31st Mar 2008 10:45
BNP Paribas London31 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 28 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 3,368,545 0.2029 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,368,545 0.2029 (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 95 51.57Buy 860 51.62Buy 1211 51.64Buy 376 51.65Buy 4426 51.67Buy 1806 51.68Buy 456 51.69Buy 1377 51.7Buy 253 51.71Buy 2783 51.72Buy 162 51.73Buy 477 51.74Buy 547 51.75Buy 980 51.76Buy 103 51.77Buy 455 51.78Buy 371 51.79Buy 822 51.8Buy 51 51.81Buy 1695 51.84Buy 144 51.87Buy 2364 51.88Buy 30 51.91Buy 60 51.93Buy 1211 51.94Buy 30 51.95Buy 225 51.96Buy 120 51.97Buy 345 51.98Buy 150 51.99Buy 141 52Buy 211 52.01Buy 105 52.02Buy 84 52.03Buy 186 52.04Buy 63 52.05Buy 45 52.06Buy 1350 52.07Buy 1602 52.09Buy 1577 52.1Buy 60 52.11Buy 30 52.12Buy 120 52.13Buy 30 52.15Buy 1321 52.16Buy 50 52.17Buy 45 52.18Buy 107 52.19Buy 581 52.2Buy 207 52.25Buy 2185 52.26Buy 120 52.27Buy 1759 52.28Buy 36 52.29Buy 908 52.3Buy 537 52.31Buy 612 52.32Buy 230 52.33Buy 214 52.34Buy 270 52.35Buy 372 52.39Buy 536 52.4Buy 373 52.44Buy 405 52.45Buy 5 52.46Buy 639 52.47Buy 273 52.48Buy 1318 52.49Buy 1000 52.5Buy 162 52.52Buy 424 52.53Buy 54 52.55Buy 3748 52.57Buy 225 52.58Buy 604 52.59Buy 1611 52.64Buy 107 52.65Buy 251 52.67Buy 22 52.7Buy 894 52.72Buy 107 52.73Buy 688 52.76Buy 500 52.82Buy 31 52.84Buy 326 52.85Buy 267 52.86Buy 748 52.9Buy 1701 52.93Buy 307 52.94Total 56469 Sell 317 51.41Sell 1560 51.48Sell 107 51.49Sell 148 51.5Sell 179 51.51Sell 344 51.52Sell 1054 51.53Sell 1177 51.54Sell 532 51.56Sell 147 51.58Sell 519 51.59Sell 614 51.6Sell 381 51.61Sell 416 51.62Sell 1972 51.63Sell 408 51.64Sell 194 51.65Sell 1065 51.66Sell 1715 51.67Sell 617 51.68Sell 699 51.69Sell 745 51.7Sell 495 51.71Sell 170 51.72Sell 977 51.73Sell 35 51.74Sell 784 51.75Sell 720 51.77Sell 170 51.8Sell 481 51.81Sell 1960 51.82Sell 501 51.83Sell 97 51.84Sell 997 51.86Sell 170 51.88Sell 140 51.92Sell 1022 51.93Sell 1141 51.94Sell 470 51.95Sell 779 51.97Sell 340 51.98Sell 170 51.99Sell 608 52Sell 81 52.01Sell 1628 52.02Sell 686 52.03Sell 310 52.04Sell 808 52.05Sell 409 52.06Sell 253 52.07Sell 453 52.08Sell 127 52.09Sell 379 52.1Sell 1029 52.11Sell 956 52.12Sell 1429 52.13Sell 957 52.15Sell 616 52.16Sell 1073 52.2Sell 573 52.23Sell 666 52.24Sell 685 52.26Sell 809 52.27Sell 1411 52.3Sell 1323 52.33Sell 376 52.44Sell 940 52.46Sell 1000 52.47Sell 1000 52.48Sell 2000 52.5Sell 131 52.51Sell 128 52.52Sell 500 52.54Sell 500 52.55Sell 538 52.57Sell 1617 52.59Sell 276 52.63Sell 130 52.64Sell 1244 52.67Sell 866 52.68Sell 1524 52.69Sell 266 52.71Sell 1130 52.75Sell 352 52.76Sell 343 52.79Sell 2 52.8Sell 168 52.82Sell 512 52.85Sell 8500 52.90573Sell 3924 53Sell 300 53.01Sell 1000 53.02Sell 200 53.03Sell 372 53.04Sell 371 53.17Sell 912 53.38Total 74920 (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 31 March 2008 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