6th Mar 2008 11:47
Deutsche Bank AG06 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 05/03/2008 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 3,522,533 -11,077,827 0.10% -0.33% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,419,409 -8,722,958 0.25% -0.26% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,131,000 -1,703,000 0.18% -0.05% Total 18,072,942 -21,503,785 0.54% -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 2114 38.66Purchase 3605 38.98Purchase 52538 39.00Purchase 893 39.01Purchase 10949 39.02Purchase 2585 39.03Purchase 18 39.04Purchase 11729 39.05Purchase 6428 39.06Purchase 10175 39.07Purchase 326 39.08Purchase 4674 39.09Purchase 520 39.11Purchase 2107 39.13Purchase 3176 39.15Purchase 442 39.17Purchase 13 39.19Purchase 20451 39.20Purchase 21536 39.21Purchase 21482 39.23Purchase 67160 39.23Purchase 22197 39.25Purchase 11504 39.26Purchase 15298 39.27Purchase 34549 39.28Purchase 20000 39.29Purchase 20000 39.30Purchase 10000 39.32Purchase 17282 39.33Purchase 17672 39.34Purchase 3512 39.35Purchase 20414 39.36Purchase 24000 39.38Purchase 2000 39.39Purchase 420 39.40Purchase 825 39.41Purchase 500 39.44Purchase 29060 39.45Purchase 9087 39.47Purchase 4298 39.50Purchase 3259 39.52Purchase 4298 39.54Purchase 845 39.56Purchase 725 39.58Purchase 163 39.59Purchase 30000 39.60Purchase 6303 39.61Purchase 4163 39.62Purchase 21880 39.63Purchase 16326 39.64Purchase 730 39.65Purchase 144 39.66Purchase 79 39.71Purchase 1562 39.73TOTAL PURCHASE 596,016Sale 2114 38.66Sale 50000 38.66Sale 3579 39.00Sale 4000 39.05Sale 8786 39.08Sale 77306 39.08Sale 1334 39.09Sale 500 39.10Sale 250 39.11Sale 12389 39.15Sale 2909 39.18Sale 500 39.19Sale 20000 39.21Sale 757 39.22Sale 150243 39.23Sale 13500 39.25Sale 3880 39.27Sale 38985 39.30Sale 11523 39.30Sale 2000 39.33Sale 3000 39.36Sale 80000 39.36Sale 500 39.38Sale 250 39.40Sale 5000 39.46Sale 200 39.47Sale 4299 39.48Sale 15952 39.50Sale 48 39.51Sale 26351 39.52Sale 5000 39.54Sale 24029 39.55Sale 1000 39.58Sale 40000 39.60Sale 500 39.63Sale 10000 39.65Sale 7649 39.68Sale 100 39.69Sale 39000 39.70Sale 87000 39.72TOTAL SALES 754,433 (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 38.66CFD Long 50000 38.66CFD Long 250 39.00CFD Long 4000 39.05CFD Long 77306 39.08CFD Long 120 39.09CFD Long 500 39.10CFD Long 250 39.11CFD Long 1000 39.15CFD Long 500 39.19CFD Long 757 39.22CFD Long 243 39.23CFD Long 3500 39.25CFD Long 3880 39.27CFD Long 38985 39.30CFD Long 500 39.30CFD Long 2000 39.33CFD Long 3000 39.36CFD Long 80000 39.36CFD Long 500 39.38CFD Long 250 39.40CFD Long 5000 39.46CFD Long 200 39.47CFD Long 5952 39.50CFD Long 48 39.51CFD Long 26351 39.52CFD Long 5000 39.54CFD Long 1000 39.58CFD Long 500 39.63CFD Long 100 39.69CFD Long 4000 39.70CFD Short 2114 38.66CFD Short 3605 38.98CFD Short 1100 39.00CFD Short 892 39.01CFD Short 950 39.02CFD Short 2585 39.03CFD Short 18 39.04CFD Short 356 39.06CFD Short 2650 39.07CFD Short 520 39.11CFD Short 2107 39.13CFD Short 3176 39.15CFD Short 442 39.17CFD Short 2000 39.21CFD Short 672 39.23CFD Short 67160 39.23CFD Short 1175 39.25CFD Short 1504 39.26CFD Short 1000 39.27CFD Short 250 39.28CFD Short 1208 39.36CFD Short 2000 39.39CFD Short 420 39.40CFD Short 825 39.41CFD Short 500 39.44CFD Short 29060 39.45CFD Short 9087 39.47CFD Short 3259 39.52CFD Short 845 39.56CFD Short 725 39.58CFD Short 163 39.59CFD Short 6303 39.61CFD Short 4163 39.62CFD Short 21880 39.63CFD Short 2027 39.64CFD Short 730 39.65CFD Short 144 39.66CFD Short 79 39.71CFD Short 1562 39.73 (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 150,000 40.00 American 26/06/2008 3.58 (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 06/03/2008 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:
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