8th Feb 2008 11:59
BNP Paribas London08 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 07 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 2,612,522 0.0262 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,612,522 0.0262 (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 Quantity Price Buy 85 52.14 741 52.15 141 52.16 855 52.18 248 52.20 2144 52.21 37492 52.22 987 52.24 394 52.27 179 52.31 57 52.35 580 52.36 524 52.39 285 52.40 2496 52.41 352 52.42 72 52.43 1520 52.44 1104 52.45 432 52.47 45 52.48 22 52.50 120 52.51 60 52.52 115 52.55 122 52.56 218 52.57 2189 52.58 60 52.59 1835 52.60 400 52.61 637 52.62 17700 52.63 767 52.63 6749 52.64 323 52.65 3491 52.65 642 52.66 974 52.67 2706 52.68 463 52.69 520 52.70 641 52.71 651 52.72 2173 52.73 797 52.74 12597 52.75 4326 52.76 370 52.77 252 52.78 300 52.79 689 52.80 185 52.81 135 52.82 209 52.84 901 52.85 195 52.86 120 52.87 484 52.89 1313 52.91 1569 52.92 990 52.93 268 52.94 6498 52.95 3982 52.96 2934 52.97 637 52.98 856 52.99 469 53.00 317 53.01 432 53.02 214 53.05 868 53.06 1957 53.07 373 53.08 1973 53.09 1206 53.10 6179 53.10 250 53.11 246 53.12 941 53.14 28 53.21 56 53.23 19 53.25 60 53.26 1590 53.30 531 53.31 561 53.33 8508 53.35 652 53.37 1574 53.38 861 53.41 30 53.42 800 53.43 1000 53.45 4051 53.46 1434 53.47 1152 53.52 3319 53.54Total 176569Sell -86533 52.22 -26 52.25 -809 52.28 -687 52.29 -593 52.32 -3383 52.35 -1290 52.37 -650 52.38 -650 52.39 -242 52.40 -508 52.41 -1982 52.42 -1048 52.43 -1115 52.44 -1532 52.45 -183 52.47 -732 52.48 -177 52.49 -1000 52.50 -353 52.51 -1000 52.52 -651 52.53 -85 52.54 -855 52.55 -1881 52.56 -2212 52.58 -505 52.59 -6426 52.60 -1287 52.61 -2147 52.62 -6450 52.63 -314 52.64 -7629 52.65 -427 52.66 -1220 52.67 -295 52.68 -27 52.69 -1006 52.70 -427 52.71 -8 52.75 -347 52.76 -67 52.77 -200 52.78 -3127 52.80 -250 52.81 -1033 52.82 -50 52.83 -110 52.86 -1762 52.88 -1213 52.89 -4674 52.90 -64 52.94 -501 52.95 -604 52.96 -1205 52.97 -178 52.98 -178 53.00 -178 53.01 -47 53.03 -923 53.07 -2587 53.09 -3190 53.10 -2428 53.11 -1623 53.14 -2044 53.15 -891 53.17 -193 53.19 -432 53.20 -225 53.21 -109 53.24 -2599 53.31 -48 53.36 -768 53.40 -20028 53.41Total -192221 (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 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