18th Apr 2008 10:45
Deutsche Bank AG18 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 17/04/2008 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 2,191,302 0.07% -11,447,475 -0.34% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 5,912,454 0.18% -7,301,302 -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,093,000 0.39% -3,703,000 -0.11% Total 21,196,756 0.63% -22,451,777 -0.67% (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 20121 42.80Purchase 25000 43.03Purchase 1765 43.05Purchase 6520 43.06Purchase 7567 43.07Purchase 1649 43.08Purchase 7603 43.09Purchase 11661 43.10Purchase 5000 43.15Purchase 15000 43.17Purchase 2387 43.18Purchase 889 43.19Purchase 1611 43.20Purchase 4111 43.21Purchase 734 43.26Purchase 16861 43.27Purchase 14266 43.28Purchase 11013 43.30Purchase 5000 43.31Purchase 8902 43.33Purchase 18987 43.34Purchase 25692 43.35Purchase 5000 43.36Purchase 931 43.38Purchase 5500 43.39Purchase 2802 43.41Purchase 1313 43.43Purchase 250 43.45Purchase 1718 43.46Purchase 5000 43.49Purchase 1714 43.51Purchase 41700 43.53Purchase 250 43.54Purchase 1000 43.55Purchase 500 43.61Purchase 1513 43.63Purchase 1706 43.65Purchase 1302 43.68Purchase 36325 43.69Purchase 1000 43.70Purchase 1816 43.71Purchase 465 43.75Purchase 13724 43.80Purchase 5000 43.81Purchase 3661 43.83Purchase 80 43.85Purchase 100 43.86Purchase 9453 43.87Purchase 2497 43.88Purchase 5000 43.89Purchase 5000 43.90Purchase 200 43.92Purchase 5500 43.93Purchase 100 43.94Purchase 584919 44.14TOTAL PURCHASE 959,378Sale 20121 42.80Sale 38 43.05Sale 542 43.06Sale 250 43.10Sale 5000 43.17Sale 100 43.18Sale 15 43.20Sale 5085 43.27Sale 1602 43.28Sale 16500 43.30Sale 500 43.31Sale 284 43.32Sale 2146 43.33Sale 4517 43.34Sale 4000 43.35Sale 3104 43.36Sale 885 43.37Sale 200 43.38Sale 2352 43.39Sale 100 43.40Sale 1774 43.41Sale 300 43.42Sale 1678 43.43Sale 5892 43.44Sale 3845 43.45Sale 2130 43.46Sale 151 43.47Sale 1291 43.48Sale 899 43.49Sale 290 43.50Sale 707 43.51Sale 150 43.53Sale 2820 43.54Sale 41158 43.54Sale 413 43.56Sale 1603 43.57Sale 1000 43.61Sale 126 43.62Sale 46336 43.63Sale 100 43.63Sale 100 43.64Sale 926 43.65Sale 495 43.66Sale 100 43.67Sale 1476 43.68Sale 1277 43.69Sale 11828 43.70Sale 1539 43.71Sale 841 43.72Sale 6525 43.73Sale 822 43.74Sale 3127 43.75Sale 4838 43.75Sale 442 43.77Sale 767 43.80Sale 2109 43.81Sale 740 43.82Sale 3323 43.83Sale 1579 43.84Sale 700 43.85Sale 1962 43.86Sale 100 43.88Sale 1460 43.90Sale 1537 43.92Sale 643 43.93Sale 700 43.94Sale 1565 43.95Sale 100 43.96Sale 63277 44.14TOTAL SALES 294,902 (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 38 43.05CFD Long 542 43.06CFD Long 250 43.10CFD Long 100 43.18CFD Long 15 43.20CFD Long 85 43.27CFD Long 1602 43.28CFD Long 16500 43.30CFD Long 500 43.31CFD Long 284 43.32CFD Long 2146 43.33CFD Long 4517 43.34CFD Long 4000 43.35CFD Long 3104 43.36CFD Long 885 43.37CFD Long 200 43.38CFD Long 1421 43.39CFD Long 100 43.40CFD Long 1774 43.41CFD Long 300 43.42CFD Long 1678 43.43CFD Long 5892 43.44CFD Long 3845 43.45CFD Long 2130 43.46CFD Long 151 43.47CFD Long 1291 43.48CFD Long 899 43.49CFD Long 290 43.50CFD Long 707 43.51CFD Long 150 43.53CFD Long 2820 43.54CFD Long 41158 43.54CFD Long 413 43.56CFD Long 1603 43.57CFD Long 1000 43.61CFD Long 126 43.62CFD Long 46336 43.63CFD Long 100 43.63CFD Long 100 43.64CFD Long 926 43.65CFD Long 495 43.66CFD Long 100 43.67CFD Long 1476 43.68CFD Long 1277 43.69CFD Long 1828 43.70CFD Long 1539 43.71CFD Long 841 43.72CFD Long 1525 43.73CFD Long 822 43.74CFD Long 3127 43.75CFD Long 4838 43.75CFD Long 442 43.77CFD Long 172 43.80CFD Long 1382 43.81CFD Long 1715 43.83CFD Long 200 43.84CFD Long 700 43.85CFD Long 100 43.88CFD Long 550 43.90CFD Long 1000 43.92CFD Long 700 43.94CFD Long 1000 43.95CFD Long 100 43.96CFD Short 25000 43.03CFD Short 1765 43.05CFD Short 2387 43.18CFD Short 1611 43.20CFD Short 1889 43.35CFD Short 500 43.39CFD Short 2802 43.41CFD Short 1313 43.43CFD Short 250 43.45CFD Short 1718 43.46CFD Short 5000 43.49CFD Short 1714 43.51CFD Short 41700 43.53CFD Short 250 43.54CFD Short 1000 43.55CFD Short 500 43.61CFD Short 1513 43.63CFD Short 1706 43.65CFD Short 1302 43.68CFD Short 36325 43.69CFD Short 1000 43.70CFD Short 1816 43.71CFD Short 465 43.75CFD Short 3724 43.80CFD Short 3661 43.83CFD Short 80 43.85CFD Short 100 43.86CFD Short 500 43.87CFD Short 2497 43.88CFD Short 5000 43.89CFD Short 200 43.92CFD Short 5500 43.93CFD Short 100 43.94 (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 20,000 43.00 American 23/04/2008 0.47Call Option Selling 50,000 42.00 American 23/04/2008 1.53 (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 18/04/2008 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:
BHP Group