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Deutsche Bank AG06 May 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 05/05/2008 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 2,168,350 0.06% -9,744,517 -0.29% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,730,975 0.20% -7,767,017 -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 14,553,000 0.43% -4,016,000 -0.12% Total 23,452,325 0.70% -21,527,534 -0.64% (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 101463 44.12Purchase 6000 44.21Purchase 3000 44.22Purchase 9700 44.23Purchase 6000 44.27Purchase 2000 44.29Purchase 14000 44.30Purchase 11000 44.31Purchase 3400 44.32Purchase 6827 44.32Purchase 848 44.34Purchase 6000 44.35Purchase 18500 44.38Purchase 3000 44.39Purchase 5000 44.40Purchase 3000 44.42Purchase 20000 44.43Purchase 5000 44.44Purchase 1495 44.48Purchase 2000 44.49Purchase 7005 44.50Purchase 5525 44.52Purchase 9600 44.55Purchase 385 44.72TOTAL PURCHASE 250,478Sale 56827 44.12Sale 4274 44.25Sale 1000 44.26Sale 4275 44.28Sale 8548 44.29Sale 6394 44.30Sale 300 44.31Sale 1200 44.32Sale 500 44.34Sale 5236 44.35Sale 889 44.37Sale 10544 44.38Sale 10450 44.40Sale 2536 44.41Sale 2500 44.42Sale 22390 44.43Sale 76200 44.43Sale 24734 44.44Sale 4274 44.45Sale 4774 44.46Sale 12823 44.48Sale 14631 44.50Sale 3394 44.51Sale 7073 44.52Sale 1043 44.53Sale 5542 44.55Sale 4274 44.56Sale 4274 44.57Sale 5000 44.58Sale 5000 44.60Sale 8472 44.65Sale 15194 44.65Sale 200 44.66Sale 7325 44.67Sale 1100 44.70Sale 27478 44.74TOTAL SALES 370,668 (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 1000 44.26CFD Long 2120 44.30CFD Long 300 44.31CFD Long 1200 44.32CFD Long 500 44.34CFD Long 962 44.35CFD Long 889 44.37CFD Long 544 44.38CFD Long 450 44.40CFD Long 2536 44.41CFD Long 2500 44.42CFD Long 22390 44.43CFD Long 1186 44.44CFD Long 500 44.46CFD Long 500 44.52CFD Long 5000 44.58CFD Long 5000 44.60CFD Long 15194 44.65CFD Long 200 44.66CFD Long 1100 44.70CFD Long 1250 44.74CFD Short 130 44.12CFD Short 700 44.23CFD Short 3400 44.32CFD Short 18500 44.38CFD Short 500 44.50CFD Short 5525 44.52CFD Short 9600 44.55CFD Short 385 44.72 (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, varying to which the option American,e.g. call option etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit AUD $ (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit Australian Dollar $ (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 06/05/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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