18th Dec 2007 10:39
BNP Paribas London18 December 2007 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 17 December 2007 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 1,894,487 0.1889 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,894,487 0.1889 (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 4) Purchase 169 49.85Purchase 2000 49.88Purchase 2985 49.91Purchase 348 49.92Purchase 630 49.93Purchase 625 49.94Purchase 2378 49.95Purchase 1081 49.96Purchase 447 49.97Purchase 13674 49.98Purchase 2584 49.99Purchase 4392 50Purchase 395 50.01Purchase 238 50.02Purchase 96 50.03Purchase 217 50.04Purchase 3024 50.08Purchase 1402 50.12Purchase 5976 50.13Purchase 5000 50.16Purchase 33 50.17Purchase 5133 50.2Purchase 193 50.23Purchase 576 50.24Purchase 2395 50.2664Purchase 474 50.27Purchase 4090 50.28Purchase 2557 50.29Purchase 2000 50.3Purchase 808 50.31Purchase 1862 50.32Purchase 1236 50.33Purchase 251 50.34Purchase 1953 50.35Purchase 4158 50.36Purchase 705 50.37Purchase 2074 50.38Purchase 3672 50.39Purchase 425 50.42Purchase 829 50.44Purchase 1520 50.46Purchase 1585 50.47Purchase 793 50.48Purchase 3292 50.49Purchase 4971 50.5Purchase 3841 50.51Purchase 3935 50.52Purchase 1938 50.53Purchase 1086 50.54Purchase 1248 50.55Purchase 331 50.56Purchase 2315 50.57Purchase 185 50.58Purchase 370 50.59Purchase 4869 50.6Purchase 129 50.62Purchase 1694 50.63Purchase 2910 50.64Purchase 2495 50.65Purchase 699 50.66Purchase 287 50.67Purchase 347 50.68Purchase 782 50.69Purchase 921 50.7Purchase 321 50.71Purchase 238 50.72Purchase 24 50.73Purchase 319 50.74Purchase 563 50.75Purchase 19 50.76Purchase 940 50.8 Sales 211 49.83Sales 3046 49.84Sales 53 49.85Sales 979 49.86Sales 200 49.87Sales 200 49.88Sales 522 49.89Sales 507 49.9Sales 786 49.91Sales 400 49.92Sales 854 49.93Sales 2238 49.94Sales 2812 49.95Sales 620 49.96Sales 1833 49.97Sales 459 49.98Sales 273 49.99Sales 410 50Sales 946 50.01Sales 2925 50.02Sales 263 50.03Sales 1581 50.04Sales 236 50.06Sales 315 50.07Sales 34 50.1Sales 34 50.11Sales 49403 50.12Sales 1855 50.13Sales 223 50.14Sales 773 50.16Sales 2498 50.17Sales 1150 50.18Sales 1561 50.19Sales 2161 50.2Sales 306 50.23Sales 394 50.24Sales 398 50.25Sales 1462 50.26Sales 1974 50.27Sales 2016 50.28Sales 2486 50.29Sales 701 50.3Sales 215 50.31Sales 1714 50.35Sales 250 50.37Sales 1912 50.39Sales 2010 50.41Sales 668 50.42Sales 1416 50.44Sales 1000 50.45Sales 1161 50.46Sales 216 50.47Sales 2059 50.48Sales 399 50.49Sales 1553 50.5Sales 937 50.51Sales 960 50.52Sales 84323 50.5275Sales 492 50.53Sales 1607 50.54Sales 903 50.55Sales 57 50.56Sales 519 50.57Sales 3542 50.58Sales 1920 50.59Sales 192 50.6Sales 189 50.61Sales 1422 50.62Sales 1370 50.63Sales 1663 50.64Sales 304 50.65Sales 25 50.66Sales 56 50.67Sales 570 50.69Sales 1400 50.6904Sales 300 50.73Sales 33 50.74Sales 45 50.78 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 18 December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connectedNature of connection (Note 9) 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