29th Jan 2008 09:59
BNP Paribas London29 January 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 BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28 January 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 2,906,569 0.2915 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,906,569 0.2915 (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 5) Purchases 1366 44.6 2500 44.61 7500 44.65 335 44.7 111 44.72 5000 44.73 412 44.74 679 44.75 656 44.76 899 44.78 99 44.81 277 44.82 30000 44.8696 22 44.87 10000 44.89 20 44.94 109 44.96 30 44.97 20 44.98 191 44.99 186 45 21 45.01 425 45.02 255 45.04 95 45.06 212 45.07 200 45.08 60 45.09 54 45.1 1389 45.11 138 45.12 190 45.13 645 45.14 20 45.15 60 45.16 759 45.1763 163 45.18 60 45.19 1118 45.2 555 45.21 610 45.22 234 45.23 170 45.24 160 45.25 189 45.26 3378 45.27 2432 45.28 2187 45.29 771 45.3 986 45.31 1219 45.32 728 45.33 2750 45.34 1326 45.35 341 45.36 90 45.37 411 45.38 833 45.39 399 45.4 75 45.41 90 45.42 144 45.43 303 45.44 1769 45.45 632 45.46 1293 45.47 220 45.48 31484 45.49 711 45.5 156 45.51 90 45.52 75 45.53 156 45.54 398 45.56 630 45.58 253 45.59 535 45.6 363 45.61 150 45.62 85 45.63 419 45.64 485 45.65 266 45.66 187 45.67 566 45.68 243 45.69 172 45.7 1487 45.71 184 45.72 5020 45.73 75 45.74 110 45.76 75 45.77 75 45.85 31 45.88 90 45.89 631 45.96 63 45.98 643 46.05 3393 46.07 4200 46.2 Total 144072Sales 2299 44.55 1073 44.58 55 44.6 1329 44.61 54 44.62 1203 44.63 49 44.64 164 44.65 988 44.66 12 44.67 567 44.68 10 44.69 779 44.7 89 44.72 30 44.76 2703 44.77 280 44.78 146 44.79 727 44.8 10 44.81 365 44.82 198 44.85 1440 44.86 22 44.87 1848 44.88 22 44.9 704 44.91 622 44.95 644 44.97 1261 44.99 11 45.01 23 45.02 345 45.03 1313 45.04 1644 45.05 11 45.06 69 45.11 54 45.12 465 45.15 74 45.16 61 45.17 662 45.19 89 45.2 488 45.24 18 45.25 270 45.26 2610 45.27 85 45.28 218 45.3 90 45.31 1661 45.32 513 45.33 589 45.34 584 45.35 520 45.36 206 45.37 1461 45.39 4057 45.4 891 45.41 22 45.43 123 45.44 960 45.45 44 45.46 1030 45.47 57997 45.49 66 45.5 1030 45.51 164 45.52 3307 45.53 84 45.54 105 45.55 510 45.56 1550 45.57 199 45.59 223 45.6 86 45.61 90 45.62 510 45.65 484 45.67 510 45.68 846 45.75 4977 45.77 805 45.79 31 45.88 42 45.91 257 45.96 91 45.97 1506 46.23 Total 116424 (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 (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. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 29 January 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature of connection (Note 9) Advisor 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:
Rio Tinto