21st Feb 2008 11:18
BNP Paribas London21 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 20 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 1,930,677 0.1936 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,930,677 0.1936 (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 PriceBuy 396 56.35Buy 666 56.36Buy 203 56.41Buy 37 56.49Buy 596 56.51Buy 268 56.52Buy 246 56.53Buy 158 56.57Buy 525 56.58Buy 915 56.59Buy 647 56.6Buy 167 56.66Buy 484 56.7Buy 183 56.71Buy 281 56.73Buy 222 56.75Buy 810 56.76Buy 222 56.88Buy 647 56.89Buy 937 56.9Buy 432 56.94Buy 833 56.95Buy 667 56.96Buy 1002 56.98Buy 333 56.99Buy 2027 57Buy 258 57.02Buy 191 57.05Buy 147 57.06Buy 216 57.13Buy 29 57.16Buy 51 57.17Buy 213 57.18Buy 14101 57.2Buy 1000 57.22Buy 1549 57.23Buy 567 57.25Buy 292 57.26Buy 406 57.27Buy 589 57.28Buy 1411 57.29Buy 743 57.31Buy 232 57.33Buy 512 57.34Buy 652 57.35Buy 144 57.36Buy 3 57.37Buy 60 57.38Buy 608 57.4Buy 1211 57.41Buy 399 57.42Buy 44 57.45Buy 70 57.46Buy 268 57.48Buy 335 57.51Buy 104 57.55Buy 499 57.58Buy 996 57.6Buy 5500 57.65Total 47304 Sell 683 56.37Sell 554 56.38Sell 1723 56.39Sell 2185 56.4Sell 1348 56.41Sell 427 56.44Sell 743 56.47Sell 966 56.48Sell 1791 56.49Sell 584 56.58Sell 647 56.63Sell 5142 56.75Sell 1780 56.76Sell 413 56.77Sell 333 56.8Sell 956 56.87Sell 818 56.88Sell 753 56.89Sell 50 56.9Sell 554 56.94Sell 3055 56.95Sell 1961 56.96Sell 2187 56.98Sell 15 56.99Sell 3637 57Sell 3017 57.01Sell 1970 57.02Sell 1541 57.03Sell 77 57.04Sell 1322 57.05Sell 923 57.06Sell 4492 57.07Sell 402 57.08Sell 1818 57.09Sell 5860 57.1Sell 2407 57.11Sell 1091 57.12Sell 101 57.13Sell 119 57.14Sell 111 57.15Sell 15 57.16Sell 998 57.17Sell 3396 57.18Sell 1381 57.19Sell 40191 57.2Sell 1435 57.21Sell 1480 57.22Sell 108 57.23Sell 652 57.24Sell 1145 57.25Sell 1201 57.26Sell 275 57.27Sell 854 57.28Sell 450 57.29Sell 660 57.3Sell 484 57.31Sell 1150 57.32Sell 2588 57.33Sell 2323 57.34Sell 2811 57.35Sell 1927 57.36Sell 694 57.38Sell 3143 57.39Sell 1767 57.4Sell 1242 57.41Sell 2984 57.42Sell 2485 57.44Sell 214 57.45Sell 1845 57.46Sell 539 57.47Sell 839 57.48Sell 320 57.49Sell 268 57.51Sell 1044 57.52Sell 1511 57.55Sell 222 57.56Sell 1474 57.57Sell 452 57.58Sell 3596 57.59Sell 1257 57.6Sell 37 57.62Sell 2222 57.63Sell 5500 57.65Sell 1505 57.66Total 159240 (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 21 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