25th Jan 2008 11:41
BNP Paribas London25 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 23 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 2 570 778 0.2578 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2 570 778 0.2578 (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 4) Purchases 305 40.84 1161 40.85 1215 40.94 723 40.97 64 41.01 598 41.02 1132 41.04 3188 41.05 5828 41.06 2213 41.07 275 41.08 656 41.09 42 41.10 72 41.11 4012 41.12 3445 41.13 3138 41.14 1419 41.15 238 41.16 84 41.17 300 41.18 754 41.19 918 41.20 443 41.22 1148 41.23 264 41.25 247 41.26 268 41.27 3589 41.28 210 41.29 11149 41.30 3593 41.31 4448 41.32 1175 41.33 29 41.35 86 41.38 533 41.40 766 41.41 2464 41.43 842 41.46 274 41.47 2416 41.49 14262 41.50 602 41.51 910 41.54 171 41.55 634 41.56 100 41.57 1804 41.58 96 41.59 64 41.60 54 41.62 66 41.63 700 41.64 1363 41.66 948 41.67 578 41.69 1673 41.70 302 41.71 1033 41.72 2307 41.73 317 41.76 368 41.77 20 41.78 335 41.79 175 41.79 235 41.80 1107 41.81 669 41.82 623 41.83 70 41.84 1292 41.85 1122 41.86 130 41.87 74 41.88 246 41.89 453 41.90 548 41.91 294 41.92 1714 41.93 60 41.94 2036 41.95 576 41.96 771 41.97 513 41.98 860 41.99 757 42.00 155 42.01 1438 42.02 251 42.03 2131 42.04 19462 42.05 702 42.06 60 42.07 156 42.08 1103 42.10 1193 42.11 367 42.13 1756 42.18 163 42.24 902 42.25 1318 42.26 100 42.28 354 42.31 74 42.34 563 42.37 169 42.38 260 42.43 793 42.45 5199 42.48 301 42.54 236 42.56 33 42.62 350 42.63 440 42.64 89 42.65 122 42.79 248 42.82 41 43.02 41 43.05 616 43.10 559 43.14 350 43.16 74 43.18 23 43.19 159 43.20 2883 43.21 80 43.23 545 43.24 57 43.26 300 43.27 18 43.28 12 43.29 523 43.30 1624 43.35 224 43.36 1716 43.37 906 43.38 100 43.44 167 43.74 510 44.09Total purchase 160772 Sale -686 40.83 -246 40.84 -2 40.86 -6 40.88 -19 40.95 -44 40.96 -246 41.00 -1499 41.01 -337 41.05 -151 41.07 -67 41.08 -696 41.09 -798 41.10 -269 41.11 -227 41.12 -418 41.13 -743 41.14 -385 41.16 -1720 41.18 -755 41.19 -945 41.20 -150 41.21 -400 41.23 -1521 41.25 -268 41.26 -1400 41.27 -591 41.28 -268 41.29 -536 41.30 -600 41.31 -334 41.35 -804 41.36 -45 41.37 -938 41.38 -666 41.40 -1038 41.41 -1195 41.42 -3341 41.45 -200 41.47 -1741 41.49 -2337 41.51 -1229 41.54 -56 41.55 -55 41.57 -267 41.58 -73562 41.59 -476 41.61 -679 41.63 -141 41.64 -312 41.65 -1009 41.68 -703 41.69 -2533 41.70 -862 41.71 -244 41.72 -877 41.73 -548 41.74 -9190 41.75 -1066 41.76 -3445 41.77 -1237 41.78 -3371 41.79 -4538 41.80 -2034 41.81 -4015 41.82 -2030 41.83 -1064 41.84 -6276 41.85 -3747 41.86 -1226 41.87 -2154 41.88 -613 41.89 -1379 41.90 -1435 41.91 -1467 41.92 -1038 41.93 -3201 41.94 -976 41.95 -241 41.96 -1762 41.97 -2806 41.98 -363 41.99 -165 42.00 -120 42.01 -2689 42.02 -1309 42.03 -4076 42.04 -571 42.05 -3039 42.06 -505 42.07 -247 42.08 -88 42.09 -60 42.10 -65 42.13 -194 42.14 -4726 42.15 -598 42.17 -304 42.18 -20 42.19 -642 42.22 -941 42.26 -100 42.27 -291 42.36 -207 42.37 -5907 42.38 -154 42.39 -911 42.40 -100 42.43 -262 42.48 -313 42.50 -301 42.53 -481 42.55 -105 42.56 -144 42.57 -800 42.58 -178 42.59 -68 42.73 -248 42.81 -402 42.84 -56 42.90 -56 42.93 -41 43.05 -1405 43.28 -1740 43.29 -624 43.30 -300 43.31 -2355 43.33 -385 43.34 -8851 43.35 -2455 43.36 -371 43.39 -200 43.40 -77 43.49Total sale -223106 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 25 January 2008 Contact name John Voorwinden Telephone number 020 7595 2627 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