25th Jan 2008 07:00
BNP Paribas London24 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 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 2,633,112 0.2641 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,633,112 0.2641 (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 4,257 39.00 Buy 5,743 39.02 Buy 65 39.39 Buy 2,849 39.70 Buy 3,450 39.72 Buy 100 39.97 Buy 6,695 39.98 Buy 3,500 39.99 Buy 653 40.10 Buy 234 40.13 Buy 3,572 40.15 Buy 141 40.20 Buy 391 40.25 Buy 35 40.26 Buy 82 40.29 Buy 108 40.33 Buy 1,223 40.38 Buy 718 40.39 Buy 1,708 40.40 Buy 32 40.41 Buy 1,305 40.45 Buy 398 40.49 Buy 1,142 40.50 Buy 795 40.51 Buy 83 40.52 Buy 1,176 40.55 Buy 45 40.58 Buy 56 40.59 Buy 3,000 40.65 Buy 3 40.69 Buy 160 40.74 Buy 911 40.75 Buy 1,427 40.77 Buy 23 40.78 Buy 1,117 40.79 Buy 493 40.80 Buy 442 40.81 Buy 1,725 40.83 Buy 2,685 40.84 Buy 14,489 40.85 Buy 962 40.86 Buy 1,300 40.87 Buy 135 40.88 Buy 261 40.90 Buy 22 40.91 Buy 179 40.92 Buy 2,413 40.93 Buy 2,003 40.94 Buy 144 40.95 Buy 570 40.96 Buy 80 40.99 Buy 1,110 41.00 Buy 798 41.01 Buy 3,119 41.02 Buy 2,999 41.03 Buy 1,565 41.04 Buy 3,190 41.05 Buy 2,775 41.06 Buy 4,907 41.07 Buy 457 41.08 Buy 4,661 41.09 Buy 4,898 41.10 Buy 394 41.11 Buy 3,249 41.12 Buy 1,780 41.13 Buy 3,148 41.14 Buy 4,447 41.15 Buy 1,712 41.16 Buy 1,746 41.17 Buy 1,369 41.18 Buy 989 41.19 Buy 414 41.20 Buy 339 41.22 Buy 108 41.25 Buy 255 41.26 Buy 570 41.27 Buy 978 41.28 Buy 440 41.29 Buy 2,080 41.30 Buy 12 41.32 Buy 390 41.36 Buy 1,677 41.37 Buy 943 41.38 Buy 1,570 41.39 Buy 194 41.40 Buy 580 41.41 Buy 80 41.43 Buy 515 41.45 Buy 550 41.46 Buy 3,272 41.48 Buy 3,788 41.49 Buy 2,284 41.50 Buy 3,312 41.51 Buy 5,756 41.52 Buy 250 41.53 Buy 4,080 41.54 Buy 6,229 41.55 Buy 774 41.56 Buy 3,492 41.57 Buy 3,495 41.58 Buy 3,014 41.59 Buy 12,300 41.60 Buy 10,439 41.61 Buy 211 41.62 Buy 3,875 41.63 Buy 3,853 41.64 Buy 5,714 41.65 Buy 1,108 41.66 Buy 943 41.67 Buy 1,430 41.68 Buy 8,587 41.69 Buy 14,788 41.70 Buy 730 41.71 Buy 1,586 41.72 Buy 3,796 41.73 Buy 1,904 41.74 Buy 7,533 41.75 Buy 7,660 41.76 Buy 3,049 41.77 Buy 582 41.78 Buy 679 41.79 Buy 2,708 41.80 Buy 529 41.81 Buy 3,761 41.82 Buy 1,880 41.83 Buy 3,043 41.84 Buy 4,598 41.85 Buy 5,802 41.86 Buy 698 41.87 Buy 9,002 41.88 Buy 1,664 41.89 Buy 2,675 41.90 Buy 963 41.91 Buy 733 41.92 Buy 8,324 41.95 Buy 389 42.01 Buy 67 42.06 Buy 1,323 42.10 Buy 90 42.12 Buy 90 42.13 Buy 1,037 42.14 Buy 105 42.15 Buy 285 42.16 Buy 180 42.18 Buy 2,318 42.19 Buy 5,414 42.20 Buy 463 42.21 Buy 90 42.23 Buy 325 42.24 Buy 16 42.26 Buy 502 42.27 Buy 594 42.28 Buy 590 42.29 Buy 6,084 42.30 Buy 90 42.31 Buy 239 42.32 Buy 914 42.33 Buy 2,962 42.35 Buy 98 42.36 Buy 60 42.37 Buy 309 42.38 Buy 366 42.39 Buy 221 42.40 Buy 1,063 42.41 Buy 2,081 42.42 Buy 180 42.43 Buy 1,400 42.44 Buy 904 42.45 Buy 3,323 42.46 Buy 840 42.47 Buy 5,234 42.48 Buy 1,733 42.49 Buy 3,851 42.50 Buy 2,609 42.51 Buy 5,958 42.52 Buy 1,395 42.53 Buy 2,303 42.54 Buy 8,042 42.55 Buy 15,841 42.56 Buy 6,493 42.57 Buy 6,205 42.58 Buy 6,108 42.59 Buy 7,892 42.60 Buy 1,119 42.61 Buy 8,484 42.62 Buy 90 42.63 Buy 7,339 42.64 Buy 620 42.65 Buy 40 42.66 Buy 1,281 42.67 Buy 2,705 42.68 Buy 1,806 42.69 Buy 797 42.70 Buy 632 42.73 Buy 122 42.79 Buy 349 42.88 Buy 479 42.90 Buy 104,082 42.95 Buy 1,659 42.98 Buy 2,715 42.99 Buy 939 43.00 Buy 152 43.26Total buys 557,087 Sell -1,905 38.97 Sell -5,711 39.00 Sell -43 39.02 Sell -300 39.04 Sell -300 39.07 Sell -5,601 39.13 Sell -300 39.15 Sell -311 39.16 Sell -125 39.22 Sell -1,345 39.43 Sell -711 39.44 Sell -2,113 39.49 Sell -540 40.06 Sell -11 40.07 Sell -3 40.12 Sell -11 40.14 Sell -5,249 40.16 Sell -22 40.19 Sell -142 40.20 Sell -142 40.21 Sell -175 40.22 Sell -1,831 40.24 Sell -544 40.25 Sell -1,023 40.26 Sell -289 40.27 Sell -629 40.28 Sell -575 40.29 Sell -669 40.30 Sell -720 40.32 Sell -178 40.33 Sell -80 40.40 Sell -352 40.42 Sell -11 40.45 Sell -78 40.47 Sell -648 40.51 Sell -730 40.54 Sell -172 40.55 Sell -30 40.62 Sell -909 40.63 Sell -818 40.69 Sell -3,097 40.70 Sell -2,775 40.72 Sell -62 40.73 Sell -134 40.74 Sell -4,988 40.75 Sell -1,818 40.76 Sell -149 40.77 Sell -19 40.78 Sell -22 40.79 Sell -1,588 40.81 Sell -274 40.82 Sell -1,987 40.83 Sell -762 40.85 Sell -768 40.86 Sell -1,003 40.87 Sell -285 40.88 Sell -1,320 40.89 Sell -1,186 40.90 Sell -977 40.92 Sell -3,083 40.94 Sell -465 40.95 Sell -661 40.97 Sell -6,933 40.98 Sell -1,573 41.00 Sell -1,153 41.01 Sell -1,779 41.02 Sell -800 41.04 Sell -247 41.05 Sell -39 41.07 Sell -400 41.08 Sell -157 41.09 Sell -1,055 41.10 Sell -39 41.11 Sell -1,417 41.12 Sell -4,523 41.13 Sell -66 41.14 Sell -6,222 41.15 Sell -4,420 41.16 Sell -3,215 41.17 Sell -3,938 41.18 Sell -5,068 41.19 Sell -4,198 41.20 Sell -1,829 41.21 Sell -72 41.22 Sell -72 41.23 Sell -1,716 41.24 Sell -4,806 41.25 Sell -336 41.27 Sell -42,268 41.29 Sell -36 41.31 Sell -249 41.35 Sell -2,822 41.36 Sell -1,379 41.37 Sell -1,965 41.38 Sell -653 41.39 Sell -2,460 41.40 Sell -3,673 41.42 Sell -1,309 41.43 Sell -1,676 41.44 Sell -3,004 41.45 Sell -924 41.46 Sell -303 41.47 Sell -132 41.48 Sell -518 41.49 Sell -4,299 41.50 Sell -1,559 41.51 Sell -1,759 41.52 Sell -1,384 41.54 Sell -2,310 41.55 Sell -372 41.56 Sell -1,645 41.57 Sell -2,453 41.58 Sell -1,326 41.59 Sell -120 41.60 Sell -3,453 41.61 Sell -638 41.62 Sell -2,397 41.63 Sell -1,533 41.64 Sell -5,929 41.65 Sell -150 41.66 Sell -400 41.69 Sell -327 41.73 Sell -1,676 41.75 Sell -363 41.79 Sell -337 41.80 Sell -152 41.81 Sell -37 41.88 Sell -223 42.00 Sell -330 42.01 Sell -446 42.02 Sell -446 42.05 Sell -151 42.14 Sell -235 42.16 Sell -89 42.18 Sell -494 42.20 Sell -134 42.38 Sell -1,780 42.41 Sell -536 42.44 Sell -410 42.45 Sell -1,820 42.46 Sell -229 42.47 Sell -960 42.49 Sell -1,075 42.50 Sell -123 42.65 Sell -1,763 42.67 Sell -1,763 42.68 Sell -1,763 42.78 Sell -125 42.81 Sell -295 42.84 Sell -305 42.85 Sell -332 42.91 Sell -278 42.93 Sell -32,021 42.95 Sell -667 42.96 Sell -5,000 43.00 Sell -192 43.01 Sell -451 43.02 Sell -40 43.03 Sell -252 43.04 Sell -268 43.07 Sell -10 43.11Total Sells -271,838 (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 24 January 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh Telephone number 020 7595 4166 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