16th Jan 2008 10:48
BNP Paribas London16 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 15 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 2,197,313 0.2203 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,197,313 0.2203 (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 16000 49.96 190 50.07 1646 50.08 40 50.09 8354 50.1 50 50.13 298 50.18 268 50.19 140 50.22 40 50.23 140 50.25 41 50.3 139 50.31 1598 50.32 162 50.33 50 50.34 2389 50.35 781 50.36 3587 50.37 50 50.38 382 50.39 48 50.41 50 50.42 46 50.43 109 50.44 1533 50.48 44 50.52 322 50.6 360 50.62 60 50.63 839 50.64 1497 50.65 2775 50.66 539 50.67 700 50.68 1868 50.7 317 50.73 76 50.74 915 50.75 17 50.76 2163 50.77 1454 50.8 2804 50.81 196 50.82 4635 50.83 50 50.87 535 50.88 1 50.89 535 50.9 1390 50.93 56 50.94 257 50.95 503 50.96 256 50.98 103 51.01 46 51.02 418 51.03 2450 51.05 1 51.06 369 51.08 1376 51.12 108 51.13 662 51.1334 335 51.14 1243 51.16 344 51.17 369 51.2 5421 51.21 34 51.22 1247 51.24 250 51.25 358 51.26 297 51.27 1670 51.28 483 51.3 94 51.31 108 51.32 239 51.33 421 51.34 1081 51.35 434 51.36 2601 51.37 2986 51.38 425 51.39 4019 51.41 219 51.5 15 51.54 200 51.55 1009 51.7 600 51.71 802 51.74 651 51.75 201 51.76 5257 51.77 44 51.78 582 51.79 1128 51.9 367 51.91 167 51.92 85 51.93 514 52 402 52.04Total Purchases 544 52.06Sales 106074 5572 49.96 2799 50.04 2082 50.05 984 50.06 634 50.07 2366 50.08 398 50.09 8382 50.1 150 50.11 1071 50.12 2 50.13 538 50.14 5061 50.15 6002 50.16 366 50.17 5135 50.18 6039 50.19 2042 50.2 629 50.21 3946 50.22 1930 50.23 1422 50.24 1030 50.25 1019 50.26 736 50.27 370 50.28 347 50.29 1959 50.3 766 50.31 403 50.32 336 50.33 738 50.34 168 50.35 313 50.36 1916 50.37 557 50.38 347 50.39 1129 50.4 168 50.41 168 50.42 2 50.43 168 50.44 651 50.45 732 50.48 291 50.49 503 50.5 62 50.53 182 50.58 640 50.59 243 50.6 110 50.61 542 50.62 30 50.63 330 50.65 330 50.7 290 50.72 330 50.74 1162 50.75 465 50.76 111 50.77 269 50.78 446 50.79 763 50.8 1 50.81 937 50.82 340 50.83 33 50.84 119 50.86 316 50.87 43 50.88 581 50.89 535 50.95 860 51.06 860 51.07 268 51.09 268 51.1 738 51.13 268 51.14 32 51.2 386 51.25 210 51.29 1367 51.31 1776 51.32 15 51.34 259 51.35 66 51.36 1267 51.37 1143 51.38 1223 51.39 1104 51.4 1198 51.41 1777 51.42 150 51.43 35 51.44 200 51.55 1249 51.59 21 51.71 44 51.78 9 51.85 2 51.9 2644 51.92 1146 51.93Total Sales 2045 52.43 104207 (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, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 16 January 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