11th Mar 2008 14:22
BNP Paribas London11 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 10 March 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 1,665,065 0.1670 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,665,065 0.1670 (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 34946 52.58Buy 195 52.66Buy 405 52.67Buy 634 52.68Buy 795 52.69Buy 2489 52.70Buy 403 52.71Buy 405 52.72Buy 825 52.73Buy 210 52.74Buy 1575 52.75Buy 1605 52.76Buy 1524 52.77Buy 3429 52.78Buy 773 52.79Buy 4741 52.80Buy 6143 52.81Buy 1402 52.82Buy 406 52.83Buy 940 52.84Buy 405 52.85Buy 616 52.86Buy 295 52.87Buy 277 52.88Buy 543 52.89Buy 338 52.90Buy 195 52.91Buy 80 52.94Buy 365 52.99Buy 167 53.00Buy 94 53.02Buy 5000 53.03Buy 2500 53.06Buy 138 53.07Buy 169 53.08Buy 3562 53.09Buy 5300 53.10Buy 1064 53.14Buy 828 53.15Buy 6581 53.16Buy 366 53.17Buy 3054 53.18Buy 9 53.21Buy 429 53.23Buy 256 53.32Buy 183 53.35Buy 312 53.37Buy 379 53.39Buy 5000 53.41Buy 30 53.46Buy 489 53.48Buy 23 53.49Buy 464 53.57Buy 58 53.59Buy 520 53.60Buy 1568 53.61Buy 200 53.62Buy 248 53.63Buy 465 53.64Buy 1733 53.65Buy 488 53.67Buy 1159 53.69Buy 1703 53.70Buy 1838 53.71Buy 579 53.72Buy 1562 53.74Buy 849 53.76Buy 1738 53.77Buy 123 53.80Buy 165 53.82Buy 5402 53.83Buy 76 53.86Total 123830 Sell -99440 52.58Sell -1436 52.65Sell -1350 52.67Sell -997 52.68Sell -225 52.70Sell -7424 52.71Sell -795 52.72Sell -357 52.74Sell -816 52.76Sell -2335 52.77Sell -949 52.78Sell -2041 52.79Sell -7495 52.80Sell -3629 52.81Sell -1114 52.82Sell -855 52.83Sell -838 52.84Sell -623 52.85Sell -925 52.86Sell -1434 52.87Sell -714 52.88Sell -823 52.90Sell -167 52.92Sell -133 52.93Sell -1043 52.94Sell -824 52.95Sell -670 52.97Sell -461 52.98Sell -365 52.99Sell -94 53.02Sell -167 53.03Sell -1057 53.06Sell -877 53.08Sell -1425 53.09Sell -3379 53.10Sell -2130 53.11Sell -68 53.12Sell -999 53.13Sell -20000 53.13Sell -1444 53.14Sell -823 53.15Sell -280 53.16Sell -799 53.17Sell -572 53.18Sell -11 53.19Sell -250 53.20Sell -935 53.23Sell -1009 53.24Sell -70 53.26Sell -31 53.28Sell -76 53.29Sell -78 53.31Sell -1265 53.32Sell -781 53.33Sell -1808 53.34Sell -552 53.35Sell -467 53.36Sell -2338 53.37Sell -2703 53.38Sell -1429 53.39Sell -312 53.40Sell -1045 53.41Sell -215 53.42Sell -287 53.43Sell -556 53.44Sell -425 53.45Sell -155 53.46Sell -493 53.48Sell -949 53.49Sell -4356 53.50Sell -30 53.51Sell -23 53.53Sell -132 53.58Sell -99 53.59Sell -1196 53.60Sell -889 53.61Sell -1028 53.63Sell -875 53.65Sell -2149 53.67Sell -1413 53.69Sell -1000 53.70Sell -1703 53.75Sell -332 53.77Total -207857 (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 11 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