10th Mar 2008 11:21
BNP Paribas London10 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 07 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 1,749,092 0.1754 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,749,092 0.1754 (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 PriceBuy 779 55.19Buy 683 55.26Buy 785 55.35Buy 401 55.37Buy 114 55.4Buy 302 55.44Buy 639 55.45Buy 140 55.47Buy 2 55.49Buy 453 55.51Buy 222 55.52Buy 1110 55.53Buy 1168 55.54Buy 723 55.55Buy 3264 55.56Buy 1355 55.61Buy 14 55.63Buy 400 55.65Buy 215 55.69Buy 1540 55.7Buy 782 55.71Buy 150 55.72Buy 521 55.74Buy 1026 55.75Buy 642 55.7601Buy 416 55.77Buy 300 55.78Buy 550 55.79Buy 1274 55.8Buy 670 55.81Buy 390 55.82Buy 448 55.85Buy 300 55.86Buy 287 55.89Buy 150 55.9Buy 150 55.91Buy 37 55.93Buy 7797 55.94Buy 2352 55.95Buy 150 55.97Buy 873 55.98Buy 6134 55.99Buy 6590 56Buy 995 56.01Buy 1871 56.02Buy 1884 56.03Buy 3556 56.04Buy 2373 56.05Buy 1170 56.06Buy 2655 56.07Buy 1513 56.08Buy 1130 56.09Buy 2732 56.1Buy 150 56.11Buy 3505 56.12Buy 494 56.13Buy 145 56.14Buy 1121 56.15Buy 153 56.16Buy 185 56.17Buy 268 56.18Buy 977 56.21Buy 1758 56.22Buy 2135 56.23Buy 1843 56.24Buy 3666 56.25Buy 3725 56.26Buy 365 56.27Buy 795 56.28Buy 852 56.29Buy 1515 56.3Buy 800 56.31Buy 444 56.34Buy 1046 56.35Buy 444 56.37Buy 606 56.38Buy 944 56.39Buy 1148 56.4Buy 1005 56.41Total 96266 Sell 114 55.28Sell 36 55.3Sell 141 55.31Sell 141 55.32Sell 105 55.36Sell 1342 55.47Sell 285 55.49Sell 47 55.55Sell 769 55.58Sell 2009 55.59Sell 723 55.6Sell 2307 55.61Sell 282 55.62Sell 607 55.63Sell 2158 55.64Sell 1278 55.65Sell 1046 55.66Sell 798 55.67Sell 4561 55.68Sell 3361 55.69Sell 1239 55.7Sell 1830 55.71Sell 1050 55.72Sell 1031 55.73Sell 1455 55.77Sell 784 55.79Sell 3514 55.8Sell 110 55.81Sell 1105 55.82Sell 5040 55.83Sell 4672 55.84Sell 7714 55.85Sell 544 55.86Sell 4707 55.87Sell 9154 55.88Sell 1994 55.89Sell 18859 55.9Sell 1095 55.91Sell 7417 55.92Sell 1230 55.93Sell 85731 55.94Sell 4675 55.95Sell 167 55.96Sell 5635 55.97Sell 216 55.98Sell 252 55.99Sell 4031 56Sell 8473 56.01Sell 722 56.02Sell 483 56.03Sell 1848 56.04Sell 552 56.05Sell 594 56.06Sell 714 56.07Sell 928 56.08Sell 479 56.09Sell 349 56.1Sell 99 56.12Sell 477 56.13Sell 313 56.14Sell 240 56.15Sell 76 56.16Sell 35 56.17Sell 98 56.18Sell 169 56.19Sell 401 56.21Sell 1204 56.22Sell 100 56.23Sell 315 56.25Sell 1100 56.26Sell 8 56.27Sell 666 56.28Sell 487 56.29Sell 444 56.32Sell 1113 56.35Sell 323 56.36Sell 855 56.37Sell 466 56.38Sell 403 56.39Total 221895 (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 10 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