29th Feb 2008 12:29
Deutsche Bank AG29 February 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 28/02/2008 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 3,670,529 -11,644,449 0.11% -0.35% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,918,786 -9,262,608 0.27% -0.28% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 7,209,000 -1,905,000 0.21% -0.06% Total 19,798,315 -22,812,057 0.59% -0.68% (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 38 39.23Purchase 183 39.24Purchase 529 39.25Purchase 13741 39.26Purchase 1000 39.34Purchase 305 39.35Purchase 2000 39.38Purchase 2000 39.39Purchase 110000 39.40Purchase 221 39.40Purchase 2000 39.41Purchase 19843 39.42Purchase 1000 39.45Purchase 18502 39.46Purchase 865 39.47Purchase 77348 39.47Purchase 609 39.48Purchase 25455 39.49Purchase 12458 39.49Purchase 33195 39.50Purchase 5790 39.52Purchase 8523 39.53Purchase 6628 39.54Purchase 43250 39.55Purchase 41400 39.56Purchase 7496 39.57Purchase 27000 39.58Purchase 1500 39.58Purchase 28334 39.60Purchase 17097 39.61Purchase 7500 39.62Purchase 8000 39.63Purchase 15000 39.65Purchase 6000 39.66Purchase 3000 39.68Purchase 953 39.69Purchase 458 39.70Purchase 1589 39.71Purchase 122 39.85TOTAL PURCHASE 550,932Sale 2 39.17Sale 9594 39.20Sale 7927 39.21Sale 150 39.22Sale 2 39.24Sale 10299 39.25Sale 4964 39.26Sale 7031 39.28Sale 13109 39.30Sale 8349 39.31Sale 5795 39.32Sale 2 39.33Sale 4 39.34Sale 18635 39.35Sale 754 39.36Sale 4307 39.37Sale 748 39.38Sale 7 39.39Sale 32364 39.40Sale 25500 39.41Sale 4895 39.41Sale 2266 39.42Sale 8030 39.43Sale 9123 39.44Sale 19434 39.45Sale 1217 39.46Sale 15221 39.47Sale 13828 39.48Sale 3020 39.49Sale 29743 39.50Sale 35237 39.51Sale 5755 39.52Sale 55400 39.52Sale 769 39.53Sale 22919 39.54Sale 30679 39.55Sale 12952 39.56Sale 12629 39.57Sale 20943 39.58Sale 10461 39.59Sale 136302 39.60Sale 8694 39.61Sale 38292 39.62Sale 10428 39.63Sale 16924 39.64Sale 15852 39.65Sale 3115 39.66Sale 4 39.68Sale 51360 39.70Sale 122 39.85TOTAL SALES 745,157 (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 1000 39.20CFD Long 150 39.22CFD Long 6000 39.25CFD Long 2000 39.28CFD Long 1498 39.32CFD Long 2 39.33CFD Long 500 39.35CFD Long 750 39.36CFD Long 742 39.38CFD Long 3000 39.40CFD Long 25500 39.41CFD Long 583 39.41CFD Long 743 39.42CFD Long 1000 39.43CFD Long 750 39.44CFD Long 1236 39.45CFD Long 1155 39.46CFD Long 3750 39.47CFD Long 3000 39.49CFD Long 55 39.50CFD Long 1131 39.51CFD Long 55400 39.52CFD Long 750 39.53CFD Long 1507 39.54CFD Long 6640 39.55CFD Long 4154 39.56CFD Long 1038 39.57CFD Long 2157 39.60CFD Long 500 39.62CFD Long 1815 39.65CFD Long 122 39.85CFD Short 200000 3.68CFD Short 38 39.23CFD Short 183 39.24CFD Short 529 39.25CFD Short 1000 39.34CFD Short 305 39.35CFD Short 2000 39.38CFD Short 2000 39.39CFD Short 110000 39.40CFD Short 221 39.40CFD Short 2000 39.41CFD Short 750 39.42CFD Short 1000 39.45CFD Short 6552 39.46CFD Short 448 39.47CFD Short 609 39.48CFD Short 3755 39.49CFD Short 12458 39.49CFD Short 2445 39.50CFD Short 500 39.53CFD Short 1000 39.54CFD Short 3000 39.55CFD Short 41400 39.56CFD Short 246 39.57CFD Short 27000 39.58CFD Short 1500 39.58CFD Short 97 39.61CFD Short 500 39.62CFD Short 2000 39.63CFD Short 953 39.69CFD Short 458 39.70CFD Short 1589 39.71CFD Short 122 39.85 (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) Call Option Selling 200,000 40.00 American 26/06/2008 3.45Put Option Purchasing 25,000 40.00 American 18/12/2008 4.50Call Option Purchasing 25,000 40.00 American 18/12/2008 5.54Call Option Purchasing 200,000 40.00 American 18/12/2008 5.68Call Option Purchasing 200,000 44.00 American 18/12/2008 3.68 (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 29/02/2008 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 NotThe 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:
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