18th Mar 2008 11:15
BNP Paribas London18 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17th 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 1,681,019 0.168% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,681,019 (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 Amount Price Buy 70,622 50.61 Buy 480 51.5 Buy 101 51.59 Buy 441 51.61 Buy 854 51.62 Buy 20,280 51.63 Buy 461 51.64 Buy 608 51.65 Buy 360 51.67 Buy 265 51.7 Buy 315 51.72 Buy 902 51.73 Buy 65 51.76 Buy 2,089 51.77 Buy 330 51.83 Buy 630 51.87 Buy 330 51.91 Buy 38 51.92 Buy 942 51.94 Buy 1,014 51.95 Buy 858 51.96 Buy 1,304 51.97 Buy 2,204 51.98 Buy 1,088 51.99 Buy 1,678 52 Buy 645 52.01 Buy 2,117 52.02 Buy 2,100 52.03 Buy 1,656 52.04 Buy 315 52.05 Buy 1,312 52.06 Buy 969 52.07 Buy 330 52.08 Buy 1,103 52.09 Buy 1,263 52.11 Buy 1,290 52.12 Buy 660 52.13 Buy 787 52.14 Buy 330 52.15 Buy 380 52.16 Buy 910 52.17 Buy 857 52.19 Buy 20 52.2 Buy 970 52.21 Buy 645 52.22 Buy 330 52.23 Buy 630 52.27 Buy 660 52.28 Buy 660 52.29 Buy 330 52.3 Buy 20 52.42 Buy 717 52.44 Buy 64 52.59 Buy 113 52.65 Buy 119 52.7 Buy 496 52.71 Buy 27 52.72 Buy 1,241 52.73 Buy 240 52.74 Buy 2,070 52.75 Buy 1,960 52.76 Buy 722 52.77 Buy 368 52.78 Buy 242 52.79 Buy 1,887 52.8 Buy 8,227 52.81 Buy 21,062 52.82 Buy 1,612 52.83 Buy 113 52.84 Buy 52.85 6 Buy 547 52.86 Buy 960 52.87 Buy 254 52.88 Buy 167 52.9 Buy 276 52.91 Buy 1,510 52.92 Buy 1,147 52.93 Buy 1,394 52.94 Buy 244 52.96 Buy 1,640 52.97 Buy 663 52.98 Buy 314 52.99 Buy 1,641 53 Buy 77 53.01 Buy 1,649 53.02 Buy 6,419 53.03 Buy 914 53.04 Buy 695 53.06 Buy 1,724 53.07 Buy 5,229 53.08 Buy 2,671 53.09 Buy 1,979 53.1 Buy 1,144 53.11 Buy 1,454 53.12 Buy 171 53.13 Buy 1,662 53.14 Buy 53.15 9 Buy 1,182 53.16 Buy 5,558 53.17 Buy 725 53.19 Buy 100 53.21 Buy 200 53.22 Buy 650 53.23 Buy 429 53.24 Buy 18 53.25 Buy 355 53.26 Buy 1,459 53.27 Buy 108 53.28 Buy 309 53.29 Buy 18 53.3 Buy 302 53.31 Buy 333 53.32 Buy 1,012 53.33 Buy 417 53.34 Buy 600 53.35 Buy 2,809 53.36 Buy 149 53.37 Buy 1,047 53.38 Buy 1,581 53.39 Buy 833 53.4 Buy 1,904 53.41 Buy 930 53.42 Buy 886 53.43 Buy 276 53.44 Buy 6,102 53.45 Buy 2,716 53.46 Buy 3,288 53.47 Buy 7,464 53.48 Buy 1,763 53.49 Buy 455 53.5 Buy 5,446 53.51 Buy 3,099 53.52 Buy 2,677 53.53 Buy 338 53.54 Buy 14,618 53.55 Buy 451 53.56 Buy 2,434 53.57 Buy 1,607 53.59 Buy 192 53.6 Buy 664 53.61 Buy 11 53.62 Buy 303 53.64 Buy 581 53.65 Buy 110 53.69 Buy 143 53.73 Buy 238 53.74 Buy 227 53.81 Total 286,505 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell 180,469 50.61 Sell 560 51.36 Sell 822 51.4 Sell 118 51.43 Sell 242 51.44 Sell 113 51.47 Sell 550 51.49 Sell 1,670 51.57 Sell 269 51.58 Sell 211 51.59 Sell 726 51.61 Sell 986 51.62 Sell 51.63 3 Sell 564 51.65 Sell 550 51.74 Sell 25 51.88 Sell 49 51.9 Sell 27 51.93 Sell 263 51.98 Sell 560 51.99 Sell 327 52 Sell 550 52.02 Sell 55 52.04 Sell 233 52.06 Sell 460 52.07 Sell 167 52.13 Sell 90 52.15 Sell 526 52.16 Sell 3,422 52.17 Sell 665 52.18 Sell 4,230 52.19 Sell 216 52.2 Sell 904 52.21 Sell 1,293 52.23 Sell 210 52.24 Sell 367 52.25 Sell 253 52.28 Sell 455 52.29 Sell 36 52.31 Sell 13 52.32 Sell 297 52.33 Sell 4,596 52.34 Sell 95 52.35 Sell 2,713 52.36 Sell 1,413 52.37 Sell 1,050 52.38 Sell 1,213 52.39 Sell 1,883 52.4 Sell 46 52.41 Sell 845 52.42 Sell 1,644 52.43 Sell 1,982 52.44 Sell 32 52.45 Sell 44 52.46 Sell 301 52.47 Sell 1,575 52.48 Sell 292 52.49 Sell 1,742 52.5 Sell 1,637 52.51 Sell 2,014 52.52 Sell 646 52.53 Sell 1,171 52.55 Sell 1,144 52.56 Sell 1,711 52.58 Sell 1,125 52.59 Sell 1,635 52.6 Sell 784 52.61 Sell 1,413 52.62 Sell 1,452 52.64 Sell 496 52.65 Sell 1,663 52.66 Sell 674 52.68 Sell 233 52.69 Sell 724 52.7 Sell 697 52.71 Sell 548 52.72 Sell 52.73 1 Sell 619 52.74 Sell 3,370 52.75 Sell 220 52.76 Sell 616 52.78 Sell 1,359 52.79 Sell 952 52.81 Sell 85 52.82 Sell 27 52.83 Sell 111 52.87 Sell 92 52.9 Sell 103 52.93 Sell 2,868 52.98 Sell 200 52.99 Sell 2,564 53 Sell 719 53.02 Sell 2,200 53.03 Sell 68 53.04 Sell 92 53.08 Sell 148 53.09 Sell 150 53.1 Sell 4,000 53.11 Sell 191 53.12 Sell 53.15 1 Sell 1,491 53.16 Sell 347 53.21 Sell 1,000 53.22 Sell 708 53.28 Sell 2,932 53.3 Sell 475 53.32 Sell 53.33 2 Sell 711 53.34 Sell 138 53.35 Sell 666 53.37 Sell 562 53.38 Sell 63 53.4 Sell 1,330 53.41 Sell 1,509 53.43 Sell 76 53.44 Sell 3,275 53.45 Sell 552 53.46 Sell 326 53.49 Sell 100 53.5 Sell 145 53.51 Sell 9,908 53.52 Sell 497 53.53 Sell 123 53.54 Sell 649 53.56 Sell 190 53.6 Sell 312 53.61 Sell 488 53.63 Sell 2,310 53.66 Sell 8,327 53.7 Sell 85 53.71 Sell 610 53.73 Sell 1,000 53.74 Sell 1,013 53.75 Sell 620 53.76 Sell 290 53.77 Sell 1,100 53.78 Sell 1,072 53.79 Sell 200 53.81 Sell 801 53.82 Sell 2,956 53.83 Sell 6,368 53.84 Sell 300 53.85 Sell 275 53.87 Sell 13 53.9 Total 321,450 (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 18th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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