7th Mar 2008 13:56
BNP Paribas London07 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06 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 1,874,721 0.1880 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,874,721 0.1880 (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 358 58.02Buy 74 58.03Buy 1010 58.09Buy 99 58.1Buy 249 58.11Buy 1423 58.13Buy 875 58.14Buy 172 58.16Buy 64 58.17Buy 945 58.18Buy 60 58.19Buy 614 58.2Buy 764 58.21Buy 1975 58.22Buy 1569 58.23Buy 178 58.24Buy 671 58.25Buy 389 58.26Buy 65899 58.27Buy 352 58.28Buy 175 58.29Buy 159 58.3Buy 948 58.31Buy 252 58.33Buy 333 58.34Buy 424 58.35Buy 84747 58.36Buy 132 58.38Buy 154 58.39Buy 2811 58.4Buy 66 58.43Buy 510 58.5Buy 32 58.62Buy 871 58.65Buy 333 58.67Buy 333 58.68Buy 45 58.71Buy 506 58.73Buy 454 58.75Buy 109 58.76Buy 20 58.8Buy 78 58.81Buy 282 58.8139Buy 178 58.84Buy 512 58.85Buy 344 58.97Total 172548 Sell 666 57.97Sell 666 57.98Sell 336 58Sell 775 58.02Sell 412 58.03Sell 10 58.04Sell 100029 58.07Sell 674 58.09Sell 30 58.1Sell 216 58.11Sell 226 58.12Sell 1492 58.13Sell 721 58.14Sell 471 58.15Sell 704 58.16Sell 6830 58.17Sell 1753 58.18Sell 811 58.19Sell 380 58.2Sell 1208 58.21Sell 288 58.22Sell 3836 58.23Sell 1198 58.24Sell 1428 58.25Sell 601 58.26Sell 2295 58.27Sell 2730 58.28Sell 211 58.29Sell 3323 58.3Sell 1158 58.31Sell 1365 58.32Sell 421 58.33Sell 803 58.34Sell 1425 58.35Sell 82 58.36Sell 2200 58.37Sell 3010 58.38Sell 2405 58.39Sell 2513 58.4Sell 834 58.41Sell 2019 58.42Sell 2907 58.43Sell 2273 58.44Sell 33 58.45Sell 1555 58.46Sell 828 58.47Sell 1075 58.48Sell 1094 58.49Sell 3722 58.5Sell 2 58.52Sell 125 58.53Sell 1348 58.54Sell 1025 58.55Sell 572 58.56Sell 1376 58.57Sell 890 58.58Sell 1147 58.59Sell 1572 58.6Sell 745 58.61Sell 2065 58.64Sell 1501 58.65Sell 2810 58.66Sell 451 58.67Sell 110 58.68Sell 407 58.69Sell 3288 58.7Sell 149 58.71Sell 377 58.72Sell 93 58.73Sell 1479 58.74Sell 2666 58.75Sell 2321 58.77Sell 1603 58.78Sell 2345 58.79Sell 1826 58.8Sell 2076 58.81Sell 538 58.82Sell 1125 58.83Sell 3254 58.84Sell 558 58.85Sell 199 58.86Sell 125 58.87Sell 226 58.88Sell 100 58.89Sell 181 58.98Sell 241 58.99Sell 300 59Total 207258 (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 07 March 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