16th Apr 2008 13:24
Deutsche Bank AG16 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) Amendment 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Securities Australia Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04/04/2008 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 4,402,227 -16,571,445 0.13% -0.49% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 9,351,314 -9,512,227 0.28% -0.28% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 12,164,000 -2,302,000 0.36% -0.07% Total 25,917,541 -28,385,672 0.77% -0.85% (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 1000000 36.72Purchase 545000 37.79Purchase 8627 38.44Purchase 4813 38.45Purchase 8628 38.46Purchase 4514 38.47Purchase 8628 38.48Purchase 9127 38.50Purchase 19868 38.51Purchase 26243 38.52Purchase 627341 38.52Purchase 40353 38.53Purchase 21569 38.54Purchase 11016 38.55Purchase 5000 38.56Purchase 26973 38.56Purchase 46032 38.57Purchase 38389 38.58Purchase 43517 38.59Purchase 247903 38.60Purchase 31802 38.61Purchase 32712 38.61Purchase 47570 38.62Purchase 17129 38.62Purchase 22430 38.63Purchase 4521 38.64Purchase 6165 38.65Purchase 13078 38.66Purchase 5329 38.67Purchase 6115 38.68Purchase 12888 38.69Purchase 27012 38.70Purchase 8335 38.71Purchase 20639 38.72Purchase 46138 38.73Purchase 39906 38.74Purchase 9313 38.75Purchase 4314 38.76Purchase 15127 38.77Purchase 7610 38.78Purchase 6291 38.79Purchase 11727 38.80Purchase 4313 38.82TOTAL PURCHASE 3,144,005Sale 30000 37.92Sale 10170 38.43Sale 2 38.45Sale 1672 38.49Sale 106000 38.50Sale 3446 38.52Sale 15000 38.53Sale 11071 38.54Sale 12188 38.55Sale 50800 38.56Sale 5888 38.56Sale 5568 38.57Sale 5287 38.58Sale 27651 38.59Sale 34939 38.60Sale 2060 38.61Sale 47770 38.61Sale 228 38.62Sale 17582 38.64Sale 26185 38.65Sale 9169 38.65Sale 122 38.66Sale 107 38.67Sale 2531 38.70Sale 2291 38.71Sale 5000 38.72Sale 6000 38.74Sale 607 38.75Sale 18 38.76TOTAL SALES 439,352 (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 30000 37.92CFD Long 1000 38.50CFD Long 3446 38.52CFD Long 1175 38.54CFD Long 1583 38.55CFD Long 50800 38.56CFD Long 888 38.56CFD Long 1803 38.57CFD Long 5287 38.58CFD Long 5152 38.59CFD Long 2704 38.60CFD Long 2059 38.61CFD Long 47770 38.61CFD Long 228 38.62CFD Long 6050 38.64CFD Long 26185 38.65CFD Long 9169 38.65CFD Long 107 38.67CFD Long 2531 38.70CFD Long 5000 38.72CFD Long 6000 38.74CFD Long 607 38.75CFD Long 18 38.76CFD Short 627341 38.5217CFD Short 1000000 36.72CFD Short 545000 37.79CFD Short 500 38.45CFD Short 200 38.47CFD Short 500 38.50CFD Short 835 38.51CFD Short 361 38.52CFD Short 1106 38.53CFD Short 708 38.55CFD Short 5000 38.56CFD Short 382 38.56CFD Short 603 38.57CFD Short 142 38.58CFD Short 3900 38.59CFD Short 134 38.60CFD Short 545 38.61CFD Short 32712 38.61CFD Short 47570 38.62CFD Short 266 38.62CFD Short 207 38.64CFD Short 6000 38.65CFD Short 137 38.66CFD Short 100 38.67CFD Short 724 38.68CFD Short 6176 38.69CFD Short 4021 38.71CFD Short 1000 38.72CFD Short 3974 38.73CFD Short 2650 38.74CFD Short 2186 38.77CFD Short 100 38.78CFD Short 4000 38.79 (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 Selling 200,000 39.00 American 29/05/2008 1.90Call Option Purchasing 200,000 33.00 American 29/05/2008 6.32Put Option Purchasing 100,000 33.00 American 29/05/2008 0.42Put Option Selling 100,000 37.00 American 29/05/2008 1.22 (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 16/04/2008 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:
BHP Group