20th Feb 2008 10:52
BNP Paribas London20 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 19 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 2,042,613 0.2048 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,042,613 0.2048 (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 12 57.55Buy 662 57.62Buy 699 57.65Buy 202 57.7Buy 497 57.71Buy 66 57.73Buy 28 57.81Buy 268 57.87Buy 104 57.88Buy 276 57.92Buy 13 57.94Buy 673 57.99Buy 477 58.03Buy 383 58.06Buy 284 58.07Buy 7328 58.086Buy 115 58.1Buy 324 58.12Buy 631 58.13Buy 589 58.15Buy 1471 58.16Buy 2 58.17Buy 1038 58.18Buy 352 58.19Buy 2563 58.2Buy 3004 58.21Buy 1998 58.22Buy 1969 58.23Buy 629 58.24Buy 2033 58.25Buy 2209 58.26Buy 2622 58.27Buy 2695 58.28Buy 1571 58.29Buy 2866 58.3Buy 1222 58.31Buy 979 58.32Buy 1121 58.33Buy 249 58.34Buy 3785 58.35Buy 65520 58.36Buy 1027 58.37Buy 2429 58.38Buy 700 58.39Buy 168 58.4Buy 318 58.41Buy 415 58.42Buy 1679 58.44Buy 2337 58.45Buy 68 58.48Buy 777 58.49Buy 35797 58.5Buy 209 58.51Buy 188 58.52Buy 157 58.54Buy 1489 58.55Buy 13 58.56Buy 646 58.57Buy 109 58.58Buy 365 58.59Buy 77 58.73Total 162497 Sell 108 57.09Sell 70 57.1Sell 146 57.11Sell 328 57.13Sell 4152 57.15Sell 302 57.32Sell 410 57.33Sell 250 57.34Sell 13 57.4Sell 12 57.58Sell 59 57.69Sell 183 57.7Sell 701 57.71Sell 300 57.72Sell 66 57.73Sell 600 57.74Sell 1404 57.75Sell 200 57.76Sell 1000 57.77Sell 500 57.79Sell 1945 57.8Sell 446 57.82Sell 53 57.83Sell 195 57.89Sell 1043 57.9Sell 663 57.92Sell 600 57.93Sell 1231 57.95Sell 4417 57.96Sell 557 57.97Sell 2041 57.98Sell 1489 57.99Sell 1775 58Sell 3104 58.01Sell 831 58.02Sell 2760 58.03Sell 2388 58.04Sell 2076 58.05Sell 1996 58.06Sell 7782 58.07Sell 5136 58.08Sell 1157 58.09Sell 1035 58.1Sell 3618 58.11Sell 351 58.12Sell 2211 58.13Sell 141 58.14Sell 1169 58.15Sell 1799 58.16Sell 1227 58.17Sell 2001 58.18Sell 3620 58.19Sell 1844 58.2Sell 1212 58.21Sell 2351 58.22Sell 1706 58.23Sell 1711 58.24Sell 910 58.25Sell 649 58.26Sell 743 58.27Sell 850 58.28Sell 11 58.29Sell 3574 58.2925Sell 4352 58.3Sell 4620 58.31Sell 80 58.32Sell 50 58.33Sell 1160 58.34Sell 279 58.35Sell 49 58.36Sell 2404 58.37Sell 853 58.38Sell 481 58.39Sell 150 58.41Sell 1766 58.42Sell 418 58.44Sell 4509 58.45Sell 4038 58.46Sell 777 58.47Sell 1515 58.48Sell 26632 58.5Sell 138 58.52Sell 357 58.53Sell 166 58.54Sell 166 58.55Sell 378 58.56Sell 200 58.66Total 142760 (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 20 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