28th Feb 2008 11:12
Deutsche Bank AG28 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 Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 27/02/2008 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 3,381,767 -11,161,462 0.10% -0.33% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,916,838 -8,962,630 0.27% -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,759,000 -1,705,000 0.20% -0.05% Total 19,057,605 -21,829,092 0.57% -0.65% (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 2114 38.75Purchase 71 39.06Purchase 2500 39.11Purchase 1288 39.12Purchase 1000 39.13Purchase 1977 39.15Purchase 500 39.17Purchase 250 39.18Purchase 8596 39.22Purchase 2114 39.23Purchase 4298 39.24Purchase 1200 39.25Purchase 637 39.27Purchase 464 39.29Purchase 8774 39.30Purchase 550 39.31Purchase 1021 39.32Purchase 4298 39.35Purchase 4298 39.39Purchase 3794 39.43Purchase 4271 39.44Purchase 8391 39.45Purchase 19321 39.46Purchase 20520 39.47Purchase 14033 39.48Purchase 16363 39.49Purchase 26433 39.50Purchase 3056 39.51Purchase 16502 39.51Purchase 8281 39.52Purchase 1872 39.52Purchase 10132 39.53Purchase 4298 39.54Purchase 5500 39.55Purchase 22590 39.55Purchase 4585 39.56Purchase 5000 39.57Purchase 2000 39.58Purchase 4172 39.59Purchase 3776 39.63Purchase 1998 39.65Purchase 4226 39.66Purchase 5741 39.67Purchase 6727 39.69Purchase 20000 39.71Purchase 15091 39.72Purchase 20909 39.73Purchase 32979 39.74Purchase 1267 39.75Purchase 10523 39.75Purchase 2783 39.76Purchase 20470 39.77Purchase 10030 39.78Purchase 39873 39.79Purchase 38110 39.80Purchase 38002 39.81Purchase 10000 39.82Purchase 54239 39.84Purchase 50000 39.85Purchase 141727 39.85Purchase 10000 39.86Purchase 20000 39.87Purchase 1000 39.88Purchase 9100 39.89Purchase 9850 39.90Purchase 19980 39.91Purchase 20000 39.94Purchase 11800 39.98Purchase 26547 39.99Purchase 13453 40.00Purchase 10000 40.02TOTAL PURCHASE 927,265Sale 2114 38.75Sale 54 39.04Sale 8000 39.05Sale 54 39.06Sale 55 39.08Sale 52 39.09Sale 56 39.10Sale 6950 39.12Sale 3727 39.13Sale 7114 39.14Sale 18149 39.15Sale 1715 39.16Sale 15355 39.17Sale 53 39.18Sale 140 39.19Sale 10166 39.20Sale 30000 39.20Sale 9435 39.21Sale 600 39.23Sale 15145 39.24Sale 469 39.25Sale 42 39.27Sale 178 39.28Sale 45 39.29Sale 17382 39.30Sale 45 39.31Sale 176 39.32Sale 2200 39.33Sale 134 39.34Sale 9138 39.35Sale 3383 39.36Sale 1705 39.37Sale 8953 39.38Sale 1547 39.39Sale 11901 39.40Sale 41 39.41Sale 137 39.43Sale 234 39.44Sale 2230 39.45Sale 19436 39.46Sale 25099 39.47Sale 13382 39.48Sale 10600 39.49Sale 609 39.49Sale 1767 39.50Sale 160 39.51Sale 108 39.52Sale 66 39.53Sale 2578 39.54Sale 176 39.55Sale 14 39.56Sale 303 39.57Sale 63 39.58Sale 372 39.60Sale 20 39.61Sale 21 39.62Sale 24 39.66Sale 1048 39.69Sale 440 39.70Sale 1291 39.71Sale 22 39.72Sale 42092 39.73Sale 4328 39.74Sale 4443 39.75Sale 51750 39.76Sale 17192 39.77Sale 4354 39.78Sale 6467 39.79Sale 4889 39.80Sale 800 39.80Sale 525992 39.80Sale 13920 39.81Sale 10123 39.82Sale 264 39.83Sale 109467 39.85Sale 5905 39.86Sale 48 39.87Sale 33 39.88Sale 4076 39.89Sale 5339 39.90Sale 3449 39.91Sale 43 39.92Sale 89 39.93Sale 37 39.94Sale 37 39.95Sale 1247 39.96Sale 9643 39.98Sale 47 39.99Sale 136 40.00TOTAL SALES 1,092,683 (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 2114 38.75CFD Long 1515 39.16CFD Long 30000 39.20CFD Long 600 39.23CFD Long 250 39.25CFD Long 465 39.37CFD Long 605 39.40CFD Long 100 39.44CFD Long 2000 39.45CFD Long 4250 39.46CFD Long 10000 39.47CFD Long 1099 39.48CFD Long 10600 39.49CFD Long 490 39.49CFD Long 1515 39.50CFD Long 2500 39.54CFD Long 250 39.57CFD Long 372 39.60CFD Long 1000 39.69CFD Long 386 39.70CFD Long 1250 39.71CFD Long 2015 39.73CFD Long 84 39.75CFD Long 51750 39.76CFD Long 2000 39.79CFD Long 250 39.80CFD Long 800 39.80CFD Long 2774 39.85CFD Long 5818 39.86CFD Long 1000 39.90CFD Long 1155 39.96CFD Long 1000 39.98CFD Short 2114 38.75CFD Short 71 39.06CFD Short 2500 39.11CFD Short 1288 39.12CFD Short 1000 39.13CFD Short 1977 39.15CFD Short 500 39.17CFD Short 250 39.18CFD Short 2114 39.23CFD Short 1200 39.25CFD Short 637 39.27CFD Short 464 39.29CFD Short 8774 39.30CFD Short 550 39.31CFD Short 1021 39.32CFD Short 1000 39.43CFD Short 1340 39.44CFD Short 1000 39.45CFD Short 697 39.46CFD Short 2468 39.47CFD Short 3039 39.48CFD Short 4100 39.50CFD Short 1872 39.51CFD Short 16502 39.51CFD Short 1872 39.52CFD Short 5500 39.55CFD Short 7292 39.55CFD Short 5091 39.72CFD Short 10909 39.73CFD Short 485 39.75CFD Short 10523 39.75CFD Short 515 39.76CFD Short 470 39.77CFD Short 30 39.78CFD Short 8000 39.79CFD Short 2441 39.80CFD Short 10000 39.82CFD Short 50000 39.85CFD Short 136 39.85CFD Short 1000 39.88CFD Short 9100 39.89CFD Short 100 39.90CFD Short 11800 39.98 (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 Selling 20,000 40.00 American 28/02/2008 0.22Call Option Selling 20,000 40.00 American 28/02/2008 0.22Call Option Selling 20,000 40.00 American 28/02/2008 0.23Call Option Selling 20,000 40.00 American 28/02/2008 0.28Call Option Selling 50,000 40.00 American 28/02/2008 0.29Call Option Selling 20,000 40.00 American 28/02/2008 0.30 (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 28/02/2008 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:
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