20th Dec 2007 13:43
BNP Paribas London20 December 2007 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 19 December 2007 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 1 951 211 0.0196 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1 951 211 0.0196 (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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 1925 49.91Purchase 1823 49.93Purchase 447 49.94Purchase 281 49.95Purchase 90 49.96Purchase 1036 49.99Purchase 247 50Purchase 200 50.01Purchase 421 50.03Purchase 19 50.05Purchase 599 50.08Purchase 2573 50.09Purchase 3636 50.1Purchase 693 50.11Purchase 385 50.12Purchase 3337 50.13Purchase 4637 50.14Purchase 4070 50.15Purchase 808 50.16Purchase 3151 50.17Purchase 4010 50.18Purchase 6153 50.19Purchase 2940 50.2Purchase 4837 50.21Purchase 1119 50.22Purchase 2265 50.23Purchase 236 50.24Purchase 1774 50.25Purchase 3392 50.26Purchase 335 50.29Purchase 221 50.31Purchase 442 50.34Purchase 1362 50.35Purchase 2100 50.36Purchase 241 50.37Purchase 513 50.38Purchase 1470 50.39Purchase 2248 50.4Purchase 2282 50.41Purchase 336 50.42Purchase 741 50.44Purchase 407 50.45Purchase 1128 50.46Purchase 780 50.48Purchase 1199 50.49Purchase 86 50.5Purchase 253 50.51Purchase 365 50.53Purchase 1920 50.54Purchase 978 50.55Purchase 829 50.57Purchase 990 50.58Purchase 286 50.59Purchase 251 50.6Purchase 300 50.61Purchase 512 50.62Purchase 1949 50.64Purchase 5329 50.65Purchase 465 50.66Purchase 1785 50.67Purchase 111 50.68Purchase 270 50.69Purchase 256 50.7Purchase 348 50.72Purchase 3320 50.73Purchase 2366 50.74Purchase 16334 50.75Purchase 1180 50.76Purchase 337 50.77Purchase 285 50.8Purchase 488 50.81Purchase 220 50.82Purchase 334 50.83Purchase 1035 50.84Purchase 386 50.85Purchase 267 50.86Purchase 451 50.87Purchase 377 50.88Purchase 145 50.89Purchase 1247 50.9Purchase 372 50.91Purchase 800 50.92Purchase 157 50.93Purchase 453 50.96Purchase 146 50.99Purchase 514 51Purchase 372 51.02Purchase 604 51.04Purchase 109 51.05Purchase 150 51.06Purchase 277 51.07Purchase 1187 51.08Purchase 983 51.09Purchase 265 51.1Purchase 150 51.11Purchase 498 51.12Purchase 80 51.13Purchase 642 51.14Purchase 4408 51.15Purchase 50 51.16Purchase 50 51.17Purchase 90 51.22Purchase 50 51.23Total 131371 Sale 3101 49.96Sale 1600 49.97Sale 3243 49.98Sale 1600 49.99Sale 4081 50Sale 1909 50.01Sale 1598 50.02Sale 1599 50.03Sale 57 50.05Sale 744 50.09Sale 1596 50.11Sale 45 50.21Sale 771 50.23Sale 1442 50.24Sale 122 50.29Sale 631 50.32Sale 100 50.33Sale 911 50.34Sale 33 50.35Sale 125 50.36Sale 1071 50.37Sale 100 50.45Sale 413 50.5Sale 185 50.52Sale 22 50.53Sale 70 50.58Sale 66 50.6Sale 66 50.61Sale 32 50.62Sale 307 50.64Sale 38 50.65Sale 859 50.69Sale 1451 50.71Sale 381 50.72Sale 194 50.73Sale 544 50.74Sale 45427 50.75Sale 734 50.76Sale 5216 50.77Sale 327 50.8Sale 1882 50.81Sale 300 50.84Sale 1000 50.87Sale 88 50.9Sale 380 50.91Sale 678 50.92Sale 1375 50.95Sale 982 50.96Sale 200 50.98Sale 201 50.99Sale 992 51Sale 1297 51.01Sale 400 51.03Sale 1441 51.04Sale 262 51.05Sale 1390 51.06Sale 200 51.07Sale 898 51.08Sale 560 51.1Sale 116 51.11Sale 1879 51.12Sale 985 51.13Sale 91 51.16Sale 761 51.17Sale 402 51.18Sale 179 51.19Sale 2502 51.2Sale 3275 51.22Sale 213 51.23Total 107740 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 20 th December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connectedNature of connection (Note 9) 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