14th Mar 2008 11:30
BNP Paribas London14 March 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 13 March 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 1,606,261 0.1611 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,606,261 0.1611 (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 2025 52.08Buy 70 52.25Buy 70 52.40Buy 52 52.45Buy 336 52.53Buy 177 52.56Buy 70 52.58Buy 88 52.59Buy 76 52.63Buy 70 52.64Buy 317 52.65Buy 124 52.68Buy 111 52.74Buy 11 52.75Buy 336 52.78Buy 134 52.80Buy 1164 52.81Buy 491 52.82Buy 749 52.83Buy 188 52.84Buy 2114 52.86Buy 114 52.88Buy 285 52.89Buy 80 52.90Buy 3200 52.91Buy 1599 52.92Buy 370 52.93Buy 1543 52.94Buy 3901 52.96Buy 775 52.97Buy 2376 52.98Buy 671 52.99Buy 2013 53.00Buy 181 53.01Buy 2089 53.02Buy 1151 53.03Buy 227 53.04Buy 281 53.05Buy 1197 53.06Buy 283 53.07Buy 521 53.08Buy 1122 53.09Buy 1012 53.10Buy 1163 53.11Buy 472 53.12Buy 1680 53.13Buy 1603 53.14Buy 1254 53.15Buy 562 53.16Buy 70 53.17Buy 707 53.18Buy 1059 53.19Buy 2657 53.20Buy 417 53.21Buy 1402 53.25Buy 80 53.27Buy 235 53.31Buy 277 53.34Buy 409 53.38Buy 188 53.43Buy 123 53.48Buy 97 53.61Buy 297 53.62Buy 225 53.63Buy 46 53.64Buy 270 53.65Buy 153 53.66Buy 496 53.67Buy 287 53.68Buy 195 53.69Buy 30 53.70Buy 75 53.71Buy 275 53.72Buy 522 53.73Buy 30 53.74Buy 75 53.75Buy 60 53.76Buy 175 53.77Buy 45 53.78Buy 120 53.79Buy 105 53.80Buy 30 53.81Buy 195 53.83Buy 120 53.84Buy 387 53.85Buy 160 53.86Buy 150 53.87Buy 210 53.88Buy 120 53.89Buy 761 53.90Buy 90 53.91Buy 55 53.92Buy 190 53.99Buy 2550 54.00Buy 2058 54.01Buy 47 54.02Buy 127 54.04Buy 1468 54.07Buy 692 54.12Buy 1530 54.14Buy 690 54.16Buy 830 54.19Buy 100 54.24Buy 394 54.27Buy 2655 54.28Buy 91 54.29Buy 1830 54.30Buy 1530 54.34Buy 1920 54.39Buy 297 54.40Buy 1900 54.41Buy 1170 54.42Buy 810 54.43Buy 1520 54.48Buy 900 54.49Buy 700 54.51Total 79977 Sell -700 52.31Sell -2323 52.42Sell -400 52.43Sell -2 52.44Sell -1962 52.45Sell -687 52.46Sell -1037 52.47Sell -500 52.48Sell -11 52.50Sell -3127 52.51Sell -1983 52.52Sell -221 52.53Sell -1226 52.54Sell -4672 52.55Sell -1551 52.56Sell -66 52.57Sell -737 52.60Sell -2099 52.61Sell -571 52.62Sell -1939 52.63Sell -1848 52.64Sell -2240 52.65Sell -371 52.66Sell -288 52.68Sell -1162 52.69Sell -279 52.71Sell -100 52.72Sell -3244 52.73Sell -3291 52.74Sell -83 52.75Sell -2952 52.76Sell -364 52.79Sell -979 52.80Sell -23 52.82Sell -23 52.83Sell -974 52.84Sell -898 52.85Sell -2833 52.86Sell -2010 52.87Sell -1890 52.88Sell -682 52.89Sell -4461 52.90Sell -3288 52.91Sell -1171 52.92Sell -1000 52.93Sell -988 52.94Sell -4142 52.95Sell -1216 52.96Sell -4066 52.97Sell -366 52.98Sell -506 52.99Sell -8371 53.00Sell -3843 53.01Sell -527 53.02Sell -2038 53.03Sell -699 53.04Sell -1261 53.05Sell -1504 53.06Sell -654 53.07Sell -906 53.08Sell -205 53.10Sell -9 53.11Sell -1213 53.12Sell -688 53.13Sell -146 53.14Sell -58 53.15Sell -1331 53.16Sell -2600 53.16Sell -648 53.17Sell -171 53.19Sell -37 53.21Sell -3 53.24Sell -96 53.25Sell -58 53.26Sell -82 53.27Sell -189 53.30Sell -200 53.61Sell -248 53.62Sell -359 53.63Sell -297 53.64Sell -2396 53.65Sell -1200 53.66Sell -216 53.67Sell -1200 53.68Sell -878 53.69Sell -403 53.70Sell -1057 53.71Sell -1667 53.72Sell -191 53.80Sell -75 53.81Sell -162 53.82Sell -1289 53.83Sell -1262 53.84Sell -1070 53.85Sell -1728 53.86Sell -45 53.87Sell -293 53.88Sell -590 53.89Sell -469 53.95Sell -470 53.97Sell -37 53.99Sell -230 54.00Sell -1020 54.01Sell -80897 54.07Sell -428 54.10Sell -821 54.11Sell -49 54.13Sell -469 54.14Sell -19 54.15Sell -1749 54.24Sell -746 54.25Sell -195 54.26Sell -501 54.27Sell -457 54.28Sell -91 54.29Sell -434 54.34Sell -286 54.45Total -207083 (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 14 March 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