16th Apr 2008 13:31
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 Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11/04/2008 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 2,245,802 0.07% -12,760,606 -0.38% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,134,355 0.18% -7,337,437 -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 12,973,000 0.39% -3,128,000 -0.09% Total 21,353,157 0.64% -23,226,043 -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 300 41.33Purchase 500 41.40Purchase 319 41.43Purchase 1393 41.44Purchase 300 41.45Purchase 8979 41.49Purchase 15287 41.50Purchase 13548 41.51Purchase 71624 41.52Purchase 30465 41.53Purchase 9475 41.54Purchase 16649 41.55Purchase 2540 41.56Purchase 2502 41.57Purchase 1311 41.58Purchase 2046 41.59Purchase 302322 41.60Purchase 25714 41.61Purchase 4814 41.62Purchase 7600 41.63Purchase 10500 41.64Purchase 1905 41.65Purchase 1915 41.66Purchase 614 41.69Purchase 14474 41.71Purchase 153 41.73Purchase 41950 41.74Purchase 6447 41.74Purchase 175500 41.77Purchase 18549 41.81Purchase 6057 41.82Purchase 14006 41.84Purchase 19890 41.85Purchase 1700 41.86Purchase 66300 41.86Purchase 22000 41.87Purchase 5000 41.87Purchase 24600 41.88Purchase 50000 41.90Purchase 20900 41.92Purchase 12127 41.95Purchase 4112 41.97Purchase 637 41.99Purchase 156370 42.00Purchase 33390 42.09Purchase 20736 42.10Purchase 62 42.11Purchase 269051 42.16Purchase 572 42.18Purchase 100 42.32Purchase 1200 42.33Purchase 390 42.34Purchase 5000 42.36Purchase 12 42.37Purchase 288 42.38TOTAL PURCHASE 1,524,195 Sale 4308 41.35Sale 200 41.40Sale 100 41.41Sale 1537 41.42Sale 971 41.43Sale 17 41.44Sale 8179 41.45Sale 4102 41.46Sale 7267 41.47Sale 8786 41.48Sale 7784 41.49Sale 48298 41.50Sale 1607 41.51Sale 4028 41.52Sale 12575 41.53Sale 17124 41.54Sale 206013 41.55Sale 16476 41.56Sale 10625 41.57Sale 5342 41.58Sale 8411 41.59Sale 26780 41.60Sale 797 41.61Sale 3557 41.62Sale 32000 41.63Sale 2151 41.63Sale 27884 41.64Sale 43820 41.64Sale 13400 41.65Sale 1753 41.66Sale 2167 41.67Sale 3524 41.68Sale 809 41.69Sale 7993 41.70Sale 4460 41.71Sale 951 41.72Sale 1174 41.73Sale 54590 41.73Sale 3075 41.75Sale 27317 41.77Sale 1154 41.78Sale 203303 41.79Sale 1129 41.81Sale 3366 41.82Sale 2185 41.83Sale 5786 41.84Sale 102196 41.85Sale 3540 41.86Sale 6670 41.87Sale 1118 41.88Sale 500 41.90Sale 12393 41.92Sale 972 41.94Sale 117816 42.00Sale 1147 42.01Sale 1068 42.06Sale 4308 42.09Sale 4308 42.10Sale 4308 42.11Sale 4308 42.12Sale 1928 42.13Sale 978 42.15Sale 246538 42.16Sale 882 42.17Sale 851 42.18Sale 926 42.19Sale 707 42.22Sale 10852 42.23Sale 693 42.23Sale 1232 42.30Sale 624 42.34Sale 500 42.36Sale 531 42.37TOTAL SALES 1,380,769 (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 200 41.40CFD Long 100 41.41CFD Long 127 41.42CFD Long 17 41.44CFD Long 2056 41.45CFD Long 600 41.47CFD Long 100 41.51CFD Long 10900 41.56CFD Long 500 41.57CFD Long 500 41.59CFD Long 4000 41.60CFD Long 32000 41.63CFD Long 10 41.63CFD Long 50 41.64CFD Long 43820 41.64CFD Long 10000 41.65CFD Long 500 41.66CFD Long 10 41.70CFD Long 30 41.71CFD Long 54590 41.73CFD Long 1000 41.82CFD Long 1000 41.83CFD Long 1000 41.85CFD Long 500 41.90CFD Long 100 41.92CFD Long 3226 42.16CFD Long 10852 42.23CFD Long 550 42.30CFD Long 500 42.36CFD Short 300 41.33CFD Short 500 41.40CFD Short 319 41.43CFD Short 1393 41.44CFD Short 300 41.45CFD Short 3000 41.50CFD Short 1835 41.51CFD Short 613 41.53CFD Short 2162 41.54CFD Short 2329 41.55CFD Short 2540 41.56CFD Short 1229 41.57CFD Short 1311 41.58CFD Short 2010 41.59CFD Short 1078 41.60CFD Short 3628 41.61CFD Short 500 41.62CFD Short 1000 41.63CFD Short 500 41.64CFD Short 1905 41.65CFD Short 1915 41.66CFD Short 614 41.69CFD Short 450 41.71CFD Short 41950 41.74CFD Short 1057 41.82CFD Short 4341 41.84CFD Short 2560 41.85CFD Short 1300 41.86CFD Short 66300 41.86CFD Short 22000 41.87CFD Short 900 41.92CFD Short 100 42.10CFD Short 62 42.11CFD Short 20000 42.16CFD Short 572 42.18CFD Short 100 42.32CFD Short 1200 42.33CFD Short 390 42.34CFD Short 5000 42.36CFD Short 12 42.37CFD Short 288 42.38 (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 5,000 43.00 American 26/06/2008 2.75Call Option Selling 212,000 40.00 American 25/03/2010 10.65Call Option Selling 188,000 39.00 American 25/03/2010 11.10Put Option Selling 100,000 39.00 American 29/05/2008 1.02 (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 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:
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