Deutsche Bank AG - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:0740S
Deutsche Bank AG
10 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 Australia Limited

Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd

Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary
dealings 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 of
relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long Short

Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities 4,496,210 13,508,144
0.13% 0.40%

(2) Derivatives (other than options) 7,328,217 9,606,210
0.22% 0.29%

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 12,668,000 2,402,000
0.38% 0.07%

Total 24,492,427 25,516,354
0.73% 0.76%

(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 1096125 40.04
Purchase 6714 40.16
Purchase 4312 40.17
Purchase 12936 40.18
Purchase 17248 40.19
Purchase 4312 40.20
Purchase 4612 40.24
Purchase 12936 40.25
Purchase 4312 40.28
Purchase 6812 40.29
Purchase 4312 40.30
Purchase 1500 40.33
Purchase 4312 40.35
Purchase 2500 40.36
Purchase 500 40.37
Purchase 5000 40.39
Purchase 29312 40.40
Purchase 38035 40.41
Purchase 4312 40.41
Purchase 4312 40.44
Purchase 18825 40.46
Purchase 13623 40.47
Purchase 9587 40.48
Purchase 500 40.49
Purchase 10150 40.50
Purchase 654 40.51
Purchase 9158 40.52
Purchase 10000 40.53
Purchase 13624 40.54
Purchase 275695 40.55
Purchase 5726 40.59
Purchase 4312 40.60
Purchase 71 40.61
Purchase 4801 40.62
Purchase 17185 40.63
Purchase 17248 40.64
Purchase 16763 40.65
Purchase 79312 40.66
Purchase 8928 40.66
Purchase 285 40.67
Purchase 4464 40.68
Purchase 270 40.70
Purchase 281 40.71
Purchase 694 40.72
Purchase 10033 40.73
Purchase 1781 40.75
Purchase 1606 40.76
Purchase 174 40.77
Purchase 332 40.79
Purchase 65488 40.79
Purchase 26861 40.80
Purchase 345 40.81
Purchase 516 40.83
Purchase 176 40.87
Purchase 8504 40.89
Purchase 8687 40.91
Purchase 185 40.92
Purchase 2813 40.94
Purchase 8966 40.95
Purchase 14028 40.96
Purchase 4612 40.97
Purchase 194 40.99
Purchase 4944 41.00
Purchase 189 41.01
Purchase 8703 41.03
Purchase 198 41.04
Purchase 439 41.05
Purchase 183 41.06
Purchase 201 41.07
Purchase 3000 41.08
Purchase 5542 41.09
Purchase 2006 41.10
Purchase 186 41.12
Purchase 448 41.13
Purchase 719 41.14
Purchase 1713 41.15
Purchase 444 41.16
Purchase 4312 41.17
Purchase 876 41.18
Purchase 267 41.19
Purchase 457 41.21
Purchase 440 41.22
Purchase 223 41.24
TOTAL PURCHASE 1,977,361
Sale 20000 39.84
Sale 3000 40.17
Sale 367 40.23
Sale 283 40.24
Sale 30000 40.31
Sale 10000 40.32
Sale 3271 40.33
Sale 10132 40.35
Sale 12604 40.36
Sale 395 40.37
Sale 6228 40.38
Sale 1000 40.39
Sale 337 40.40
Sale 1323 40.42
Sale 2848 40.43
Sale 2047 40.44
Sale 1063 40.45
Sale 1370 40.46
Sale 1441 40.47
Sale 455 40.48
Sale 1387 40.49
Sale 254084 40.50
Sale 1173 40.51
Sale 409 40.52
Sale 390 40.53
Sale 443 40.54
Sale 200945 40.55
Sale 1250 40.57
Sale 587 40.58
Sale 914 40.59
Sale 4109 40.60
Sale 2000 40.61
Sale 761 40.62
Sale 3609 40.63
Sale 67073 40.64
Sale 9039 40.64
Sale 1348 40.65
Sale 1705 40.66
Sale 300 40.67
Sale 1000 40.68
Sale 3500 40.70
Sale 2600 40.75
Sale 4091 40.80
Sale 500 40.81
Sale 2679 40.82
Sale 500 40.83
Sale 57100 40.85
Sale 806 40.91
Sale 300 40.94
Sale 500 40.95
Sale 249 40.97
Sale 19962 40.98
Sale 5000 41.00
Sale 500 41.02
Sale 500 41.04
Sale 1500 41.06
Sale 2755 41.13
Sale 3036 41.15
Sale 1418 41.16
Sale 10000 41.18
Sale 11927 41.20
Sale 1000 41.21
Sale 2017 41.23
Sale 2342 41.24
Sale 500 41.26
TOTAL SALES 795,972

(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 20000 39.84
CFD Long 3000 40.17
CFD Long 367 40.23
CFD Long 283 40.24
CFD Long 132 40.35
CFD Long 243 40.36
CFD Long 27 40.37
CFD Long 1228 40.38
CFD Long 1000 40.39
CFD Long 337 40.40
CFD Long 1323 40.42
CFD Long 2848 40.43
CFD Long 2047 40.44
CFD Long 1063 40.45
CFD Long 1370 40.46
CFD Long 1441 40.47
CFD Long 455 40.48
CFD Long 1387 40.49
CFD Long 4084 40.50
CFD Long 1173 40.51
CFD Long 409 40.52
CFD Long 390 40.53
CFD Long 443 40.54
CFD Long 200945 40.55
CFD Long 1250 40.57
CFD Long 587 40.58
CFD Long 914 40.59
CFD Long 4109 40.60
CFD Long 2000 40.61
CFD Long 761 40.62
CFD Long 3609 40.63
CFD Long 67073 40.64
CFD Long 9039 40.64
CFD Long 1348 40.65
CFD Long 1705 40.66
CFD Long 300 40.67
CFD Long 1000 40.68
CFD Long 3500 40.70
CFD Long 2600 40.75
CFD Long 3721 40.80
CFD Long 500 40.81
CFD Long 2679 40.82
CFD Long 500 40.83
CFD Long 57100 40.85
CFD Long 806 40.91
CFD Long 300 40.94
CFD Long 500 40.95
CFD Long 249 40.97
CFD Long 19962 40.98
CFD Long 5000 41.00
CFD Long 500 41.02
CFD Long 500 41.04
CFD Long 1500 41.06
CFD Long 2755 41.13
CFD Long 3036 41.15
CFD Long 1418 41.16
CFD Long 10000 41.18
CFD Long 11927 41.20
CFD Long 1000 41.21
CFD Long 2017 41.23
CFD Long 2342 41.24
CFD Long 500 41.26
CFD Short 1096125 40.04
CFD Short 300 40.24
CFD Short 2500 40.29
CFD Short 1500 40.33
CFD Short 2500 40.36
CFD Short 500 40.37
CFD Short 5000 40.39
CFD Short 1000 40.40
CFD Short 38035 40.41
CFD Short 1500 40.46
CFD Short 500 40.49
CFD Short 150 40.50
CFD Short 654 40.51
CFD Short 4846 40.52
CFD Short 5000 40.54
CFD Short 200100 40.55
CFD Short 1414 40.59
CFD Short 71 40.61
CFD Short 79312 40.66
CFD Short 111 40.72
CFD Short 9889 40.73
CFD Short 1000 40.75
CFD Short 1430 40.76
CFD Short 65488 40.79
CFD Short 300 40.97
CFD Short 100 41.09
CFD Short 186 41.12
CFD Short 500 41.14
CFD Short 914 41.15

(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 $
Call Option Purchasing 250,000 41.49 European 25/09/2008 0.01

(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 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.

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

Date of disclosure 10/04/2008

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

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