12th Mar 2008 10:30
Deutsche Bank AG12 March 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 11/03/2008 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 3,043,455 0.09% -14,981,543 -0.45% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 11,615,701 0.35% -8,158,917 -0.24% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 8,666,000 0.26% -1,753,000 -0.05% Total 23,325,156 0.69% -24,893,460 -0.76% (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 135000 37.19Purchase 138415 38.80Purchase 5992 35.48Purchase 5337 35.49Purchase 10552 35.50Purchase 500 35.51Purchase 1000 35.52Purchase 11100 35.53Purchase 642 35.54Purchase 38 35.56Purchase 362 35.57Purchase 102958 35.59Purchase 100 35.60Purchase 8350 35.62Purchase 8587 35.64Purchase 3440 35.66Purchase 400 35.67Purchase 8686 35.68Purchase 14793 35.69Purchase 19665 35.70Purchase 1200 35.71Purchase 87818 35.71Purchase 183786 35.72Purchase 13153 35.73Purchase 4493 35.75Purchase 5024 35.76Purchase 700 35.77Purchase 1969 35.78Purchase 1199 35.79Purchase 10322 35.80Purchase 31200 35.81Purchase 30350 35.82Purchase 30619 35.83Purchase 6038 35.84Purchase 35000 35.85Purchase 81 35.86Purchase 200 35.87Purchase 6799 35.88Purchase 3000 35.89Purchase 11722 35.90Purchase 45100 35.90Purchase 49 35.91Purchase 300 35.92Purchase 4000 35.93Purchase 400 35.94Purchase 25 35.95Purchase 600 35.96Purchase 375 35.98Purchase 59207 35.99Purchase 1654 36.00Purchase 300 36.01Purchase 14278 36.01Purchase 25 36.02Purchase 6137 36.03Purchase 4212 36.04Purchase 21503 36.05Purchase 20452 36.06Purchase 28207 36.07Purchase 13739 36.08Purchase 17402 36.09Purchase 10327 36.10Purchase 9087 36.11Purchase 34586 36.12Purchase 24774 36.13Purchase 2256 36.14Purchase 7402 36.15Purchase 600 36.16Purchase 300 36.17Purchase 9641 36.18Purchase 18156 36.19Purchase 27237 36.20Purchase 4947 36.21Purchase 2232 36.22Purchase 100 36.23Purchase 4494 36.24Purchase 4493 36.25Purchase 2952 36.26Purchase 200 36.27Purchase 6649 36.28Purchase 7493 36.29Purchase 113612 36.30Purchase 8309 36.31Purchase 364928 37.30Purchase 23000 37.67TOTAL PURCHASE 1,866,330Sale 6596 35.46Sale 16092 35.47Sale 35000 35.48Sale 15000 35.49Sale 57000 35.50Sale 10700 35.51Sale 32083 35.52Sale 22871 35.54Sale 846 35.55Sale 6800 35.57Sale 642 35.58Sale 101965 35.59Sale 12712 35.60Sale 6606 35.61Sale 194 35.62Sale 600 35.64Sale 6800 35.65Sale 12900 35.66Sale 500 35.68Sale 5000 35.69Sale 57700 35.70Sale 10000 35.71Sale 3400 35.72Sale 20000 35.73Sale 56800 35.74Sale 15000 35.75Sale 16888 35.76Sale 37800 35.77Sale 10897 35.78Sale 187243 35.80Sale 10003 35.81Sale 24159 35.82Sale 34950 35.83Sale 10210 35.84Sale 15000 35.85Sale 1000 35.87Sale 3250 35.88Sale 17150 35.89Sale 50 35.90Sale 15000 35.94Sale 104300 35.96Sale 35835 35.99Sale 5500 36.01Sale 40000 36.02Sale 15000 36.03Sale 20000 36.04Sale 200 36.05Sale 940 36.06Sale 10 36.07Sale 1836 36.12Sale 605 36.17Sale 1000 36.18Sale 150000 36.19Sale 1245 36.19Sale 3369 36.22Sale 2213 36.23Sale 3405 36.24Sale 6205 36.25Sale 1625 36.26Sale 15168 36.27Sale 1617 36.28Sale 72704 36.30Sale 1496 36.31Sale 76 36.33Sale 135000 37.19Sale 364928 37.30Sale 80000 37.79TOTAL SALES 1,961,684 (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 5000 35.49CFD Long 700 35.51CFD Long 5000 35.54CFD Long 67965 35.59CFD Long 600 35.64CFD Long 6000 35.66CFD Long 500 35.68CFD Long 5000 35.69CFD Long 500 35.70CFD Long 10000 35.71CFD Long 88 35.76CFD Long 11000 35.77CFD Long 897 35.78CFD Long 15000 35.80CFD Long 3 35.81CFD Long 412 35.82CFD Long 2350 35.83CFD Long 10200 35.84CFD Long 1000 35.87CFD Long 3250 35.88CFD Long 17150 35.89CFD Long 50 35.90CFD Long 104300 35.96CFD Long 6500 35.99CFD Long 500 36.01CFD Long 200 36.05CFD Long 940 36.06CFD Long 10 36.07CFD Long 1836 36.12CFD Long 605 36.17CFD Long 1000 36.18CFD Long 150000 36.19CFD Long 1245 36.19CFD Long 2213 36.23CFD Long 3405 36.24CFD Long 6205 36.25CFD Long 1625 36.26CFD Long 1615 36.27CFD Long 1615 36.28CFD Long 1200 36.31CFD Long 284928 37.30CFD Long 80000 37.79CFD Short 5992 35.48CFD Short 5337 35.49CFD Short 10552 35.50CFD Short 500 35.51CFD Short 1000 35.52CFD Short 11100 35.53CFD Short 38 35.56CFD Short 362 35.57CFD Short 15993 35.59CFD Short 100 35.60CFD Short 8350 35.62CFD Short 2000 35.66CFD Short 400 35.67CFD Short 10500 35.69CFD Short 15372 35.70CFD Short 1200 35.71CFD Short 87818 35.71CFD Short 200 35.72CFD Short 300 35.73CFD Short 200 35.75CFD Short 1500 35.76CFD Short 700 35.77CFD Short 1200 35.78CFD Short 1199 35.79CFD Short 6029 35.80CFD Short 200 35.81CFD Short 350 35.82CFD Short 20619 35.83CFD Short 1038 35.84CFD Short 81 35.86CFD Short 200 35.87CFD Short 1799 35.88CFD Short 3000 35.89CFD Short 11722 35.90CFD Short 100 35.90CFD Short 49 35.91CFD Short 300 35.92CFD Short 4000 35.93CFD Short 400 35.94CFD Short 25 35.95CFD Short 600 35.96CFD Short 100 35.98CFD Short 300 35.99CFD Short 800 36.00CFD Short 300 36.01CFD Short 14278 36.01CFD Short 25 36.02CFD Short 300 36.03CFD Short 1045 36.04CFD Short 12800 36.05CFD Short 2450 36.06CFD Short 100 36.07CFD Short 860 36.08CFD Short 1100 36.09CFD Short 600 36.11CFD Short 200 36.12CFD Short 500 36.14CFD Short 600 36.16CFD Short 300 36.17CFD Short 1000 36.18CFD Short 5332 36.19CFD Short 2961 36.20CFD Short 500 36.21CFD Short 902 36.22CFD Short 100 36.23CFD Short 201 36.24CFD Short 200 36.25CFD Short 2952 36.26CFD Short 200 36.27CFD Short 2356 36.28CFD Short 3200 36.29CFD Short 6062 36.30CFD Short 100 36.31CFD Short 284928 37.30CFD Short 138415 38.80CFD Short 135000 37.19 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. unit (Note 4) Put Option Selling 200,000 39.00 American 25/09/2008 5.39Call Option Purchasing 135,000 40.00 American 29/05/2008 1.37 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 12/03/2008 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 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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