4th Feb 2008 13:35
Deutsche Bank AG London04 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG London Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP16,484,229 16.81 15.5 Total number of securities sold Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP16,227,092 16.81 15.5 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD GBPCFD Long 100000 15.76422CFD Long 2000 16.0575CFD Long 15584 16.0826CFD Long 460000 16.1563CFD Long 450000 16.198142CFD Long 926000 16.2152CFD Long 476100 16.2422CFD Long 36731 16.2528CFD Long 502672 16.267864CFD Long 170000 16.2968401CFD Long 292715 16.335824CFD Long 11945 16.34047CFD Long 15000 16.3646877CFD Long 6921 16.517516CFD Long 1053874 16.521597CFD Long 316729 16.5325CFD Long 2360462 16.5558CFD Long 200000 16.5634CFD Long 2500 16.68CFD Long 126 16.2247CFD Long 4494 16.164248CFD Long 750000 15.8776CFD Short 2000 15.54565CFD Short 200000 15.598362CFD Short 100000 15.7157CFD Short 6000 15.7736CFD Short 100000 15.773625CFD Short 3800 16.1542CFD Short 40000 16.2647CFD Short 800000 16.2884CFD Short 5447367 16.340567CFD Short 277324 16.346524CFD Short 500000 16.37636CFD Short 39818 16.42367CFD Short 2610 16.42956CFD Short 2000 16.438215CFD Short 22353 16.46421CFD Short 10700000 16.5475 (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 04/02/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG LondonCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP9,693,322 57.93 52.89 Total number of securities sold Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP GBP18,155,307 59.94 53.12 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD GBPCFD Long 1500 53.736447CFD Long 18208 54.00859CFD Long 2500 54.391CFD Long 1742 54.48365CFD Long 20184 55.1893CFD Long 250 55.5CFD Long 52133 55.90602CFD Long 26575 56.3CFD Long 40587 56.3154CFD Long 80633 56.46518CFD Long 51918 56.46997CFD Long 108100 56.675CFD Long 107865 56.73131CFD Long 109459 57.06428CFD Long 11337 57.164822CFD Long 4050 59.4612995CFD Long 7427102 59.91CFD Long 4348793 59.94CFD Long 56 56.0161CFD Long 2344 56CFD Long 3945 55.882117CFD Long 5000 57.48275CFD Long 59413 56.96CFD Long 150000 53.9924CFD Long 3177996 56.2872CFD Short 2000 52.9473CFD Short 1500 53.457567CFD Short 1742 53.516054CFD Short 1500000 54CFD Short 350000 54.3472CFD Short 7151 54.6384CFD Short 300000 55.595006CFD Short 1824396 55.6017CFD Short 1000000 55.8276CFD Short 135000 55.9795CFD Short 125000 56.015213CFD Short 268000 56.355CFD Short 7000 56.4231CFD Short 138000 56.4551CFD Short 67000 56.5347CFD Short 34755 56.70907CFD Short 250000 56.7604CFD Short 75000 56.9569CFD Short 1986 57.075018CFD Short 53500 57.1357448CFD Short 1590 57.144588CFD Short 655684 57.1743CFD Short 99160 57.1832CFD Short 137200 57.4857CFD Short 104 56CFD Short 200 56.54CFD Short 2000 54.4286CFD Short 400000 53.6109 (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 04/02/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG LondonCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) AUD AUD1,904 37.7566 37.75 Total number of securities sold Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) AUD AUD70,551 38.55 37.7684 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD AUD (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 04/02/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Deutsche Bank AG LondonCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) AUD AUD Total number of securities sold Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) AUD AUD15,000 127.31 127.31 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD AUD (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 5) price European etc. Date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 04/02/2008 Contact name Kelly-Jade Ledwich Telephone number 020 7545 7804 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor to Offeree Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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 GroupRio Tinto