8th Apr 2008 16:59
BNP Paribas London08 April 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 07 April 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 3,570,776 0.3581 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,570,776 0.3581 (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 270 57.31Buy 1110 57.32Buy 966 57.33Buy 2982 57.34Buy 5136 57.35Buy 3577 57.36Buy 4460 57.37Buy 287 57.41Buy 2329 57.42Buy 400 57.43Buy 2367 57.44Buy 904 57.45Buy 1486 57.46Buy 237 57.47Buy 1501 57.48Buy 239 57.49Buy 1192 57.51Buy 1995 57.55Buy 895 57.56Buy 1176 57.58Buy 792 57.59Buy 2334 57.60Buy 12 57.61Buy 4248 57.62Buy 828 57.63Buy 3160 57.64Buy 2078 57.65Buy 4317 57.66Buy 2777 57.67Buy 4966 57.68Buy 2575 57.69Buy 5522 57.70Buy 248 57.71Buy 6254 57.72Buy 3548 57.73Buy 2088 57.74Buy 1265 57.75Buy 6527 57.76Buy 1918 57.78Buy 250 57.79Buy 951 57.79Buy 3244 57.80Buy 961 57.81Buy 184 57.82Buy 1464 57.83Buy 3975 57.84Buy 312 57.84Buy 2235 57.85Buy 1677 57.86Buy 700 57.88Buy 239 57.89Buy 239 57.91Buy 828 57.93Buy 1120 57.94Buy 88 57.95Buy 1566 57.98Buy 832 57.99Buy 542 58.01Buy 33 58.02Buy 44 58.05Buy 1134 58.06Buy 1012 58.07Buy 666 58.09Buy 1571 58.10Buy 420 58.11Buy 1 58.12Buy 836 58.13Buy 442 58.14Buy 89 58.17Buy 648 58.18Buy 245 58.20Buy 270 58.22Buy 107 58.28Buy 57 58.31Buy 3683 58.32Buy 285 58.35Buy 282 58.37Buy 1 58.39Buy 28897 58.40Buy 846 58.41Buy 3113 58.42Buy 841 58.43Buy 588 58.44Buy 4208 58.45Buy 620 58.46Buy 1725 58.47Buy 2379 58.48Buy 5547 58.49Buy 379 58.50Total 171342 Sell -10 57.46Sell -11 57.47Sell -25 57.48Sell -24 57.51Sell -10 57.52Sell -16 57.55Sell -11 57.56Sell -221 57.57Sell -775 57.58Sell -161 57.59Sell -12 57.60Sell -511 57.62Sell -168 57.63Sell -21 57.64Sell -21 57.65Sell -47 57.67Sell -10 57.68Sell -126 57.69Sell -1034 57.70Sell -151 57.71Sell -228 57.73Sell -11 57.75Sell -27 57.76Sell -26 57.77Sell -243 57.79Sell -1019 57.80Sell -106 57.81Sell -616 57.82Sell -2564 57.83Sell -512 57.84Sell -1000 57.85Sell -26 57.86Sell -154 57.87Sell -553 57.89Sell -27 57.90Sell -514 57.91Sell -519 57.94Sell -10 57.95Sell -900 57.96Sell -1100 57.97Sell -500 57.98Sell -4400 57.99Sell -429 58.00Sell -101 58.01Sell -1336 58.02Sell -2855 58.03Sell -3100 58.04Sell -6266 58.05Sell -6071 58.06Sell -7266 58.07Sell -5409 58.08Sell -8417 58.09Sell -8728 58.10Sell -3376 58.11Sell -3042 58.12Sell -5811 58.13Sell -400 58.14Sell -599 58.15Sell -658 58.16Sell -1910 58.17Sell -1051 58.18Sell -844 58.19Sell -299 58.20Sell -546 58.21Sell -10 58.24Sell -2997 58.25Sell -900 58.26Sell -148 58.28Sell -150 58.29Sell -11 58.30Sell -264 58.32Sell -400 58.33Sell -1136 58.34Sell -946 58.35Sell -900 58.36Sell -1707 58.38Sell -1035 58.39Sell -58275 58.40Sell -1010 58.42Sell -218 58.43Sell -8236 58.44Sell -21288 58.45Sell -135 58.46Sell -27 58.47Total -186727 (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 08 April 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