14th Apr 2008 12:10
Deutsche Bank AG14 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 07/04/2008 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 4,412,222 0.13% -14,605,545 -0.43% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,290,552 0.25% -9,521,222 -0.28% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 12,418,000 0.37% -2,402,000 -0.07% Total 25,120,774 0.75% -26,528,767 -0.79% (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 302671 38.60Purchase 88800 38.62Purchase 4443 39.57Purchase 4813 39.59Purchase 4313 39.63Purchase 1000 39.65Purchase 9500 39.75Purchase 1418 39.78Purchase 4313 39.79Purchase 8625 39.80Purchase 1000 39.81Purchase 4662 39.82Purchase 4655 39.83Purchase 44313 39.84Purchase 40829 39.85Purchase 103901 39.86Purchase 18975 39.87Purchase 41225 39.88Purchase 71101 39.89Purchase 135326 39.90Purchase 44187 39.91Purchase 44312 39.92Purchase 10272 39.93Purchase 30066 39.94Purchase 59986 39.95Purchase 39834 39.96Purchase 45344 39.97Purchase 72473 39.98Purchase 69616 39.99Purchase 227328 40.00Purchase 25787 40.01Purchase 8868 40.02Purchase 39313 40.03Purchase 43758 40.04Purchase 68882 40.05Purchase 43831 40.06Purchase 50922 40.07Purchase 79759 40.07Purchase 30191 40.08Purchase 25437 40.09Purchase 54501 40.10Purchase 28715 40.11Purchase 21226 40.12Purchase 12088 40.13Purchase 24074 40.14Purchase 50931 40.14Purchase 70690 40.15Purchase 20000 40.16Purchase 8153 40.17Purchase 45770 40.18Purchase 20094 40.19Purchase 12924 40.20Purchase 50824 40.21Purchase 5566 40.22Purchase 4313 40.23Purchase 49950 40.23Purchase 154 40.24Purchase 846 40.25Purchase 4313 40.27Purchase 4862 40.31Purchase 9126 40.32Purchase 1000 40.33Purchase 15125 40.35Purchase 19301 40.36Purchase 7313 40.37Purchase 4313 40.38Purchase 6511 40.40Purchase 5250 40.41Purchase 5565 40.42Purchase 4313 40.43Purchase 2523 40.44Purchase 11577 40.45Purchase 9313 40.46Purchase 8388 40.47Purchase 10924 40.48Purchase 10646 40.49Purchase 15231 40.50Purchase 11626 40.51Purchase 8626 40.53Purchase 21250 40.55Purchase 2859 40.57Purchase 6729 40.58Purchase 4351 40.59Purchase 2000 40.53TOTAL PURCHASE 2,649,903Sale 780788 38.60Sale 88800 38.62Sale 13182 39.55Sale 9818 39.56Sale 1000 39.60Sale 12661 39.61Sale 20000 39.62Sale 10106 39.68Sale 4016 39.70Sale 10000 39.71Sale 1000 39.74Sale 46489 39.75Sale 1816 39.76Sale 3012 39.78Sale 4107 39.79Sale 2865 39.82Sale 5000 39.83Sale 1605 39.84Sale 386 39.85Sale 671 39.86Sale 57691 39.86Sale 1000 39.87Sale 2923 39.88Sale 26108 39.89Sale 8576 39.90Sale 729 39.91Sale 392 39.92Sale 157 39.93Sale 549 39.94Sale 1329 39.95Sale 1837 39.96Sale 300 39.97Sale 10293 39.99Sale 2200 39.99Sale 21000 40.00Sale 727 40.02Sale 10317 40.03Sale 12146 40.05Sale 11623 40.06Sale 285 40.07Sale 90683 40.08Sale 6468 40.08Sale 864 40.09Sale 336 40.10Sale 1391 40.11Sale 3267 40.12Sale 3185 40.13Sale 3624 40.14Sale 1314 40.15Sale 1926 40.16Sale 391 40.17Sale 25226 40.18Sale 20500 40.19Sale 4350 40.20Sale 3275 40.21Sale 3929 40.22Sale 1733 40.23Sale 29 40.24Sale 877 40.26Sale 1250 40.27Sale 419 40.28Sale 5000 40.29Sale 415 40.30Sale 1771 40.31Sale 2354 40.32Sale 491 40.33Sale 720 40.34Sale 316 40.35Sale 10452 40.36Sale 3748 40.38Sale 1252 40.40Sale 639 40.43Sale 54 40.48Sale 4000 40.49Sale 9248 40.50Sale 1416 40.51Sale 360 40.52Sale 5413 40.53Sale 39919 40.55Sale 1000 40.58Sale 3687 40.60TOTAL SALES 1,454,796 (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 780788 38.60CFD Long 88800 38.62CFD Long 3182 39.55CFD Long 4818 39.56CFD Long 1000 39.60CFD Long 2716 39.61CFD Long 4016 39.70CFD Long 1000 39.74CFD Long 300 39.75CFD Long 1816 39.76CFD Long 3012 39.78CFD Long 4107 39.79CFD Long 2865 39.82CFD Long 5000 39.83CFD Long 1605 39.84CFD Long 386 39.85CFD Long 671 39.86CFD Long 57691 39.86CFD Long 1000 39.87CFD Long 2923 39.88CFD Long 1108 39.89CFD Long 8576 39.90CFD Long 729 39.91CFD Long 392 39.92CFD Long 157 39.93CFD Long 549 39.94CFD Long 1329 39.95CFD Long 1837 39.96CFD Long 300 39.97CFD Long 293 39.99CFD Long 2200 39.99CFD Long 1000 40.00CFD Long 727 40.02CFD Long 317 40.03CFD Long 2146 40.05CFD Long 1623 40.06CFD Long 285 40.07CFD Long 90683 40.08CFD Long 6468 40.08CFD Long 864 40.09CFD Long 336 40.10CFD Long 1391 40.11CFD Long 3267 40.12CFD Long 3185 40.13CFD Long 3624 40.14CFD Long 1314 40.15CFD Long 1926 40.16CFD Long 391 40.17CFD Long 226 40.18CFD Long 5500 40.19CFD Long 250 40.20CFD Long 3275 40.21CFD Long 3929 40.22CFD Long 1733 40.23CFD Long 29 40.24CFD Long 877 40.26CFD Long 1250 40.27CFD Long 419 40.28CFD Long 5000 40.29CFD Long 415 40.30CFD Long 1771 40.31CFD Long 2354 40.32CFD Long 491 40.33CFD Long 720 40.34CFD Long 316 40.35CFD Long 452 40.36CFD Long 3748 40.38CFD Long 1252 40.40CFD Long 639 40.43CFD Long 54 40.48CFD Long 4000 40.49CFD Long 100 40.50CFD Long 564 40.51CFD Long 360 40.52CFD Long 413 40.53CFD Long 25069 40.55CFD Long 1000 40.58CFD Short 88800 38.62CFD Short 130 39.57CFD Short 500 39.59CFD Short 1000 39.65CFD Short 9500 39.75CFD Short 1000 39.81CFD Short 40000 39.84CFD Short 30000 39.85CFD Short 95275 39.86CFD Short 14662 39.87CFD Short 28286 39.88CFD Short 70031 39.89CFD Short 114954 39.90CFD Short 25614 39.91CFD Short 19999 39.92CFD Short 1386 39.93CFD Short 8761 39.94CFD Short 55673 39.95CFD Short 30750 39.96CFD Short 30000 39.97CFD Short 42055 39.98CFD Short 21742 39.99CFD Short 183094 40.00CFD Short 10350 40.01CFD Short 3771 40.03CFD Short 12000 40.04CFD Short 24229 40.05CFD Short 743 40.06CFD Short 25045 40.07CFD Short 79759 40.07CFD Short 3287 40.09CFD Short 21970 40.10CFD Short 25000 40.11CFD Short 10488 40.12CFD Short 16 40.13CFD Short 24074 40.14CFD Short 44596 40.14CFD Short 67774 40.15CFD Short 12000 40.16CFD Short 26298 40.18CFD Short 250 40.19CFD Short 10750 40.20CFD Short 32826 40.21CFD Short 2000 40.22CFD Short 49950 40.23CFD Short 154 40.24CFD Short 846 40.25CFD Short 500 40.32CFD Short 1000 40.33CFD Short 6500 40.35CFD Short 5000 40.36CFD Short 3000 40.37CFD Short 2748 40.40CFD Short 5250 40.41CFD Short 1252 40.42CFD Short 389 40.47CFD Short 6611 40.48CFD Short 3000 40.51CFD Short 21250 40.55CFD Short 962 40.58CFD Short 38 40.59CFD Short 2000 40.53 (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 4,000 41.00 American 23/04/2008 0.82Call Option Selling 72,000 38.50 American 23/04/2008 2.21Call Option Selling 28,000 38.50 American 23/04/2008 2.22Put Option Selling 100,000 38.50 American 23/04/2008 0.58Put Option Selling 100,000 38.00 American 23/04/2008 0.49Put Option Selling 50,000 37.00 American 23/04/2008 0.30 (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 14/04/2008 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