31st Jan 2008 09:53
BNP Paribas London31 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 30 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 3,044,251 0.3052 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,044,251 0.3052 (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 2569 46.1 2731 46.17 1000 46.21 432 46.23 229 46.24 771 46.25 357 47.4 68 47.41 160 47.42 451 47.46 268 47.5 60 47.54 570 47.62 70 47.67 133 47.69 536 47.7 268 47.72 56 47.73 144 47.74 900 47.75 490 47.76 282 47.83 10 47.87 179 47.89 14 47.9 268 47.91 913 47.9179 4613 47.92 41 47.94 579 47.95 503 47.97 167 47.98 268 47.99 301 48 858 48.01 212619 48.02 942 48.03 1317 48.05 6303 48.06 1622 48.07 1534 48.08 2052 48.09 633 48.1 2328 48.11 219 48.12 792 48.14 1175 48.15 657 48.16 334 48.18 47906 48.19 3600 48.2 1216 48.25 570 48.26 9 48.3 361 48.52 268 48.55 105 48.56 24 48.58 Total 307845 Sales 5 46.16 3041 46.2096 2819 47.19 500 47.2 500 47.3 1000 47.31 248 47.34 1361 47.37 303 47.42 357 47.43 2511 47.48 214 47.49 275 47.53 214 47.62 214 47.63 357 47.65 163 47.66 70 47.7 279 47.74 268 47.75 268 47.79 43 47.8 74 47.82 191 47.83 4357 47.84 672 47.87 1109 47.88 44 47.9 1391 47.91 1063 47.92 4608 47.93 5004 47.94 6611 47.95 5153 47.96 2171 47.97 3997 47.98 374 47.99 1686 48 47 48.01 873 48.02 634 48.03 839 48.04 3056 48.05 3583 48.06 764 48.07 4146 48.08 895 48.09 877 48.1 293 48.11 915 48.12 60 48.13 767 48.14 228 48.15 85 48.16 141 48.17 489 48.18 30717 48.19 15 48.23 15 48.24 5015 48.25 4690 48.26 340 48.27 2509 48.31 490 48.34 1297 48.55 24 48.57 373 48.6 Total 117692 (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 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