28th Apr 2008 11:19
Deutsche Bank AG28 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 24/04/2008 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 -9,397,500 0.06% -0.28% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,232,639 -7,260,784 0.19% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,392,000 -3,516,000 0.40% -0.10% Total 21,775,423 -20,174,284 0.65% -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 2000 38.00Purchase 8000 39.00Purchase 20000 39.50Purchase 4000 40.00Purchase 5000 41.00Purchase 30000 42.00Purchase 20000 43.00Purchase 10000 44.40Purchase 5000 44.45Purchase 5000 44.50Purchase 10000 44.52Purchase 150 44.54Purchase 1000 44.56Purchase 250 44.57Purchase 411 44.58Purchase 20301 44.61Purchase 1221 44.62Purchase 1189 44.63Purchase 42868 44.63Purchase 673 44.65Purchase 4474 44.66Purchase 36960 44.66Purchase 4295 44.67Purchase 15213 44.68Purchase 12960 44.69Purchase 65630 44.70Purchase 10800 44.71Purchase 4838 44.72Purchase 2000 44.73Purchase 22931 44.73Purchase 19059 44.74Purchase 21205 44.75Purchase 1034 44.76Purchase 5264 44.77Purchase 5312 44.78Purchase 1950 44.79Purchase 27026 44.80Purchase 1728 44.82Purchase 2212 44.83Purchase 2576 44.84Purchase 5369 44.85Purchase 12747 44.90TOTAL PURCHASE 472,646Sale 80000 38.50Sale 260000 41.79Sale 25000 43.92Sale 50000 44.00Sale 25000 44.02Sale 30000 44.28Sale 4294 44.38Sale 8590 44.42Sale 4294 44.44Sale 4294 44.45Sale 4295 44.47Sale 4295 44.48Sale 4294 44.49Sale 35000 44.50Sale 1000 44.53Sale 30000 44.55Sale 100 44.57Sale 1955 44.58Sale 11861 44.60Sale 16993 44.61Sale 14196 44.62Sale 22570 44.63Sale 179 44.64Sale 2215 44.65Sale 15100 44.66Sale 5000 44.66Sale 1313 44.68Sale 23800 44.69Sale 9070 44.70Sale 3430 44.71Sale 6241 44.72Sale 1515 44.74Sale 71000 44.74Sale 5513 44.75Sale 5000 44.76Sale 1312 44.77Sale 2627 44.78Sale 6812 44.79Sale 3812 44.80Sale 30000 44.80Sale 1212 44.81Sale 500 44.84Sale 1482 44.85Sale 1717 44.86Sale 27305 44.90Sale 10000 45.00TOTAL SALES 874,186 (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 260000 41.79CFD Long 25000 43.92CFD Long 25000 44.02CFD Long 30000 44.28CFD Long 1000 44.53CFD Long 30000 44.55CFD Long 100 44.57CFD Long 1955 44.58CFD Long 3363 44.60CFD Long 3632 44.62CFD Long 26 44.63CFD Long 2215 44.65CFD Long 15100 44.66CFD Long 1313 44.68CFD Long 23800 44.69CFD Long 500 44.70CFD Long 2000 44.71CFD Long 1241 44.72CFD Long 1515 44.74CFD Long 5513 44.75CFD Long 1312 44.77CFD Long 2627 44.78CFD Long 6812 44.79CFD Long 3812 44.80CFD Long 30000 44.80CFD Long 1212 44.81CFD Long 500 44.84CFD Long 1482 44.85CFD Long 1717 44.86CFD Long 58 44.90CFD Short 150 44.54CFD Short 250 44.57CFD Short 411 44.58CFD Short 2188 44.61CFD Short 1221 44.62CFD Short 1189 44.63CFD Short 42868 44.63CFD Short 673 44.65CFD Short 179 44.66CFD Short 36960 44.66CFD Short 1150 44.68CFD Short 9489 44.70CFD Short 800 44.71CFD Short 477 44.72CFD Short 2000 44.73CFD Short 3280 44.73CFD Short 19059 44.74CFD Short 11205 44.75CFD Short 1034 44.76CFD Short 5264 44.77CFD Short 5142 44.78CFD Short 927 44.79CFD Short 18439 44.80CFD Short 1728 44.82CFD Short 2170 44.83CFD Short 2576 44.84CFD Short 411 44.85 (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, 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 284,000 56.00 American 25/09/2008 1.17Call Option Selling 100,000 48.00 American 26/06/2008 1.46Call Option Selling 100,000 47.00 American 26/06/2008 1.87Put Option Selling 50,000 40.00 American 29/05/2008 0.35Put Option Selling 50,000 40.00 American 29/05/2008 0.40 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit Australian Dollar $ Call Option 4000 40.00Call Option 20000 39.50Call Option 8000 39.00Call Option 5000 41.00Call Option 30000 42.00Call Option 20000 43.00Call Option 2000 38.00Call Option 10000 45.00Call Option 50000 44.00Call Option 80000 38.50 (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 28/04/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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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