6th Feb 2008 16:45
BNP Paribas London06 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 05 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 2,717,345 0.2725 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,717,345 0.2725 (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 Quantity PriceBuy 231 53.94 361 53.99 139 54 168 54.01 473 54.02 459 54.03 117 54.04 48 54.1 772 54.11 133 54.15 10 54.16 4 54.17 91 54.18 299 54.19 547 54.2 57 54.21 282 54.22 80 54.23 1354 54.24 79 54.25 40 54.27 85 54.29 368 54.3 44 54.31 394 54.32 998 54.33 7402 54.34 1620 54.35 196 54.36 795 54.37 86 54.38 141 54.39 452 54.4 146 54.41 1654 54.42 1738 54.43 1838 54.44 50 54.45 1029 54.46 1029 54.47 135 54.48 591 54.49 945 54.5 630 54.51 120 54.52 654450 54.5207 135 54.53 1290 54.54 55 54.55 100 54.56 7 54.57 446 54.58 1478 54.59 5 54.6 135 54.61 120 54.62 357 54.63 135 54.64 279 54.65 385 54.6589 47 54.67 90 54.68 21 54.69 357 54.7 8 54.71 31 54.72 135 54.73 31 54.74 135 54.75 135 54.76 135 54.77 108 54.78 135 54.79 1405 54.8 50 54.81 147 54.82 143 54.83 397 54.84 191 54.85 1000 54.87 152 54.88 197 54.89 120 54.9 139 54.91 117 54.92 65 54.93 682 54.94 268 54.95 201 54.96 136 54.97 1027 54.98 111 54.99 500 55 30 55.01 268 55.03 268 55.04 223 55.06 92 55.07 71 55.08 391 55.1 522 55.11 232 55.12 125 55.13 54 55.19Total Buy 698299 Sell 18 53.91 1508 54 2551 54.01 9 54.02 3463 54.03 698 54.04 2067 54.05 2065 54.06 164 54.08 2376 54.1 1000 54.11 663 54.15 2799 54.16 9877 54.17 1748 54.18 4217 54.19 10104 54.2 1020 54.21 1750 54.22 511 54.23 3500 54.24 2510 54.25 399 54.26 428 54.27 594 54.28 10291 54.3 2158 54.31 13661 54.32 9438 54.33 42194 54.34 12156 54.35 2199 54.36 34781 54.37 28058 54.38 8090 54.39 68822 54.4 8535 54.41 16085 54.42 2566 54.43 396 54.44 14061 54.45 1138 54.46 2643 54.47 1196 54.48 512 54.49 158321 54.5 6626 54.51 28527 54.52 603 54.53 6037 54.54 5074 54.55 1875 54.56 223 54.57 4193 54.58 339 54.59 34286 54.6 1276 54.61 4495 54.62 4806 54.63 2551 54.64 6921 54.65 367 54.66 5104 54.67 1923 54.68 5262 54.69 43839 54.7 3688 54.71 4613 54.72 1894 54.73 3505 54.74 1389 54.75 2799 54.76 4241 54.77 5211 54.78 391 54.79 18246 54.8 1673 54.81 91 54.82 9233 54.83 14968 54.84 3128 54.85 752 54.86 3426 54.87 1133 54.88 197 54.89 6533 54.9 44 54.91 1347 54.92 1028 54.93 6889 54.94 290 54.95 617 54.96 2228 54.97 1816 54.98 1203 54.99 12178 55 515 55.01 1614 55.02 367 55.03 126 55.04 433 55.05 2560 55.06Total Sell 778033 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 06 February 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