16th Apr 2008 10:45
Deutsche Bank AG16 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15/04/2008 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 2,194,662 -12,286,552 0.07% -0.37% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 6,002,478 -7,304,662 0.18% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,123,000 -3,588,000 0.39% -0.11% Total 21,320,140 -23,179,214 0.63% -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 2295 41.59Purchase 868 41.65Purchase 4305 41.66Purchase 4304 41.67Purchase 7500 41.69Purchase 4305 41.73Purchase 8609 41.74Purchase 1237 41.75Purchase 522 41.79Purchase 22024 41.80Purchase 8609 41.81Purchase 2300 41.83Purchase 12000 41.83Purchase 18034 41.84Purchase 697 41.85Purchase 9686 41.86Purchase 23958 41.87Purchase 4305 41.88Purchase 17726 41.89Purchase 5191 41.90Purchase 42139 41.91Purchase 537 41.91Purchase 29794 41.92Purchase 3584 41.93Purchase 2458 41.94Purchase 12923 41.95Purchase 10731 41.96Purchase 14229 41.97Purchase 14168 41.98Purchase 9249 41.99Purchase 80598 42.00Purchase 2107 42.01Purchase 4387 42.02Purchase 34750 42.02Purchase 13454 42.03Purchase 800 42.04Purchase 4293 42.06Purchase 4305 42.07Purchase 4304 42.08Purchase 52434 42.09Purchase 4305 42.10Purchase 4784 42.11Purchase 22448 42.12Purchase 20927 42.13Purchase 25777 42.14Purchase 55566 42.15Purchase 37248 42.16Purchase 49133 42.17Purchase 15848 42.18Purchase 9120 42.19Purchase 15677 42.20Purchase 3600 42.21Purchase 11488 42.22Purchase 1984 42.23Purchase 4512 42.25Purchase 2200 42.26Purchase 4856 42.27TOTAL PURCHASE 789,192Sale 853 41.55Sale 147 41.56Sale 5320 41.59Sale 868 41.65Sale 34600 41.83Sale 5000 41.85Sale 40742 41.86Sale 564 41.87Sale 1000 41.89Sale 3500 41.93Sale 1000 41.99Sale 15634 42.00Sale 5000 42.01Sale 5000 42.03Sale 400 42.04Sale 2178 42.05Sale 6607 42.06Sale 19650 42.07Sale 1424 42.07Sale 6436 42.08Sale 560 42.09Sale 52434 42.09Sale 31828 42.10Sale 709 42.11Sale 21147 42.12Sale 247 42.13Sale 10704 42.14Sale 240 42.15Sale 535 42.16Sale 1297 42.17Sale 947 42.18Sale 975 42.19Sale 174 42.20Sale 424 42.22Sale 464 42.23Sale 500 42.24Sale 469 42.26Sale 2260 42.27TOTAL SALES 281,837 (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 853 41.55CFD Long 147 41.56CFD Long 920 41.59CFD Long 868 41.65CFD Long 34600 41.83CFD Long 5000 41.85CFD Long 564 41.87CFD Long 1000 41.89CFD Long 1000 41.99CFD Long 3200 42.00CFD Long 400 42.04CFD Long 2178 42.05CFD Long 6607 42.06CFD Long 19650 42.07CFD Long 1424 42.07CFD Long 6436 42.08CFD Long 560 42.09CFD Long 7828 42.10CFD Long 709 42.11CFD Long 1147 42.12CFD Long 247 42.13CFD Long 704 42.14CFD Long 240 42.15CFD Long 535 42.16CFD Long 1297 42.17CFD Long 947 42.18CFD Long 975 42.19CFD Long 174 42.20CFD Long 424 42.22CFD Long 464 42.23CFD Long 500 42.24CFD Long 469 42.26CFD Long 2260 42.27CFD Short 868 41.65CFD Short 7500 41.69CFD Short 500 41.75CFD Short 522 41.79CFD Short 500 41.80CFD Short 12000 41.83CFD Short 300 41.85CFD Short 200 41.86CFD Short 1000 41.87CFD Short 2168 41.89CFD Short 2158 41.90CFD Short 42139 41.91CFD Short 537 41.91CFD Short 22398 41.92CFD Short 2434 41.93CFD Short 2458 41.94CFD Short 3718 41.95CFD Short 2000 41.96CFD Short 5620 41.97CFD Short 4093 41.98CFD Short 3249 41.99CFD Short 17736 42.00CFD Short 34750 42.02CFD Short 730 42.03CFD Short 800 42.04CFD Short 500 42.12CFD Short 100 42.13CFD Short 742 42.14CFD Short 100 42.26 (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 Selling 40,000 44.00 American 23/04/2008 0.25Put Option Selling 50,000 39.00 American 26/06/2008 1.42Put Option Purchasing 100,000 38.50 American 23/04/2008 0.14Put Option Purchasing 20,000 38.00 American 23/04/2008 0.11 (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 16/04/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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