19th Dec 2007 08:36
Deutsche Bank AG19 December 2007 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 18/12/2007 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 Ordinary Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -7,963,514 -0.24 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -7,963,514 -0.24 (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 - Australian Dollar $ Purchase 500 39.21Purchase 465 39.22Purchase 512 39.23Purchase 23 39.24Purchase 2500 39.26Purchase 3700 39.3Purchase 1000 39.34Purchase 4278 39.38Purchase 8172 39.4Purchase 1106 39.43Purchase 3000 39.49Purchase 250 39.5Purchase 1099 39.51Purchase 2000 39.52Purchase 1542 39.53Purchase 2500 39.54Purchase 500 39.55Purchase 2000 39.56Purchase 1000 39.57Purchase 1414 39.58Purchase 5500 39.6Purchase 2746 39.61Purchase 4000 39.62Purchase 1304 39.63Purchase 3000 39.65Purchase 2829 39.66Purchase 2000 39.67Purchase 4499 39.69Purchase 9060 39.7Purchase 1661 39.71Purchase 10357 39.73Purchase 24000 39.7566Purchase 300 39.76Purchase 250 39.78Purchase 5000 39.79Purchase 3320 39.8Purchase 13276 39.81Purchase 3861 39.85Purchase 300 39.93Purchase 65 39.95Purchase 2635 39.97Purchase 83100 40.Purchase 1500 40.01Purchase 290 40.03Purchase 5700 40.05Purchase 2050 40.06Purchase 598 40.08Purchase 7339 40.09Purchase 18727 40.1Purchase 824 40.11Purchase 1000 40.12Purchase 378 40.14Purchase 2055 40.15Purchase 5000 40.18Purchase 5045 40.19Purchase 100 40.24Purchase 100 40.3Purchase 188100 40.37Purchase 41524 40.85976Purchase 89360 41.03811Purchase 221416 42.7815TOTAL PURCHASE 811,730Sale 1388 39.1Sale 250 39.11Sale 185 39.12Sale 5191 39.2Sale 450 39.21Sale 416 39.23Sale 211 39.24Sale 8759 39.26Sale 184 39.27Sale 1342 39.28Sale 8856 39.29Sale 3926 39.3Sale 10742 39.31Sale 7249 39.32Sale 6960 39.33Sale 885 39.34Sale 22214 39.35Sale 155 39.36Sale 671 39.39Sale 10185 39.4Sale 177 39.43Sale 1238 39.45Sale 188 39.46Sale 173 39.48Sale 188 39.49Sale 134 39.5Sale 200 39.51Sale 625 39.52Sale 1250 39.53Sale 669 39.54Sale 342 39.55Sale 307 39.56Sale 421 39.57Sale 1374 39.58Sale 6603 39.59Sale 2163 39.6Sale 5109 39.61Sale 10386 39.62Sale 3324 39.63Sale 565 39.64Sale 1842 39.65Sale 885 39.66Sale 4329 39.67Sale 392 39.68Sale 2710 39.69Sale 262 39.7Sale 2301 39.71Sale 2351 39.72Sale 955 39.73Sale 93 39.74Sale 1636 39.75Sale 141 39.76Sale 237 39.77Sale 1194 39.79Sale 143 39.8Sale 40 39.82Sale 77 39.83Sale 78 39.84Sale 5894 39.85Sale 37 39.87Sale 129 39.89Sale 100000 39.8995Sale 245 39.9Sale 83 39.91Sale 120 39.93Sale 584 39.94Sale 596 39.95Sale 156 39.96Sale 137 39.97Sale 3436 39.98Sale 179 39.99Sale 132 40.Sale 197 40.01Sale 1738 40.04Sale 4549 40.05Sale 7279 40.06Sale 1382 40.07Sale 100 40.08Sale 971 40.09Sale 6492 40.1Sale 246 40.11Sale 107 40.12Sale 2408 40.13Sale 1334 40.14Sale 246 40.15Sale 129 40.17Sale 2432 40.18Sale 367 40.19Sale 3177 40.2Sale 1739 40.21Sale 235 40.22Sale 4153 40.23Sale 227 40.24Sale 1060 40.25Sale 111 40.26Sale 82 40.27Sale 94 40.3Sale 95 40.31Sale 1000 40.33Sale 188100 40.37Sale 180000 40.49Sale 41524 40.85976Sale 89360 41.03811Sale 221416 42.7815TOTAL SALES 1,019,399 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit - Australian Dollar $e.g. CFDCFD Long 1188 39.1CFD Long 250 39.11CFD Long 5000 39.2CFD Long 450 39.21CFD Long 1150 39.28CFD Long 3735 39.3CFD Long 2725 39.32CFD Long 500 39.33CFD Long 21150 39.35CFD Long 10000 39.4CFD Long 1000 39.45CFD Long 200 39.51CFD Long 500 39.52CFD Long 1250 39.53CFD Long 500 39.54CFD Long 247 39.55CFD Long 250 39.57CFD Long 644 39.58CFD Long 1150 39.6CFD Long 600 39.63CFD Long 1300 39.65CFD Long 500 39.66CFD Long 4111 39.67CFD Long 436 39.73CFD Long 1500 39.75CFD Long 1000 39.79CFD Long 5009 39.85CFD Long 50 39.93CFD Long 500 39.94CFD Long 500 39.95CFD Long 3111 39.98CFD Long 1313 40.05CFD Long 4000 40.06CFD Long 500 40.09CFD Long 1500 40.1CFD Long 1212 40.14CFD Long 1000 40.2CFD Long 1515 40.21CFD Long 1605 40.23CFD Long 1000 40.25CFD Long 1000 40.33CFD Long 188100 40.37CFD Long 180000 40.49CFD Long 41524 40.85976CFD Short 500 39.21CFD Short 465 39.22CFD Short 512 39.23CFD Short 23 39.24CFD Short 2500 39.26CFD Short 3700 39.3CFD Short 1000 39.34CFD Short 3894 39.4CFD Short 1106 39.43CFD Short 3000 39.49CFD Short 250 39.5CFD Short 1099 39.51CFD Short 2000 39.52CFD Short 1542 39.53CFD Short 2500 39.54CFD Short 500 39.55CFD Short 2000 39.56CFD Short 1000 39.57CFD Short 1414 39.58CFD Short 5500 39.6CFD Short 2746 39.61CFD Short 4000 39.62CFD Short 1304 39.63CFD Short 3000 39.65CFD Short 2829 39.66CFD Short 2000 39.67CFD Short 4499 39.69CFD Short 2600 39.7CFD Short 1661 39.71CFD Short 10357 39.73CFD Short 300 39.76CFD Short 250 39.78CFD Short 5000 39.79CFD Short 3320 39.8CFD Short 13276 39.81CFD Short 2698 39.85CFD Short 300 39.93CFD Short 65 39.95CFD Short 2635 39.97CFD Short 1100 40.CFD Short 1500 40.01CFD Short 290 40.03CFD Short 5700 40.05CFD Short 2050 40.06CFD Short 598 40.08CFD Short 7339 40.09CFD Short 18727 40.1CFD Short 824 40.11CFD Short 1000 40.12CFD Short 378 40.14CFD Short 2055 40.15CFD Short 5000 40.18CFD Short 5045 40.19CFD Short 100 40.24CFD Short 100 40.3CFD Short 188100 40.37CFD Short 89360 41.03811 (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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 19/12/2007 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 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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