17th Dec 2007 12:59
BNP Paribas London17 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 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 14 December 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 Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,975,935 0.1970 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,975,935 0.1970 (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) Purchase 155 51.24 267 51.26 393 51.27 395 51.28 1 51.32 74 51.33 177 51.34 2 51.36 1278 51.38 122 51.39 415 51.4 297 51.42 869 51.43 1169 51.44 504 51.45 1845 51.46 584 51.47 352 51.48 87 51.49 2520 51.5 4366 51.51 1101 51.52 3483 51.53 33 51.55 600 51.56 345 51.57 2583 51.58 1956 51.62 2567 51.63 21595 51.64 1364 51.65 884 51.66 788 51.67 3200 51.68 2785 51.69 3754 51.7 6078 51.71 3580 51.72 719 51.73 1209 51.74 7513 51.75 14636 51.76 383 51.77 120 51.78 632 51.79 10548 51.8 1683 51.81 6020 51.82 100 51.83 38 51.84 710 51.85 341 51.86 233 51.8645 240 51.87 9 51.92 1785 51.94 7221 51.95 42 51.97 5637 51.98 1819 51.99 500 52.01 1041 52.02 97 52.03 1934 52.04 2300 52.0588 601 52.06 424 52.27 887 52.35 90 52.43 1177 53.01 109 53.05 511 53.1 1504 53.12 360 53.13 354 53.15 2066 53.16 250 53.17 1670 53.18 1678 53.19 887 53.2 26 53.21 2857 53.22 1373 53.23 1514 53.24 114 53.36 58 53.37 498 53.41 87 53.42 87 53.44 486 53.45 1142 51.3 620 51.32 80 51.33 283 51.35 100 51.36 854 51.37 423 51.38 Sales 1032 51.39 80 51.49 7457 51.54 1098 51.55 732 51.56 726 51.57 800 51.58 796 51.59 1420 51.6 1663 51.61 732 51.62 90 51.63 1040 51.64 2324 51.65 475 51.66 3145 51.67 389 51.68 1235 51.69 908 51.7 4065 51.71 1305 51.72 147 51.73 4361 51.74 3518 51.75 42524 51.76 858 51.77 90 51.78 219 51.79 341 51.8 5458 51.81 6973 51.82 3263 51.83 3469 51.84 3251 51.85 2665 51.86 6616 51.87 5880 51.88 2372 51.89 659 51.9 696 51.91 489 51.92 1507 51.93 261 51.95 100 51.96 6950 51.9756 225 51.98 3073 51.99 942 52 1240 52.01 854 52.02 722 52.03 2246 52.06 80 52.07 780 52.08 748 52.09 305 52.1 1031 52.12 89 52.13 893 52.14 1454 52.15 403 52.16 1282 52.18 947 52.19 99 52.2 3578 52.21 2874 52.22 2266 52.23 56 52.24 237 52.25 828 52.26 1703 52.27 450 52.29 19000 52.2932 187 52.3 50 52.32 887 52.35 887 52.4 90 52.41 296 52.46 124 52.49 3 52.52 132 52.53 312 52.54 86 52.57 524 52.58 248 52.59 88 52.8 70 52.81 334 52.99 478 53 498 53.01 846 53.02 110 53.05 110 53.06 837 53.09 70 53.11 564 53.12 142 53.13 11 53.14 143 53.16 599 53.2 862 53.21 2448 53.22 239 53.23 417 53.24 87 53.25 89 53.27 172 53.4 1082 53.41 586 53.44 180 53.45 31 53.46 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 17 December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connectedNature of connection (Note 9) 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