26th Mar 2008 11:46
Deutsche Bank AG26 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 25/03/2008 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 2,376,489 -21,206,728 0.07% -0.63% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,179,699 -7,935,138 0.30% -0.24% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 11,182,000 -2,573,000 0.33% -0.08% Total 22,738,188 -31,714,866 0.70% -0.95% (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 390577 33.87Purchase 3608 34.41Purchase 199 34.50Purchase 500 34.52Purchase 1580 34.53Purchase 300 34.55Purchase 37994 34.56Purchase 1277 34.57Purchase 43063 34.58Purchase 25240 34.59Purchase 27281 34.60Purchase 24365 34.61Purchase 67067 34.62Purchase 101702 34.63Purchase 69693 34.64Purchase 34478 34.65Purchase 74237 34.66Purchase 42632 34.66Purchase 70331 34.67Purchase 68915 34.68Purchase 110466 34.69Purchase 31119 34.70Purchase 78389 34.70Purchase 117866 34.71Purchase 112941 34.72Purchase 11571 34.72Purchase 101013 34.73Purchase 113571 34.74Purchase 144877 34.75Purchase 113704 34.76Purchase 119279 34.77Purchase 116635 34.78Purchase 122792 34.79Purchase 313916 34.80Purchase 45813 34.81Purchase 42627 34.82Purchase 22009 34.83Purchase 22446 34.84Purchase 39016 34.85Purchase 1820 34.86Purchase 13504 34.87Purchase 8504 34.89Purchase 9504 34.90Purchase 12138 34.95Purchase 3400 34.96Purchase 1470 34.97Purchase 3000 36.41TOTAL PURCHASE 2,918,429Sale 390577 33.87Sale 5000 34.41Sale 1000 34.52Sale 1500 34.53Sale 1476 34.55Sale 524 34.56Sale 4000 34.60Sale 9494 34.61Sale 7396 34.64Sale 2000 34.65Sale 1755 34.66Sale 5311 34.67Sale 13970 34.68Sale 1387 34.69Sale 14958 34.70Sale 7098 34.71Sale 140622 34.71Sale 4222 34.72Sale 43309 34.72Sale 27270 34.73Sale 1677 34.74Sale 60629 34.75Sale 5106 34.76Sale 115167 34.77Sale 20081 34.77Sale 21004 34.78Sale 34465 34.79Sale 18780 34.80Sale 2371 34.81Sale 10349 34.82Sale 55 34.83Sale 300 34.88Sale 100 34.95Sale 3000 36.41TOTAL SALES 975,953 (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 390577 33.87CFD Long 5000 34.41CFD Long 1000 34.52CFD Long 1500 34.53CFD Long 1476 34.55CFD Long 524 34.56CFD Long 4000 34.60CFD Long 1755 34.66CFD Long 1387 34.69CFD Long 3499 34.70CFD Long 3522 34.71CFD Long 2928 34.72CFD Long 43309 34.72CFD Long 5443 34.73CFD Long 1344 34.74CFD Long 321 34.75CFD Long 2744 34.76CFD Long 115167 34.77CFD Long 2875 34.78CFD Long 4133 34.79CFD Long 3000 34.80CFD Long 600 34.81CFD Long 300 34.82CFD Long 300 34.88CFD Long 100 34.95CFD Long 3000 36.41CFD Short 390577 33.87CFD Short 500 34.52CFD Short 300 34.55CFD Short 1200 34.60CFD Short 300 34.61CFD Short 200 34.62CFD Short 100 34.63CFD Short 1000 34.64CFD Short 300 34.65CFD Short 74237 34.66CFD Short 1000 34.67CFD Short 31119 34.70CFD Short 1501 34.71CFD Short 3000 34.72CFD Short 8889 34.74CFD Short 2419 34.75CFD Short 4179 34.78CFD Short 6599 34.80CFD Short 200 34.81CFD Short 1000 34.90CFD Short 3000 36.41 (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, varying to which the option American,e.g. call option etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit AUD $ (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 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 26/03/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group