25th Mar 2008 12:45
Deutsche Bank AG25 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 LtdClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20/03/2008 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 2,447,487 -23,220,202 0.07% -0.69% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,183,864 -8,007,487 0.30% -0.24% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 11,082,000 -2,398,000 0.33% -0.07% Total 22,713,351 -33,625,689 0.71% -1.00% (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 500 33.55Purchase 2000 33.63Purchase 800 33.65Purchase 1000 33.66Purchase 20000 33.67Purchase 5000 33.68Purchase 5000 33.69Purchase 11843 33.70Purchase 1000 33.71Purchase 157 33.72Purchase 2000 33.77Purchase 300 33.78Purchase 500 33.82Purchase 81190 33.87Purchase 500 33.88Purchase 5000 33.92Purchase 1000 33.95Purchase 40 33.96Purchase 30 33.98Purchase 19 34.01Purchase 25 34.06Purchase 44000 34.10Purchase 57804 34.19Purchase 5750 34.20Purchase 14165 34.20Purchase 23 34.21Purchase 98 34.22Purchase 2102 34.24Purchase 103634 34.25Purchase 21 34.31Purchase 20 34.32Purchase 300 34.33Purchase 6000 34.35Purchase 327358 34.36Purchase 1000 34.45Purchase 300 34.46Purchase 1200 34.48Purchase 2750 34.49Purchase 20000 34.50Purchase 17 34.52Purchase 200 34.65Purchase 300 34.66Purchase 15 34.71Purchase 4357 34.75Purchase 60 34.76Purchase 155 34.77Purchase 50015 34.81Purchase 8901 34.83Purchase 3138 34.84Purchase 449157 34.85Purchase 1033 34.86Purchase 457 34.87Purchase 5469 34.88Purchase 10134 34.90Purchase 6287 34.91Purchase 20500 34.92Purchase 8602 34.93Purchase 49847 34.94Purchase 39284 34.95Purchase 32453 34.96Purchase 24557 34.97Purchase 60214 34.98Purchase 17564 34.99Purchase 12952 35.00Purchase 17132 35.01Purchase 1000 35.03Purchase 4443 35.04Purchase 10942 35.05Purchase 3024 35.06Purchase 10000 36.81Purchase 164444 36.95TOTAL PURCHASE 1,741,082Sale 951 33.57Sale 872 33.58Sale 1459 33.59Sale 934 33.60Sale 1130 33.63Sale 2116 33.64Sale 1936 33.65Sale 400 33.67Sale 2242 33.68Sale 475 33.69Sale 1886 33.70Sale 562 33.71Sale 3311 33.72Sale 2056 33.73Sale 2098 33.74Sale 11298 33.75Sale 3148 33.76Sale 5297 33.77Sale 3787 33.78Sale 582 33.79Sale 1685 33.82Sale 2093 33.84Sale 1464 33.85Sale 602 33.86Sale 26352 33.87Sale 829 33.88Sale 1522 33.89Sale 630 33.90Sale 607 33.91Sale 739 33.92Sale 1260 33.94Sale 2115 33.95Sale 765 33.96Sale 1000 33.97Sale 1639 33.99Sale 780 34.01Sale 1837 34.02Sale 1620 34.03Sale 3480 34.05Sale 2476 34.06Sale 3067 34.07Sale 3081 34.08Sale 1006 34.09Sale 1413 34.10Sale 52600 34.11Sale 2008 34.12Sale 2185 34.13Sale 235 34.17Sale 88 34.18Sale 93 34.19Sale 4989 34.20Sale 1167 34.21Sale 2175 34.24Sale 3588 34.25Sale 1603 34.27Sale 5000 34.28Sale 4098 34.30Sale 3246 34.35Sale 180000 34.36Sale 18276 34.36Sale 2195 34.37Sale 2279 34.38Sale 3284 34.39Sale 53160 34.39Sale 54400 34.40Sale 1248 34.42Sale 1582 34.44Sale 3519 34.45Sale 448 34.48Sale 140 34.49Sale 3406 34.50Sale 2391 34.51Sale 1960 34.53Sale 175 34.58Sale 207 34.59Sale 1329 34.60Sale 2436 34.61Sale 1599 34.64Sale 1000 34.66Sale 3308 34.68Sale 2300 34.71Sale 3518 34.72Sale 272 34.75Sale 650 34.77Sale 53022 34.78Sale 4346 34.78Sale 821 34.79Sale 9816 34.80Sale 2382 34.81Sale 32348 34.82Sale 2688 34.83Sale 7710 34.84Sale 10575309 34.85Sale 3623 34.86Sale 1760 34.87Sale 20000 34.89Sale 3541 34.90Sale 6606 34.93Sale 28095 34.94Sale 10317 34.95Sale 22864 34.96Sale 7469 34.97Sale 20000 34.98Sale 2200 34.99Sale 519 35.00Sale 250 35.03Sale 164444 36.95TOTAL SALES 11,516,889 (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 1000 33.59CFD Long 1200 33.64CFD Long 1000 33.65CFD Long 400 33.67CFD Long 300 33.70CFD Long 1944 33.72CFD Long 2056 33.73CFD Long 500 33.74CFD Long 1753 33.75CFD Long 1037 33.76CFD Long 7200 33.87CFD Long 329 33.88CFD Long 1000 33.97CFD Long 1000 34.02CFD Long 500 34.05CFD Long 2476 34.06CFD Long 1791 34.07CFD Long 2008 34.12CFD Long 502 34.13CFD Long 235 34.17CFD Long 88 34.18CFD Long 93 34.19CFD Long 5000 34.28CFD Long 207 34.37CFD Long 53160 34.39CFD Long 448 34.48CFD Long 140 34.49CFD Long 1700 34.50CFD Long 207 34.59CFD Long 2436 34.61CFD Long 1000 34.66CFD Long 1419 34.68CFD Long 2300 34.71CFD Long 272 34.75CFD Long 650 34.77CFD Long 53022 34.78CFD Long 2344 34.78CFD Long 821 34.79CFD Long 900 34.80CFD Long 250 34.81CFD Long 12963 34.82CFD Long 500 34.84CFD Long 3500 34.85CFD Long 20000 34.89CFD Long 500 34.93CFD Long 21000 34.94CFD Long 20000 34.96CFD Long 20000 34.98CFD Long 250 35.03CFD Long 164444 36.95CFD Short 500 33.55CFD Short 2000 33.63CFD Short 800 33.65CFD Short 1000 33.66CFD Short 1843 33.70CFD Short 1000 33.71CFD Short 157 33.72CFD Short 2000 33.77CFD Short 300 33.78CFD Short 500 33.82CFD Short 12847 33.87CFD Short 500 33.88CFD Short 5000 33.92CFD Short 1000 33.95CFD Short 40 33.96CFD Short 30 33.98CFD Short 19 34.01CFD Short 25 34.06CFD Short 57804 34.19CFD Short 5750 34.20CFD Short 14165 34.20CFD Short 23 34.21CFD Short 98 34.22CFD Short 2102 34.24CFD Short 103634 34.25CFD Short 21 34.31CFD Short 20 34.32CFD Short 300 34.33CFD Short 6000 34.35CFD Short 1000 34.45CFD Short 300 34.46CFD Short 1200 34.48CFD Short 2750 34.49CFD Short 17 34.52CFD Short 200 34.65CFD Short 300 34.66CFD Short 15 34.71CFD Short 60 34.76CFD Short 155 34.77CFD Short 15 34.81CFD Short 335 34.83CFD Short 10 34.84CFD Short 5910 34.85CFD Short 1000 34.86CFD Short 10 34.87CFD Short 10 34.88CFD Short 3080 34.90CFD Short 20500 34.92CFD Short 5155 34.94CFD Short 645 34.95CFD Short 1011 34.97CFD Short 2300 34.98CFD Short 100 34.99CFD Short 164444 36.95 (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 $Call Option Purchase 3,000 40.00 American 23/04/2008 0.34Call Option Purchase 100,000 42.00 American 23/04/2008 0.14Call Option Purchase 25,000 38.00 American 28/08/2008 2.61Call Option Purchase 20,000 37.00 American 29/05/2008 1.76Call Option Purchase 50,000 37.50 American 29/05/2008 1.65Call Option Purchase 20,000 38.00 American 29/05/2008 1.48Call Option Purchase 10,000 39.00 American 29/05/2008 1.05Call Option Purchase 580,000 39.00 American 29/05/2008 1.11Call Option Selling 200,000 35.00 American 24/07/2008 3.20Call Option Selling 200,000 35.00 American 23/04/2008 2.77Call Option Purchase 200,000 37.50 American 23/04/2008 4.30Call Option Selling 200,000 35.00 American 24/07/2008 3.87Call Option Purchase 35,000 36.00 American 26/06/2008 3.78Call Option Selling 100,000 36.00 American 29/05/2008 3.43Call Option Purchase 50,000 38.50 American 29/05/2008 4.97 (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 25/03/2008 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:
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