22nd Apr 2008 10:19
Deutsche Bank AG22 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 21/04/2008 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 2,167,898 -9,587,038 0.06% -0.29% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 5,965,784 -7,277,898 0.18% -0.22% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 13,093,000 -3,703,000 0.39% -0.11% Total 21,226,682 -20,567,936 0.63% -0.61% (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 44 42.42Purchase 69308 43.24Purchase 300 43.31Purchase 373 43.33Purchase 8128 43.34Purchase 13253 43.35Purchase 3074 43.37Purchase 675 43.38Purchase 17101 43.48Purchase 5565 43.50Purchase 4935 43.51Purchase 22909 43.52Purchase 22073 43.53Purchase 12173 43.54Purchase 18004 43.55Purchase 51087 43.56Purchase 84188 43.57Purchase 91545 43.58Purchase 48320 43.59Purchase 14843 43.60Purchase 2220 43.61Purchase 14032 43.62Purchase 4799 43.63Purchase 14697 43.64Purchase 13600 43.65Purchase 20435 43.66Purchase 4814 43.67Purchase 42775 43.68Purchase 13076 43.69Purchase 31204 43.70Purchase 23481 43.71Purchase 36061 43.72Purchase 87833 43.73Purchase 44462 43.74Purchase 36417 43.75Purchase 30100 43.76Purchase 13600 43.76Purchase 42245 43.77Purchase 89684 43.78Purchase 43848 43.79Purchase 104000 43.80Purchase 17283 43.81Purchase 29052 43.82Purchase 85007 43.83Purchase 400 43.84Purchase 103199 43.84Purchase 85871 43.85Purchase 58506 43.86Purchase 25873 43.87Purchase 50227 43.88Purchase 36000 43.88Purchase 34400 43.89Purchase 17199 43.90Purchase 12900 43.91Purchase 25800 43.92Purchase 12899 43.93Purchase 27792 43.94Purchase 18102 43.95Purchase 40246 43.96Purchase 7690 43.97Purchase 4300 43.98Purchase 60025 43.99Purchase 17196 44.00Purchase 23614 44.01Purchase 28104 44.02Purchase 304 44.03Purchase 19696 44.04TOTAL PURCHASE 2,042,966Sale 44 42.42Sale 2000 43.24Sale 10500 43.48Sale 25000 43.54Sale 10000 43.55Sale 34150 43.58Sale 500 43.60Sale 1000 43.61Sale 50000 43.62Sale 3 43.65Sale 2 43.67Sale 3 43.68Sale 18 43.69Sale 7486 43.70Sale 14423 43.71Sale 13627 43.72Sale 6182 43.73Sale 3681 43.74Sale 2304 43.75Sale 3378 43.76Sale 6 43.77Sale 100425 43.78Sale 7243 43.78Sale 13 43.79Sale 25738 43.80Sale 427 43.81Sale 9032 43.82Sale 15954 43.83Sale 10213 43.84Sale 19453 43.84Sale 13714 43.85Sale 45452 43.86Sale 21015 43.87Sale 13127 43.88Sale 22 43.89Sale 7 43.90Sale 4 43.91Sale 14 43.92Sale 3 43.93Sale 211 43.94Sale 519 43.95Sale 8 43.96Sale 108 43.97Sale 1339 43.98Sale 24 43.99TOTAL SALES 468,372 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note e.g. CFD AUD $CFD Long 44 42.42CFD Long 2000 43.24CFD Long 500 43.48CFD Long 34150 43.58CFD Long 500 43.60CFD Long 1000 43.61CFD Long 50000 43.62CFD Long 9314 43.71CFD Long 686 43.72CFD Long 2300 43.75CFD Long 2054 43.76CFD Long 100425 43.78CFD Long 2136 43.78CFD Long 6327 43.80CFD Long 424 43.81CFD Long 2221 43.82CFD Long 4404 43.83CFD Long 19453 43.84CFD Long 3500 43.85CFD Long 5968 43.86CFD Long 598 43.87CFD Long 2901 43.88CFD Long 200 43.94CFD Long 500 43.95CFD Long 100 43.97CFD Long 339 43.98CFD Short 44 42.42CFD Short 1300 43.24CFD Short 300 43.31CFD Short 1265 43.50CFD Short 1505 43.51CFD Short 1715 43.52CFD Short 1165 43.54CFD Short 10044 43.58CFD Short 1300 43.59CFD Short 371 43.61CFD Short 4629 43.64CFD Short 100 43.66CFD Short 100 43.68CFD Short 300 43.73CFD Short 1945 43.74CFD Short 3155 43.75CFD Short 13600 43.76CFD Short 500 43.77CFD Short 500 43.82CFD Short 100 43.83CFD Short 73 43.87CFD Short 2927 43.88CFD Short 36000 43.88CFD Short 1098 43.95CFD Short 10278 43.99CFD Short 500 44.00CFD Short 500 44.02 (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 $ (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 22/04/2008 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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