17th Mar 2008 11:03
Deutsche Bank AG17 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 14/03/2008 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 2,490,322 0.07% -12,418,190 -0.37% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,691,206 0.26% -7,890,322 -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 9,214,000 0.27% -1,863,000 -0.06% Total 20,395,528 0.61% -22,171,512 -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 300 36.99Purchase 1350 37.00Purchase 2000 37.01Purchase 77 37.03Purchase 814 37.04Purchase 205 37.05Purchase 353 37.06Purchase 90000 37.10Purchase 2100 37.11Purchase 90352 37.12Purchase 50208 37.13Purchase 16995 37.14Purchase 163179 37.15Purchase 21957 37.16Purchase 15859 37.17Purchase 1735 37.19Purchase 23265 37.20Purchase 12000 37.24Purchase 11842 37.30Purchase 10000 37.32Purchase 9334 37.34Purchase 4289 37.37Purchase 251 37.39Purchase 25522 37.40Purchase 8579 37.41Purchase 14583 37.43Purchase 7864 37.44Purchase 4955 37.45Purchase 4600 37.48Purchase 43614 37.50Purchase 10016 37.51Purchase 50000 37.52Purchase 54984 37.53Purchase 71339 37.54Purchase 68280 37.55Purchase 165527 37.55Purchase 825 37.56Purchase 2195 37.57Purchase 100 37.59Purchase 50500 37.60Purchase 1061 37.61Purchase 10939 37.62Purchase 27959 37.63Purchase 12663 37.66Purchase 1000 37.67Purchase 100000 37.68Purchase 21263 37.69Purchase 115173 37.70Purchase 69600 37.70Purchase 25000 37.71Purchase 8687 37.72Purchase 25000 37.73Purchase 37273 37.74Purchase 130527 37.75Purchase 40000 37.77Purchase 158010 37.78Purchase 37597 37.79Purchase 364376 37.80Purchase 30000 37.81Purchase 46667 37.82Purchase 35659 37.83Purchase 35684 37.84Purchase 193488 37.85Purchase 18869 37.86Purchase 22059 37.88Purchase 9565 37.89Purchase 61936 37.90Purchase 10000 37.91Purchase 355537 37.92Purchase 352 37.94Purchase 48896 37.95Purchase 2796 37.96Purchase 22204 37.97Purchase 25000 37.98TOTAL PURCHASE 3,216,788Sale 270000 36.58Sale 57252 36.88Sale 75000 36.88Sale 623 36.99Sale 35895 37.00Sale 79 37.01Sale 37 37.04Sale 600 37.05Sale 35 37.06Sale 40000 37.09Sale 55 37.10Sale 76 37.11Sale 106637 37.12Sale 1227 37.13Sale 1785 37.14Sale 107343 37.15Sale 876 37.16Sale 335 37.17Sale 7855 37.18Sale 652 37.19Sale 968 37.20Sale 199 37.21Sale 50 37.22Sale 1316 37.24Sale 55 37.25Sale 30000 37.26Sale 1125 37.29Sale 20 37.30Sale 395 37.32Sale 209 37.33Sale 159 37.34Sale 92 37.37Sale 208 37.39Sale 578 37.40Sale 19 37.41Sale 36 37.42Sale 261 37.43Sale 71700 37.44Sale 456 37.44Sale 117 37.45Sale 34 37.46Sale 15 37.48Sale 32 37.49Sale 18 37.50Sale 14 37.51Sale 15 37.52Sale 345 37.53Sale 554 37.54Sale 525 37.55Sale 192 37.56Sale 11 37.57Sale 17 37.58Sale 167 37.59Sale 229 37.60Sale 9 37.61Sale 71122 37.62Sale 8614 37.62Sale 5525 37.63Sale 2198 37.64Sale 14537 37.65Sale 11754 37.66Sale 730 37.67Sale 6601 37.68Sale 751 37.69Sale 190 37.70Sale 2159 37.71Sale 328 37.72Sale 4090 37.73Sale 447 37.74Sale 3732 37.75Sale 72 37.76Sale 1490 37.77Sale 535 37.78Sale 2674 37.79Sale 3806 37.80Sale 1734 37.81Sale 3505 37.82Sale 2210 37.83Sale 5119 37.84Sale 62159 37.85Sale 148 37.86Sale 1280 37.87Sale 82 37.88Sale 184 37.89Sale 52 37.90Sale 100 37.91Sale 18834 37.92Sale 7 37.93Sale 14 37.95Sale 512 37.96Sale 20000 37.97Sale 12 37.98Sale 14 38.04Sale 500 38.05TOTAL SALES 1,074,323 (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 2000 36.30CFD Long 57252 36.88CFD Long 75000 36.88CFD Long 500 36.99CFD Long 45 37.01CFD Long 600 37.05CFD Long 10000 37.09CFD Long 2200 37.12CFD Long 1000 37.13CFD Long 1701 37.14CFD Long 1115 37.15CFD Long 800 37.16CFD Long 7743 37.18CFD Long 652 37.19CFD Long 968 37.20CFD Long 185 37.21CFD Long 1297 37.24CFD Long 30000 37.26CFD Long 1105 37.29CFD Long 395 37.32CFD Long 209 37.33CFD Long 139 37.34CFD Long 92 37.37CFD Long 208 37.39CFD Long 560 37.40CFD Long 261 37.43CFD Long 71700 37.44CFD Long 438 37.44CFD Long 100 37.45CFD Long 313 37.53CFD Long 500 37.54CFD Long 500 37.55CFD Long 153 37.56CFD Long 134 37.59CFD Long 150 37.60CFD Long 71122 37.62CFD Long 750 37.62CFD Long 11746 37.66CFD Long 600 37.67CFD Long 6464 37.68CFD Long 724 37.69CFD Long 100 37.70CFD Long 2141 37.71CFD Long 288 37.72CFD Long 4064 37.73CFD Long 364 37.74CFD Long 3652 37.75CFD Long 1455 37.77CFD Long 474 37.78CFD Long 2605 37.79CFD Long 3724 37.80CFD Long 1600 37.81CFD Long 3432 37.82CFD Long 2110 37.83CFD Long 100 37.85CFD Long 1247 37.87CFD Long 149 37.89CFD Long 100 37.91CFD Long 18701 37.92CFD Long 500 37.96CFD Long 500 38.05CFD Short 300 36.99CFD Short 1350 37.00CFD Short 2000 37.01CFD Short 75000 37.10CFD Short 2100 37.11CFD Short 76063 37.12CFD Short 31629 37.13CFD Short 1995 37.14CFD Short 133179 37.15CFD Short 3379 37.16CFD Short 5859 37.17CFD Short 1735 37.19CFD Short 23265 37.20CFD Short 12000 37.24CFD Short 11842 37.30CFD Short 10000 37.32CFD Short 5045 37.34CFD Short 251 37.39CFD Short 20000 37.40CFD Short 10294 37.43CFD Short 7864 37.44CFD Short 4955 37.45CFD Short 43614 37.50CFD Short 10016 37.51CFD Short 50000 37.52CFD Short 54984 37.53CFD Short 71339 37.54CFD Short 68280 37.55CFD Short 165527 37.55CFD Short 825 37.56CFD Short 2195 37.57CFD Short 100 37.59CFD Short 50500 37.60CFD Short 1061 37.61CFD Short 10939 37.62CFD Short 27959 37.63CFD Short 12663 37.66CFD Short 1000 37.67CFD Short 100000 37.68CFD Short 21263 37.69CFD Short 115173 37.70CFD Short 69600 37.70CFD Short 25000 37.71CFD Short 8687 37.72CFD Short 25000 37.73CFD Short 37273 37.74CFD Short 130527 37.75CFD Short 40000 37.77CFD Short 158010 37.78CFD Short 37597 37.79CFD Short 364376 37.80CFD Short 30000 37.81CFD Short 46667 37.82CFD Short 35659 37.83CFD Short 25684 37.84CFD Short 193488 37.85CFD Short 18869 37.86CFD Short 22059 37.88CFD Short 9565 37.89CFD Short 61936 37.90CFD Short 10000 37.91CFD Short 355537 37.92CFD Short 352 37.94CFD Short 48896 37.95CFD Short 2796 37.96CFD Short 22204 37.97CFD Short 25000 37.98 (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, 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 Purchasing 15,000 27.50 American 24/07/2008 11.54Put Option Selling 200,000 40.00 American 25/09/2008 5.28Put Option Selling 200,000 35.00 American 25/09/2008 2.70Put Option Selling 400,000 34.00 American 29/05/2008 1.34 (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 17/03/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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