23rd Jan 2008 11:15
BNP Paribas London23 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 LTD Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 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 92,599 0.0203 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 92,599 0.0203 (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) Purchases 20000 100.10 AUD 29698 101.00 AUD 30000 101.50 AUD 36 101.81 AUD 111 101.98 AUD 111 102.07 AUD 147 102.11 AUD 147 102.12 AUD 110 102.29 AUD 331 102.30 AUD 147 102.35 AUD 36 102.36 AUD 5000 102.50 AUD 2000 102.60 AUD 1000 102.75 AUD 5000 103.12 AUD 110 103.27 AUD 5000 103.39 AUD 5000 103.57 AUD 10000 103.60 AUD 5000 104.00 AUD 1684 104.25 AUD 28316 104.26 AUD 238 104.39 AUD 9762 104.40 AUD 110 104.50 AUD 330 104.59 AUD 221 104.68 AUD 10000 104.70 AUD 8 104.79 AUD 4992 104.80 AUD 2000 104.90 AUD 10000 104.92 AUD 5000 104.98 AUD 8000 105.05 AUD 20000 105.06 AUD 2000 105.10 AUD 2000 105.30 AUD 2000 105.50 AUD 2000 105.53 AUD 1000 105.60 AUD Total - 227,783 Sales 0 (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 23 January 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