14th Feb 2008 13:10
Deutsche Bank AG14 February 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 13/02/2008 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 2,646,802 0.08% -13,687,938 -0.41% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,263,008 0.25% -8,141,802 -0.24% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,737,000 0.20% -1,555,000 -0.05% Total 17,646,810 0.53% -23,384,740 -0.70% (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 1133 36.91Purchase 11049 37.26Purchase 10000 37.27Purchase 100 37.28Purchase 100 37.29Purchase 3652 37.3Purchase 100 37.32Purchase 70102 37.35Purchase 556 37.39Purchase 7596 37.4Purchase 12100 37.41Purchase 16200 37.42Purchase 30000 37.43Purchase 100 37.44Purchase 6100 37.45Purchase 200 37.46Purchase 33707 37.47Purchase 9704 37.48Purchase 10482 37.49Purchase 51023 37.5Purchase 12848 37.51Purchase 36597 37.52Purchase 2555 37.53Purchase 33686 37.54Purchase 3100 37.5461Purchase 5890 37.54906621Purchase 45614 37.55Purchase 9652 37.56Purchase 9640 37.57Purchase 5268 37.58Purchase 6193 37.59Purchase 23315 37.6Purchase 200 37.63Purchase 5000 37.65Purchase 2151 37.68Purchase 9304 37.78Purchase 15000 37.79Purchase 4303 37.8Purchase 600 37.81Purchase 3000 37.83Purchase 4497 37.85TOTAL PURCHASE 512,417 Sale 1133 36.91Sale 996 37.28Sale 4 37.29Sale 31677 37.3Sale 400 37.31Sale 1688 37.32Sale 500 37.33Sale 23735 37.35Sale 17000 37.36Sale 13000 37.37Sale 5000 37.38Sale 13195 37.39Sale 5000 37.4Sale 1100 37.41Sale 815 37.42Sale 10700 37.42005888Sale 3000 37.43Sale 10150 37.44Sale 10900 37.46Sale 8254 37.47Sale 18809 37.48Sale 72330 37.49Sale 142248 37.5Sale 81687 37.51Sale 16250 37.5104Sale 27726 37.52Sale 26067 37.53Sale 56126 37.54Sale 40433 37.55Sale 29872 37.56Sale 5412 37.57Sale 13160 37.58Sale 18349 37.59Sale 17926 37.6Sale 4182 37.62Sale 4656 37.63Sale 17344 37.65Sale 20000 37.67Sale 9000 37.68Sale 10000 37.69Sale 20000 37.7Sale 2137 37.73Sale 10875 37.75Sale 31 37.81Sale 5000 37.84Sale 5000 37.85TOTAL SALES 832,867 (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 1133 36.91CFD Long 996 37.28CFD Long 4 37.29CFD Long 500 37.33CFD Long 2500 37.35CFD Long 2205 37.39CFD Long 1100 37.41CFD Long 815 37.42CFD Long 10700 37.42005888CFD Long 3000 37.43CFD Long 150 37.44CFD Long 1000 37.46CFD Long 1973 37.47CFD Long 1025 37.48CFD Long 644 37.49CFD Long 30800 37.5CFD Long 9331 37.51CFD Long 16250 37.5104CFD Long 10136 37.52CFD Long 3200 37.53CFD Long 11597 37.54CFD Long 1078 37.55CFD Long 3360 37.56CFD Long 412 37.57CFD Long 1103 37.58CFD Long 1349 37.59CFD Long 926 37.6CFD Long 1000 37.62CFD Long 31 37.81CFD Long 5000 37.85CFD Short 1133 36.91CFD Short 10000 37.27CFD Short 100 37.28CFD Short 100 37.29CFD Short 100 37.32CFD Short 102 37.35CFD Short 1000 37.4CFD Short 12100 37.41CFD Short 16200 37.42CFD Short 10000 37.43CFD Short 100 37.44CFD Short 1100 37.45CFD Short 200 37.46CFD Short 100 37.47CFD Short 400 37.48CFD Short 500 37.49CFD Short 5600 37.5CFD Short 750 37.51CFD Short 2200 37.52CFD Short 2033 37.53CFD Short 3000 37.54CFD Short 3100 37.5461CFD Short 5890 37.54906621CFD Short 1702 37.55CFD Short 2598 37.56CFD Short 800 37.57CFD Short 500 37.58CFD Short 100 37.59CFD Short 200 37.63CFD Short 5000 37.78CFD Short 15000 37.79CFD Short 600 37.81CFD Short 3000 37.83CFD Short 193 37.85 (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, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (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 14/02/2008 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 Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group