15th Jan 2008 11:16
BNP Paribas London15 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 14 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 2,195,446 0.2202 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,195,446 0.2202 (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 757 50.85 669 50.89 315 50.93 1517 50.94 346 50.96 39 50.98 839 50.99 800 51.01 500 51.03 268 51.04 268 51.06 326 51.07 4166 51.08 137 51.1 700 51.11 74 51.12 204 51.14 65 51.15 315 51.16 115 51.18 59 51.21 1810 51.2241 695 51.23 613 51.24 2923 51.25 747 51.26 36 51.27 2046 51.28 1399 51.29 2463 51.3 410 51.31 993 51.35 50 51.36 832 51.38 2095 51.39 104 51.4 124 51.41 983 51.44 312 51.46 148 51.53 20074 51.6 1424 51.61 401 51.62 107247 51.63 220 51.64 3210 51.66 691 51.67 220 51.68 189 51.69 1900 51.7 653 51.71 2876 51.72 1900 51.73 1168 51.74 651 51.75 612 51.76 1107 51.77 220 51.79 827 51.8 278 51.81 612 51.82 440 51.83 453 51.84 220 51.85 109 51.86 741 51.87 1203 51.88 1096 51.89 440 51.9 220 51.91 220 51.92 70 51.93 540 51.95 220 52.02Total Purchases 183714 Sales 689 50.96 213 50.99 112 51 108 51.01 108 51.03 411 51.08 74 51.09 921 51.1 268 51.14 754 51.15 400 51.17 238 51.19 1000 51.21 7 51.22 107 51.24 36 51.27 120 51.28 13800 51.3196 1149 51.33 536 51.36 812 51.38 315 51.39 154 51.4 250 51.41 240 51.4167 30 51.53 90 51.56 23 51.58 43 51.59 29044 51.6 10 51.61 34 51.64 119 51.65 89 51.66 154 51.69 20 51.7 90 51.73 33 51.77 43 51.79 90 51.83 7 51.84Total Sales 52741 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 15 January 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