19th Feb 2008 11:35
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 - Purchases 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 14 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 2,306,695 0.2313 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,306,695 0.2313 (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 54.55Buy 2 54.60Buy 76 54.85Buy 77 55.00Buy 200 55.04Buy 3409 55.06Buy 580 55.08Buy 100 55.09Buy 296 55.12Buy 468 55.13Buy 400 55.15Buy 94 55.26Buy 201 55.29Buy 12 55.36Buy 200 55.37Buy 10 55.38Buy 386 55.39Buy 44263 55.40Buy 178 55.41Buy 94 55.42Buy 90 55.43Buy 357 55.44Buy 401 55.47Buy 74 55.48Buy 158 55.50Buy 486 55.53Buy 13 55.54Buy 37319 55.55Buy 313 55.57Buy 202 55.58Buy 450 55.60Buy 441 55.61Buy 268 55.62Buy 500 55.63Buy 111 55.64Buy 510 55.66Buy 23 55.67Buy 268 55.68Buy 160 55.71Buy 451 55.72Buy 127 55.75Buy 88 55.78Buy 236 55.83Buy 357 55.89Buy 25 55.91Buy 31 56.26Buy 140 56.27Buy 335 56.30Buy 349 56.34Buy 90 56.35Buy 90 56.36Buy 80 56.38Buy 80 56.40Buy 90 56.41Buy 140 56.42Buy 70 56.44Buy 10 56.45Buy 51 56.46Buy 30 56.48Buy 90 56.49Buy 20 56.53Buy 22 56.55Buy 21 56.60Buy 210 56.65Buy 90 56.66Total 96781 Sell -823 54.55Sell -268 54.6Sell -322 54.63Sell -597 54.64Sell -651 54.65Sell -76 54.88Sell -8594 55Sell -700 55.01Sell -2578 55.05Sell -2401 55.06Sell -371 55.07Sell -1095 55.09Sell -279 55.1Sell -100 55.14Sell -226 55.16Sell -245 55.17Sell -268 55.18Sell -71 55.24Sell -22 55.28Sell -10 55.29Sell -297 55.31Sell -1776 55.32Sell -27 55.33Sell -1194 55.34Sell -1453 55.35Sell -857 55.36Sell -1022 55.38Sell -777 55.39Sell -1619 55.4Sell -1064 55.41Sell -1103 55.42Sell -791 55.43Sell -100 55.44Sell -362 55.45Sell -510 55.46Sell -479 55.47Sell -801 55.48Sell -28 55.49Sell -5256 55.5Sell -87146 55.51Sell -622 55.52Sell -1776 55.53Sell -155 55.54Sell -10233 55.55Sell -5838 55.56Sell -348 55.57Sell -1667 55.58Sell -1501 55.59Sell -17403 55.6Sell -2376 55.61Sell -1363 55.62Sell -1579 55.63Sell -3264 55.64Sell -1345 55.65Sell -279 55.66Sell -2166 55.67Sell -166 55.68Sell -1848 55.69Sell -1951 55.7Sell -178 55.71Sell -245 55.73Sell -600 55.74Sell -90 55.8Sell -3108 55.81Sell -1172 55.82Sell -1490 55.83Sell -120 55.84Sell -936 55.85Sell -75 55.86Sell -1078 55.87Sell -180 55.88Sell -90 55.89Sell -210 55.9Sell -385 55.91Sell -45 55.92Sell -115 55.94Sell -45 55.97Sell -45 55.98Sell -45 55.99Sell -236 56Sell -135 56.03Sell -21 56.04Sell -135 56.05Sell -30 56.06Sell -45 56.08Sell -45 56.09Sell -202 56.1Sell -157 56.11Sell -187 56.12Sell -270 56.13Sell -245 56.14Sell -90 56.15Sell -245 56.16Sell -150 56.17Sell -45 56.18Sell -90 56.19Sell -45 56.2Sell -45 56.23Sell -69 56.24Sell -1400 56.25Sell -985 56.26Sell -199 56.27Sell -45 56.28Sell -758 56.29Sell -535 56.3Sell -175 56.32Sell -679 56.33Sell -11 56.34Sell -2131 56.35Sell -175 56.36Sell -609 56.38Sell -244 56.39Sell -718 56.4Sell -1115 56.43Sell -2184 56.46Sell -500 56.47Sell -1487 56.48Sell -44 56.55Sell -20 56.56Sell -22 56.63Sell -300 56.65Sell -21 56.69Total -209335 (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