10th Apr 2008 12:05
Deutsche Bank AG10 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) 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 08/04/2008 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 4,496,210 13,508,144 0.13% 0.40% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 7,328,217 9,606,210 0.22% 0.29% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 12,668,000 2,402,000 0.38% 0.07% Total 24,492,427 25,516,354 0.73% 0.76% (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 1096125 40.04Purchase 6714 40.16Purchase 4312 40.17Purchase 12936 40.18Purchase 17248 40.19Purchase 4312 40.20Purchase 4612 40.24Purchase 12936 40.25Purchase 4312 40.28Purchase 6812 40.29Purchase 4312 40.30Purchase 1500 40.33Purchase 4312 40.35Purchase 2500 40.36Purchase 500 40.37Purchase 5000 40.39Purchase 29312 40.40Purchase 38035 40.41Purchase 4312 40.41Purchase 4312 40.44Purchase 18825 40.46Purchase 13623 40.47Purchase 9587 40.48Purchase 500 40.49Purchase 10150 40.50Purchase 654 40.51Purchase 9158 40.52Purchase 10000 40.53Purchase 13624 40.54Purchase 275695 40.55Purchase 5726 40.59Purchase 4312 40.60Purchase 71 40.61Purchase 4801 40.62Purchase 17185 40.63Purchase 17248 40.64Purchase 16763 40.65Purchase 79312 40.66Purchase 8928 40.66Purchase 285 40.67Purchase 4464 40.68Purchase 270 40.70Purchase 281 40.71Purchase 694 40.72Purchase 10033 40.73Purchase 1781 40.75Purchase 1606 40.76Purchase 174 40.77Purchase 332 40.79Purchase 65488 40.79Purchase 26861 40.80Purchase 345 40.81Purchase 516 40.83Purchase 176 40.87Purchase 8504 40.89Purchase 8687 40.91Purchase 185 40.92Purchase 2813 40.94Purchase 8966 40.95Purchase 14028 40.96Purchase 4612 40.97Purchase 194 40.99Purchase 4944 41.00Purchase 189 41.01Purchase 8703 41.03Purchase 198 41.04Purchase 439 41.05Purchase 183 41.06Purchase 201 41.07Purchase 3000 41.08Purchase 5542 41.09Purchase 2006 41.10Purchase 186 41.12Purchase 448 41.13Purchase 719 41.14Purchase 1713 41.15Purchase 444 41.16Purchase 4312 41.17Purchase 876 41.18Purchase 267 41.19Purchase 457 41.21Purchase 440 41.22Purchase 223 41.24TOTAL PURCHASE 1,977,361Sale 20000 39.84Sale 3000 40.17Sale 367 40.23Sale 283 40.24Sale 30000 40.31Sale 10000 40.32Sale 3271 40.33Sale 10132 40.35Sale 12604 40.36Sale 395 40.37Sale 6228 40.38Sale 1000 40.39Sale 337 40.40Sale 1323 40.42Sale 2848 40.43Sale 2047 40.44Sale 1063 40.45Sale 1370 40.46Sale 1441 40.47Sale 455 40.48Sale 1387 40.49Sale 254084 40.50Sale 1173 40.51Sale 409 40.52Sale 390 40.53Sale 443 40.54Sale 200945 40.55Sale 1250 40.57Sale 587 40.58Sale 914 40.59Sale 4109 40.60Sale 2000 40.61Sale 761 40.62Sale 3609 40.63Sale 67073 40.64Sale 9039 40.64Sale 1348 40.65Sale 1705 40.66Sale 300 40.67Sale 1000 40.68Sale 3500 40.70Sale 2600 40.75Sale 4091 40.80Sale 500 40.81Sale 2679 40.82Sale 500 40.83Sale 57100 40.85Sale 806 40.91Sale 300 40.94Sale 500 40.95Sale 249 40.97Sale 19962 40.98Sale 5000 41.00Sale 500 41.02Sale 500 41.04Sale 1500 41.06Sale 2755 41.13Sale 3036 41.15Sale 1418 41.16Sale 10000 41.18Sale 11927 41.20Sale 1000 41.21Sale 2017 41.23Sale 2342 41.24Sale 500 41.26TOTAL SALES 795,972 (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 20000 39.84CFD Long 3000 40.17CFD Long 367 40.23CFD Long 283 40.24CFD Long 132 40.35CFD Long 243 40.36CFD Long 27 40.37CFD Long 1228 40.38CFD Long 1000 40.39CFD Long 337 40.40CFD Long 1323 40.42CFD Long 2848 40.43CFD Long 2047 40.44CFD Long 1063 40.45CFD Long 1370 40.46CFD Long 1441 40.47CFD Long 455 40.48CFD Long 1387 40.49CFD Long 4084 40.50CFD Long 1173 40.51CFD Long 409 40.52CFD Long 390 40.53CFD Long 443 40.54CFD Long 200945 40.55CFD Long 1250 40.57CFD Long 587 40.58CFD Long 914 40.59CFD Long 4109 40.60CFD Long 2000 40.61CFD Long 761 40.62CFD Long 3609 40.63CFD Long 67073 40.64CFD Long 9039 40.64CFD Long 1348 40.65CFD Long 1705 40.66CFD Long 300 40.67CFD Long 1000 40.68CFD Long 3500 40.70CFD Long 2600 40.75CFD Long 3721 40.80CFD Long 500 40.81CFD Long 2679 40.82CFD Long 500 40.83CFD Long 57100 40.85CFD Long 806 40.91CFD Long 300 40.94CFD Long 500 40.95CFD Long 249 40.97CFD Long 19962 40.98CFD Long 5000 41.00CFD Long 500 41.02CFD Long 500 41.04CFD Long 1500 41.06CFD Long 2755 41.13CFD Long 3036 41.15CFD Long 1418 41.16CFD Long 10000 41.18CFD Long 11927 41.20CFD Long 1000 41.21CFD Long 2017 41.23CFD Long 2342 41.24CFD Long 500 41.26CFD Short 1096125 40.04CFD Short 300 40.24CFD Short 2500 40.29CFD Short 1500 40.33CFD Short 2500 40.36CFD Short 500 40.37CFD Short 5000 40.39CFD Short 1000 40.40CFD Short 38035 40.41CFD Short 1500 40.46CFD Short 500 40.49CFD Short 150 40.50CFD Short 654 40.51CFD Short 4846 40.52CFD Short 5000 40.54CFD Short 200100 40.55CFD Short 1414 40.59CFD Short 71 40.61CFD Short 79312 40.66CFD Short 111 40.72CFD Short 9889 40.73CFD Short 1000 40.75CFD Short 1430 40.76CFD Short 65488 40.79CFD Short 300 40.97CFD Short 100 41.09CFD Short 186 41.12CFD Short 500 41.14CFD Short 914 41.15 (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 250,000 41.49 European 25/09/2008 0.01 (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 10/04/2008 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:
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