19th Dec 2007 09:15
BNP Paribas London19 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) AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED FORM. THE NUMBER OF SALES ENTERED ORIGINALLYWAS INCORRECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A TOTAL NUMBER OF SALES AT 226,473 ANDTHE NUMBER OF PURCHASES SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A TOTAL OF 230,357 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 13 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 2,021,684 0.2015 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,021,684 0.2015 (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 4) Purchase 1328 52.57Purchase 1891 52.87Purchase 2221 53.02Purchase 834 53.03Purchase 984 53.09Purchase 3465 53.15Purchase 47 53.16Purchase 1811 53.17Purchase 17900 53.18Purchase 100 53.25Purchase 402 53.33Purchase 1931 53.4Purchase 489 53.41Purchase 1310 53.42Purchase 2347 53.44Purchase 3441 53.45Purchase 948 53.46Purchase 200 53.52Purchase 3332 53.53Purchase 2400 53.59Purchase 2928 53.6Purchase 2660 53.61Purchase 1122 53.62Purchase 1238 53.77Purchase 1213 53.78Purchase 230 53.79Purchase 420 53.82Purchase 2445 53.83Purchase 7 53.84Purchase 34 53.87Purchase 1379 53.88Purchase 1100 53.89Purchase 334 53.9Purchase 607 53.91Purchase 598 53.92Purchase 2429 53.93Purchase 1297 53.95Purchase 556 53.96Purchase 3227 53.97Purchase 2948 53.99Purchase 531 54Purchase 149 54.01Purchase 702 54.02Purchase 400 54.03Purchase 634 54.04Purchase 119 54.05Purchase 103 54.06Purchase 1394 54.07Purchase 162 54.079Purchase 779 54.09Purchase 290 54.14Purchase 560 54.15Purchase 817 54.19Purchase 2994 54.2Purchase 2055 54.21Purchase 1420 54.22Purchase 4488 54.23Purchase 2673 54.24Purchase 2960 54.25Purchase 1646 54.26Purchase 6169 54.27Purchase 1831 54.28Purchase 554 54.29Purchase 4281 54.3Purchase 487 54.31Purchase 160 54.32Purchase 22 54.33Purchase 965 54.36Purchase 2093 54.37Purchase 106 54.39Purchase 235 54.4Purchase 933 54.41Purchase 3 54.43Purchase 206 54.44Purchase 100 54.48Purchase 127 54.53Purchase 3907 54.59Purchase 1540 54.6Purchase 18 54.61Purchase 1595 54.63Purchase 811 54.64Purchase 27 54.65Purchase 929 54.66Purchase 900 54.73Purchase 1593 54.74Purchase 1629 54.76Purchase 2123 54.77Purchase 4661 54.8Purchase 1277 54.81Purchase 1098 54.83Purchase 948 54.84Purchase 5718 54.85Purchase 1275 54.86Purchase 203 54.91Purchase 3574 54.92Purchase 7348 54.95Purchase 3718 54.96Purchase 12187 55Purchase 150 55.01Purchase 1271 55.02Purchase 72 55.06Purchase 115 55.07Purchase 1508 55.08Purchase 321 55.09Purchase 1761 55.1Purchase 654 55.11Purchase 1 55.12Purchase 100 55.16Purchase 100 55.2Purchase 144 55.28Purchase 200 55.32Purchase 761 55.33Purchase 165 55.34Purchase 73 55.35Purchase 300 55.36Purchase 531 55.39Purchase 112 55.46Purchase 105 55.52Purchase 179 55.54Purchase 643 55.59Purchase 193 55.7Purchase 795 55.71Purchase 193 55.72Purchase 20 55.74Purchase 377 55.76Purchase 913 55.78Purchase 644 55.82Purchase 516 55.86Purchase 4992 55.88Purchase 683 55.89Purchase 1476 55.9Purchase 667 55.91Purchase 387 55.93Purchase 1359 55.94Purchase 600 55.95Purchase 971 55.96Purchase 2013 55.97Purchase 2647 55.98Purchase 2086 55.99Purchase 1150 56Purchase 900 56.01Purchase 1260 56.02Purchase 828 56.03Purchase 1774 56.04Purchase 239 56.05Purchase 1322 56.07Purchase 1989 56.08Purchase 900 56.1Purchase 965 56.13Purchase 670 56.14Purchase 3500 56.19Purchase 2023 56.22Purchase 100 56.23Purchase 400 56.24Purchase 1400 56.25Purchase 395 56.26Purchase 1653 56.27Purchase 378 56.29Purchase 2460 56.3Purchase 873 56.34Total 230357 Sale 88125 52.94Sale 762 53Sale 382 53.01Sale 28 53.02Sale 234 53.03Sale 164 53.05Sale 60 53.1Sale 2271 53.13Sale 49 53.14Sale 100 53.16Sale 710 53.17Sale 247 53.18Sale 353 53.22Sale 199 53.24Sale 960 53.25Sale 100 53.28Sale 97 53.32Sale 182 53.34Sale 100 53.35Sale 346 53.36Sale 84 53.4Sale 199 53.44Sale 437 53.53Sale 112 53.54Sale 252 53.55Sale 672 53.56Sale 1345 53.58Sale 280 53.6Sale 2372 53.61Sale 1258 53.65Sale 305 53.66Sale 126 53.67Sale 547 53.69Sale 211 53.7Sale 327 53.71Sale 126 53.72Sale 2378 53.73Sale 760 53.74Sale 1754 53.75Sale 378 53.76Sale 877 53.77Sale 952 53.78Sale 1162 53.79Sale 506 53.81Sale 1123 53.82Sale 962 53.83Sale 983 53.84Sale 160 53.85Sale 606 53.86Sale 935 53.87Sale 300 53.88Sale 1056 53.89Sale 2257 53.9Sale 2750 53.91Sale 126 53.92Sale 334 53.93Sale 1013 53.94Sale 122 53.95Sale 200 53.97Sale 100 53.98Sale 126 53.99Sale 440 54Sale 501 54.01Sale 126 54.02Sale 2349 54.03Sale 1484 54.04Sale 1356 54.05Sale 11854 54.06Sale 565 54.07Sale 500 54.08Sale 954 54.09Sale 1137 54.1Sale 281 54.11Sale 2171 54.12Sale 699 54.13Sale 1370 54.14Sale 1940 54.15Sale 170 54.16Sale 1258 54.18Sale 927 54.19Sale 1379 54.2Sale 671 54.21Sale 342 54.22Sale 1834 54.23Sale 2014 54.25Sale 1468 54.26Sale 1647 54.27Sale 1025 54.28Sale 280 54.29Sale 1460 54.3Sale 275 54.31Sale 1899 54.32Sale 475 54.34Sale 4090 54.35Sale 1005 54.36Sale 3316 54.37Sale 380 54.39Sale 1000 54.4Sale 1347 54.43Sale 456 54.44Sale 200 54.46Sale 2860 54.48Sale 804 54.49Sale 930 54.5Sale 100 54.51Sale 1102 54.6Sale 827 54.66Sale 110 54.67Sale 900 54.87Sale 66 54.9Sale 1084 54.95Sale 258 55.04Sale 1811 55.05Sale 222 55.06Sale 295 55.09Sale 100 55.14Sale 219 55.24Sale 1728 55.25Sale 627 55.26Sale 373 55.27Sale 182 55.29Sale 405 55.3Sale 404 55.31Sale 868 55.32Sale 1148 55.33Sale 263 55.34Sale 218 55.35Sale 1142 55.36Sale 1926 55.37Sale 256 55.38Sale 917 55.39Sale 307 55.4Sale 416 55.41Sale 472 55.42Sale 174 55.43Sale 199 55.44Sale 704 55.45Sale 420 55.46Sale 270 55.47Sale 306 55.48Sale 191 55.5Sale 172 55.52Sale 615 55.53Sale 1360 55.54Sale 614 55.55Sale 355 55.56Sale 1162 55.57Sale 6 55.58Sale 970 55.59Sale 394 55.6Sale 1719 55.62Sale 216 55.65Sale 194 55.68Sale 193 55.7Sale 393 55.71Sale 42 55.76Sale 428 55.79Sale 122 55.84Sale 566 55.87Sale 1060 55.88Sale 1129 55.89Sale 528 55.9Sale 193 55.93Sale 247 55.94Sale 67 55.95Sale 2676 55.98Sale 74 55.99Sale 513 56Sale 336 56.02Sale 239 56.05Sale 336 56.07Sale 99 56.08Sale 347 56.21Sale 717 56.22Sale 100 56.27Total 226473 Sales (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 19 December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Nature 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