24th Jan 2008 07:00
Deutsche Bank AG23 January 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 22/01/2008 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 5,596,954 -21,514,942 0.17% -0.64% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 9,007,777 -6,906,403 0.27% -0.21% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 4,941,000 -1,789,000 0.14% -0.05% Total 19,545,731 -30,210,345 0.58% -0.90% (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 1178852 31Purchase 2854 31.15Purchase 27290 31.1584Purchase 1000 31.22Purchase 10000 31.23Purchase 5000 31.25Purchase 1955 31.27Purchase 1045 31.28Purchase 1185 31.29Purchase 11918 31.3Purchase 10000 31.31Purchase 9196 31.32Purchase 11000 31.35Purchase 32000 31.352103Purchase 30000 31.37Purchase 17775 31.4Purchase 17164 31.41Purchase 10743 31.42Purchase 14145 31.43Purchase 17383 31.44Purchase 35234 31.45Purchase 34155 31.46Purchase 9569 31.47Purchase 389 31.48Purchase 9356 31.49Purchase 189043 31.5Purchase 19308 31.51Purchase 10428 31.52Purchase 4809 31.53Purchase 40593 31.54Purchase 41061 31.55Purchase 27142 31.56Purchase 30105 31.57Purchase 48129 31.58Purchase 9327 31.59Purchase 50260 31.6Purchase 4323 31.61Purchase 17292 31.62Purchase 28843 31.63Purchase 22935 31.64Purchase 42618 31.65Purchase 13508 31.66Purchase 30930 31.67Purchase 25787 31.68Purchase 12558 31.69Purchase 69359 31.6947Purchase 42754 31.7Purchase 17923 31.71Purchase 50600 31.72Purchase 34899 31.73Purchase 68339 31.74Purchase 74400 31.75Purchase 2726 31.76Purchase 50391 31.77Purchase 49381 31.78Purchase 59850 31.78041621Purchase 14922 31.79Purchase 103138 31.8Purchase 22189 31.81Purchase 28772 31.82Purchase 107926 31.83Purchase 56648 31.84Purchase 94593 31.85Purchase 50903 31.86Purchase 88152 31.87Purchase 116554 31.88Purchase 88256 31.89Purchase 90128 31.9Purchase 27646 31.91Purchase 32162 31.92Purchase 57907 31.93Purchase 40805 31.94Purchase 55860 31.95Purchase 7928 31.96Purchase 18353 31.97Purchase 21669 31.98Purchase 12969 31.99Purchase 5000 32Purchase 4516 32.01Purchase 1500 32.02Purchase 9323 32.03Purchase 21615 32.04Purchase 8645 32.06Purchase 22292 32.07Purchase 1201 32.08Purchase 5824 32.09Purchase 520 32.2Purchase 91100 33.29TOTAL PURCHASE 3997845 Sale 553728 31Sale 1000 31.23Sale 347 31.25Sale 184 31.29Sale 2291 31.3Sale 1613 31.31Sale 11100 31.38Sale 138 31.39Sale 20000 31.4Sale 2150 31.43Sale 4500 31.44Sale 314 31.45Sale 186 31.46Sale 2500 31.47Sale 550 31.49Sale 106265 31.5Sale 901 31.51Sale 985 31.52Sale 500 31.54Sale 139 31.55Sale 9108 31.56Sale 1 31.58Sale 370 31.59Sale 5402 31.6Sale 5142 31.61Sale 100 31.62Sale 2013 31.63Sale 5396 31.64Sale 3599 31.65Sale 334 31.66Sale 165 31.67Sale 1183 31.68Sale 45600 31.6959Sale 70674 31.7Sale 114157 31.70970506Sale 2746 31.71Sale 13936 31.72Sale 18216 31.73Sale 15501 31.74Sale 40120 31.75Sale 121258 31.7501Sale 7937 31.76Sale 12559 31.77Sale 4423 31.78Sale 12430 31.79Sale 81806 31.8Sale 21132 31.81Sale 16435 31.82Sale 11709 31.83Sale 14793 31.84Sale 43610 31.85Sale 12001 31.86Sale 12053 31.88Sale 15689 31.89Sale 43276 31.9Sale 407 31.91Sale 32411 31.92Sale 17263 31.93Sale 19782 31.95Sale 6996 31.96Sale 31 31.97Sale 1237 31.98Sale 2000 31.99Sale 13139 32Sale 5600 32.02Sale 10484 32.03Sale 500 32.04Sale 4579 32.05Sale 650 32.06Sale 5001 32.07Sale 200 32.08Sale 500 32.09Sale 91100 33.29Sale 50000 34.9521373TOTAL SALES 1756145 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUD e.g. CFDCFD Long 1555 31CFD Long 1000 31.23CFD Long 347 31.25CFD Long 184 31.29CFD Long 2291 31.3CFD Long 1613 31.31CFD Long 11100 31.38CFD Long 138 31.39CFD Long 2150 31.43CFD Long 4500 31.44CFD Long 314 31.45CFD Long 186 31.46CFD Long 2500 31.47CFD Long 550 31.49CFD Long 9779 31.5CFD Long 137 31.51CFD Long 985 31.52CFD Long 500 31.54CFD Long 139 31.55CFD Long 4108 31.56CFD Long 1 31.58CFD Long 370 31.59CFD Long 5402 31.6CFD Long 5142 31.61CFD Long 100 31.62CFD Long 2013 31.63CFD Long 5396 31.64CFD Long 3599 31.65CFD Long 334 31.66CFD Long 165 31.67CFD Long 1183 31.68CFD Long 45600 31.6959CFD Long 2920 31.7CFD Long 114157 31.70970506CFD Long 500 31.71CFD Long 1000 31.72CFD Long 1150 31.73CFD Long 5500 31.74CFD Long 6237 31.75CFD Long 121258 31.7501CFD Long 1817 31.76CFD Long 1546 31.77CFD Long 1102 31.79CFD Long 10098 31.8CFD Long 7433 31.81CFD Long 11435 31.82CFD Long 1706 31.83CFD Long 4793 31.84CFD Long 39020 31.85CFD Long 2001 31.86CFD Long 4000 31.88CFD Long 4000 31.89CFD Long 5593 31.9CFD Long 407 31.91CFD Long 500 31.92CFD Long 4000 31.93CFD Long 969 31.95CFD Long 4500 31.96CFD Long 31 31.97CFD Long 2000 31.99CFD Long 2500 32CFD Long 500 32.04CFD Long 4579 32.05CFD Long 650 32.06CFD Long 5001 32.07CFD Long 200 32.08CFD Long 500 32.09CFD Long 91100 33.29CFD Long 50000 34.9521373CFD Short 181308 31CFD Short 2854 31.15CFD Short 27290 31.1584CFD Short 1000 31.22CFD Short 5000 31.25CFD Short 1955 31.27CFD Short 1045 31.28CFD Short 4000 31.3CFD Short 1201 31.32CFD Short 1000 31.35CFD Short 32000 31.352103CFD Short 10679 31.4CFD Short 3357 31.41CFD Short 227 31.42CFD Short 2261 31.43CFD Short 100 31.44CFD Short 2467 31.45CFD Short 4101 31.46CFD Short 33 31.49CFD Short 17144 31.5CFD Short 5500 31.51CFD Short 2000 31.52CFD Short 940 31.53CFD Short 1325 31.54CFD Short 318 31.55CFD Short 6681 31.65CFD Short 2412 31.66CFD Short 363 31.68CFD Short 69359 31.6947CFD Short 9201 31.7CFD Short 3644 31.71CFD Short 19044 31.72CFD Short 1262 31.73CFD Short 2000 31.74CFD Short 5600 31.75CFD Short 1000 31.77CFD Short 10000 31.78CFD Short 59850 31.78041621CFD Short 4528 31.8CFD Short 6000 31.82CFD Short 5000 31.83CFD Short 6867 31.85CFD Short 5000 31.86CFD Short 891 31.87CFD Short 6985 31.88CFD Short 5000 31.89CFD Short 12500 31.9CFD Short 1577 31.91CFD Short 1500 31.92CFD Short 1165 31.93CFD Short 200 31.95CFD Short 5000 32CFD Short 4516 32.01CFD Short 1500 32.02CFD Short 5000 32.03CFD Short 5000 32.07CFD Short 1201 32.08CFD Short 520 32.2CFD Short 91100 33.29 (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) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (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 23/01/2008 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 Notes The 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