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Deutsche Bank AG05 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04/12/2007 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 -8,405,518 -0.25 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -8,405,518 -0.25 (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 250 42.51Purchase 300 42.57Purchase 8589 42.58Purchase 9294 42.6Purchase 4294 42.61Purchase 1714 42.62Purchase 8589 42.63Purchase 42347 42.65Purchase 1804 42.66Purchase 7094 42.67Purchase 12619 42.68Purchase 14410 42.69Purchase 14318 42.7Purchase 1807 42.71Purchase 1731 42.73Purchase 1800 42.76Purchase 69593 42.78369Purchase 1331 42.79Purchase 900 42.8Purchase 200 42.81Purchase 201 42.82Purchase 4836 42.83Purchase 3571 42.84Purchase 13693 42.85Purchase 9524 42.86Purchase 6876 42.87Purchase 4470 42.88Purchase 5061 42.89Purchase 7238 42.9Purchase 18156 42.91Purchase 29450 42.9143Purchase 2864 42.92Purchase 239727 42.93Purchase 25608 42.9358Purchase 20768 42.94Purchase 25976 42.95Purchase 10674 42.96Purchase 10243 42.97Purchase 4295 42.98Purchase 43500 42.98956Purchase 7877 42.99Purchase 14569 43.Purchase 8257 43.01Purchase 10834 43.02Purchase 20306 43.03Purchase 9388 43.04Purchase 13419 43.05Purchase 12029 43.06Purchase 18664 43.07Purchase 28701 43.08Purchase 3454 43.09Purchase 51649 43.1Purchase 1954 43.11Purchase 5902 43.12Purchase 6939 43.13Purchase 9452 43.14Purchase 11746 43.15Purchase 6587 43.16Purchase 11629 43.17Purchase 4534 43.18Purchase 3181 43.19Purchase 754068 43.2TOTAL PURCHASE 1,704,854Sale 250 42.58Sale 210 42.62Sale 290 42.64Sale 42089 42.65Sale 250 42.68Sale 883 42.69Sale 993 42.7Sale 1295 42.72Sale 705 42.73Sale 1000 42.75Sale 4295 42.76Sale 300 42.78Sale 69593 42.78369Sale 3000 42.83Sale 59 42.85Sale 1300 42.87Sale 600 42.88Sale 2600 42.89Sale 6200 42.9Sale 2900 42.91Sale 58900 42.9143Sale 4500 42.92Sale 462100 42.93Sale 12804 42.9358Sale 800 42.94Sale 5280 42.95Sale 500 42.97Sale 120 42.98Sale 43500 42.98956Sale 500 43.Sale 7808 43.02Sale 5247 43.03Sale 4629 43.04Sale 632 43.05Sale 23706 43.06Sale 14965 43.07Sale 14491 43.08Sale 586 43.09Sale 72939 43.1Sale 2213 43.11Sale 2249 43.12Sale 2694 43.13Sale 15178 43.14Sale 10500 43.15Sale 500 43.16Sale 11000 43.18Sale 5000 43.19Sale 426187 43.2TOTAL SALES 1,348,340 (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 250 42.58CFD Long 210 42.62CFD Long 290 42.64CFD Long 250 42.68CFD Long 1295 42.72CFD Long 705 42.73CFD Long 1000 42.75CFD Long 300 42.78CFD Long 69593 42.78369CFD Long 3000 42.83CFD Long 59 42.85CFD Long 1300 42.87CFD Long 600 42.88CFD Long 2600 42.89CFD Long 5200 42.9CFD Long 2900 42.91CFD Long 29450 42.9143CFD Long 4500 42.92CFD Long 232100 42.93CFD Long 800 42.94CFD Long 5280 42.95CFD Long 500 42.97CFD Long 120 42.98CFD Long 43500 42.98956CFD Long 500 43CFD Long 1000 43.02CFD Long 500 43.05CFD Long 500 43.06CFD Long 1200 43.07CFD Long 400 43.08CFD Long 29332 43.1CFD Long 183 43.12CFD Long 500 43.13CFD Long 256 43.14CFD Long 500 43.15CFD Long 500 43.16CFD Long 1000 43.18CFD Long 5000 43.19CFD Short 250 42.51CFD Short 300 42.57CFD Short 1700 42.62CFD Short 200 42.66CFD Short 250 42.73CFD Short 1800 42.76CFD Short 69593 42.78369CFD Short 1331 42.79CFD Short 900 42.8CFD Short 200 42.81CFD Short 201 42.82CFD Short 2447 42.83CFD Short 3400 42.84CFD Short 1958 42.85CFD Short 1244 42.86CFD Short 2582 42.87CFD Short 4470 42.88CFD Short 5061 42.89CFD Short 2943 42.9CFD Short 13862 42.91CFD Short 2300 42.92CFD Short 1400 42.93CFD Short 12804 42.9358CFD Short 1900 42.94CFD Short 1900 42.95CFD Short 2100 42.96CFD Short 1200 42.97CFD Short 43500 42.98956CFD Short 3582 42.99CFD Short 1686 43CFD Short 8257 43.01CFD Short 3000 43.02CFD Short 5729 43.03CFD Short 3400 43.04CFD Short 9124 43.05CFD Short 7700 43.06CFD Short 7000 43.07CFD Short 6800 43.08CFD Short 1900 43.09CFD Short 4879 43.1CFD Short 1954 43.11CFD Short 5902 43.12CFD Short 6939 43.13CFD Short 9452 43.14CFD Short 7451 43.15CFD Short 6587 43.16CFD Short 7335 43.17CFD Short 4534 43.18CFD Short 3181 43.19CFD Short 100 43.2 (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 05/12/2007 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