30th Nov 2007 16:22
Deutsche Bank AG30 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 29/11/2007 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 -10,045,148 -0.30 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -9,726,303 -0.30 (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 700000 17.226122Purchase 553950 39.4841Purchase 1400000 40.4977Purchase 385241 41.3Purchase 181757 42Purchase 18668 42.01Purchase 21 42.02Purchase 49 42.05Purchase 4392 42.06Purchase 30025 42.07Purchase 8931 42.08Purchase 10000 42.09Purchase 5062 42.1Purchase 4555 42.11Purchase 172 42.12Purchase 76499 42.1213Purchase 35009 42.13Purchase 342722 42.14Purchase 28228 42.15Purchase 54352 42.16Purchase 40739 42.17Purchase 67578 42.18Purchase 66150 42.1822Purchase 38372 42.18841Purchase 87591 42.19Purchase 243302 42.2Purchase 41907 42.21Purchase 34893 42.22Purchase 38625 42.23Purchase 47780 42.2302Purchase 2336 42.24Purchase 40828 42.25Purchase 14397 42.26Purchase 13125 42.27Purchase 4000 42.275Purchase 20000 42.29Purchase 97400 42.3Purchase 20100 42.31Purchase 500 42.32TOTAL PURCHASE 4,759,256Sale 1400000 17.226122Sale 553950 39.4841Sale 1400000 40.4977Sale 385241 41.3Sale 93422 42Sale 4 42.01Sale 21 42.02Sale 49 42.05Sale 250 42.06Sale 15025 42.07Sale 5053 42.08Sale 34 42.1Sale 82 42.11Sale 55 42.12Sale 76499 42.1213Sale 10976 42.13Sale 225235 42.14Sale 18092 42.15Sale 25543 42.16Sale 26356 42.17Sale 62663 42.18Sale 66150 42.1822Sale 38372 42.18841Sale 77188 42.19Sale 233803 42.2Sale 25870 42.21Sale 76030 42.22Sale 45347 42.23Sale 47780 42.2302Sale 4784 42.24Sale 32753 42.25Sale 5364 42.26Sale 990 42.27Sale 4000 42.275Sale 61 42.28Sale 20000 42.29Sale 79900 42.3Sale 20259 42.31Sale 500 42.33Sale 400 42.34TOTAL SALES 5,078,101 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australiane.g. CFD Dollar $ CFD Long 700000 17.226122CFD Long 1241 41.3CFD Long 8240 42CFD Long 250 42.06CFD Long 5000 42.08CFD Long 76499 42.1213CFD Long 263 42.13CFD Long 5683 42.14CFD Long 274 42.16CFD Long 2780 42.17CFD Long 66150 42.1822CFD Long 5220 42.19CFD Long 8693 42.2CFD Long 307 42.21CFD Long 5000 42.22CFD Long 10452 42.23CFD Long 4500 42.24CFD Long 7500 42.25CFD Long 1124 42.26CFD Long 990 42.27CFD Long 4000 42.275CFD Long 61 42.28CFD Long 159 42.31CFD Long 500 42.33CFD Long 400 42.34CFD Short 1241 41.3CFD Short 200 42CFD Short 96 42.06CFD Short 287 42.08CFD Short 10000 42.09CFD Short 5000 42.1CFD Short 226 42.11CFD Short 117 42.12CFD Short 10000 42.13CFD Short 3450 42.14CFD Short 389 42.15CFD Short 192 42.16CFD Short 1366 42.17CFD Short 15182 42.18CFD Short 38372 42.18841CFD Short 2785 42.19CFD Short 5335 42.21CFD Short 250 42.22CFD Short 500 42.23CFD Short 47780 42.2302CFD Short 2052 42.24CFD Short 11279 42.25CFD Short 5861 42.26CFD Short 120 42.27CFD Short 17500 42.3CFD Short 500 42.32 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 30/11/2007 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:
BHP Group