21st Feb 2008 15:49
Deutsche Bank AG21 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 15/02/2008 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 3,131,223 0.09% -13,453,568 -0.40% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,715,226 0.26% -8,973,306 -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 7,309,000 0.22% -1,705,000 -0.05% Total 19,155,449 0.57% -24,131,874 -0.72% (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 7518 38.3Purchase 1255 38.34Purchase 19234 38.35Purchase 5275 38.36Purchase 1311 38.37Purchase 10000 38.38Purchase 1824 38.4Purchase 100 38.41Purchase 276 38.42Purchase 2547 38.43Purchase 6714 38.44Purchase 100 38.52Purchase 300 38.53Purchase 100 38.56Purchase 200 38.6Purchase 1100 38.62Purchase 500 38.63Purchase 850 38.65Purchase 100 38.67Purchase 3200 38.68Purchase 4408 38.69Purchase 564 38.7Purchase 500 38.72Purchase 4330 38.74Purchase 5770 38.75Purchase 2724 38.78Purchase 22376 38.8Purchase 100 38.81Purchase 264 38.82Purchase 10000 38.83Purchase 79500 38.85Purchase 200 38.87Purchase 424803 38.88Purchase 100 38.91Purchase 99215 38.92Purchase 250 38.98Purchase 49450 38.98628231Purchase 100 39.02Purchase 2892 39.03Purchase 600 39.04Purchase 200 39.06Purchase 27750 39.0614Purchase 100 39.07Purchase 100 39.09Purchase 6035 39.1Purchase 200 39.11Purchase 200 39.12Purchase 139 39.14Purchase 6220 39.15Purchase 200 39.16Purchase 3029 39.17Purchase 1494 39.18Purchase 30565 39.19Purchase 25183 39.2Purchase 100 39.21Purchase 5595 39.22Purchase 100 39.23Purchase 10000 39.24Purchase 5200 39.25Purchase 1100 39.26Purchase 1200 39.27Purchase 100 39.28Purchase 21840 39.28702381Purchase 59244 39.29Purchase 400 39.3Purchase 100 39.31Purchase 400 39.32Purchase 2100 39.33Purchase 100 39.34Purchase 200 39.35Purchase 5100 39.36Purchase 100 39.37Purchase 17906 39.4Purchase 300 39.41Purchase 7569 39.48Purchase 3772 39.49Purchase 6228 39.5Purchase 1000 39.52Purchase 400 39.53Purchase 1000 39.54Purchase 1117 39.57Purchase 8883 39.58Purchase 220 39.65TOTAL PURCHASE 1,033,439Sale 4000 38.2Sale 1000 38.25Sale 5307 38.3Sale 24884 38.31Sale 4308 38.33Sale 18393 38.36Sale 2579 38.39Sale 51921 38.4Sale 1812 38.43Sale 9616 38.45Sale 4307 38.46Sale 1212 38.48Sale 750 38.5Sale 4307 38.53Sale 250 38.57Sale 25000 38.5983Sale 25000 38.61Sale 9428 38.65Sale 731 38.69Sale 25000 38.7Sale 611 38.77Sale 4308 38.78Sale 3092 38.8Sale 4372 38.81Sale 3000 38.82Sale 2569 38.83Sale 4308 38.85Sale 4308 38.86Sale 54550 38.8687582Sale 424803 38.88Sale 25212 38.9Sale 1535 38.91Sale 109115 38.92Sale 8829 39Sale 31955 39.01Sale 7000 39.03Sale 56800 39.0321Sale 4308 39.09Sale 14422 39.1Sale 4469 39.11Sale 20199 39.12Sale 5875 39.13Sale 272 39.14Sale 34027 39.15Sale 18436 39.16Sale 1100 39.1673Sale 8940 39.17Sale 31112 39.2Sale 14709 39.21Sale 12921 39.22Sale 6621 39.23Sale 37049 39.24Sale 34861 39.25Sale 19414 39.26Sale 34058 39.27Sale 23773 39.28Sale 173894 39.29Sale 31874 39.3Sale 2966 39.31Sale 4823 39.32Sale 6231 39.33Sale 4804 39.34Sale 255 39.35Sale 8615 39.36Sale 750 39.37Sale 2500 39.38Sale 13855 39.39Sale 22307 39.4Sale 1101 39.41Sale 8616 39.42Sale 6445 39.43Sale 4308 39.44Sale 4308 39.46Sale 5039 39.47Sale 21100 39.48Sale 25855 39.5Sale 13744 39.51Sale 11709 39.52Sale 20308 39.53Sale 5351 39.56Sale 4307 39.57Sale 5924 39.59Sale 24277 39.6Sale 8871 39.61Sale 3011 39.73Sale 22027 39.74Sale 100 39.75Sale 332 39.76Sale 10030 39.77TOTAL SALES 1,772,375 (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 4000 38.2CFD Long 1000 38.25CFD Long 1000 38.3CFD Long 1438 38.31CFD Long 8278 38.36CFD Long 2579 38.39CFD Long 1921 38.4CFD Long 1812 38.43CFD Long 1000 38.45CFD Long 1212 38.48CFD Long 750 38.5CFD Long 250 38.57CFD Long 25000 38.5983CFD Long 812 38.65CFD Long 731 38.69CFD Long 611 38.77CFD Long 2569 38.83CFD Long 54550 38.8687582CFD Long 424803 38.88CFD Long 212 38.9CFD Long 1535 38.91CFD Long 5352 39CFD Long 1125 39.01CFD Long 2692 39.03CFD Long 56800 39.0321CFD Long 1500 39.1CFD Long 161 39.11CFD Long 228 39.13CFD Long 272 39.14CFD Long 1029 39.16CFD Long 1100 39.1673CFD Long 324 39.17CFD Long 1724 39.2CFD Long 1100 39.22CFD Long 2314 39.23CFD Long 366 39.24CFD Long 300 39.26CFD Long 2000 39.29CFD Long 586 39.3CFD Long 300 39.31CFD Long 326 39.32CFD Long 1923 39.33CFD Long 497 39.34CFD Long 241 39.35CFD Long 750 39.37CFD Long 2500 39.38CFD Long 240 39.39CFD Long 3000 39.4CFD Long 2138 39.43CFD Long 732 39.47CFD Long 539 39.48CFD Long 2000 39.5CFD Long 5000 39.56CFD Long 5924 39.59CFD Long 1320 39.6CFD Long 256 39.61CFD Long 138 39.74CFD Long 332 39.76CFD Long 30 39.77CFD Short 500000 1.1046CFD Short 489 38.35CFD Short 100 38.36CFD Short 1311 38.37CFD Short 1824 38.4CFD Short 100 38.41CFD Short 276 38.42CFD Short 700 38.43CFD Short 100 38.52CFD Short 300 38.53CFD Short 100 38.56CFD Short 200 38.6CFD Short 1100 38.62CFD Short 500 38.63CFD Short 850 38.65CFD Short 100 38.67CFD Short 3200 38.68CFD Short 100 38.69CFD Short 100 38.7CFD Short 500 38.72CFD Short 100 38.75CFD Short 100 38.78CFD Short 100 38.81CFD Short 264 38.82CFD Short 200 38.87CFD Short 424803 38.88CFD Short 100 38.91CFD Short 100 38.92CFD Short 250 38.98CFD Short 49450 38.98628231CFD Short 100 39.02CFD Short 2892 39.03CFD Short 600 39.04CFD Short 200 39.06CFD Short 27750 39.0614CFD Short 100 39.07CFD Short 100 39.09CFD Short 200 39.11CFD Short 200 39.12CFD Short 139 39.14CFD Short 5161 39.15CFD Short 200 39.16CFD Short 3000 39.17CFD Short 2500 39.2CFD Short 100 39.21CFD Short 1800 39.22CFD Short 100 39.23CFD Short 200 39.25CFD Short 1100 39.26CFD Short 1200 39.27CFD Short 100 39.28CFD Short 21840 39.28702381CFD Short 400 39.3CFD Short 100 39.31CFD Short 400 39.32CFD Short 2100 39.33CFD Short 100 39.34CFD Short 200 39.35CFD Short 100 39.36CFD Short 100 39.37CFD Short 300 39.4CFD Short 300 39.41CFD Short 175 39.48CFD Short 1000 39.52CFD Short 400 39.53CFD Short 1000 39.54CFD Short 220 39.65 (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 150000 42.00 American 18/12/2008 4.36Call Option Purchasing 500000 38.50 American 28/02/2008 1.10 (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 21/02/2008 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:
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