22nd Nov 2007 12:55
Deutsche Bank AG22 November 2007 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 21/11/2007 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -10,410,584 -0.31 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -10,410,584 -0.31 (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 - Australian Dollar $ Purchase 1000000 39.3233Purchase 250000 39.9722Purchase 81800 40.27Purchase 224981 40.3Purchase 20000 40.59Purchase 10000 40.6Purchase 20000 40.62Purchase 19387 40.63Purchase 20000 40.64Purchase 7308 40.65Purchase 25506 40.66Purchase 300 40.67Purchase 30143 40.68Purchase 24935 40.69Purchase 67925 40.7Purchase 22477 40.71Purchase 9851 40.72Purchase 1000 40.74Purchase 4000 40.745Purchase 94509 40.75Purchase 24401 40.79Purchase 44592 40.8Purchase 23210 40.8026Purchase 5000 40.82Purchase 20000 40.85Purchase 2703 40.86Purchase 195851 40.87Purchase 4512 40.88Purchase 2413 40.89Purchase 76340 40.9Purchase 26290 40.91Purchase 46986 40.92Purchase 48400 40.92991Purchase 1611 40.93Purchase 9 40.94Purchase 154678 40.95Purchase 14607 40.96Purchase 1200 40.9617Purchase 38832 40.97Purchase 108275 40.98Purchase 160401 40.9863Purchase 8 40.99Purchase 105733 41Purchase 4267 41.01Purchase 1552308 41.0103Purchase 48250 41.01338Purchase 13418 41.02Purchase 3086 41.03Purchase 45215 41.04Purchase 439914 41.05Purchase 17852 41.06Purchase 11040 41.07Purchase 147783 41.08Purchase 548 41.09Purchase 253912 41.1Purchase 2969 41.10775Purchase 25193 41.11Purchase 31824 41.12Purchase 80027 41.13Purchase 17201 41.14Purchase 267875 41.15Purchase 12 41.16Purchase 26503 41.17Purchase 28626 41.18Purchase 4 41.19Purchase 43899 41.2Purchase 8063 41.21Purchase 13 41.22Purchase 40002 41.23Purchase 50019 41.24Purchase 60000 41.25Purchase 11012 41.27Purchase 2102 41.28Purchase 1663 41.29Purchase 66237 41.3Purchase 51660 41.31Purchase 5171 41.32Purchase 809 41.33Purchase 25013 41.34Purchase 101078 41.35Purchase 15019 41.36Purchase 2065 41.37Purchase 6 41.38 TOTAL PURCHASE 6,541,832 Sale 2000000 39.3233Sale 500000 39.9722Sale 81800 40.27Sale 223419 40.3Sale 250 40.57Sale 2000 40.58Sale 500 40.59Sale 250 40.6Sale 20000 40.62Sale 250 40.63Sale 20000 40.64Sale 2638 40.65Sale 5606 40.66Sale 30000 40.68Sale 20800 40.69Sale 15987 40.7Sale 2000 40.71Sale 3300 40.73Sale 1369 40.74Sale 2000 40.745Sale 23309 40.75Sale 11605 40.8026Sale 2073 40.84Sale 4125 40.85Sale 12308 40.86Sale 374043 40.87Sale 9614 40.88Sale 7055 40.89Sale 51555 40.9Sale 23944 40.91Sale 42688 40.92Sale 24200 40.92991Sale 7248 40.93Sale 3748 40.94Sale 112297 40.95Sale 13043 40.96Sale 2400 40.9617Sale 5994 40.97Sale 36963 40.98Sale 320802 40.9863Sale 4310 40.99Sale 38591 41Sale 8283 41.01Sale 3104616 41.0103Sale 96500 41.01338Sale 24671 41.02Sale 27809 41.03Sale 31034 41.04Sale 270134 41.05Sale 32187 41.06Sale 29445 41.07Sale 99233 41.08Sale 20697 41.09Sale 131603 41.1Sale 2969 41.10775Sale 79820 41.11Sale 40014 41.12Sale 52249 41.13Sale 23875 41.14Sale 136315 41.15Sale 16975 41.16Sale 21780 41.17Sale 3184 41.18Sale 2905 41.19Sale 42429 41.2Sale 2661 41.21Sale 2864 41.22Sale 11 41.23Sale 5172 41.24Sale 9355 41.26Sale 11622 41.27Sale 11 41.29Sale 9109 41.3Sale 12930 41.31Sale 22517 41.32Sale 13915 41.33Sale 17224 41.34Sale 5019 41.36Sale 4302 41.37Sale 506 41.38 TOTAL SALES 8,480,029 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFD CFD Long 81800 40.27CFD Long 223419 40.3CFD Long 250 40.57CFD Long 2000 40.58CFD Long 500 40.59CFD Long 250 40.6CFD Long 250 40.63CFD Long 2638 40.65CFD Long 1362 40.66CFD Long 1031 40.7CFD Long 2000 40.71CFD Long 3300 40.73CFD Long 1369 40.74CFD Long 3800 40.75CFD Long 1000 40.86CFD Long 800 40.88CFD Long 100 40.89CFD Long 800 40.91CFD Long 24200 40.92991CFD Long 1000 40.95CFD Long 6000 40.96CFD Long 1200 40.9617CFD Long 210 40.97CFD Long 160401 40.9863CFD Long 550 41.01CFD Long 48250 41.01338CFD Long 9554 41.02CFD Long 4291 41.03CFD Long 398 41.04CFD Long 593 41.05CFD Long 2416 41.06CFD Long 6498 41.07CFD Long 3820 41.08CFD Long 2583 41.09CFD Long 1129 41.1CFD Long 2969 41.10775CFD Long 10774 41.11CFD Long 3615 41.12CFD Long 14000 41.13CFD Long 2000 41.15CFD Long 8359 41.16CFD Long 1641 41.17CFD Long 750 41.19CFD Long 25500 41.2CFD Long 500 41.21CFD Long 700 41.22CFD Long 850 41.24CFD Long 750 41.26CFD Long 3000 41.27CFD Long 500 41.3CFD Long 1000 41.32CFD Long 1000 41.33CFD Long 5000 41.36CFD Long 500 41.38CFD Short 81800 40.27CFD Short 1767 40.3CFD Short 300 40.67CFD Short 500 40.72CFD Short 1000 40.74CFD Short 2000 40.745CFD Short 11605 40.8026CFD Short 5000 40.82CFD Short 10000 40.87CFD Short 1277 40.89CFD Short 723 40.9CFD Short 500 40.91CFD Short 24200 40.92991CFD Short 2000 40.96CFD Short 1000 41CFD Short 490 41.01CFD Short 48250 41.01338CFD Short 750 41.04CFD Short 11750 41.05CFD Short 1000 41.07CFD Short 489 41.08CFD Short 511 41.09CFD Short 475 41.1CFD Short 2969 41.10775CFD Short 5000 41.11CFD Short 10500 41.12CFD Short 10000 41.17CFD Short 886 41.21CFD Short 114 41.23CFD Short 10000 41.25CFD Short 2102 41.28CFD Short 1652 41.29CFD Short 17967 41.3CFD Short 1638 41.31CFD Short 3433 41.32CFD Short 751 41.33CFD Short 20000 41.34CFD Short 1128 41.35CFD Short 15000 41.36CFD Short 2065 41.37 (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, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 22/11/2007 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 Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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