27th Feb 2008 11:37
Deutsche Bank AG27 February 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 26/02/2008 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 3,414,852 -11,029,129 0.10% -0.33% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,916,857 -8,910,914 0.27% -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,909,000 -1,705,000 0.21% -0.05% Total 19240,709 -21,645,043 0.57% -0.64% (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 1369 38.58Purchase 913 38.59Purchase 63504 38.60Purchase 195 38.61Purchase 2183 38.64Purchase 313 38.66Purchase 4254 38.68Purchase 2816 38.69Purchase 371 38.70Purchase 434 38.71Purchase 306 38.72Purchase 483 38.73Purchase 269 38.74Purchase 27318 38.75Purchase 968 38.76Purchase 659 38.77Purchase 868 38.78Purchase 1226 38.79Purchase 241 38.80Purchase 423 38.81Purchase 3347 38.82Purchase 418 38.83Purchase 1015 38.84Purchase 149 38.87Purchase 190 38.88Purchase 96 38.93Purchase 6000 38.95Purchase 1865 38.95Purchase 166 38.96Purchase 268 38.97Purchase 724 38.98Purchase 16137 38.99Purchase 13111 39.00Purchase 12149 39.01Purchase 5879 39.02Purchase 8337 39.03Purchase 18527 39.04Purchase 935712 39.05Purchase 19869 39.06Purchase 39370 39.07Purchase 3779 39.08Purchase 9194 39.09Purchase 29820 39.10Purchase 5599 39.10Purchase 27519 39.11Purchase 19422 39.12Purchase 17956 39.13Purchase 17621 39.14Purchase 30000 39.14Purchase 65901 39.15Purchase 20381 39.16Purchase 12315 39.17Purchase 21819 39.18Purchase 82695 39.19Purchase 45438 39.20Purchase 18554 39.21Purchase 52726 39.22Purchase 40010 39.23Purchase 26699 39.24Purchase 77346 39.25Purchase 23297 39.26Purchase 17202 39.28Purchase 10945 39.29Purchase 28422 39.30Purchase 2172 39.31Purchase 213 39.32Purchase 4301 39.33Purchase 214 39.36Purchase 4300 39.39TOTAL PURCHASE 1,908,302Sale 1000 38.59Sale 100 38.64Sale 3403 38.68Sale 600 38.69Sale 1950 38.73Sale 17839 38.74Sale 84261 38.75Sale 4097 38.76Sale 14562 38.77Sale 4000 38.79Sale 10250 38.80Sale 550 38.81Sale 303 38.85Sale 3400 38.87Sale 34695 38.97Sale 6686 38.98Sale 32297 38.98Sale 106000 39.00Sale 6800 39.03Sale 1000 39.06Sale 10000 39.07Sale 10000 39.08Sale 20000 39.09Sale 44119 39.10Sale 30467 39.12Sale 12000 39.13Sale 8000 39.14Sale 10000 39.18Sale 18500 39.19Sale 12000 39.20Sale 10000 39.23Sale 6585 39.25Sale 20000 39.26Sale 2000 39.39TOTAL SALES 547,464 (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 38.59CFD Long 100 38.64CFD Long 3403 38.68CFD Long 600 38.69CFD Long 700 38.75CFD Long 4097 38.76CFD Long 4000 38.79CFD Long 250 38.8CFD Long 550 38.81CFD Long 303 38.85CFD Long 3400 38.87CFD Long 34695 38.974CFD Long 6686 38.98CFD Long 106000 39CFD Long 1000 39.06CFD Long 10000 39.07CFD Long 10000 39.08CFD Long 5000 39.12CFD Long 2000 39.13CFD Long 8000 39.14CFD Long 10000 39.18CFD Long 4000 39.19CFD Long 2000 39.2CFD Long 10000 39.23CFD Long 2250 39.25CFD Long 2000 39.39CFD Short 817 38.58CFD Short 1313 38.6CFD Short 2183 38.64CFD Short 302 38.71CFD Short 750 38.75CFD Short 381 38.79CFD Short 1500 38.82CFD Short 6000 38.95CFD Short 1865 38.95CFD Short 10980 38.99CFD Short 6231 39CFD Short 3152 39.01CFD Short 4915 39.02CFD Short 5000 39.04CFD Short 3827 39.05CFD Short 29820 39.10CFD Short 10000 39.13CFD Short 30000 39.14CFD Short 4000 39.15CFD Short 2446 39.16CFD Short 1128 39.17CFD Short 20000 39.19CFD Short 5000 39.2CFD Short 300 39.21CFD Short 28532 39.22CFD Short 7000 39.3 (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) Put Option Purchasing 50,000 39.00 American 28/02/2008 0.49Put Option Purchasing 50000 39.00 American 28/02/2008 0.50 (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 27/02/2008 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