27th Feb 2008 11:36
BNP Paribas London27 February 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 26 February 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 1,897,385 0.1903 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,897,385 0.1903 (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 Quantity Price Buy 131 56.73Buy 167 56.75Buy 200 56.78Buy 56 56.81Buy 146 56.85Buy 331 56.86Buy 189 56.87Buy 1433 56.9Buy 500 56.93Buy 369 56.95Buy 218 57Buy 101 57.01Buy 50 57.04Buy 579 57.06Buy 1252 57.07Buy 727 57.08Buy 1918 57.09Buy 282 57.17Buy 640 57.18Buy 650 57.22Buy 283 57.23Buy 800 57.24Buy 163 57.26Buy 650 57.28Buy 55 57.31Buy 600 57.33Buy 666 57.35Buy 318 57.36Buy 1009 57.3601Buy 640 57.4Buy 980 57.41Buy 1190 57.42Buy 163 57.43Buy 2007 57.44Buy 1024 57.45Buy 3439 57.46Buy 535 57.47Buy 736 57.48Buy 476 57.49Buy 1549 57.5Buy 912 57.51Buy 1063 57.52Buy 1367 57.53Buy 1440 57.54Buy 324 57.55Buy 7339 57.56Buy 908 57.57Buy 295 57.58Buy 344 57.59Buy 1655 57.6Buy 260 57.61Buy 260 57.62Buy 750 57.63Buy 560 57.64Buy 2021 57.65Buy 666 57.66Buy 1388 57.67Buy 1562 57.68Buy 647 57.69Buy 680 57.7Buy 308 57.71Buy 333 57.73Buy 28 57.74Buy 1068 57.76Buy 180 57.77Buy 583 57.78Buy 100 57.79Buy 1372 57.8Buy 590 57.81Buy 810 57.82Buy 860 57.83Buy 994 57.84Buy 303 57.85Buy 840 57.87Buy 299 57.89Buy 1604 57.9Buy 601 57.91Buy 284 57.92Buy 168 57.95Buy 234 57.97Buy 234 57.98Buy 417 57.99Buy 417 58Buy 83 58.12Buy 76 58.13Buy 88 58.17Buy 200 58.18Buy 277 58.2Total 65014 Sell 204 56.78Sell 204 56.84Sell 98 56.85Sell 203 56.86Sell 171 56.87Sell 138 56.89Sell 472 56.9Sell 171 56.91Sell 66 56.92Sell 30 56.93Sell 30 56.94Sell 247 56.95Sell 226 56.96Sell 244 56.97Sell 134 56.98Sell 432 56.99Sell 90 57Sell 45 57.01Sell 619 57.02Sell 619 57.03Sell 180 57.05Sell 135 57.06Sell 60 57.07Sell 90 57.09Sell 165 57.1Sell 60 57.11Sell 120 57.12Sell 225 57.13Sell 60 57.14Sell 45 57.15Sell 30 57.16Sell 45 57.17Sell 30 57.18Sell 90 57.2Sell 90 57.22Sell 142 57.25Sell 30 57.27Sell 120 57.28Sell 307 57.29Sell 55 57.31Sell 676 57.33Sell 600 57.36Sell 344 57.37Sell 288 57.39Sell 691 57.4Sell 135 57.41Sell 233 57.42Sell 45 57.43Sell 165 57.44Sell 30 57.46Sell 45 57.47Sell 1390 57.48Sell 760 57.49Sell 1737 57.5Sell 445 57.51Sell 237 57.52Sell 45 57.53Sell 390 57.54Sell 11680 57.56Sell 770 57.57Sell 883 57.58Sell 260 57.59Sell 34 57.61Sell 30 57.62Sell 88 57.63Sell 30 57.64Sell 260 57.65Sell 520 57.67Sell 1011 57.69Sell 1447 57.7Sell 333 57.71Sell 45 57.72Sell 260 57.73Sell 155 57.75Sell 396 57.84Sell 10 57.88Sell 179 57.91Sell 290 57.92Sell 144 57.93Sell 805 57.94Sell 269 57.96Sell 18 57.97Sell 34 57.98Sell 9 58Sell 42 58.05Sell 191 58.08Sell 9 58.09Sell 10 58.1Sell 261 58.12Total 35251 (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 27 February 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