21st Feb 2008 16:14
Deutsche Bank AG21 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 20/02/2008 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 3,278,988 -12,513,525 0.10% -0.37% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 9,071,693 -9,086,488 0.27% -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 7,309,000 -1,705,000 0.22% -0.05% Total 19,659,681 -23,305,013 0.59% -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 2000 38.69Purchase 700 38.7Purchase 200 38.77Purchase 2000 38.78Purchase 40000 38.8Purchase 10000 38.85Purchase 10000 38.9Purchase 25000 38.93Purchase 1000 38.97Purchase 20200 39Purchase 10000 39.01Purchase 10000 39.1Purchase 3500 39.32Purchase 10000 39.33Purchase 1 39.34Purchase 35850 39.3475Purchase 13147 39.35Purchase 35000 39.36Purchase 16853 39.37Purchase 36080 39.38Purchase 250 39.39Purchase 19546 39.4Purchase 2000 39.41Purchase 20000 39.44Purchase 14123 39.45Purchase 500 39.47Purchase 16400 39.47243902Purchase 4500 39.5Purchase 15000 39.52Purchase 16000 39.53Purchase 2000 39.55Purchase 4304 39.56Purchase 200 39.57Purchase 1000 39.6Purchase 10500 39.63Purchase 20000 39.64Purchase 1000 39.65Purchase 1916 39.68Purchase 192316 39.7Purchase 500 39.74TOTAL PURCHASE 623,586Sale 144788 38.69Sale 3790 38.75Sale 9122 38.76Sale 5303 38.77Sale 15633 38.78Sale 1580 38.79Sale 13209 38.8Sale 9166 38.81Sale 4304 38.84Sale 2608 38.85Sale 6124 38.86Sale 10000 38.9Sale 4303 38.91Sale 8446 38.97Sale 4304 39.04Sale 4303 39.06Sale 100 39.07Sale 4304 39.09Sale 4303 39.12Sale 4304 39.21Sale 4304 39.22Sale 5545 39.23Sale 36470 39.2596Sale 5303 39.27Sale 4304 39.3Sale 8304 39.33Sale 13263 39.35Sale 14304 39.36Sale 4441 39.37Sale 12449 39.38Sale 3913 39.39Sale 13653 39.4Sale 8607 39.41Sale 23633 39.42Sale 14109 39.43Sale 15960 39.44Sale 21619 39.45Sale 35821 39.46Sale 12911 39.47Sale 23172 39.48Sale 8607 39.49Sale 12912 39.5Sale 4530 39.51Sale 8607 39.53Sale 12911 39.54Sale 21519 39.55Sale 34340 39.56Sale 51643 39.57Sale 12911 39.58Sale 12200 39.58770492Sale 35851 39.59Sale 1318 39.6Sale 23451 39.61Sale 10459 39.62Sale 8607 39.63Sale 4303 39.64Sale 8808 39.65Sale 100 39.66Sale 210 39.67Sale 500 39.69Sale 196620 39.7Sale 1952 39.8Sale 2026 39.81Sale 7892 39.86Sale 669 39.87Sale 125000 39.94Sale 248400 40.1775TOTAL SALES 1,398,425 (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 3580 38.69CFD Long 1000 38.77CFD Long 4601 38.8CFD Long 559 38.81CFD Long 124 38.85CFD Long 36470 39.2596CFD Long 1000 39.27CFD Long 4000 39.33CFD Long 138 39.37CFD Long 362 39.39CFD Long 7000 39.4CFD Long 145 39.43CFD Long 500 39.44CFD Long 10000 39.46CFD Long 227 39.51CFD Long 12200 39.58770492CFD Long 1421 39.59CFD Long 1318 39.6CFD Long 200 39.65CFD Long 100 39.66CFD Long 210 39.67CFD Long 500 39.69CFD Long 192316 39.7CFD Short 2000 38.69CFD Short 700 38.7CFD Short 200 38.77CFD Short 2000 38.78CFD Short 1000 38.97CFD Short 200 39CFD Short 35850 39.3475CFD Short 500 39.47CFD Short 16400 39.47243902CFD Short 1000 39.53CFD Short 2000 39.55CFD Short 200 39.57CFD Short 1000 39.6CFD Short 500 39.63CFD Short 1000 39.65CFD Short 1916 39.68CFD Short 192316 39.7CFD Short 500 39.74 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 21/02/2008 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 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