5th Feb 2008 12:52
BNP Paribas London05 February 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04 February 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 2,679,593 0.2687 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,679,593 0.2687 (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 Purchases 134 54.60 268 54.69 527 54.70 268 54.80 3883 54.87 4793 54.90 379 54.91 492 54.92 27 54.93 212 54.95 229 55.01 1145 55.03 1000 55.04 1107 55.05 358 55.07 132 55.10 331 55.11 331 55.12 974 55.13 713 55.14 4987 55.15 861 55.16 1501 55.17 6307 55.17 5123 55.18 713 55.19 472 55.20 2169 55.21 918 55.22 122 55.24 78 55.26 30194 55.27 1200 55.28 684 55.33 742 55.39 942 55.40 233 55.41 647 55.42 39 55.44 221 55.45 47 55.46 302 55.50 223 55.52 350 55.55 674 55.56 312 55.60 2551 55.62 178 55.67 425 55.68 31 55.70 375 55.71 230 55.72 843 55.75 354 55.76 1146 55.77 Total 83497 Sales -268 54.67 -527 54.73 -268 54.78 -285 54.79 -760 54.80 -514 54.81 -731 54.83 -850 54.86 -3682 54.87 -879 54.89 -500 54.90 -293 54.93 -650 54.94 -199 54.95 -320 54.97 -2282 55.00 -450 55.02 -224 55.03 -1170 55.04 -2821 55.05 -1619 55.06 -2017 55.07 -380 55.08 -4754 55.09 -4292 55.10 -1326 55.11 -1890 55.12 -453 55.13 -2354 55.14 -3110 55.15 -3188 55.16 -2925 55.17 -3180 55.18 -1766 55.19 -14720 55.20 -2261 55.21 -6068 55.22 -1072 55.23 -1420 55.24 -4265 55.25 -2542 55.26 -17559 55.27 -1165 55.28 -93 55.29 -185 55.32 -1 55.36 -278 55.37 -563 55.38 -684 55.38 -1894 55.39 -4963 55.40 -713 55.42 -1458 55.43 -1295 55.44 -658 55.45 -5685 55.46 -2281 55.47 -559 55.48 -1868 55.49 -125 55.50 -718 55.51 -2634 55.55 -115 55.56 -555 55.57 -1662 55.60 -1669 55.61 -3183 55.64 -1934 55.65 -2631 55.66 -2434 55.67 -4196 55.68 -777 55.69 -9490 55.70 -3551 55.71 -4352 55.72 -5056 55.73 -136 55.74 -8377 55.75 -2273 55.76 -1194 55.77 -374 55.78 -625 55.79 -1104 55.80 -659 55.81 -56 55.84 -24 56.00 Total -185081 (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) Put Option Purchasing 25,000 50.00 American 15.02.08 0.897 (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 05 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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