7th Apr 2008 11:26
BNP Paribas London07 April 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 04 April 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 3,586,161 0.3596 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,586,161 0.3596 (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 73 54.8Buy 78 54.81Buy 158 54.83Buy 317 55.23Buy 102 55.24Buy 2629 55.25Buy 293 55.3Buy 872 55.35Buy 1222 55.37Buy 1356 55.38Buy 294 55.39Buy 1324 55.4Buy 359 55.41Buy 412 55.42Buy 1941 55.43Buy 593 55.44Buy 372 55.47Buy 46 55.48Buy 746 55.49Buy 581 55.5Buy 136 55.51Buy 213 55.54Buy 24 55.55Buy 1223 55.56Buy 794 55.57Buy 1443 55.58Buy 224 55.59Buy 696 55.6Buy 1786 55.61Buy 963 55.62Buy 783 55.63Buy 299 55.64Buy 129 55.65Buy 1102 55.66Buy 715 55.67Buy 849 55.68Buy 1365 55.69Buy 109 55.7Buy 2745 55.71Buy 1611 55.72Buy 1436 55.73Buy 1402 55.74Buy 603 55.75Buy 1820 55.76Buy 1215 55.78Buy 5307 55.8Buy 945 55.81Buy 810 55.82Buy 588 55.83Buy 270 55.85Buy 425 55.86Buy 549 55.87Buy 150 55.88Buy 666 55.89Buy 265 55.9Buy 213 55.92Buy 250 55.93Buy 1660 55.94Buy 300 55.96Buy 1313 55.97Buy 481 55.98Buy 89 56.01Buy 200 56.05Buy 3089 56.06Buy 314 56.08Buy 400 56.09Buy 2060 56.1Buy 573 56.11Buy 765 56.12Buy 442 56.13Buy 22 56.14Buy 266 56.15Buy 1070 56.27Buy 486 56.28Buy 1519 56.32Buy 330 56.33Buy 89 56.35Buy 883 56.36Buy 617 56.94Total 64859 Sell 165 54.58Sell 1352 54.6Sell 3896 54.61Sell 670 54.63Sell 539 54.65Sell 1516 54.66Sell 932 54.67Sell 283 54.69Sell 135 54.71Sell 1751 54.72Sell 432 54.73Sell 78 54.74Sell 526 54.75Sell 244 54.77Sell 17 54.79Sell 617 55.07Sell 577 55.1Sell 620 55.11Sell 26 55.12Sell 674 55.13Sell 109 55.16Sell 66 55.17Sell 45 55.2Sell 328 55.25Sell 113 55.26Sell 1028 55.27Sell 1496 55.29Sell 1151 55.3Sell 417 55.31Sell 1050 55.34Sell 617 55.39Sell 37 55.42Sell 1180 55.43Sell 14 55.44Sell 1028 55.45Sell 516 55.46Sell 2146 55.47Sell 1479 55.48Sell 1030 55.49Sell 1764 55.5Sell 1054 55.51Sell 236 55.52Sell 555 55.53Sell 616 55.54Sell 212 55.55Sell 699 55.56Sell 122 55.57Sell 830 55.58Sell 535 55.59Sell 293 55.61Sell 467 55.62Sell 113 55.63Sell 217 55.64Sell 144 55.65Sell 75 55.66Sell 76 55.67Sell 23 55.68Sell 447 55.69Sell 1114 55.7Sell 460 55.71Sell 1298 55.72Sell 514 55.73Sell 183 55.74Sell 1306 55.75Sell 515 55.76Sell 568 55.77Sell 1885 55.78Sell 100 55.79Sell 402 55.81Sell 14 55.82Sell 1274 55.83Sell 1146 55.84Sell 1925 55.85Sell 771 55.86Sell 123 55.88Sell 463 55.9Sell 647 55.92Sell 561 55.93Sell 30 55.94Sell 435 55.95Sell 180 55.96Sell 195 55.97Sell 510 55.98Sell 1345 56Sell 451 56.04Sell 400 56.06Sell 187 56.08Sell 45 56.11Sell 135 56.13Sell 22 56.14Sell 486 56.26Sell 390 56.28Sell 158 56.29Sell 820 56.3Sell 21 56.32Sell 213 56.33Sell 195 56.35Sell 166 56.36Sell 180 56.37Sell 101 56.39Sell 180 56.46Sell 38864 56.94Total 98356 (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 April 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