22nd Jan 2008 10:08
BNP Paribas London22 January 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 21 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 2,347,863 0.2354 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,347,863 0.2354 (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 5) Purchases 6817 42.28 558 42.37 593 42.42 407 42.43 2000 42.44 539 42.5 1628 42.51 486 42.52 2889 42.53 11076 42.54 133 42.59 3527 42.6 917 42.67 92 42.68 1175 42.69 10092 42.71 2719 42.7584 361 42.76 12022 42.78 92 42.79 1534 42.81 729 42.82 686 42.83 424 42.86 3894 42.88 315 42.89 5117 42.9 267 42.91 36 43.03 119 43.05 181 43.1 4128 43.14 872 43.16 293 43.18 1327 43.19 124 43.2 1500 43.22 147 43.23 59 43.26 30 43.29 6 43.3 358 43.31 20 43.34 78 43.36 621 43.37 1575 43.39 6 43.4 1673 43.42 23 43.45 2201 43.46 70 43.48 1347 43.49 511 43.5 278 43.51 230 43.517 1560 43.52 3 43.53 30 43.54 496 43.57 2484 43.59 1053 43.61 437 43.62 80 43.63 1303 43.64 439 43.67 127 43.68 383 43.69 1593 43.7 1627 43.72 2092 43.73 460 43.78 284 43.79 602 43.8 1688 43.81 1163 43.82 2555 43.83 2350 43.85 1063 43.86 507 43.87 2561 43.88 1596 43.89 992 43.9 1067 43.92 800 43.94 800 43.95 1662 43.96 45 43.97 58 43.98 10 43.99 1000 44 46 44.01 5543 44.03 31 44.06 3365 44.07 570 44.1 1921 44.12 9344 44.15 92 44.18 3644 44.19 470 44.2 4307 44.26 1368 44.27 500 44.28 1062 44.29 5250 44.3 1021 44.34 1799 44.43 525 44.56 293 44.61 415 44.63 781 44.9 563 44.97 403 45 2319 45.01 2275 45.15 Total 171779 157398 42.28 1539 42.3 75 42.32 276 42.33 75 42.35 192 42.36 278 42.37 150 42.39 618 42.4 60 42.41 120 42.42 75 42.43 135 42.45 60 42.46 135 42.47 110 42.48 1012 42.49 479 42.5 1649 42.51 75 42.52 75 42.54 1240 42.55 1990 42.56 1215 42.58 135 42.59 210 42.61 990 42.62 75 42.63 135 42.65 60 42.66 75 42.67 75 42.68 1050 42.69 60 42.7 820 42.72 75 42.73 6850 42.74 154 42.75 1065 42.76 137 42.77 60 42.78 740 42.79 437 42.8 1844 42.81 1508 42.82 1065 42.83 1793 42.84 2045 42.85 716 42.86 405 42.87 990 42.88 1980 42.89 415 42.9 135 42.93 1038 42.95 600 42.97 777 42.98 1027 42.99 3010 43.01 1335 43.02 1482 43.03 119 43.04 75 43.05 346 43.06 36 43.07 45 43.08 181 43.09 1250 43.1 348 43.14 606 43.16 293 43.17 1994 43.19 104 43.24 4 43.25 56 43.28 96 43.29 184 43.3 221 43.31 800 43.33 1189 43.35 702 43.39 1260 43.4 1110 43.41 2428 43.42 1472 43.43 1005 43.45 405 43.46 309 43.47 592 43.48 158 43.49 212 43.51 75 43.53 3395 43.55 1404 43.56 150 43.59 393 43.6 1552 43.61 209 43.62 150 43.63 630 43.65 75 43.66 1780 43.67 301 43.68 252 43.7 842 43.71 618 43.72 470 43.73 361 43.75 1075 43.76 140 43.77 2045 43.79 925 43.8 552 43.82 1601 43.83 807 43.84 1768 43.85 301 43.89 3144 43.9 538 43.91 960 43.92 1100 43.94 1178 43.95 1821 43.98 11 43.99 427 44 3961 44.01 64 44.02 1274 44.03 75 44.05 75 44.06 835 44.07 508 44.08 75 44.1 350 44.11 90 44.13 75 44.14 27 44.2 1752 44.23 176 44.25 68 44.26 48 44.3 62 44.33 48 44.34 144 44.38 83 44.4 1958 44.47Sales 2031 44.48 13 44.5 23 44.51 23 44.52 1093 44.53 1271 44.54 235 44.55 55 44.6 254 44.61 1451 44.62 586 44.64 1523 44.66 59 44.74 614 44.89 1367 44.9 277 44.91 781 44.93 351 44.94 2910 44.95 2127 44.96 1302 44.97 16 44.98 536 44.99 148 45.03 159 45.06 25 45.15 Total 284027 (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 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