21st Feb 2008 15:51
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 18/02/2008 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 2,908,797 -11,956,033 0.09% -0.36% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,941,272 -8,908,797 0.27% -0.27% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 7,309,000 -1,705,000 0.22% -0.05% Total 19,159,069 -22,569,830 0.57% -0.67% (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 8560 38.52Purchase 500 38.55Purchase 1325 38.56Purchase 8724 38.57Purchase 7071 38.58Purchase 2500 38.59Purchase 6060 38.6Purchase 4118 38.62Purchase 65241 38.63Purchase 17174 38.64Purchase 13613 38.66Purchase 8613 38.67Purchase 6898 38.68Purchase 28845 38.69Purchase 64767 38.7Purchase 41734 38.71Purchase 22902 38.73Purchase 21533 38.74Purchase 27254 38.75Purchase 29502 38.76Purchase 30264 38.77Purchase 22907 38.78Purchase 39419 38.79Purchase 100318 38.8Purchase 33143 38.81Purchase 28433 38.82Purchase 21534 38.83Purchase 22472 38.84Purchase 14797 38.85Purchase 26500 38.8554Purchase 38600 38.86Purchase 21742 38.87Purchase 27473 38.88Purchase 41336 38.89Purchase 72023 38.9Purchase 16500 38.90544424Purchase 38233 38.91Purchase 27532 38.92Purchase 200754 38.93Purchase 6461 38.94Purchase 34364 38.95Purchase 257981 38.96Purchase 1511 38.97Purchase 11441 38.98Purchase 14373 38.99Purchase 26995 39Purchase 8614 39.02Purchase 264307 39.03Purchase 17227 39.04Purchase 12920 39.05Purchase 4307 39.06Purchase 12921 39.07Purchase 8529 39.09Purchase 4391 39.11Purchase 4307 39.13Purchase 17227 39.14Purchase 2500 39.15Purchase 610756 39.29TOTAL PURCHASE 2,532,046Sale 724 38.65Sale 170 38.68Sale 28000 38.680312Sale 2000 38.69Sale 11500 38.7Sale 1500 38.72Sale 932 38.74Sale 16000 38.77562563Sale 12163 38.79982488Sale 20300 38.8Sale 40395 38.8201Sale 10000 38.85Sale 20000 38.87Sale 10950 38.9Sale 5674 38.91Sale 37769 38.92Sale 160000 38.93Sale 320859 38.96Sale 3000 39Sale 260000 39.03Sale 25500 39.05Sale 16501 39.29Sale 28000 39.319656TOTAL SALES 1,031,937 (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 724 38.65CFD Long 170 38.68CFD Long 28000 38.680312CFD Long 2000 38.69CFD Long 1500 38.7CFD Long 1500 38.72CFD Long 932 38.74CFD Long 16000 38.77562563CFD Long 12163 38.79982488CFD Long 300 38.8CFD Long 40395 38.8201CFD Long 950 38.9CFD Long 674 38.91CFD Long 3000 39CFD Long 500 39.05CFD Long 28000 39.319656CFD Short 500 38.55CFD Short 1320 38.7CFD Short 4480 38.71CFD Short 7 38.73CFD Short 73 38.76CFD Short 138 38.77CFD Short 2500 38.79CFD Short 2407 38.8CFD Short 350 38.81CFD Short 7000 38.82CFD Short 799 38.84CFD Short 1379 38.85CFD Short 26500 38.8554CFD Short 800 38.86CFD Short 1101 38.88CFD Short 599 38.89CFD Short 500 38.9CFD Short 16500 38.90544424CFD Short 300 38.91CFD Short 1500 38.95CFD Short 2500 39.15 (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. 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 PlcNature 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