 200 36.6Purchase 2600 36.61Purchase 100 36.62Purchase 100 36.63Purchase 5100 36.66Purchase 100 36.67Purchase 600 36.68Purchase 200 36.69Purchase 7100 36.7Purchase 2694 36.71Purchase 1200 36.72Purchase 300 36.73Purchase 300 36.75Purchase 1404 36.76Purchase 500 36.77Purchase 200 36.78Purchase 200 36.8Purchase 3368 36.81Purchase 100 36.82Purchase 123 36.83Purchase 390000 36.9908Purchase 25098 37.05Purchase 10148 40.14TOTAL PURCHASE 843,124Sale 100 35.37Sale 4453 35.4Sale 4314 35.45Sale 4395 35.46Sale 4353 35.49Sale 1628 35.5Sale 41 35.51Sale 4314 35.52Sale 3225 35.53Sale 2000 35.54Sale 42 35.55Sale 3274 35.58Sale 18671 35.6Sale 5548 35.61Sale 4315 35.62Sale 4314 35.66Sale 1000 35.67Sale 1000 35.69Sale 37 35.73Sale 6538 35.75Sale 38 35.8Sale 3782 35.81Sale 1000 35.82Sale 1000 35.83Sale 37 35.84Sale 1866 35.86Sale 1606 35.87Sale 25 35.88Sale 67 35.89Sale 6274 35.9Sale 4386 35.91Sale 3534 35.92Sale 2449 35.93Sale 4413 35.94Sale 1407 35.95Sale 16294 35.96Sale 7988 35.97Sale 4379 35.98Sale 4066 35.99Sale 22292 36Sale 4314 36.01Sale 136 36.02Sale 8230 36.03Sale 1167 36.04Sale 50762 36.05Sale 10111 36.06Sale 8628 36.07Sale 2720 36.08Sale 30 36.09Sale 10587 36.1Sale 89 36.11Sale 31 36.13Sale 1082 36.14Sale 58 36.17Sale 85 36.19Sale 13148 36.2Sale 9113 36.21Sale 2086 36.22Sale 219 36.23Sale 5 36.24Sale 137 36.25Sale 34 36.26Sale 1090 36.27Sale 8796 36.28Sale 9615 36.29Sale 70770 36.29655744Sale 2081 36.3Sale 1275 36.31Sale 185 36.32Sale 50 36.33Sale 28 36.34Sale 106563 36.35Sale 1782 36.36Sale 24 36.37Sale 261 36.38Sale 42230 36.3858Sale 1161 36.39Sale 18609 36.4Sale 1046 36.41Sale 90 36.42Sale 15001 36.43Sale 8173 36.44Sale 4091 36.45Sale 112 36.46Sale 17118 36.47Sale 12284 36.48Sale 138 36.49Sale 55 36.5Sale 381 36.51Sale 1169 36.52Sale 2349 36.53Sale 2854 36.54Sale 482 36.55Sale 79 36.56Sale 30 36.57Sale 1307 36.58Sale 160 36.59Sale 12657 36.6Sale 5000 36.61Sale 1249 36.62Sale 36 36.64Sale 6021 36.65Sale 1527 36.66Sale 394 36.67Sale 1192 36.68Sale 1103 36.69Sale 11 36.7Sale 554 36.71Sale 10081 36.72Sale 1223 36.73Sale 2621 36.74Sale 1604 36.75Sale 78 36.76Sale 5079 36.77Sale 1102 36.78Sale 25082 36.79Sale 5511 36.8Sale 2509 36.81Sale 23860 36.82Sale 5523 36.83Sale 344 36.84Sale 5042 36.85Sale 61370 37.05Sale 183000 37.0782Sale 10148 40.14TOTAL SALES 988,597 (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 AUD $CFD Long 100 35.37CFD Long 100 35.4CFD Long 500 35.53CFD Long 2000 35.54CFD Long 1000 35.67CFD Long 1000 35.69CFD Long 1000 35.75CFD Long 1000 35.82CFD Long 1000 35.83CFD Long 2000 35.9CFD Long 100 35.92CFD Long 609 35.93CFD Long 100 35.94CFD Long 171 35.96CFD Long 4000 35.99CFD Long 2000 36CFD Long 90 36.02CFD Long 800 36.03CFD Long 5700 36.05CFD Long 6000 36.1CFD Long 1000 36.14CFD Long 3000 36.2CFD Long 219 36.23CFD Long 5 36.24CFD Long 1090 36.27CFD Long 186 36.28CFD Long 1000 36.29CFD Long 70770 36.29655744CFD Long 2000 36.3CFD Long 1200 36.31CFD Long 10790 36.35CFD Long 1710 36.36CFD Long 200 36.38CFD Long 42230 36.3858CFD Long 1000 36.39CFD Long 999 36.41CFD Long 15001 36.43CFD Long 4000 36.45CFD Long 25 36.46CFD Long 197 36.48CFD Long 25 36.49CFD Long 309 36.51CFD Long 1100 36.52CFD Long 2349 36.53CFD Long 2830 36.54CFD Long 415 36.55CFD Long 1213 36.58CFD Long 2525 36.6CFD Long 5000 36.61CFD Long 1200 36.62CFD Long 6000 36.65CFD Long 1500 36.66CFD Long 347 36.67CFD Long 1153 36.68CFD Long 1025 36.69CFD Long 500 36.71CFD Long 1181 36.73CFD Long 2549 36.74CFD Long 1500 36.75CFD Long 5000 36.77CFD Long 1000 36.78CFD Long 30 36.79CFD Long 5500 36.8CFD Long 2500 36.81CFD Long 2300 36.82CFD Long 2000 36.83CFD Long 331 36.84CFD Long 5000 36.85CFD Long 61205 37.05CFD Long 183000 37.0782CFD Long 10148 40.14CFD Short 300000 4.5022CFD Short 1000 35.39CFD Short 100 35.43CFD Short 24 35.46CFD Short 1076 35.5CFD Short 2090 35.51CFD Short 13976 35.52CFD Short 10413 35.53CFD Short 3209 35.54CFD Short 111 35.55CFD Short 7940 35.59CFD Short 2502 35.6CFD Short 550 35.61CFD Short 5000 35.62CFD Short 100 35.68CFD Short 3000 35.69CFD Short 600 35.7CFD Short 1000 35.71CFD Short 300 35.78CFD Short 2000 35.79CFD Short 1227 35.8CFD Short 400 35.81CFD Short 23 35.82CFD Short 1000 35.88CFD Short 1000 35.89CFD Short 1000 35.9CFD Short 4000 35.92CFD Short 100 35.93CFD Short 200 35.94CFD Short 350 35.95CFD Short 6200 35.96CFD Short 190 35.97CFD Short 1000 35.98CFD Short 2000 35.99CFD Short 100 36CFD Short 100 36.01CFD Short 100 36.02CFD Short 500 36.03CFD Short 2066 36.04CFD Short 110 36.05CFD Short 5040 36.06873611CFD Short 100 36.07CFD Short 1000 36.1CFD Short 2100 36.12CFD Short 100 36.13CFD Short 500 36.14CFD Short 5200 36.15CFD Short 100 36.16CFD Short 100 36.17CFD Short 200 36.18CFD Short 100 36.21CFD Short 100 36.22CFD Short 500 36.23CFD Short 100 36.24CFD Short 100 36.27CFD Short 100 36.28CFD Short 5743 36.3CFD Short 7757 36.31CFD Short 1680 36.34CFD Short 24388 36.35CFD Short 1032 36.36CFD Short 2000 36.38CFD Short 35780 36.3859CFD Short 100 36.4CFD Short 6200 36.41CFD Short 200 36.42CFD Short 100 36.43CFD Short 873 36.44CFD Short 1935 36.45CFD Short 792 36.47CFD Short 500 36.49CFD Short 600 36.51CFD Short 1000 36.52CFD Short 41200 36.5246284CFD Short 200 36.53CFD Short 900 36.56CFD Short 700 36.59CFD Short 200 36.6CFD Short 2600 36.61CFD Short 100 36.62CFD Short 100 36.63CFD Short 5100 36.66CFD Short 100 36.67CFD Short 600 36.68CFD Short 200 36.69CFD Short 7100 36.7CFD Short 2694 36.71CFD Short 1200 36.72CFD Short 300 36.73CFD Short 300 36.75CFD Short 1404 36.76CFD Short 500 36.77CFD Short 200 36.78CFD Short 200 36.8CFD Short 3368 36.81CFD Short 100 36.82CFD Short 123 36.83CFD Short 10148 40.14 (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) Call Option Purchasing 300,000 36.00 American 26/06/2008 4.5022 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 01/02/2008 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:
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