4th Mar 2008 11:04
BNP Paribas London04 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 03 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 1,735,288 0.1740 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,735,288 0.1740 (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 268 55.41Buy 500 55.5Buy 250 55.54Buy 573 55.55Buy 206 55.56Buy 496 55.58Buy 27 55.59Buy 500 55.6Buy 1269 55.65Buy 97 55.68Buy 2635 55.7Buy 18 55.71Buy 86 55.72Buy 560 55.73Buy 24750 55.7351Buy 250 55.74Buy 1267 55.75Buy 309 55.76Buy 333 55.77Buy 404 55.78Buy 250 55.79Buy 869 55.8Buy 1260 55.82Buy 2356 55.83Buy 1554 55.84Buy 3869 55.85Buy 215 55.86Buy 64 55.87Buy 127464 55.89Buy 3771 55.9Buy 175 55.91Buy 1468 55.92Buy 1726 55.93Buy 337 55.94Buy 2561 55.95Buy 2916 55.96Buy 720 55.98Buy 757 55.99Buy 86755 56Buy 448 56.01Buy 272 56.02Buy 490 56.05Buy 1013 56.07Buy 328 56.08Buy 86 56.09Buy 1384 56.1Buy 270 56.13Buy 1250 56.15Buy 943 56.16Buy 552 56.17Buy 399 56.18Buy 2270 56.2Buy 907 56.23Buy 2097 56.24Buy 2114 56.25Buy 431 56.26Buy 706 56.28Buy 267 56.29Buy 2154 56.3Buy 399 56.32Buy 827 56.33Buy 239 56.34Buy 876 56.35Buy 9 56.36Buy 206 56.39Buy 500 56.4Buy 500 56.45Buy 250 56.5Buy 80 56.53Buy 500 56.55Buy 7861 56.6Buy 80 56.63Buy 80 56.64Buy 1000 56.65Buy 1080 56.67Buy 80 56.71Buy 404 56.72Buy 840 56.78Buy 625 56.8Buy 13 56.81Buy 62 56.82Buy 80 56.83Buy 75 56.84Buy 1039 56.85Buy 45 56.86Buy 165 56.87Buy 60 56.88Buy 1045 56.9Buy 170 56.91Buy 30 56.92Buy 386 56.93Buy 150 56.94Buy 1019 56.95Buy 135 56.96Buy 225 56.97Buy 260 56.98Buy 45 56.99Buy 4434 57Buy 52 57.01Buy 221 57.02Buy 110 57.04Buy 1620 57.05Buy 45 57.06Buy 75 57.07Buy 135 57.08Buy 370 57.09Buy 530 57.1Buy 360 57.11Buy 175 57.12Buy 150 57.13Buy 75 57.14Total 322058 Sell 12 55.38Sell 502 55.4Sell 333 55.43Sell 406 55.45Sell 74 55.46Sell 371 55.52Sell 768 55.53Sell 786 55.54Sell 3916 55.55Sell 119 55.56Sell 1350 55.57Sell 4232 55.58Sell 51 55.59Sell 542 55.6Sell 2266 55.61Sell 2114 55.62Sell 1972 55.63Sell 41 55.64Sell 1250 55.65Sell 500 55.68Sell 1464 55.7Sell 191 55.71Sell 29 55.72Sell 342 55.74Sell 50 55.75Sell 1443 55.76Sell 697 55.77Sell 23 55.78Sell 702 55.79Sell 7672 55.8Sell 3446 55.81Sell 1521 55.82Sell 62 55.83Sell 628 55.84Sell 3343 55.85Sell 2031 55.86Sell 623 55.87Sell 2984 55.88Sell 3404 55.89Sell 4529 55.9Sell 4052 55.91Sell 3766 55.92Sell 1208 55.93Sell 333 55.94Sell 1020 55.95Sell 1000 55.96Sell 358 55.97Sell 441 55.99Sell 2000 56Sell 707 56.02Sell 217 56.03Sell 268 56.04Sell 69 56.05Sell 2727 56.06Sell 3112 56.07Sell 281 56.1Sell 1188 56.11Sell 300 56.14Sell 213 56.19Sell 500 56.2Sell 1398 56.21Sell 2374 56.22Sell 400 56.23Sell 839 56.24Sell 1754 56.25Sell 1338 56.26Sell 39750 56.269Sell 904 56.27Sell 776 56.28Sell 1000 56.29Sell 910 56.3Sell 859 56.31Sell 561 56.32Sell 500 56.33Sell 333 56.35Sell 847 56.36Sell 56 56.37Sell 1267 56.41Sell 1619 56.45Sell 2652 56.46Sell 333 56.48Sell 3380 56.51Sell 91 56.53Sell 1399 56.54Sell 110 56.56Sell 626 56.57Sell 1187 56.58Sell 380 56.59Sell 66049 56.6Sell 333 56.62Sell 3 56.63Sell 180 56.65Sell 200 56.66Sell 133 56.67Sell 256 56.7Sell 1932 56.71Sell 343 56.74Sell 58 56.77Sell 690 56.8Sell 394 56.81Sell 163 56.82Sell 1384 56.83Sell 676 56.84Sell 69 56.86Sell 47 56.87Sell 1535 56.89Sell 536 56.9Sell 494 56.91Sell 1589 56.92Sell 1039 56.93Sell 1976 56.94Sell 3291 56.95Sell 103 56.96Sell 95 56.97Sell 711 56.98Sell 281 56.99Sell 5394 57Sell 238 57.02Sell 44 57.04Sell 30 57.05Sell 55 57.06Sell 549 57.07Sell 1527 57.08Sell 56 57.1Sell 56 57.11Sell 665 57.12Total 241366 (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 04 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