9th May 2008 11:29
Deutsche Bank AG09 May 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 08/05/2008 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 2,253,247 0.07% -10,430,322 -0.31% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 7,155,346 0.21% -7,752,739 -0.23% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 14,553,000 0.43% -4,171,000 -0.12% Total 23,961,593 0.71% -22,354,061 -0.67% (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 5652 44.04Purchase 1001 44.12Purchase 40154 44.14Purchase 30000 44.26Purchase 140 44.28Purchase 1400 44.33Purchase 860 44.38Purchase 30000 44.39Purchase 2000 44.47Purchase 25 44.55Purchase 446 44.56Purchase 29 44.57Purchase 39 44.66Purchase 736 44.70Purchase 8597 44.71Purchase 479 44.72Purchase 4404 44.73Purchase 14271 44.74Purchase 4270 44.76Purchase 10296 44.77Purchase 13680 44.77Purchase 983 44.78Purchase 17221 44.78Purchase 320 44.79Purchase 29793 44.80Purchase 1212 44.82Purchase 1471 44.84Purchase 12554 44.85Purchase 13207 44.86Purchase 4336 44.87Purchase 106 44.88Purchase 4286 44.89Purchase 259 44.90Purchase 8576 44.91Purchase 9560 44.92Purchase 22013 44.93Purchase 5778 44.94Purchase 97418 44.95Purchase 54237 44.96Purchase 58128 44.97Purchase 59150 44.98Purchase 23908 44.99Purchase 57304 45.00Purchase 4673 45.01Purchase 6478 45.02Purchase 23396 45.03Purchase 11182 45.04Purchase 34220 45.05Purchase 7431 45.06Purchase 34233 45.07Purchase 10172 45.08Purchase 27101 45.09Purchase 17665 45.10Purchase 8297 45.11Purchase 12824 45.12Purchase 37245 45.13Purchase 11911 45.14Purchase 11 45.15Purchase 4270 45.16Purchase 91 45.18Purchase 45000 45.20Purchase 149460 45.29TOTAL PURCHASE 1,095,959Sale 430 44.00Sale 127080 44.04Sale 160 44.13Sale 38500 44.14Sale 1500 44.15Sale 1000 44.25Sale 1000 44.28Sale 1001 44.29Sale 6341 44.30Sale 5000 44.32Sale 4583 44.33Sale 5000 44.35Sale 1794 44.36Sale 45 44.37Sale 5000 44.38Sale 10100 44.39Sale 61061 44.40Sale 2873 44.41Sale 180 44.42Sale 403 44.43Sale 270 44.45Sale 200 44.46Sale 663 44.47Sale 1887 44.48Sale 309 44.49Sale 3711 44.50Sale 5100 44.51Sale 946 44.52Sale 750 44.53Sale 1363 44.54Sale 5600 44.55Sale 10119 44.56Sale 1730 44.59Sale 100 44.61Sale 5000 44.63Sale 310 44.68Sale 50000 44.69Sale 25314 44.70Sale 16 44.71Sale 101 44.72Sale 17 44.73Sale 21133 44.75Sale 317 44.76Sale 185 44.77Sale 14200 44.77Sale 945 44.78Sale 229 44.79Sale 5778 44.80Sale 43 44.81Sale 100 44.82Sale 100 44.84Sale 16475 44.85Sale 11529 44.86Sale 31125 44.86Sale 172 44.87Sale 77 44.88Sale 10153 44.89Sale 12400 44.89Sale 7587 44.90Sale 58 44.91Sale 28168 44.92Sale 948 44.93Sale 419 44.94Sale 21265 44.95Sale 8939 44.96Sale 10512 44.97Sale 505 44.98Sale 20200 44.99Sale 22713 45.00Sale 4156 45.01Sale 1388 45.02Sale 5572 45.03Sale 2559 45.04Sale 10255 45.05Sale 5100 45.06Sale 2711 45.07Sale 452 45.08Sale 10121 45.09Sale 659 45.10Sale 561 45.11Sale 194 45.12Sale 14214 45.13Sale 47 45.14Sale 108 45.16Sale 1 45.18Sale 149460 45.29Sale 269500 45.32TOTAL SALES 1,109,890 (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 430 44.00CFD Long 160 44.13CFD Long 1000 44.25CFD Long 1000 44.28CFD Long 1001 44.29CFD Long 6341 44.30CFD Long 5000 44.32CFD Long 4583 44.33CFD Long 5000 44.35CFD Long 1794 44.36CFD Long 45 44.37CFD Long 5000 44.38CFD Long 5100 44.39CFD Long 6242 44.40CFD Long 2692 44.41CFD Long 180 44.42CFD Long 403 44.43CFD Long 270 44.45CFD Long 200 44.46CFD Long 663 44.47CFD Long 1887 44.48CFD Long 309 44.49CFD Long 100 44.51CFD Long 946 44.52CFD Long 750 44.53CFD Long 74 44.54CFD Long 600 44.55CFD Long 10119 44.56CFD Long 1730 44.59CFD Long 100 44.61CFD Long 310 44.68CFD Long 50000 44.69CFD Long 20399 44.70CFD Long 1 44.73CFD Long 11510 44.75CFD Long 168 44.76CFD Long 100 44.77CFD Long 14200 44.77CFD Long 945 44.78CFD Long 5100 44.80CFD Long 100 44.82CFD Long 100 44.84CFD Long 14941 44.85CFD Long 6515 44.86CFD Long 31125 44.86CFD Long 100 44.87CFD Long 100 44.89CFD Long 12400 44.89CFD Long 4899 44.90CFD Long 7 44.91CFD Long 700 44.92CFD Long 912 44.93CFD Long 292 44.94CFD Long 7061 44.95CFD Long 5045 44.96CFD Long 5434 44.97CFD Long 492 44.98CFD Long 200 44.99CFD Long 6470 45.00CFD Long 100 45.01CFD Long 1284 45.02CFD Long 416 45.03CFD Long 649 45.04CFD Long 249 45.05CFD Long 100 45.06CFD Long 100 45.07CFD Long 420 45.08CFD Long 100 45.09CFD Long 659 45.10CFD Long 500 45.11CFD Long 100 45.12CFD Long 300 45.13CFD Long 269500 45.32CFD Short 2200 44.04CFD Short 1001 44.12CFD Short 140 44.28CFD Short 1400 44.33CFD Short 860 44.38CFD Short 2000 44.47CFD Short 25 44.55CFD Short 446 44.56CFD Short 29 44.57CFD Short 479 44.72CFD Short 1024 44.73CFD Short 78 44.77CFD Short 13680 44.77CFD Short 575 44.78CFD Short 17221 44.78CFD Short 143 44.79CFD Short 749 44.84CFD Short 325 44.86CFD Short 16 44.87CFD Short 26 44.93CFD Short 33456 44.95CFD Short 3259 44.96CFD Short 497 44.97CFD Short 961 44.98CFD Short 125 44.99CFD Short 30615 45.00CFD Short 235 45.01CFD Short 5171 45.03CFD Short 81 45.04CFD Short 202 45.05CFD Short 314 45.06CFD Short 5285 45.07CFD Short 57 45.08CFD Short 5500 45.09CFD Short 4516 45.10CFD Short 4000 45.11CFD Short 15000 45.20 (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 price American, Date paid/receivede.g. call option etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 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 09/05/2008 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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