2nd Apr 2008 11:31
Deutsche Bank AG02 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 01/04/2008 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 2,778,006 0.08% -19,557,754 -0.58% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,621,380 0.32% -7,588,006 -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 11,564,000 0.34% -2,002,000 -0.06% Total 24,963,386 0.74% -29,147,760 -0.87% (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 40000 35.77Purchase 8635 35.79Purchase 42318 35.80Purchase 40000 35.81Purchase 1070 35.82Purchase 8635 35.83Purchase 11135 35.84Purchase 8636 35.85Purchase 4317 35.87Purchase 8635 35.89Purchase 13049 35.90Purchase 13636 35.91Purchase 13831 35.92Purchase 12932 35.93Purchase 13723 35.94Purchase 24700 35.95Purchase 39266 35.96Purchase 13158 35.98Purchase 9561 36.00Purchase 6937 36.01Purchase 5000 36.01Purchase 3044 36.02Purchase 2373 36.04Purchase 8075 36.05Purchase 4318 36.09Purchase 1800 36.10Purchase 15974 36.16Purchase 8636 36.17Purchase 5317 36.18Purchase 322 36.23Purchase 2822 36.24Purchase 4318 36.25Purchase 4341 36.27Purchase 35850 36.28Purchase 13988 36.28Purchase 6467 36.29Purchase 19750 36.30Purchase 4318 36.31Purchase 7943 36.32Purchase 12953 36.33Purchase 4318 36.34Purchase 18242 36.35Purchase 4318 36.36Purchase 3649 36.37Purchase 12367 36.38Purchase 350 36.39Purchase 31701 36.40Purchase 5000 36.41Purchase 6393 36.43Purchase 100 36.44Purchase 14141 36.45Purchase 4481 36.46Purchase 5025 36.47Purchase 38859 36.50Purchase 6694 36.51Purchase 64670 36.51Purchase 7144 36.52Purchase 10 36.53Purchase 5539 36.54Purchase 16528 36.55Purchase 5490 36.56Purchase 6530 36.57Purchase 17823 36.58Purchase 8641 36.59Purchase 1022 36.60Purchase 10 36.61Purchase 11230 36.62Purchase 16221 36.63Purchase 18885 36.64Purchase 165774 36.65Purchase 43427 36.66Purchase 15636 36.67Purchase 13477 36.68Purchase 13 36.69Purchase 4342 36.70Purchase 4317 36.72Purchase 4318 36.74TOTAL PURCHASE 1,088,468Sale 1151 35.78Sale 242 35.79Sale 269 35.80Sale 40000 35.81Sale 7943 35.82Sale 433 35.83Sale 735 35.84Sale 660 35.85Sale 2119 35.86Sale 5000 35.87Sale 2931 35.87Sale 402 35.88Sale 4042 35.89Sale 814 35.90Sale 5269 35.91Sale 239 35.92Sale 590 35.93Sale 1315 35.94Sale 531 35.95Sale 428 35.96Sale 830 35.97Sale 647 35.99Sale 195 36.00Sale 472 36.01Sale 239 36.02Sale 177 36.03Sale 720 36.05Sale 509 36.09Sale 172 36.10Sale 817 36.12Sale 20639 36.14Sale 11912 36.15Sale 1056 36.16Sale 1413 36.17Sale 448 36.18Sale 596 36.19Sale 2612 36.20Sale 49165 36.21Sale 215 36.21Sale 588 36.22Sale 63645 36.23Sale 347 36.24Sale 227 36.25Sale 2475 36.26Sale 1173 36.27Sale 3352 36.28Sale 373 36.29Sale 12565 36.30Sale 672 36.31Sale 342 36.32Sale 23650 36.33Sale 11857 36.33Sale 11398 36.34Sale 10884 36.35Sale 227 36.36Sale 615 36.37Sale 5986 36.38Sale 720 36.39Sale 199 36.42Sale 421 36.43Sale 1350 36.44Sale 541 36.45Sale 160 36.46Sale 6990 36.47Sale 1016 36.48Sale 175 36.49Sale 856 36.50Sale 212 36.51Sale 1904 36.52Sale 13455 36.53Sale 3256 36.54Sale 2026 36.55Sale 1141 36.56Sale 2863 36.57Sale 2116 36.58Sale 3103 36.59Sale 525 36.60Sale 62153 36.60Sale 12560 36.61Sale 7664 36.62Sale 13381 36.63Sale 13356 36.64Sale 117938 36.65Sale 12031 36.66Sale 5974 36.67Sale 2704 36.68Sale 10392 36.69Sale 1385 36.70Sale 626 36.71TOTAL SALES 621,516 (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 800 35.78CFD Long 7943 35.82CFD Long 300 35.85CFD Long 2119 35.86CFD Long 5000 35.87CFD Long 1656 35.87CFD Long 3000 35.89CFD Long 230 35.96CFD Long 333 35.97CFD Long 459 35.99CFD Long 250 36.20CFD Long 49165 36.21CFD Long 63645 36.23CFD Long 2000 36.26CFD Long 400 36.27CFD Long 3119 36.28CFD Long 1250 36.30CFD Long 23650 36.33CFD Long 500 36.39CFD Long 250 36.43CFD Long 1000 36.44CFD Long 6642 36.47CFD Long 858 36.48CFD Long 1000 36.52CFD Long 1289 36.55CFD Long 211 36.56CFD Long 1500 36.57CFD Long 1000 36.58CFD Long 1250 36.59CFD Long 2000 36.62CFD Long 750 36.63CFD Long 2300 36.65CFD Long 1000 36.67CFD Short 2500 35.84CFD Short 5000 35.92CFD Short 95 35.95CFD Short 205 35.98CFD Short 1056 36.00CFD Short 2619 36.01CFD Short 5000 36.01CFD Short 3044 36.02CFD Short 1800 36.10CFD Short 1000 36.18CFD Short 35850 36.28CFD Short 368 36.28CFD Short 976 36.29CFD Short 2609 36.30CFD Short 5289 36.35CFD Short 3649 36.37CFD Short 12367 36.38CFD Short 350 36.39CFD Short 31701 36.40CFD Short 5000 36.41CFD Short 100 36.44CFD Short 7581 36.45CFD Short 4481 36.46CFD Short 2694 36.57CFD Short 544 36.58CFD Short 1000 36.60CFD Short 2045 36.62CFD Short 3000 36.63CFD Short 1600 36.64CFD Short 250 36.65CFD Short 9636 36.66CFD Short 2669 36.67CFD Short 503 36.68 (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 $Put Option Selling 125,000 38.00 American 25/09/2008 4.01Put Option Purchasing 100,000 35.00 American 25/09/2008 2.93 (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 02/04/2008 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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