24th Apr 2008 11:02
Deutsche Bank AG24 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 Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 23/04/2008 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 2,150,784 0.06% -8,995,960 -0.27% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 5,921,074 0.18% -7,260,784 -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,547,000 0.40% -3,853,000 -0.11% Total 21,618,858 0.64% -20,109,744 -0.60% (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 100 43.57Purchase 263 43.58Purchase 100 43.59Purchase 51205 43.60Purchase 400 43.66Purchase 98 43.68Purchase 11796 43.69Purchase 13204 43.70Purchase 300 43.71Purchase 55 43.72Purchase 4351 43.74Purchase 409 43.75Purchase 8591 43.77Purchase 4295 43.80Purchase 3589 43.83Purchase 5148 43.84Purchase 12931 43.85Purchase 17729 43.86Purchase 12934 43.87Purchase 25949 43.88Purchase 18517 43.89Purchase 4484 43.90Purchase 190 43.91Purchase 17680 43.92Purchase 49 43.93Purchase 4349 43.94Purchase 433 43.95Purchase 3812 43.96Purchase 8590 43.97Purchase 34776 43.98Purchase 17286 43.99Purchase 8941 44.00Purchase 4296 44.02Purchase 15822 44.03Purchase 18635 44.04Purchase 16177 44.05Purchase 42 44.06Purchase 17216 44.07Purchase 5150 44.08Purchase 2042 44.12Purchase 6863 44.13Purchase 4806 44.14Purchase 35979 44.15Purchase 37041 44.16Purchase 18666 44.17Purchase 35831 44.18Purchase 21646 44.19Purchase 29810 44.20Purchase 11182 44.21Purchase 616 44.22Purchase 25184 44.23Purchase 10092 44.24Purchase 27281 44.25Purchase 7936 44.26Purchase 28478 44.26Purchase 26 44.27Purchase 100 44.28Purchase 10149 44.30Purchase 146 44.31Purchase 1942 44.32Purchase 29724 44.32Purchase 1634 44.33Purchase 4416 44.34Purchase 15737 44.35Purchase 8349 44.36Purchase 4865 44.37Purchase 4332 44.38Purchase 7864 44.39Purchase 16567 44.40Purchase 8669 44.41Purchase 30 44.42Purchase 4343 44.43Purchase 142 44.44Purchase 41500 44.45Purchase 4568 44.45Purchase 97 44.46Purchase 17231 44.47Purchase 17296 44.48Purchase 61 44.49Purchase 8748 44.50Purchase 2077 44.51Purchase 51 44.52Purchase 59 44.53Purchase 2347 44.54Purchase 4332 44.55Purchase 38 44.56Purchase 2222 44.57Purchase 8061 44.58Purchase 8590 44.60Purchase 4296 44.65Purchase 131 44.66Purchase 5146 44.67Purchase 129 44.68Purchase 4897 44.69Purchase 153 44.70Purchase 4317 44.71Purchase 4396 44.72Purchase 6107 44.73Purchase 8799 44.74Purchase 4609 44.75Purchase 4464 44.76Purchase 9191 44.77Purchase 13215 44.78Purchase 19143 44.79Purchase 7979 44.80Purchase 5774 44.81Purchase 172 44.82Purchase 197 44.84Purchase 471 44.85Purchase 12969 44.86Purchase 5045 44.87Purchase 46 44.90Purchase 46 44.91Purchase 46 44.94Purchase 47 44.98Purchase 50 44.99Purchase 112821 45.01Purchase 24 45.02Purchase 45 45.04Purchase 1981 45.05Purchase 45 45.06Purchase 39 45.07Purchase 4450 45.08Purchase 4444 45.09Purchase 29342 45.10Purchase 241 45.12Purchase 48 45.13Purchase 36 45.14 TOTAL PURCHASE 1,185,009 Sale 1000 43.54Sale 500 43.58Sale 3119 43.60Sale 1001 43.67Sale 30000 43.70Sale 175000 43.70Sale 1504 43.73Sale 30000 43.76Sale 1085 43.77Sale 20000 43.85Sale 9436 43.86Sale 15000 43.87Sale 10250 43.88Sale 896 43.89Sale 2079 43.90Sale 1111 43.93Sale 10000 43.97Sale 15500 43.98Sale 1616 44.00Sale 504 44.05Sale 2000 44.06Sale 200 44.10Sale 110 44.14Sale 57865 44.27Sale 4000 44.28Sale 1050 44.31Sale 73 44.33Sale 2927 44.34Sale 1115 44.40Sale 565 44.42Sale 7712 44.42Sale 7500 44.46Sale 50 44.47Sale 2225 44.49Sale 300 44.53Sale 25762 44.64Sale 1282 44.73Sale 2886 44.74Sale 10000 44.78Sale 638 44.85Sale 95000 44.85Sale 500 44.86Sale 730 44.93Sale 800 44.95Sale 113300 45.01Sale 200 45.02Sale 132 45.04Sale 1000 45.06Sale 1461 45.07Sale 375 45.08Sale 9725 45.09Sale 20278 45.10Sale 1145 45.11Sale 1239 45.12Sale 50 45.13 TOTAL SALES 703,796 (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 43.54CFD Long 500 43.58CFD Long 1001 43.67CFD Long 30000 43.70CFD Long 1504 43.73CFD Long 30000 43.76CFD Long 1085 43.77CFD Long 250 43.88CFD Long 896 43.89CFD Long 1515 43.90CFD Long 1111 43.93CFD Long 500 43.98CFD Long 1616 44.00CFD Long 504 44.05CFD Long 2000 44.06CFD Long 200 44.10CFD Long 110 44.14CFD Long 57865 44.27CFD Long 4000 44.28CFD Long 1050 44.31CFD Long 73 44.33CFD Long 2927 44.34CFD Long 1115 44.40CFD Long 565 44.42CFD Long 7500 44.46CFD Long 50 44.47CFD Long 2225 44.49CFD Long 300 44.53CFD Long 25762 44.64CFD Long 1282 44.73CFD Long 2886 44.74CFD Long 10000 44.78CFD Long 638 44.85CFD Long 500 44.86CFD Long 730 44.93CFD Long 800 44.95CFD Long 113300 45.01CFD Long 200 45.02CFD Long 132 45.04CFD Long 1000 45.06CFD Long 1461 45.07CFD Long 375 45.08CFD Long 9725 45.09CFD Long 3282 45.10CFD Long 1145 45.11CFD Long 1239 45.12CFD Long 50 45.13CFD Short 100 43.57CFD Short 100 43.59CFD Short 400 43.66CFD Short 300 43.71CFD Short 350 43.75CFD Short 500 43.86CFD Short 13063 43.88CFD Short 5535 43.89CFD Short 100 43.90CFD Short 500 43.92CFD Short 100 43.96CFD Short 17589 43.98CFD Short 100 43.99CFD Short 300 44.00CFD Short 100 44.04CFD Short 3250 44.05CFD Short 2000 44.12CFD Short 2494 44.13CFD Short 394 44.14CFD Short 708 44.16CFD Short 5405 44.19CFD Short 8081 44.20CFD Short 1000 44.21CFD Short 10000 44.23CFD Short 5796 44.24CFD Short 250 44.25CFD Short 28478 44.26CFD Short 100 44.28CFD Short 100 44.30CFD Short 1942 44.32CFD Short 29724 44.32CFD Short 1443 44.33CFD Short 100 44.34CFD Short 9215 44.35CFD Short 8273 44.36CFD Short 500 44.37CFD Short 100 44.40CFD Short 100 44.44CFD Short 41500 44.45CFD Short 200 44.45CFD Short 100 44.48CFD Short 100 44.50CFD Short 2347 44.54CFD Short 2500 44.58CFD Short 100 44.66CFD Short 100 44.68CFD Short 100 44.69CFD Short 100 44.70CFD Short 100 44.73CFD Short 150 44.75CFD Short 100 44.76CFD Short 500 44.77CFD Short 100 44.78CFD Short 300 44.80CFD Short 100 44.84CFD Short 200 44.85CFD Short 50 44.99CFD Short 112800 45.01CFD Short 1800 45.05CFD Short 24150 45.10 (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 48.00 American 26/06/2008 1.46Put Option Selling 4,000 39.00 American 29/05/2008 0.33 (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 24/04/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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