15th Feb 2008 13:19
Deutsche Bank AG15 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 Ltd Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14/02/2008 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 2,857,448 0.09% -12,440,857 -0.37% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,263,008 0.25% -8,100,416 -0.24% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,809,000 0.20% -1,555,000 -0.05% Total 17,929,456 0.53% -22,096,273 -0.66% (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 25647 38.19Purchase 261800 38.1932Purchase 20000 38.2Purchase 20000 38.21Purchase 34737 38.22Purchase 13694 38.23Purchase 300 38.24Purchase 10300 38.25Purchase 5400 38.26Purchase 10567 38.27Purchase 35100 38.31Purchase 10100 38.33Purchase 10000 38.34Purchase 100 38.35Purchase 700 38.36Purchase 310 38.38Purchase 100 38.39Purchase 200 38.4Purchase 100 38.41Purchase 4443 38.42Purchase 100 38.43Purchase 4503 38.44Purchase 10861 38.45Purchase 200 38.46Purchase 13507 38.47Purchase 8706 38.48Purchase 31813 38.49Purchase 42120 38.5Purchase 45319 38.51Purchase 17310 38.52Purchase 25100 38.53Purchase 13819 38.54Purchase 23108 38.55Purchase 40147 38.56Purchase 21915 38.57Purchase 31207 38.58Purchase 30861 38.59Purchase 36050 38.59901526Purchase 56698 38.6Purchase 12906 38.61Purchase 58376 38.62Purchase 36869 38.63Purchase 8706 38.64Purchase 56758 38.644Purchase 21513 38.65Purchase 11127 38.66Purchase 18604 38.67Purchase 61292 38.68Purchase 14280 38.69Purchase 28930 38.7Purchase 2333 38.72Purchase 21514 38.74Purchase 17212 38.75Purchase 13007 38.76Purchase 200 38.77Purchase 584 38.77126712Purchase 25915 38.78Purchase 22048 38.79Purchase 561579 38.8Purchase 42719 38.81Purchase 25817 38.82Purchase 13355 38.83Purchase 8606 38.84Purchase 13007 38.85Purchase 25645 38.86Purchase 21513 38.87Purchase 12909 38.88Purchase 463320 39.03TOTAL PURCHASE 2,537,586Sale 25000 37.5015215Sale 5000 37.56Sale 316 38.17Sale 1279 38.18Sale 14905 38.19Sale 150000 38.26Sale 2500 38.32Sale 25000 38.33Sale 10000 38.34Sale 32039 38.35Sale 461 38.36Sale 364 38.39Sale 2636 38.4Sale 100 38.42Sale 5616 38.44Sale 28165 38.45Sale 9093 38.46Sale 13407 38.47Sale 35494 38.48820899Sale 1515 38.49Sale 10000 38.5Sale 3408 38.51Sale 15500 38.54Sale 31836 38.55Sale 25167 38.56Sale 5781 38.57Sale 5000 38.58Sale 5000 38.59Sale 10000 38.6Sale 19219 38.61Sale 38665 38.6208Sale 1000 38.64Sale 1040 38.68Sale 28000 38.7Sale 104 38.71Sale 1462 38.72Sale 5000 38.73Sale 32000 38.75Sale 55 38.77Sale 1126 38.79Sale 258848 38.8Sale 31 38.82Sale 291 38.85Sale 27063 38.86Sale 20000 38.88Sale 167083 39.03Sale 4290 39.2TOTAL SALES 1,079,859 (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 25000 37.5015215CFD Long 316 38.17CFD Long 1279 38.18CFD Long 14905 38.19CFD Long 2500 38.32CFD Long 12039 38.35CFD Long 461 38.36CFD Long 364 38.39CFD Long 2636 38.4CFD Long 100 38.42CFD Long 616 38.44CFD Long 1165 38.45CFD Long 7500 38.47CFD Long 35494 38.48820899CFD Long 1515 38.49CFD Long 10000 38.5CFD Long 3408 38.51CFD Long 500 38.54CFD Long 2000 38.55CFD Long 38665 38.6208CFD Long 1000 38.64CFD Long 1040 38.68CFD Long 3000 38.7CFD Long 104 38.71CFD Long 1462 38.72CFD Long 1126 38.79CFD Long 1116 38.8CFD Long 31 38.82CFD Long 291 38.85CFD Long 63 38.86CFD Long 10031 39.03CFD Short 100 38.22CFD Short 100 38.23CFD Short 300 38.24CFD Short 300 38.25CFD Short 400 38.26CFD Short 1700 38.27CFD Short 100 38.31CFD Short 100 38.33CFD Short 100 38.35CFD Short 700 38.36CFD Short 310 38.38CFD Short 100 38.39CFD Short 200 38.4CFD Short 100 38.41CFD Short 140 38.42CFD Short 100 38.43CFD Short 200 38.44CFD Short 200 38.45CFD Short 200 38.46CFD Short 600 38.47CFD Short 100 38.48CFD Short 300 38.49CFD Short 2000 38.5CFD Short 200 38.51CFD Short 100 38.52CFD Short 100 38.53CFD Short 900 38.54CFD Short 200 38.55CFD Short 7700 38.56CFD Short 200 38.57CFD Short 300 38.58CFD Short 36050 38.59901526CFD Short 300 38.6CFD Short 15200 38.62CFD Short 1200 38.63CFD Short 100 38.64CFD Short 56758 38.644CFD Short 100 38.66CFD Short 300 38.67CFD Short 2000 38.68CFD Short 100 38.69CFD Short 5100 38.7CFD Short 500 38.72CFD Short 100 38.76CFD Short 200 38.77CFD Short 584 38.77126712CFD Short 100 38.78CFD Short 300 38.79CFD Short 100 38.8CFD Short 175 38.83CFD Short 100 38.85CFD Short 100 38.86CFD Short 724 39.03 (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 Buying 15000 42.00 American 28/02/2008 0.13Call Option Buying 20000 40.50 American 28/02/2008 0.32Call Option Buying 15000 39.50 American 28/02/2008 0.63Call Option Buying 15000 39.50 American 28/02/2008 0.64Call Option Buying 5000 41.00 American 28/02/2008 0.24Call Option Buying 2000 41.00 American 28/02/2008 0.26 (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 15/02/2008 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