18th Dec 2007 08:06
Deutsche Bank AG18 December 2007 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 17/12/2007 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 ShortOrdinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -7,755,845 -0.23 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -7,755,845 -0.23 (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 - Australian Dollar $ Purchase 20000 40.37Purchase 500 40.48Purchase 2650 40.5Purchase 3000 40.51Purchase 1000 40.52Purchase 441 40.54Purchase 19561 40.55Purchase 2166 40.58Purchase 1500 40.59Purchase 1247 40.6Purchase 700 40.66Purchase 917 40.69Purchase 300 40.74Purchase 1000 40.75Purchase 2048 40.76Purchase 3249 40.77Purchase 1754 40.8Purchase 5500 40.81Purchase 1500 40.83Purchase 500 40.87Purchase 610570 40.89Purchase 25100 41.05Purchase 30000 41.06Purchase 50000 41.09Purchase 25 41.12Purchase 5334 41.13Purchase 50 41.16Purchase 700 41.19Purchase 25 41.21Purchase 100 41.22Purchase 25 41.25Purchase 100000 41.26Purchase 5000 41.32Purchase 94100 42.05Purchase 1500 42.15Purchase 17423 42.30921Purchase 500 42.52Purchase 31554 42.5589Purchase 87900 43.14TOTAL PURCHASE 1,129,439Sale 58888 40.37Sale 3143 40.43Sale 657 40.45Sale 150 40.46Sale 50 40.47Sale 100 40.49Sale 1000 40.5Sale 50 40.51Sale 4355 40.53Sale 8567 40.54Sale 37336 40.55Sale 4354 40.59Sale 14438 40.6Sale 4347 40.61Sale 8647 40.62Sale 9430 40.63Sale 4355 40.64Sale 10325 40.65Sale 2143 40.66Sale 4355 40.67Sale 2213 40.68Sale 3043 40.69Sale 2735 40.7Sale 4555 40.71Sale 9038 40.72Sale 8710 40.73Sale 1991 40.75Sale 15209 40.76Sale 400 40.77Sale 6700 40.78Sale 29147 40.79Sale 65590 40.8Sale 5500 40.81Sale 1108 40.82Sale 100 40.83Sale 4284 40.84Sale 18300 40.85Sale 11000 40.87Sale 6931 40.88Sale 610736 40.89Sale 5000 40.9Sale 150000 40.9518Sale 1150 40.96Sale 1200 41.Sale 58 41.01Sale 943 41.03Sale 750 41.04Sale 250 41.05Sale 6077 41.09Sale 10485 41.1Sale 100000 41.1017Sale 4572 41.11Sale 2012 41.12Sale 138 41.13Sale 200 41.14Sale 12301 41.15Sale 18 41.16Sale 43700 41.17Sale 12110 41.18Sale 14400 41.19Sale 600 41.2Sale 1000 41.21Sale 8556 41.22Sale 5000 41.26Sale 700 41.27Sale 15000 41.28Sale 94100 42.05Sale 1500 42.15Sale 17423 42.30921Sale 500 42.52Sale 31554 42.5589Sale 87900 43.14 TOTAL SALES 1,613,177 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFD CFD Long 58888 40.37CFD Long 3143 40.43CFD Long 657 40.45CFD Long 150 40.46CFD Long 50 40.47CFD Long 100 40.49CFD Long 1000 40.5CFD Long 50 40.51CFD Long 200 40.55CFD Long 720 40.63CFD Long 200 40.68CFD Long 200 40.71CFD Long 400 40.72CFD Long 1991 40.75CFD Long 5209 40.76CFD Long 400 40.77CFD Long 6700 40.78CFD Long 4792 40.79CFD Long 45590 40.8CFD Long 5500 40.81CFD Long 1108 40.82CFD Long 100 40.83CFD Long 18300 40.85CFD Long 11000 40.87CFD Long 6931 40.88CFD Long 166 40.89CFD Long 5000 40.9CFD Long 1150 40.96CFD Long 1200 41.CFD Long 58 41.01CFD Long 943 41.03CFD Long 750 41.04CFD Long 250 41.05CFD Long 6077 41.09CFD Long 485 41.1CFD Long 288 41.11CFD Long 2012 41.12CFD Long 138 41.13CFD Long 200 41.14CFD Long 2301 41.15CFD Long 18 41.16CFD Long 400 41.17CFD Long 410 41.18CFD Long 4400 41.19CFD Long 600 41.2CFD Long 1000 41.21CFD Long 700 41.27CFD Long 5000 41.28CFD Long 94100 42.05CFD Long 1500 42.15CFD Long 17423 42.30921CFD Long 31554 42.5589CFD Long 87900 43.14CFD Short 500 40.48CFD Short 2650 40.5CFD Short 3000 40.51CFD Short 1000 40.52CFD Short 2166 40.58CFD Short 1500 40.59CFD Short 1247 40.6CFD Short 700 40.66CFD Short 917 40.69CFD Short 300 40.74CFD Short 1000 40.75CFD Short 2048 40.76CFD Short 3249 40.77CFD Short 1754 40.8CFD Short 5500 40.81CFD Short 1500 40.83CFD Short 500 40.87CFD Short 100 41.05CFD Short 25 41.12CFD Short 1050 41.13CFD Short 50 41.16CFD Short 700 41.19CFD Short 25 41.21CFD Short 100 41.22CFD Short 25 41.25CFD Short 94100 42.05CFD Short 17423 42.30921CFD Short 500 42.52CFD Short 31554 42.5589CFD Short 87900 43.14 (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 18/12/2007 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 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