4th Feb 2008 11:44
BNP Paribas London04 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01 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 2,781,177 0.2788 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,781,177 0.2788 (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 10000 53.00Buy 515 53.52Buy 84 53.62Buy 654 54.02Buy 171 54.03Buy 1198 54.08Buy 98 54.09Buy 1500 54.11Buy 309 54.29Buy 80 54.39Buy 1400 54.44Buy 3675 54.48Buy 2776 54.49Buy 213 54.61Buy 325 54.67Buy 181 54.74Buy 20000 54.77Buy 317 54.79Buy 525 54.88Buy 2290 55.65Buy 99 55.74Buy 42 55.82Buy 43 55.91Buy 1040 55.93Buy 123 55.99Buy 9940 56.00Buy 996 56.26Buy 100 56.28Buy 480 56.29Buy 500 56.30Buy 3 56.31Buy 35 56.40Buy 189 56.47Buy 297 56.48Buy 1 56.49Buy 2981 56.50Buy 38 56.53Buy 574 56.54Buy 1258 56.56Buy 1262 56.57Buy 300 56.59Buy 569 56.60Buy 173 56.63Buy 80 56.64Buy 579 56.65Buy 758 56.66Buy 88 56.67Buy 494 56.68Buy 410 56.69Buy 534 56.70Buy 133 56.71Buy 305 56.72Buy 1389 56.76Buy 3 56.77Buy 350 56.79Buy 231 56.80Buy 393 56.82Buy 184 56.83Buy 120 56.85Buy 539 56.92Buy 2906 56.94Buy 12444 56.95Buy 424 56.96Buy 263 56.97Buy 212 56.98Buy 112 56.99Buy 2804 57.00Buy 367 57.03Buy 1914 57.04Buy 1050 57.05Buy 523 57.08Buy 298 57.09Buy 37 57.11Buy 1595 57.13Buy 366 57.21Buy 1956 57.23Buy 31 57.25Buy 367 57.26Buy 72 57.27Buy 918 57.30Buy 1151 57.31Buy 428 57.32Buy 756 57.33Buy 400 57.34Buy 4082 57.35Buy 43 57.36Buy 2230 57.38Buy 439 57.43Buy 119 57.44Buy 157 57.45Buy 1643 57.46Buy 2457 57.50Buy 561 57.51Buy 293 57.52Buy 879 57.55Buy 459 57.56Buy 796 57.57Buy 2046 57.58Buy 1480 57.63Buy 70 57.69Buy 292 57.73Buy 300 57.74Buy 244 57.75Buy 257 57.79Buy 1638 57.80Buy 267 57.83Buy 671 57.85Buy 302 57.86Total 127063 Sell -100 53.04Sell -2039 53.05Sell -177 53.09Sell -1012 53.10Sell -21 53.43Sell -3107 53.58Sell -84 53.67Sell -11 53.74Sell -123 53.84Sell -134 53.96Sell -4000 54.28Sell -1000 54.35Sell -1000 54.36Sell -1000 54.46Sell -244 54.55Sell -1000 54.57Sell -1856 54.73Sell -1270 54.76Sell -60 54.77Sell -317 54.79Sell -133 54.95Sell -443 54.98Sell -699 54.99Sell -2067 55.00Sell -281 55.45Sell -293 55.50Sell -231 55.52Sell -1025 55.55Sell -990 55.57Sell -638 55.60Sell -92 55.61Sell -2211 55.62Sell -1237 55.63Sell -128 55.64Sell -3249 55.65Sell -313 55.66Sell -5000 55.67Sell -5843 55.68Sell -519 55.69Sell -1828 55.70Sell -450 55.71Sell -58 55.72Sell -472 55.73Sell -1714 55.75Sell -122 55.76Sell -94 55.79Sell -1114 55.80Sell -1516 55.81Sell -123 55.82Sell -551 55.84Sell -997 55.85Sell -330 55.87Sell -422 55.88Sell -1948 55.89Sell -873 55.90Sell -3023 55.91Sell -440 55.92Sell -450 55.93Sell -2945 55.95Sell -4679 55.96Sell -10979 55.97Sell -6527 55.98Sell -1389 55.99Sell -41911 56.00Sell -3090 56.01Sell -200 56.02Sell -200 56.03Sell -40 56.04Sell -941 56.05Sell -1440 56.06Sell -1000 56.08Sell -2475 56.10Sell -334 56.11Sell -1000 56.12Sell -200 56.13Sell -294 56.15Sell -222 56.20Sell -1000 56.21Sell -99 56.25Sell -480 56.29Sell -450 56.32Sell -1450 56.33Sell -1330 56.37Sell -335 56.38Sell -619 56.39Sell -4506 56.40Sell -105 56.41Sell -7000 56.43Sell -1000 56.44Sell -4233 56.46Sell -3630 56.48Sell -1731 56.49Sell -2683 56.50Sell -5000 56.51Sell -280 56.52Sell -617 56.53Sell -4437 56.54Sell -1134 56.55Sell -2363 56.56Sell -3000 56.58Sell -1082 56.60Sell -1583 56.61Sell -700 56.62Sell -120 56.64Sell -1623 56.65Sell -670 56.66Sell -88 56.68Sell -569 56.69Sell -268 56.70Sell -784 56.71Sell -3312 56.72Sell -3800 56.74Sell -2319 56.75Sell -601 56.76Sell -1000 56.77Sell -170 56.78Sell -1153 56.80Sell -876 56.81Sell -1000 56.82Sell -134 56.83Sell -2570 56.85Sell -2867 56.86Sell -1404 56.88Sell -2737 56.89Sell -1634 56.90Sell -1135 56.91Sell -2224 56.93Sell -6328 56.94Sell -3581 56.95Sell -337 56.96Sell -6049 56.97Sell -2553 56.98Sell -7908 56.99Sell -11070 57.00Sell -3835 57.01Sell -3063 57.02Sell -6804 57.03Sell -2089 57.04Sell -7246 57.05Sell -4360 57.06Sell -2730 57.07Sell -3981 57.08Sell -2536 57.09Sell -1985 57.10Sell -1112 57.11Sell -4733 57.12Sell -1505 57.13Sell -1522 57.14Sell -1838 57.15Sell -2000 57.16Sell -810 57.17Sell -2517 57.18Sell -252 57.19Sell -2155 57.20Sell -1554 57.22Sell -3000 57.23Sell -2293 57.24Sell -2845 57.25Sell -1865 57.27Sell -544 57.28Sell -714 57.30Sell -3052 57.31Sell -825 57.32Sell -3623 57.33Sell -1141 57.34Sell -78 57.36Sell -285 57.37Sell -4120 57.38Sell -43 57.39Sell -335 57.40Sell -489 57.41Sell -694 57.42Sell -1409 57.43Sell -1247 57.44Sell -1369 57.45Sell -7029 57.46Sell -2474 57.47Sell -1302 57.48Sell -3705 57.50Sell -1742 57.51Sell -5202 57.52Sell -1479 57.53Sell -790 57.54Sell -3000 57.55Sell -742 57.56Sell -3834 57.57Sell -287 57.58Sell -330 57.60Sell -124 57.61Sell -956 57.62Sell -526 57.63Sell -652 57.64Sell -311 57.65Sell -42 57.69Sell -328 57.72Sell -1000 57.74Sell -383 57.93Sell -300 57.94Sell -264 57.96Sell -222 57.97Total -387691 (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 04 February 2008 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