21st Apr 2008 10:57
Deutsche Bank AG21 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 18/04/2008 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 2,212,216 0.07% -11,205,950 -0.33% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 5,853,372 0.17% -7,322,216 -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,093,000 0.39% -3,703,000 -0.11% Total 21,158,588 0.63% -22,231,166 -0.66% (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 2000 42.14Purchase 1270 42.16Purchase 1414 42.17Purchase 1025 42.23Purchase 400 42.25Purchase 115 42.27Purchase 1016 42.29Purchase 500 42.32Purchase 106 42.36Purchase 571 42.37Purchase 9510 42.38Purchase 29415 42.40Purchase 2016 42.40Purchase 10000 42.42Purchase 387 42.43Purchase 5299 42.44Purchase 4314 42.45Purchase 5000 42.47Purchase 500 42.48Purchase 2673 42.49Purchase 6622 42.50Purchase 12000 42.51Purchase 29250 42.52Purchase 705 42.52Purchase 9400 42.54Purchase 4301 42.67Purchase 7341 42.68Purchase 1261 42.69Purchase 24354 42.70Purchase 19469 42.71Purchase 4522 42.72Purchase 17832 42.73Purchase 13164 42.74Purchase 5145 42.75Purchase 223 42.76Purchase 8602 42.77Purchase 4520 42.78Purchase 50000 42.80Purchase 133 42.82Purchase 713 42.83Purchase 2000 42.86Purchase 4300 42.87Purchase 4301 42.88Purchase 8602 42.89Purchase 8601 42.90Purchase 4301 42.94Purchase 5001 42.96Purchase 4301 42.97Purchase 13788 42.98Purchase 14165 42.99Purchase 26298 43.00Purchase 812 43.03Purchase 34004 43.15Purchase 160700 43.32TOTAL PURCHASE 588,262Sale 18 42.13Sale 19 42.15Sale 18 42.17Sale 36 42.19Sale 4336 42.20Sale 4301 42.22Sale 4518 42.23Sale 116 42.24Sale 17322 42.25Sale 13095 42.26Sale 4939 42.27Sale 242 42.28Sale 76 42.29Sale 262 42.30Sale 2153 42.31Sale 2259 42.32Sale 5206 42.33Sale 5448 42.34Sale 325 42.35Sale 199 42.36Sale 341 42.37Sale 251 42.38Sale 334 42.39Sale 348 42.40Sale 86 42.41Sale 10367 42.42Sale 141 42.43Sale 126 42.44Sale 125 42.45Sale 195 42.47Sale 19125 42.48Sale 53 42.50Sale 300 42.57Sale 107 42.60Sale 112 42.61Sale 90 42.62Sale 387 42.65Sale 5196 42.67Sale 690 42.68Sale 233 42.69Sale 175 42.70Sale 94 42.72Sale 51 42.73Sale 215 42.74Sale 155 42.75Sale 51 42.77Sale 98 42.78Sale 53 42.83Sale 1500 42.85Sale 51536 42.85Sale 566 42.86Sale 13 42.87Sale 182 42.88Sale 192 42.89Sale 59 42.91Sale 70 42.93Sale 158 42.94Sale 243 42.95Sale 64 42.96Sale 125 42.97Sale 240 42.98Sale 233 42.99Sale 500 43.00Sale 800 43.02Sale 201 43.03Sale 118 43.04Sale 1857 43.05Sale 69 43.06Sale 1091 43.10Sale 160 43.12Sale 678 43.15Sale 81 43.17Sale 160700 43.32 TOTAL SALES 325,823 (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 100 42.26CFD Long 500 42.27CFD Long 2000 42.31CFD Long 2000 42.32CFD Long 5000 42.33CFD Long 5000 42.34CFD Long 5000 42.42CFD Long 19125 42.48CFD Long 300 42.57CFD Long 314 42.65CFD Long 5150 42.67CFD Long 543 42.68CFD Long 100 42.75CFD Long 51536 42.85CFD Long 100 42.94CFD Long 500 43.00CFD Long 800 43.02CFD Long 1857 43.05CFD Long 1000 43.10CFD Long 160 43.12CFD Long 330 43.15CFD Long 160700 43.32CFD Short 2000 42.14CFD Short 1270 42.16CFD Short 1414 42.17CFD Short 1025 42.23CFD Short 400 42.25CFD Short 115 42.27CFD Short 1016 42.29CFD Short 500 42.32CFD Short 106 42.36CFD Short 571 42.37CFD Short 9510 42.38CFD Short 29415 42.40CFD Short 2016 42.40CFD Short 10000 42.42CFD Short 387 42.43CFD Short 5299 42.44CFD Short 4314 42.45CFD Short 500 42.48CFD Short 2673 42.49CFD Short 6622 42.50CFD Short 12000 42.51CFD Short 29250 42.52CFD Short 705 42.52CFD Short 815 42.71CFD Short 221 42.72CFD Short 630 42.73CFD Short 262 42.74CFD Short 845 42.75CFD Short 223 42.76CFD Short 219 42.78CFD Short 50000 42.80CFD Short 133 42.82CFD Short 713 42.83CFD Short 2000 42.86CFD Short 700 42.96CFD Short 637 42.98CFD Short 2093 43.00CFD Short 812 43.03CFD Short 160700 43.32 (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 21/04/2008 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:
BHP Group