1st Feb 2008 14:01
BNP Paribas London01 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 31 January 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 3,041,848 0.3050 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,041,848 0.3050 (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 586 48.05buy 178 48.09buy 249 48.10buy 368 48.11buy 10 48.13buy 288 48.15buy 710 48.16buy 2010 48.33buy 2008 48.34buy 80 48.35buy 613 48.36buy 3424 48.37buy 185 48.40buy 2450 48.41buy 219 48.42buy 256 48.43buy 32 48.44buy 570 48.45buy 3287 48.46buy 1025 48.47buy 2247 48.48buy 1908 48.49buy 1772 48.50buy 4639 48.51buy 673 48.52buy 670 48.53buy 2025 48.54buy 1570 48.55buy 2970 48.56buy 1 48.57buy 8847 48.58buy 4640 48.59buy 1651 48.60buy 269 48.62buy 975 48.63buy 144 48.64buy 196 48.65buy 60 48.66buy 524 48.67buy 149 48.68buy 293 48.69buy 439 48.70buy 250 48.71buy 110 48.72buy 216 48.73buy 291 48.74buy 1361 48.75buy 5539 48.76buy 2067 48.77buy 2524 48.78buy 215 48.79buy 150 48.80buy 2022 48.81buy 1066 48.82buy 1338 48.83buy 151 48.84buy 30 48.85buy 421 48.86buy 1514 48.87buy 30 48.88buy 537 48.89buy 333 48.90buy 807 48.91buy 160 48.92buy 389 48.93buy 1975 48.94buy 1002 48.95buy 831 48.96buy 200 48.97buy 2007 48.98buy 323 49.00buy 1049 49.01buy 75 49.02buy 353 49.03buy 90 49.04buy 438 49.05buy 3716 49.06buy 1740 49.07buy 2565 49.08buy 676 49.09buy 1488 49.10buy 1020 49.11buy 400 49.12buy 913 49.13buy 120 49.15buy 931 49.18buy 322 49.20buy 189 49.22buy 568 49.24buy 714 49.26buy 110 49.33buy 1564 49.34buy 5327 49.35buy 3840 49.36buy 4013 49.37buy 323 49.38buy 171 49.39buy 2040 49.40buy 2391 49.41buy 1175 49.42buy 4045 49.43buy 614 49.44buy 52 49.45buy 3399 49.46buy 3907 49.48buy 53322 49.56 Total 186729 sell -246 48.11sell -351 48.12sell -54 48.16sell -189 48.18sell -554 48.21sell -98 48.25sell -20 48.26sell -725 48.28sell -1769 48.29sell -2463 48.30sell -333 48.31sell -99 48.32sell -225 48.34sell -3196 48.35sell -1148 48.36sell -62 48.37sell -767 48.38sell -1468 48.39sell -3296 48.40sell -1118 48.41sell -1276 48.42sell -673 48.43sell -1687 48.44sell -1688 48.45sell -635 48.46sell -425 48.47sell -1141 48.48sell -259 48.49sell -598 48.50sell -2009 48.51sell -2627 48.52sell -26 48.53sell -1054 48.54sell -1751 48.55sell -1122 48.57sell -387 48.58sell -1341 48.59sell -4212 48.60sell -789 48.62sell -16 48.63sell -4710 48.64sell -3609 48.65sell -1499 48.66sell -4798 48.67sell -465 48.69sell -3299 48.70sell -3522 48.71sell -2025 48.72sell -1100 48.74sell -1931 48.75sell -3000 48.76sell -2002 48.76sell -5062 48.77sell -2431 48.78sell -170 48.79sell -6216 48.80sell -1421 48.81sell -190 48.82sell -6340 48.83sell -1059 48.84sell -3241 48.85sell -1637 48.86sell -600 48.87sell -5940 48.88sell -4893 48.89sell -2152 48.90sell -1725 48.91sell -4820 48.93sell -54 48.94sell -814 48.95sell -70 48.96sell -486 48.97sell -3028 48.98sell -505 48.99sell -1157 49.00sell -1488 49.03sell -2670 49.04sell -1393 49.05sell -2247 49.07sell -1431 49.09sell -788 49.10sell -2309 49.11sell -123 49.13sell -1180 49.15sell -1190 49.16sell -2000 49.19sell -1180 49.21sell -89 49.22sell -1180 49.23sell -1180 49.38sell -1180 49.45sell -39581 49.56 Total -189132 (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 01 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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