7th Mar 2008 12:18
Deutsche Bank AG07 March 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 06/03/2008 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 3,298,888 -12,587,084 0.10% -0.37% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,425,409 -8,565,831 0.25% -0.26% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 8,131,000 -1,903,000 0.24% -0.06% Total 19,855,297 -23,055,915 0.59% -0.69% (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 579 39.47Purchase 5125 39.48Purchase 2970 39.49Purchase 32896 39.50Purchase 4297 39.53Purchase 4297 39.54Purchase 175 39.57Purchase 4298 39.59Purchase 90000 39.60Purchase 4297 39.61Purchase 1763 39.62Purchase 10297 39.63Purchase 14298 39.64Purchase 14297 39.65Purchase 7700 39.67Purchase 14298 39.67Purchase 23827 39.68Purchase 9571 39.69Purchase 141697 39.70Purchase 18725 39.71Purchase 32356 39.72Purchase 12894 39.73Purchase 14256 39.74Purchase 23624 39.75Purchase 8595 39.76Purchase 12501 39.77Purchase 35270 39.78Purchase 21312 39.79Purchase 20925 39.80Purchase 56312 39.80Purchase 17439 39.81Purchase 21987 39.82Purchase 17439 39.83Purchase 34450 39.84Purchase 13732 39.85Purchase 5297 39.86Purchase 8595 39.88Purchase 325443 39.95TOTAL PURCHASE 1,087,834Sale 159438 39.03Sale 30000 39.23Sale 6000 39.30Sale 7252 39.48Sale 400 39.49Sale 259588 39.50Sale 5412 39.51Sale 413 39.53Sale 30000 39.54Sale 3277 39.55Sale 4297 39.59Sale 4298 39.60Sale 12000 39.62Sale 37948 39.63Sale 250 39.64Sale 2000000 39.65Sale 1000 39.67Sale 3999 39.68Sale 35650 39.68Sale 1001 39.69Sale 700 39.70Sale 1585 39.71Sale 5272 39.72Sale 5231 39.73Sale 61925 39.74Sale 2415 39.75Sale 7635 39.76Sale 4253 39.77Sale 4866 39.78Sale 16442 39.79Sale 2959 39.80Sale 48755 39.80Sale 1000 39.81Sale 35230 39.82Sale 10927 39.83Sale 2000 39.84Sale 7318 39.85TOTAL SALES 2,820,736 (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 30000 39.23CFD Long 6000 39.30CFD Long 7252 39.48CFD Long 400 39.49CFD Long 15000 39.50CFD Long 30000 39.54CFD Long 1000 39.63CFD Long 250 39.64CFD Long 1000 39.67CFD Long 35650 39.68CFD Long 700 39.70CFD Long 1585 39.71CFD Long 4974 39.72CFD Long 5231 39.73CFD Long 61925 39.74CFD Long 2415 39.75CFD Long 1500 39.76CFD Long 1816 39.77CFD Long 4866 39.78CFD Long 2959 39.80CFD Long 500 39.80CFD Long 1000 39.81CFD Long 3715 39.82CFD Long 2614 39.83CFD Long 2000 39.84CFD Short 300 39.50CFD Short 1763 39.62CFD Short 7700 39.67CFD Short 500 39.68CFD Short 537 39.70CFD Short 3000 39.75CFD Short 1000 39.78CFD Short 20925 39.80CFD Short 21750 39.80CFD Short 500 39.82CFD Short 250 39.83CFD Short 500 39.84CFD Short 1500 39.85CFD Short 1000 39.86 (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) Call Option Purchasing 2,000,000 0.01 European 26/06/2008 40.575Put Option Purchasing 200,000 40.00 American 18/12/2008 4.55 (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 07/03/2008 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 NotThe 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