17th Jan 2008 10:51
BNP Paribas London17 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 16 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 2,313,106 0.2320 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,313,106 0.2320 (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 804 46.37 268 46.38 367 46.39 28 46.43 556 46.45 28 46.46 120 46.49 28 46.5 28 46.52 14 46.53 218 46.55 28 46.56 166 46.57 266 46.58 236 46.59 324 46.6 84 46.62 112 46.63 2150 46.64 19882 46.65 84 46.66 28 46.67 56 46.68 28 46.69 296 46.7 436 46.71 28 46.72 296 46.74 2812 46.75 1523 46.76 3751 46.79 27185 46.8 3026 46.81 274 46.82 210 46.84 28 46.85 1149 46.87 2585 46.88 584 46.89 1820 46.9 56 46.91 9475 46.92 89 46.93 1426 46.94 204 46.95 294 46.96 828 46.98 6556 46.99 6242 47 1234 47.04 389 47.05 466 47.06 6 47.08 250 47.09 933 47.1 217 47.11 100 47.12 200 47.2 881 47.21 268 47.24 2057 47.25 376 47.28 45 47.29 268 47.3 107 47.31 1164 47.32 268 47.33 268 47.34 985 47.35 268 47.36 86 47.37 210 47.42 453 47.43 1308 47.46 2918 47.47 311 47.48 1572 47.5 250 47.51 548 47.52 40 47.53 482 47.54 606 47.55 248 47.56 792 47.58 175 47.59 723 47.6 231 47.61 625 47.62 1770 47.63 239 47.64 3519 47.65 4393 47.66 412 47.67 258 47.6772 217 47.68 11721 47.69 7361 47.7 1501 47.71 1214 47.72 8156 47.73 1408 47.74 1382 47.75 3193 47.76 5260 47.77 1992 47.78 1397 47.79 2188 47.8 6714 47.81 5491 47.82 3266 47.83 6188 47.84 4927 47.85 834 47.86 1181 47.87 3833 47.88 446 47.89 3198 47.9 145 47.91 1134 47.92 389 47.95 1891 47.96 412 47.98 392 47.99 8082 48 416 48.01 5590 48.02 1200 48.03 346 48.04 1112 48.05 695 48.06 782 48.07 469 48.08 1082 48.09 6695 48.1 1804 48.11 1337 48.12 201 48.13 415 48.14 4304 48.15 419 48.16 784 48.17 1084 48.18 313 48.19 173 48.2 678 48.21 745 48.22 3778 48.23 692 48.24 4595 48.25 5910 48.26 530 48.27 832 48.28 1142 48.29 750 48.34 431 48.35 127 48.38 90 48.49 1746 48.59 100 48.6 440 48.61 793 48.62 242 48.68 268 48.74 378 48.75 5000 48.77 4227 48.85 130 48.86 368 48.87 7117 48.89 16115 48.9 1595 48.91 201 48.92 894 49 90 49.02 110 49.06 120 49.08 268 49.11 35 49.29 974 49.3 268 49.34 90 49.36 268 49.56 268 49.66 268 49.67 431 50.5Total Purchases 317833 Sales 268 46.43 536 46.44 268 46.48 268 46.49 268 46.59 55356 46.65 289 46.67 268 46.68 28 46.7 26 46.75 268 46.77 2837 46.79 8434 46.81 759 46.82 16 46.88 803 46.9 11 46.92 285 46.93 536 46.94 1000 46.98 11365 47 187 47.13 268 47.23 11 47.32 279 47.33 158 47.34 536 47.38 268 47.39 178 47.45 111 47.46 111 47.47 23 47.48 239 47.49 720 47.5 297 47.52 499 47.53 681 47.54 419 47.55 253 47.56 11 47.58 1418 47.6 124 47.61 1219 47.62 239 47.63 14 47.64 568 47.65 742 47.66 268 47.68 1718 47.7 1797 47.73 1962 47.74 11 47.76 122 47.83 8700 47.8398 424 47.87 541 47.89 268 47.9 84536 48 89 48.05 816 48.1 396 48.13 268 48.2 368 48.21 45 48.22 45 48.23 630 48.24 86 48.26 250 48.29 8 48.3 204 48.32 268 48.78 268 48.79 536 48.9 1619 49.09 268 49.1 560 49.17 214 49.26 357 49.28 268 49.59 268 49.65 74 50.61 357 50.62Total Sales 202071 (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