25th Feb 2008 10:44
BNP Paribas London25 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 22 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 1,807,895 0.1813 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,807,895 0.1813 (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 110 56.32Buy 312 56.36Buy 294 56.49Buy 163 56.51Buy 1003 56.55Buy 365 56.56Buy 351 56.61Buy 608 56.65Buy 800 56.67Buy 1200 56.68Buy 610 56.7Buy 30 56.74Buy 109 56.79Buy 16970 56.85Buy 100 56.96Buy 836 57.02Buy 1000 57.06Buy 500 57.07Buy 528 57.08Buy 1000 57.1Buy 100 57.13Buy 228 57.14Buy 64 57.15Buy 184 57.23Buy 121 57.25Buy 862 57.29Buy 322 57.33Buy 409 57.38Buy 468 57.39Buy 412 57.4Buy 1036 57.41Buy 1550 57.42Buy 356 57.43Buy 1023 57.44Buy 659 57.45Buy 384 57.46Buy 327 57.47Buy 1023 57.48Buy 72 57.49Buy 1668 57.51Buy 868 57.52Buy 567 57.53Buy 251 57.54Buy 1121 57.55Buy 442 57.56Buy 500 57.57Buy 1000 57.58Buy 903 57.59Buy 843 57.6Buy 934 57.61Buy 625 57.62Buy 136 57.63Buy 74 57.64Buy 1237 57.65Buy 218 57.66Buy 437 57.67Buy 364 57.68Buy 792 57.69Buy 1708 57.7Buy 501 57.71Buy 89 57.8Buy 89 57.85Buy 376 57.87Buy 4282 57.88Buy 313 57.92Buy 500 57.93Buy 268 57.95Buy 315 57.96Total 57910 Sell 360 56.2Sell 1165 56.21Sell 400 56.22Sell 35 56.23Sell 200 56.26Sell 35 56.27Sell 77 56.28Sell 630 56.29Sell 3856 56.3Sell 1255 56.31Sell 606 56.32Sell 110 56.35Sell 1043 56.36Sell 1411 56.37Sell 873 56.38Sell 2629 56.39Sell 2441 56.4Sell 470 56.41Sell 1125 56.42Sell 1 56.45Sell 711 56.46Sell 294 56.47Sell 278 56.48Sell 470 56.5Sell 2740 56.52Sell 215 56.53Sell 118 56.54Sell 1951 56.55Sell 1842 56.56Sell 534 56.57Sell 370 56.61Sell 1 56.62Sell 1543 56.63Sell 370 56.64Sell 150 56.65Sell 780 56.66Sell 290 56.67Sell 5321 56.68Sell 28 56.69Sell 230 56.7Sell 160 56.71Sell 714 56.73Sell 470 56.75Sell 2877 56.76Sell 310 56.77Sell 4330 56.78Sell 350 56.79Sell 2014 56.8Sell 1787 56.81Sell 734 56.82Sell 115 56.83Sell 926 56.84Sell 29383 56.85Sell 582 56.86Sell 368 56.88Sell 221 56.89Sell 2193 56.9Sell 85 56.91Sell 700 56.92Sell 470 56.93Sell 481 56.94Sell 399 56.95Sell 204 56.96Sell 1576 56.99Sell 500 57.02Sell 372 57.06Sell 552 57.07Sell 292 57.08Sell 1294 57.11Sell 769 57.14Sell 3608 57.15Sell 10 57.17Sell 551 57.18Sell 1294 57.19Sell 449 57.21Sell 2090 57.22Sell 1997 57.23Sell 432 57.24Sell 3998 57.25Sell 447 57.26Sell 50 57.27Sell 480 57.28Sell 1652 57.29Sell 723 57.3Sell 500 57.31Sell 1029 57.33Sell 65 57.34Sell 22 57.36Sell 92 57.37Sell 1000 57.38Sell 155 57.39Sell 200 57.4Sell 300 57.41Sell 1971 57.42Sell 326 57.43Sell 2144 57.44Sell 1497 57.45Sell 1519 57.46Sell 1059 57.47Sell 1180 57.48Sell 73 57.49Sell 12 57.5Sell 99 57.51Sell 1954 57.52Sell 1283 57.53Sell 6133 57.54Sell 166 57.55Sell 2506 57.56Sell 40 57.57Sell 1210 57.58Sell 2548 57.59Sell 8236 57.6Sell 1192 57.61Sell 2012 57.62Sell 4183 57.63Sell 2186 57.64Sell 1741 57.65Sell 3062 57.66Sell 9753 57.67Sell 1011 57.68Sell 11 57.69Sell 7407 57.7Sell 183 57.71Sell 6 57.75Sell 253 57.76Sell 166 57.79Sell 10 57.84Sell 155 57.86Sell 4282 57.88Sell 268 57.96Sell 249 57.99Sell 251 58Sell 47 58.01Sell 268 58.02Sell 1 58.16Sell 1230 58.17Sell 600 58.18Total 187813 (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 25 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