22nd Feb 2008 16:37
Deutsche Bank AG22 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 21/02/2008 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 3,115,634 -11,740,210 0.09% -0.35% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 8,825,246 -8,836,348 0.26% -0.26% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 7,309,000 -1,705,000 0.22% -0.05% Total 19,249,880 -22,281,558 0.57% -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 1475 38.13Purchase 1000 38.29Purchase 5000 38.35Purchase 5692 38.36Purchase 1008 38.37Purchase 1411 38.42Purchase 4303 38.44Purchase 2445 38.46Purchase 1858 38.49Purchase 47909 38.5Purchase 17211 38.51Purchase 1629 38.52Purchase 17201 38.53Purchase 5667 38.54Purchase 17211 38.55Purchase 6206 38.56Purchase 16316 38.57Purchase 5515 38.58Purchase 4303 38.59Purchase 8605 38.6Purchase 403 38.62Purchase 9606 38.65Purchase 5303 38.66Purchase 253222 38.69Purchase 27408 38.7Purchase 4303 38.71Purchase 4302 38.72Purchase 4803 38.73Purchase 8606 38.74Purchase 27600 38.74385942Purchase 25817 38.75Purchase 17909 38.76Purchase 13419 38.77Purchase 24488 38.78Purchase 13909 38.79Purchase 1688136 38.794Purchase 43978 38.8Purchase 1688136 38.8021Purchase 12908 38.81Purchase 9744 38.82Purchase 63101 38.83Purchase 4302 38.84Purchase 8856 38.85Purchase 8606 38.86Purchase 14302 38.88Purchase 8606 38.89Purchase 25816 38.9Purchase 14051 38.91Purchase 12667 38.92Purchase 52075 38.9296Purchase 50000 38.94Purchase 8605 38.95Purchase 12907 38.96Purchase 48909 38.97Purchase 17211 38.98Purchase 25818 38.99Purchase 95759 39Purchase 4303 39.02Purchase 12909 39.03Purchase 15908 39.04Purchase 4320 39.05Purchase 112596 39.1Purchase 104303 39.11Purchase 500 39.19TOTAL PURCHASE 4,782,395Sale 122 38.12Sale 28 38.13Sale 250 38.14Sale 69864 38.3Sale 10244 38.31Sale 43073 38.32Sale 27676 38.33Sale 10000 38.34Sale 24270 38.35Sale 10000 38.36Sale 10000 38.38Sale 20000 38.39Sale 33286 38.4Sale 74 38.42Sale 19924 38.44Sale 10155 38.45Sale 250 38.47Sale 6672 38.48Sale 120227 38.5Sale 6460 38.51Sale 171 38.52Sale 9696 38.54Sale 19638 38.55Sale 20000 38.56Sale 10000 38.58Sale 20000 38.59Sale 22309 38.6Sale 11114 38.62Sale 20194 38.65Sale 22366 38.67Sale 1178 38.68Sale 260138 38.69Sale 34965 38.7Sale 31750 38.7083Sale 35035 38.71Sale 17398 38.72Sale 60000 38.75Sale 10000 38.76Sale 19147 38.77Sale 10230 38.78Sale 26893 38.79Sale 1688136 38.794Sale 47955 38.8Sale 10697 38.81Sale 10102 38.82Sale 48200 38.82917116Sale 345 38.83Sale 20000 38.85Sale 14655 38.86Sale 1031 38.87Sale 1466 38.88Sale 20000 38.89Sale 190000 38.9Sale 21446 38.91Sale 13112 38.92Sale 73090 38.94Sale 34773 38.95Sale 7016 38.96Sale 40095 38.97Sale 1425 38.98Sale 51300 38.99Sale 140500 38.9971Sale 349007 39Sale 500 39.01Sale 642 39.02Sale 46078 39.03Sale 16524 39.04Sale 17589 39.05Sale 11798 39.06Sale 7028 39.07Sale 250 39.08Sale 215027 39.1Sale 113350 39.11Sale 5000 39.15Sale 10000 39.19TOTAL SALES 4,312,934 (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 122 38.12CFD Long 28 38.13CFD Long 250 38.14CFD Long 500 38.3CFD Long 79 38.44CFD Long 250 38.47CFD Long 20000 38.5CFD Long 171 38.52CFD Long 10000 38.55CFD Long 349 38.6CFD Long 1114 38.62CFD Long 10194 38.65CFD Long 2728 38.67CFD Long 1178 38.68CFD Long 250138 38.69CFD Long 15000 38.7CFD Long 31750 38.7083CFD Long 2398 38.72CFD Long 230 38.78CFD Long 236 38.79CFD Long 5360 38.8CFD Long 558 38.81CFD Long 102 38.82CFD Long 48200 38.82917116CFD Long 345 38.83CFD Long 242 38.87CFD Long 1000 38.91CFD Long 1500 38.92CFD Long 180 38.96CFD Long 95 38.97CFD Long 1425 38.98CFD Long 140500 38.9971CFD Long 352 39CFD Long 500 39.01CFD Long 642 39.02CFD Long 1946 39.03CFD Long 250 39.08CFD Short 1475 38.13CFD Short 1000 38.29CFD Short 5000 38.35CFD Short 5692 38.36CFD Short 1008 38.37CFD Short 811 38.42CFD Short 400 38.52CFD Short 500 38.57CFD Short 403 38.62CFD Short 1000 38.65CFD Short 1000 38.66CFD Short 248919 38.69CFD Short 15000 38.7CFD Short 27600 38.74385942CFD Short 5000 38.76CFD Short 9117 38.77CFD Short 15883 38.78CFD Short 1000 38.79CFD Short 1069 38.8CFD Short 250 38.85CFD Short 900 38.92CFD Short 52075 38.9296CFD Short 1500 38.97CFD Short 100 39CFD Short 3000 39.04CFD Short 17 39.05CFD Short 5500 39.1CFD Short 500 39.19 (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 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 22/02/2008 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:
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