20th Mar 2008 11:23
Deutsche Bank AG20 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 Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19/03/2008 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 2,458,735 0.07% -13,455,643 -0.40% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,155,798 0.30% -7,967,266 -0.24% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 9,774,000 0.29% -1,913,000 -0.06% Total 22,388,533 0.67% -23,335,909 -0.69% (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 290968 35.70Purchase 1500 36.55Purchase 18740 36.56Purchase 11317 36.57Purchase 9833 36.58Purchase 14284 36.59Purchase 56756 36.60Purchase 13125 36.61Purchase 23894 36.62Purchase 1000 36.63Purchase 6781 36.64Purchase 13274 36.64Purchase 4283 36.65Purchase 2627 36.66Purchase 4357 36.67Purchase 27167 36.68Purchase 2700 36.69Purchase 4284 36.70Purchase 85056 36.71Purchase 37400 36.72Purchase 11523 36.72Purchase 6172 36.73Purchase 23916 36.73Purchase 250 36.74Purchase 89880 36.74Purchase 4284 36.75Purchase 4534 36.77Purchase 5283 36.79Purchase 12715 36.80Purchase 42825 36.81Purchase 125984 36.82Purchase 4283 36.83Purchase 2000 36.85Purchase 145 36.88Purchase 20200 36.91Purchase 4384 36.94Purchase 167017 36.95Purchase 4284 36.96Purchase 12852 36.97Purchase 8567 36.98Purchase 13406 36.99Purchase 2607 37.00Purchase 193047 37.01Purchase 500 37.10TOTAL PURCHASE 1,390,004Sale 290968 35.70Sale 25000 36.50Sale 9242 36.55Sale 2309 36.56Sale 4717 36.57Sale 4000 36.58Sale 1700 36.59Sale 3293 36.60Sale 3494 36.61Sale 11839 36.62Sale 14160 36.63Sale 9088 36.64Sale 5731 36.65Sale 180846 36.66Sale 3656 36.67Sale 5324 36.68Sale 7591 36.69Sale 17368 36.70Sale 7669 36.71Sale 37400 36.72Sale 42617 36.72Sale 14675 36.73Sale 22157 36.74Sale 8497 36.75Sale 91640 36.75Sale 2417 36.77Sale 511 36.78Sale 3364 36.80Sale 15000 36.81Sale 1000 36.83Sale 3269 36.86Sale 1285 36.87Sale 10000 36.91Sale 22609 36.94Sale 31995 36.95Sale 11566 36.95Sale 100 36.99Sale 5043 37.00Sale 193966 37.01Sale 1000 37.02Sale 500 37.03Sale 2500 37.05Sale 1000 37.06Sale 800 37.08Sale 1000 37.09Sale 59849 37.10Sale 2000 37.13Sale 280000 40.26TOTAL SALES 1,475,755 (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 290968 35.70CFD Long 600 36.55CFD Long 2309 36.56CFD Long 4717 36.57CFD Long 1700 36.59CFD Long 3293 36.60CFD Long 3494 36.61CFD Long 11839 36.62CFD Long 14160 36.63CFD Long 9088 36.64CFD Long 5731 36.65CFD Long 7897 36.66CFD Long 3656 36.67CFD Long 5324 36.68CFD Long 7591 36.69CFD Long 17368 36.70CFD Long 7669 36.71CFD Long 15800 36.72CFD Long 4675 36.73CFD Long 22157 36.74CFD Long 8497 36.75CFD Long 91640 36.75CFD Long 2417 36.77CFD Long 511 36.78CFD Long 3364 36.80CFD Long 1000 36.83CFD Long 3269 36.86CFD Long 1285 36.87CFD Long 22609 36.94CFD Long 31995 36.95CFD Long 3000 36.95CFD Long 100 36.99CFD Long 5043 37.00CFD Long 1257 37.01CFD Long 1000 37.02CFD Long 500 37.03CFD Long 2500 37.05CFD Long 1000 37.06CFD Long 800 37.08CFD Long 1000 37.09CFD Long 2000 37.13CFD Short 290968 35.70CFD Short 1500 36.55CFD Short 17250 36.60CFD Short 11000 36.61CFD Short 1000 36.63CFD Short 4800 36.64CFD Short 13274 36.64CFD Short 250 36.66CFD Short 2700 36.69CFD Short 1332 36.73CFD Short 23916 36.73CFD Short 250 36.74CFD Short 89880 36.74CFD Short 250 36.77CFD Short 1000 36.79CFD Short 4000 36.80CFD Short 2000 36.85CFD Short 145 36.88CFD Short 100 36.94CFD Short 555 36.99CFD Short 2607 37.00CFD Short 338 37.01CFD Short 500 37.10 (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 Purchase 100,000 40.00 American 24/07/2008 2.50Put Option Selling 200,000 28.00 American 26/06/2008 0.60Put Option Purchase 200,000 38.00 American 26/06/2008 3.60Put Option Selling 50,000 24.00 American 24/07/2008 0.36 (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 20/03/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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