8th May 2008 11:44
Deutsche Bank AG08 May 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 07/05/2008 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 2,276,451 -10,439,595 0.07% -0.31% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,792,927 -7,776,451 0.20% -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 14,553,000 -4,171,000 0.43% -0.12% Total 23,622,378 -22,387,046 0.70% -0.66% (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 62 45.14Purchase 129 45.15Purchase 1580 45.17Purchase 65 45.18Purchase 200 45.19Purchase 1388 45.20Purchase 475 45.22Purchase 93 45.23Purchase 1221 45.24Purchase 55 45.25Purchase 48 45.26Purchase 5900 45.27Purchase 21500 45.28Purchase 8259 45.29Purchase 96 45.30Purchase 3368 45.32Purchase 5850 45.32Purchase 193 45.33Purchase 1945 45.34Purchase 932 45.35Purchase 389 45.36Purchase 256 45.37Purchase 144 45.38Purchase 112 45.39Purchase 3072 45.41Purchase 185 45.42Purchase 715 45.44Purchase 3964 45.44Purchase 67048 45.45Purchase 3599 45.46Purchase 1403 45.47Purchase 1333 45.48Purchase 447 45.49Purchase 112620 45.50Purchase 9323 45.51Purchase 23519 45.52Purchase 16151 45.53Purchase 431 45.54Purchase 89355 45.55Purchase 200 45.56Purchase 128 45.57Purchase 1446 45.58Purchase 5 45.61TOTAL PURCHASE 389,204Sale 4271 45.13Sale 4271 45.15Sale 12813 45.17Sale 1982 45.19Sale 4271 45.20Sale 21910 45.21Sale 20822 45.22Sale 7226 45.23Sale 12171 45.24Sale 4271 45.25Sale 12813 45.26Sale 4746 45.27Sale 11211 45.28Sale 9000 45.29Sale 177 45.31Sale 158 45.32Sale 6524 45.33Sale 7955 45.35Sale 8490 45.36Sale 10550 45.37Sale 4338 45.38Sale 1268 45.39Sale 32899 45.40Sale 24251 45.41Sale 14944 45.42Sale 17991 45.43Sale 21982 45.44Sale 33007 45.45Sale 42581 45.46Sale 17569 45.47Sale 26247 45.47Sale 45765 45.48Sale 6503 45.49Sale 38252 45.49Sale 83253 45.50Sale 35090 45.51Sale 68035 45.52Sale 6558 45.53Sale 10160 45.54Sale 9547 45.55Sale 13400 45.56Sale 29687 45.56Sale 10976 45.57Sale 1600 45.58Sale 8472 45.59Sale 14153 45.60Sale 16944 45.61Sale 4271 45.62TOTAL SALES 805,375 (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 1000 45.19CFD Long 449 45.22CFD Long 289 45.23CFD Long 2669 45.28CFD Long 9000 45.29CFD Long 177 45.31CFD Long 158 45.32CFD Long 1611 45.33CFD Long 218 45.35CFD Long 2839 45.36CFD Long 2008 45.37CFD Long 67 45.38CFD Long 1268 45.39CFD Long 255 45.40CFD Long 328 45.41CFD Long 2063 45.42CFD Long 1769 45.43CFD Long 2680 45.44CFD Long 3110 45.45CFD Long 1114 45.46CFD Long 17569 45.47CFD Long 4698 45.47CFD Long 7847 45.48CFD Long 6503 45.49CFD Long 5440 45.49CFD Long 5974 45.50CFD Long 2485 45.51CFD Long 20053 45.52CFD Long 1472 45.53CFD Long 6343 45.54CFD Long 1075 45.55CFD Long 13400 45.56CFD Long 976 45.57CFD Long 1600 45.58CFD Short 62 45.14CFD Short 129 45.15CFD Short 1580 45.17CFD Short 65 45.18CFD Short 200 45.19CFD Short 1388 45.20CFD Short 475 45.22CFD Short 93 45.23CFD Short 1221 45.24CFD Short 55 45.25CFD Short 48 45.26CFD Short 5900 45.27CFD Short 21500 45.28CFD Short 8259 45.29CFD Short 96 45.30CFD Short 3368 45.32CFD Short 5850 45.32CFD Short 193 45.33CFD Short 1945 45.34CFD Short 932 45.35CFD Short 389 45.36CFD Short 256 45.37CFD Short 144 45.38CFD Short 112 45.39CFD Short 3072 45.41CFD Short 185 45.42CFD Short 715 45.44CFD Short 3964 45.44CFD Short 7048 45.45CFD Short 3599 45.46CFD Short 1403 45.47CFD Short 1333 45.48CFD Short 447 45.49CFD Short 2620 45.50CFD Short 9323 45.51CFD Short 8519 45.52CFD Short 1151 45.53CFD Short 431 45.54CFD Short 4105 45.55CFD Short 200 45.56CFD Short 128 45.57CFD Short 1200 45.58CFD Short 5 45.61 (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 155,000 46.00 American 24/07/2008 3.33 (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 08/05/2008 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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