19th Feb 2008 11:34
BNP Paribas London19 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) Amended Form - Sales FiguresAmended 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 15 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 2,029,396 0.2035 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,029,396 0.2035 (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 12000 52Buy 4000 54Buy 218 54.75Buy 819 54.78Buy 944 54.82Buy 211 54.86Buy 15 54.87Buy 261 54.88Buy 181 54.89Buy 673 54.9Buy 304 54.91Buy 140 54.92Buy 3357 54.93Buy 247 54.94Buy 448 54.96Buy 285 54.97Buy 1295 54.98Buy 493 54.99Buy 1175 55Buy 764 55.01Buy 579 55.02Buy 500 55.03Buy 30 55.04Buy 1292 55.05Buy 1045 55.06Buy 263 55.07Buy 882 55.08Buy 1614 55.09Buy 103 55.1Buy 555 55.11Buy 548 55.12Buy 136 55.13Buy 458 55.14Buy 15 55.15Buy 15 55.16Buy 45 55.17Buy 60 55.18Buy 147 55.19Buy 301 55.2Buy 15 55.21Buy 94 55.22Buy 15 55.23Buy 102 55.26Buy 509 55.28Buy 560 55.3Buy 515 55.31Buy 200 55.32Buy 294 55.34Buy 15 55.36Buy 43 55.38Buy 34 55.39Buy 13 55.41Buy 74 55.47Buy 162 55.48Buy 696 55.71Buy 97 55.74Buy 446 55.75Buy 488 55.76Buy 298 55.77Buy 122 55.79Buy 833 55.8Buy 287 55.84Buy 25373 55.85Buy 111 56.01Buy 746 56.06Buy 167 56.14Buy 178 56.17Buy 11 56.18Buy 50 56.19Buy 1065 56.2Buy 771 56.21Buy 616 56.22Buy 12 56.23Buy 69 56.29Buy 767 56.3Buy 232 56.31Buy 209 56.33Buy 140 56.34Buy 585 56.39Buy 370 56.41Buy 1075 56.42Buy 100 56.43Buy 1508 56.44Buy 1186 56.45Buy 815 56.46Buy 800 56.49Total 79286 Sell -2000 48.00Sell -500 54.69Sell -564 54.73Sell -998 54.76Sell -261 54.78Sell -2252 54.79Sell -1107 54.80Sell -183 54.81Sell -2111 54.82Sell -2183 54.83Sell -466 54.84Sell -2000 54.85Sell -6043 54.86Sell -1084 54.87Sell -738 54.88Sell -991 54.89Sell -3376 54.90Sell -1929 54.91Sell -2982 54.92Sell -47525 54.93Sell -3940 54.94Sell -4402 54.95Sell -3064 54.96Sell -1023 54.97Sell -2163 54.98Sell -2331 54.99Sell -1864 55.00Sell -1629 55.01Sell -2718 55.02Sell -2596 55.03Sell -26 55.04Sell -3264 55.05Sell -1838 55.06Sell -3653 55.07Sell -44507 55.08Sell -1636 55.09Sell -70 55.10Sell -982 55.11Sell -52 55.12Sell -1548 55.13Sell -664 55.14Sell -357 55.15Sell -100 55.16Sell -4608 55.17Sell -1210 55.18Sell -1253 55.21Sell -857 55.22Sell -2725 55.25Sell -943 55.26Sell -1031 55.27Sell -46633 55.28Sell -994 55.29Sell -4073 55.30Sell -2834 55.31Sell -715 55.32Sell -3115 55.3300Sell -2446 55.34Sell -473 55.35Sell -268 55.37Sell -854 55.38Sell -126 55.39Sell -4150 55.40Sell -3665 55.41Sell -5054 55.42Sell -212 55.43Sell -290 55.44Sell -666 55.45Sell -2334 55.47Sell -115 55.48Sell -643 55.51Sell -1210 55.52Sell -315 55.53Sell -113 55.54Sell -121 55.55Sell -544 55.58Sell -4043 55.60Sell -178 55.61Sell -1000 55.62Sell -337 55.63Sell -845 55.64Sell -1103 55.66Sell -2558 55.67Sell -500 55.69Sell -159 55.70Sell -138 55.71Sell -564 55.72Sell -64 55.75Sell -367 55.76Sell -1149 55.78Sell -18 55.80Sell -533 55.83Sell -900 55.84Sell -63 55.88Sell -57 55.90Sell -54 55.91Sell -1704 55.92Sell -113 55.93Sell -45 55.94Sell -75263 55.95Sell -861 55.96Sell -246 55.97Sell -3 55.98Sell -14 55.99Sell -221 56.00Sell -1103 56.01Sell -357 56.02Sell -759 56.03Sell -531 56.05Sell -690 56.06Sell -729 56.07Sell -667 56.10Sell -71 56.15Sell -10 56.17Sell -66 56.21Sell -14 56.23Sell -178 56.35Total -356585 (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 19 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