Deutsche Bank AG - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:1448R
Deutsche Bank AG
31 March 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 Ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 28/03/2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long Short
Ordinary Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities -1,303,351 -0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total -1,303,351 -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 602 240.00
Purchase 10,000 239.00
Purchase 15,623 239.50
Purchase 2,100 239.76
Purchase 8,579 241.47
Purchase 14,128 240.49
Purchase 1,377 239.49
Purchase 7,792 240.50
Purchase 23,398 241.00
Purchase 2,918 239.43
Purchase 4,382 239.44
Purchase 100 239.75
Purchase 61,300 240.22
Purchase 8,579 240.40
Purchase 1,872 240.48
Purchase 8,579 241.36
Purchase 8,579 241.56
Purchase 800 238.01
Purchase 150 239.42
TOTAL PURCHASE 180,858
Sale -10,000 239.00
Sale -8,000 240.49
Sale -122,600 240.22
Sale -1,620 240.65
Sale -8,380 240.66
Sale -150 239.42
TOTAL SALE -150,750

(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 price American, date paid/received per
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.

N/A

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure 31/03/2008

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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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