8th Jan 2008 09:51
BNP Paribas London08 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 07 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 1,843,164 0.1848 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,843,164 0.1848 (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 70 49.85 42 49.86 28 49.88 70 49.9 42 49.91 28 49.92 42 49.93 28 49.95 154 49.96 238 49.97 1005 49.98 56 49.99 552 50 712 50.01 2351 50.02 472 50.03 398 50.04 370 50.05 168 50.06 412 50.07 398 50.08 84 50.09 384 50.1 56 50.11 168 50.13 334 50.15 28 50.16 28 50.18 3031 50.21 300 50.22 657 50.23 577 50.24 2605 50.25 519 50.26 143 50.29 890 50.3 38346 50.32 681 50.34 15 50.35 338 50.37 300 50.38 290 50.4 879 50.41 131 50.43 209 50.49 691 50.5 300 50.52 300 50.53 1300 50.6 433 50.62 1000 50.67 1000 50.68 1300 50.69 1172 50.7 132 50.72 557 50.8 300 50.81 950 50.82 1007 50.83 250 50.84 1894 50.85 991 50.86 540 50.87 56 50.88 11 50.9 1708 50.91 1392 50.98 23 51.24 875 51.25 166 51.32 484 51.39 115 51.42 271 51.45 1554 51.46 550 51.48 5008 51.49 3106 51.5 227 51.5057 5706 51.53 2384 51.54 2341 51.55 1552 51.56 750 51.61 45 51.64 4754 51.673 577 51.7 1157 51.74 462 51.83 1479 51.87 1251 51.91 555 51.93 391 51.95 250 51.96 1247 51.97 1648 51.98 1221 51.99 989 52 56 52.08 1114 52.15 118221 Total PurchasesSales 3190 49.85 220 49.87 2377 49.88 60 49.91 211 49.93 439 49.94 144 49.95 5582 49.96 1542 49.97 1094 49.98 10614 49.995 3459 50 603 50.01 2548 50.02 156 50.03 15 50.04 3216 50.05 237 50.06 1556 50.07 112 50.1 232 50.11 563 50.12 1137 50.13 46 50.14 2030 50.15 1083 50.16 516 50.19 825 50.2 712 50.21 346 50.22 434 50.24 322 50.3 44892 50.32 1873 50.36 504 50.38 357 50.54 1116 50.57 1671 50.58 1997 50.59 1198 50.6 1692 50.62 15 50.64 142 50.66 5000 50.668 992 50.68 422 50.7 312 50.71 110 50.75 110 50.76 131 50.77 53 50.78 1591 50.79 890 50.8 220 50.81 1184 50.83 1672 50.84 2957 50.85 1639 50.86 1709 50.87 2409 50.88 963 50.89 113 50.9 2859 50.91 466 50.92 2098 50.93 1946 50.94 220 50.95 2029 50.96 1575 50.98 102 51 765 51.01 702 51.03 150 51.25 160 51.27 80 51.28 320 51.3 80 51.32 77 51.4 257 51.42 160 51.43 36 51.44 544 51.45 2391 51.46 870 51.47 3285 51.48 687 51.49 5057 51.5 2412 51.52 191 51.53 1199 51.54 3301 51.55 264 51.56 1493 51.57 80 51.58 1386 51.59 2769 51.6 1880 51.61 80 51.63 500 51.64 1413 51.66 854 51.67 1295 51.68 1080 51.69 610 51.7 580 51.71 461 51.73 30 51.74 422 51.75 685 51.76 151 51.78 80 51.8 733 51.84 44 51.86 2085 51.87 70 51.88 1489 51.94 860 51.95 378 51.97 2322 51.98 1837 51.99 1875 52 1501 52.01 57 52.03 57 52.05 56 52.07 3828 52.15 2549 52.2 1127 52.21 898 52.22 538 52.23 195991 Total Sales (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 08 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