17th Apr 2008 11:11
Deutsche Bank AG17 April 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 16/04/2008 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 2,227,585 0.07% -12,148,234 -0.36% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 5,916,036 0.18% -7,325,903 -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,123,000 0.39% -3,703,000 -0.11% Total 21,266,621 0.63% -23,177,137 -0.69% (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 15000 41.83Purchase 78070 42.80Purchase 32 42.82Purchase 100 42.83Purchase 1412 42.85Purchase 33 42.88Purchase 845 42.89Purchase 31 42.90Purchase 1035 42.92Purchase 2065 42.93Purchase 519 42.96Purchase 2004 42.97Purchase 812 42.98Purchase 103 42.99Purchase 4089 43.00Purchase 165 43.01Purchase 15355 43.02Purchase 14798 43.03Purchase 1470 43.04Purchase 8145 43.05Purchase 27214 43.06Purchase 49411 43.07Purchase 188 43.07Purchase 2576 43.08Purchase 6164 43.09Purchase 17281 43.10Purchase 4547 43.11Purchase 1441 43.12Purchase 716 43.13Purchase 750 43.14Purchase 44316 43.14Purchase 3382 43.15Purchase 3398 43.16Purchase 4762 43.17Purchase 6734 43.18Purchase 3092 43.19Purchase 2956 43.20Purchase 2631 43.21Purchase 4556 43.22Purchase 997 43.23Purchase 681 43.24Purchase 14219 43.25Purchase 3787 43.26Purchase 1316 43.27Purchase 1437 43.28Purchase 718 43.29Purchase 1790 43.30Purchase 1269 43.31Purchase 2669 43.32Purchase 22288 43.33Purchase 6331 43.34Purchase 640 43.36TOTAL PURCHASE 390,340Sale 100 41.62Sale 400 41.66Sale 100 41.67Sale 200 41.68Sale 100 41.69Sale 100 41.70Sale 200 41.71Sale 100 41.72Sale 100 41.77Sale 200 41.79Sale 25000 41.80Sale 500 41.81Sale 200 41.83Sale 7 41.84Sale 393 41.85Sale 200 41.86Sale 2400 41.87Sale 100 41.88Sale 96 41.89Sale 100 41.90Sale 504 41.91Sale 42 41.93Sale 200 41.94Sale 100 41.96Sale 300 41.98Sale 200 41.99Sale 300 42.01Sale 100 42.03Sale 300 42.06Sale 100 42.08Sale 300 42.09Sale 400 42.10Sale 400 42.11Sale 200 42.12Sale 400 42.13Sale 400 42.14Sale 300 42.15Sale 300 42.17Sale 100 42.19Sale 100 42.21Sale 100 42.22Sale 100 42.23Sale 300 42.24Sale 579 42.82Sale 100 42.83Sale 176 42.86Sale 653 42.88Sale 689 42.89Sale 260 42.90Sale 100 42.91Sale 4188 42.92Sale 498 42.93Sale 2862 42.95Sale 1500 42.96Sale 12676 42.99Sale 13050 43.00Sale 1030 43.01Sale 623 43.02Sale 100 43.03Sale 365 43.05Sale 3621 43.06Sale 508 43.07Sale 1182 43.08Sale 3110 43.09Sale 12200 43.10Sale 36778 43.10Sale 500 43.11Sale 20790 43.12Sale 2227 43.12Sale 2518 43.13Sale 300 43.14Sale 427 43.15Sale 500 43.16Sale 7967 43.17Sale 100 43.17Sale 800 43.18Sale 4423 43.19Sale 9754 43.20Sale 4959 43.21Sale 19894 43.21Sale 400 43.22Sale 5100 43.23Sale 200 43.24Sale 400 43.25Sale 500 43.26Sale 600 43.27Sale 200 43.28Sale 200 43.29Sale 350 43.30Sale 100 43.31Sale 500 43.32Sale 2200 43.33Sale 200 43.34TOTAL SALES 219,099 (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 100 41.62CFD Long 400 41.66CFD Long 100 41.67CFD Long 200 41.68CFD Long 100 41.69CFD Long 100 41.70CFD Long 200 41.71CFD Long 100 41.72CFD Long 100 41.77CFD Long 200 41.79CFD Long 25000 41.80CFD Long 500 41.81CFD Long 200 41.83CFD Long 7 41.84CFD Long 393 41.85CFD Long 200 41.86CFD Long 2400 41.87CFD Long 100 41.88CFD Long 96 41.89CFD Long 100 41.90CFD Long 504 41.91CFD Long 42 41.93CFD Long 200 41.94CFD Long 100 41.96CFD Long 300 41.98CFD Long 200 41.99CFD Long 300 42.01CFD Long 100 42.03CFD Long 300 42.06CFD Long 100 42.08CFD Long 300 42.09CFD Long 400 42.10CFD Long 400 42.11CFD Long 200 42.12CFD Long 400 42.13CFD Long 400 42.14CFD Long 300 42.15CFD Long 300 42.17CFD Long 100 42.19CFD Long 100 42.21CFD Long 100 42.22CFD Long 100 42.23CFD Long 300 42.24CFD Long 579 42.82CFD Long 100 42.83CFD Long 176 42.86CFD Long 653 42.88CFD Long 689 42.89CFD Long 260 42.90CFD Long 100 42.91CFD Long 3141 42.92CFD Long 498 42.93CFD Long 2862 42.95CFD Long 1500 42.96CFD Long 12676 42.99CFD Long 13050 43.00CFD Long 1030 43.01CFD Long 623 43.02CFD Long 100 43.03CFD Long 365 43.05CFD Long 3621 43.06CFD Long 508 43.07CFD Long 1182 43.08CFD Long 3110 43.09CFD Long 12200 43.10CFD Long 36778 43.10CFD Long 500 43.11CFD Long 20790 43.12CFD Long 2227 43.12CFD Long 2518 43.13CFD Long 300 43.14CFD Long 427 43.15CFD Long 500 43.16CFD Long 100 43.17CFD Long 800 43.18CFD Long 120 43.19CFD Long 1500 43.20CFD Long 1800 43.21CFD Long 19894 43.21CFD Long 400 43.22CFD Long 100 43.23CFD Long 200 43.24CFD Long 400 43.25CFD Long 500 43.26CFD Long 600 43.27CFD Long 200 43.28CFD Long 200 43.29CFD Long 350 43.30CFD Long 100 43.31CFD Long 500 43.32CFD Long 2200 43.33CFD Long 200 43.34CFD Short 15000 41.83CFD Short 49177 42.80CFD Short 100 42.83CFD Short 1412 42.85CFD Short 845 42.89CFD Short 754 42.92CFD Short 2000 42.93CFD Short 491 42.96CFD Short 1973 42.97CFD Short 812 42.98CFD Short 3918 43.00CFD Short 102 43.01CFD Short 5231 43.02CFD Short 12766 43.03CFD Short 1370 43.04CFD Short 7797 43.05CFD Short 14081 43.06CFD Short 49411 43.07CFD Short 88 43.07CFD Short 200 43.08CFD Short 5882 43.09CFD Short 6787 43.10CFD Short 4392 43.11CFD Short 1225 43.12CFD Short 524 43.13CFD Short 576 43.14CFD Short 44316 43.14CFD Short 3166 43.15CFD Short 3228 43.16CFD Short 4462 43.17CFD Short 2312 43.18CFD Short 2889 43.19CFD Short 2691 43.20CFD Short 2306 43.21CFD Short 4357 43.22CFD Short 814 43.23CFD Short 180 43.24CFD Short 9096 43.25CFD Short 3520 43.26CFD Short 1149 43.27CFD Short 1149 43.28CFD Short 556 43.29CFD Short 1507 43.30CFD Short 1012 43.31CFD Short 2434 43.32CFD Short 12065 43.33CFD Short 6289 43.34CFD Short 640 43.36 (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, Date paid/receivede.g. call option etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. per unit AUD $ Put Option Purchasing 50,000 40.00 American 23/04/2008 0.13Put Option Purchasing 45,000 41.00 American 23/04/2008 0.23Call Option Selling 20,000 42.00 American 23/04/2008 1.59 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 17/04/2008 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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