16th Apr 2008 13:34
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 14/04/2008 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 2,209,045 -12,808,290 0.07% -0.38% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,084,354 -7,319,045 0.18% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,073,000 -3,428,000 0.39% -0.10% Total 21,366,399 -23,555,335 0.64% -0.70% (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 34213 40.17Purchase 16294 41.20Purchase 10 41.21Purchase 2500 41.22Purchase 37502 41.26Purchase 10 41.30Purchase 50 41.31Purchase 1000 41.32Purchase 110 41.34Purchase 120 41.35Purchase 3500 41.37Purchase 5000 41.45Purchase 3876 41.48Purchase 8069 41.49Purchase 10555 41.50Purchase 22348 41.57Purchase 25000 41.58Purchase 225 41.59Purchase 17489 41.60Purchase 506 41.62Purchase 46240 41.62Purchase 500 41.64Purchase 26659 41.65Purchase 2000 41.68Purchase 600 41.70Purchase 1000 41.71Purchase 2271 41.72Purchase 28978 41.73Purchase 947 41.73Purchase 9166 41.76Purchase 3424 41.77Purchase 500 41.78Purchase 100000 41.80Purchase 2000 41.82Purchase 3549 41.85Purchase 1002 41.86Purchase 1862 41.87Purchase 1000 41.90TOTAL PURCHASE 420,075Sale 34213 40.17Sale 244 41.20Sale 300 41.22Sale 505 41.23Sale 500 41.25Sale 749 41.26Sale 3179 41.28Sale 6000 41.29Sale 16759 41.30Sale 5741 41.31Sale 7145 41.32Sale 702 41.33Sale 535 41.34Sale 9536 41.35Sale 788 41.36Sale 490 41.37Sale 4715 41.38Sale 332 41.39Sale 642 41.40Sale 4566 41.41Sale 137 41.42Sale 356 41.43Sale 7346 41.44Sale 143 41.45Sale 653 41.46Sale 212 41.47Sale 5550 41.48Sale 432 41.49Sale 17904 41.50Sale 10239 41.51Sale 7831 41.52Sale 5135 41.53Sale 5517 41.54Sale 4684 41.55Sale 8340 41.56Sale 4811 41.57Sale 9428 41.58Sale 19658 41.58Sale 131 41.59Sale 9243 41.60Sale 48400 41.61Sale 2175 41.61Sale 42854 41.61Sale 1406 41.62Sale 8677 41.63Sale 1498 41.64Sale 126 41.65Sale 2529 41.66Sale 2070 41.67Sale 145 41.68Sale 7217 41.69Sale 9306 41.70Sale 2000 41.74Sale 1000 41.75Sale 4305 41.76Sale 11000 41.77Sale 4567 41.78Sale 5638 41.79Sale 50000 41.80Sale 14330 41.81Sale 200 41.82Sale 2000 41.83Sale 10000 41.84Sale 2254 41.85Sale 10000 41.86Sale 1000 41.87Sale 38261 41.88Sale 73 41.89Sale 4362 41.91Sale 232 41.93Sale 500 41.95Sale 1000 42.00TOTAL SALES 504,516 (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 34213 40.17CFD Long 300 41.22CFD Long 300 41.23CFD Long 500 41.25CFD Long 2970 41.28CFD Long 6000 41.29CFD Long 2500 41.31CFD Long 6100 41.32CFD Long 420 41.36CFD Long 300 41.40CFD Long 500 41.46CFD Long 500 41.48CFD Long 4700 41.50CFD Long 300 41.51CFD Long 1030 41.52CFD Long 5000 41.58CFD Long 19658 41.58CFD Long 5000 41.60CFD Long 48400 41.61CFD Long 120 41.61CFD Long 42854 41.61CFD Long 937 41.66CFD Long 846 41.67CFD Long 2217 41.69CFD Long 2000 41.74CFD Long 1000 41.75CFD Long 1000 41.77CFD Long 4567 41.78CFD Long 2254 41.85CFD Long 1000 41.87CFD Long 500 41.95CFD Long 1000 42.00CFD Short 34213 40.17CFD Short 16294 41.20CFD Short 10 41.21CFD Short 500 41.26CFD Short 10 41.30CFD Short 50 41.31CFD Short 1000 41.32CFD Short 110 41.34CFD Short 120 41.35CFD Short 3500 41.37CFD Short 5000 41.45CFD Short 182 41.48CFD Short 1818 41.49CFD Short 500 41.50CFD Short 22348 41.57CFD Short 25000 41.58CFD Short 225 41.59CFD Short 17489 41.60CFD Short 506 41.62CFD Short 46240 41.62CFD Short 500 41.64CFD Short 26659 41.65CFD Short 2000 41.68CFD Short 600 41.70CFD Short 1000 41.71CFD Short 2271 41.72CFD Short 947 41.73CFD Short 9166 41.76CFD Short 3424 41.77CFD Short 500 41.78CFD Short 2000 41.82CFD Short 3549 41.85CFD Short 1002 41.86CFD Short 1862 41.87 (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 45.00 American 18/12/2008 4.35Put Option Selling 100,000 42.00 American 26/06/2008 2.67Put Option Purchasing 100,000 42.00 American 26/03/2009 5.10 (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