3rd Mar 2008 10:46
BNP Paribas London03 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 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 29 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 1,654,596 0.1660 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,654,596 0.1660 (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 Buy/Sell Quantity Price Buy 240 56.73Buy 566 56.83Buy 197 56.99Buy 1556 57.04Buy 179 57.06Buy 161 57.07Buy 922 57.15Buy 7121 57.2Buy 1440 57.21Buy 639 57.22Buy 446 57.25Buy 285 57.5246Buy 70 57.54Buy 305 57.55Buy 299 57.56Buy 274 57.6Buy 90 57.62Buy 984 57.63Buy 126 57.66Buy 200 57.67Buy 28 57.73Buy 211 57.78Buy 195 57.79Buy 100 57.8Buy 885 57.82Buy 255 57.83Buy 448 57.84Buy 17 57.85Buy 524 57.86Buy 250 57.87Buy 309 57.89Buy 58 57.9Buy 1 57.93Buy 511 57.96Buy 189 57.97Buy 762 57.99Buy 18 58Buy 100 58.01Buy 624 58.02Buy 293 58.03Buy 293 58.04Buy 222 58.08Buy 1035 58.19Buy 267 58.2Buy 430 58.21Buy 1703 58.22Buy 661 58.23Buy 584 58.24Buy 2501 58.25Buy 634 58.26Buy 128 58.27Buy 63 58.28Buy 538 58.29Buy 383 58.3Buy 12 58.31Buy 14 58.32Buy 3038 58.34Buy 1454 58.35Buy 1178 58.36Buy 200 58.37Buy 268 58.38Buy 894 58.39Buy 10468 58.4Buy 2943 58.41Buy 3561 58.42Buy 2280 58.43Buy 4726 58.44Buy 2030 58.45Buy 1804 58.46Buy 3919 58.47Buy 1311 58.49Buy 6030 58.5Buy 268 58.51Buy 1708 58.55Buy 4677 58.56Buy 936 58.57Buy 469 58.6Buy 306 58.61Buy 625 58.63Total 86439 Sell 70 56.68Sell 1456 56.7Sell 880 56.71Sell 136 56.72Sell 400 56.73Sell 2800 56.74Sell 240 56.77Sell 1744 56.79Sell 2853 56.8Sell 70 56.83Sell 365 56.84Sell 3080 56.86Sell 50 56.87Sell 573 56.88Sell 3465 56.89Sell 2601 56.9Sell 246 56.92Sell 18 56.93Sell 880 56.98Sell 1928 57Sell 357 57.02Sell 1433 57.03Sell 2282 57.04Sell 3050 57.05Sell 2991 57.06Sell 1414 57.07Sell 2347 57.08Sell 1057 57.09Sell 6075 57.1Sell 1990 57.11Sell 2897 57.12Sell 2744 57.13Sell 942 57.14Sell 2358 57.15Sell 2053 57.17Sell 1708 57.18Sell 255 57.19Sell 57284 57.2Sell 451 57.22Sell 1645 57.23Sell 100 57.24Sell 544 57.25Sell 364 57.27Sell 550 57.28Sell 446 57.3Sell 880 57.33Sell 470 57.36Sell 550 57.38Sell 370 57.4Sell 40 57.42Sell 257 57.48Sell 996 57.5Sell 374 57.51Sell 284 57.54Sell 2730 57.55Sell 2186 57.56Sell 316 57.57Sell 788 57.58Sell 968 57.59Sell 90 57.6Sell 878 57.61Sell 222 57.62Sell 42 57.64Sell 575 57.65Sell 5868 57.71Sell 337 57.72Sell 1479 57.73Sell 3791 57.74Sell 55 57.75Sell 154 57.78Sell 250 57.79Sell 720 57.8Sell 305 57.81Sell 637 57.82Sell 1060 57.83Sell 1249 57.84Sell 1145 57.85Sell 908 57.86Sell 19 57.87Sell 1400 57.88Sell 1686 57.89Sell 5893 57.9Sell 1081 57.91Sell 1935 57.92Sell 1992 57.93Sell 1193 57.94Sell 474 57.95Sell 1345 57.96Sell 994 57.97Sell 1287 57.99Sell 3745 58Sell 1135 58.01Sell 98 58.02Sell 3 58.03Sell 200 58.04Sell 1406 58.06Sell 651 58.07Sell 622 58.08Sell 289 58.1Sell 614 58.13Sell 1767 58.15Sell 533 58.16Sell 555 58.17Sell 558 58.18Sell 1158 58.2Sell 17 58.24Sell 10 58.26Sell 430 58.27Sell 1496 58.28Sell 631 58.29Sell 268 58.3Sell 828 58.31Sell 522 58.32Sell 1170 58.33Sell 533 58.34Sell 429 58.35Sell 3390 58.36Sell 690 58.37Sell 452 58.38Sell 553 58.39Sell 4009 58.4Sell 3216 58.41Sell 6240 58.42Sell 59000 58.4209Sell 3625 58.43Sell 5699 58.44Sell 6479 58.45Sell 1165 58.46Sell 980 58.47Sell 189 58.48Sell 980 58.49Sell 346 58.5Sell 74 58.51Sell 589 58.55Sell 314 58.56Sell 397 58.57Sell 206 58.58Sell 333 58.59Sell 1459 58.6Sell 904 58.62Sell 1626 58.63Sell 255 58.64Sell 693 58.65Sell 351 58.66Sell 2205 58.67Sell 9 58.68Sell 554 58.71Sell 255 58.72Total 298370 (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 03 March 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