28th Apr 2008 12:25
BNP Paribas London28 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 25th 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 4,092,606 0.41% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,092,606 (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/ Amount Price Sell Buy 717 60.98 Buy 5,878 61.00 Buy 468 61.01 Buy 996 61.08 Buy 1,000 61.09 Buy 1,579 61.10 Buy 29 61.11 Buy 460 61.15 Buy 2,300 61.16 Buy 846 61.17 Buy 492 61.18 Buy 177 61.19 Buy 2,297 61.20 Buy 889 61.21 Buy 258 61.22 Buy 291 61.23 Buy 1,176 61.25 Buy 1,298 61.27 Buy 380 61.28 Buy 1,358 61.29 Buy 3,798 61.30 Buy 760 61.31 Buy 337 61.32 Buy 1,051 61.33 Buy 54 61.34 Buy 518 61.36 Buy 11 61.37 Buy 337 61.38 Buy 517 61.39 Buy 7,337 61.40 Buy 16 61.41 Buy 710 61.42 Buy 3,883 61.43 Buy 1,122 61.44 Buy 478 61.45 Buy 210 61.46 Buy 256 61.47 Buy 608 61.48 Buy 741 61.49 Buy 567 61.51 Buy 36 61.52 Buy 1,248 61.53 Buy 12,900 61.54 Buy 222 61.54 Buy 400 61.55 Buy 1,284 61.56 Buy 2,025 61.57 Buy 249 61.59 Buy 1,961 61.60 Buy 632 61.61 Buy 1,136 61.62 Buy 31 61.63 Buy 111 61.64 Buy 46 61.67 Buy 752 61.68 Buy 386 61.69 Buy 704 61.72 Buy 456 61.73 Buy 1,600 61.74 Buy 257 61.75 Buy 300 61.76 Buy 398 61.78 Buy 412 61.79 Buy 1,628 61.80 Buy 1,467 61.81 Buy 911 61.82 Buy 34 61.83 Buy 701 61.84 Buy 536 61.86 Buy 443 61.87 Buy 1,045 61.88 Buy 1,521 61.89 Buy 894 61.90 Buy 902 61.91 Buy 438 61.92 Buy 350 61.93 Buy 254 61.94 Buy 892 61.95 Buy 926 61.97 Buy 555 61.98 Buy 1,160 61.99 Buy 728 62.00 Buy 243 62.01 Buy 467 62.02 Buy 388 62.03 Buy 1,610 62.04 Buy 3,469 62.05 Buy 414 62.06 Buy 235 62.07 Buy 892 62.08 Buy 200 62.09 Buy 3,010 62.10 Buy 3,152 62.11 Buy 287 62.12 Buy 198 62.13 Buy 69 62.14 Buy 2,815 62.15 Buy 327 62.16 Buy 838 62.17 Buy 1,629 62.18 Buy 892 62.19 Buy 517 62.20 Buy 1,831 62.21 Buy 1,189 62.22 Buy 567 62.23 Buy 3,056 62.24 Buy 5,816 62.25 Buy 1,401 62.26 Buy 1,132 62.27 Buy 1,545 62.28 Buy 2,360 62.29 Buy 2,198 62.30 Buy 1,000 62.31 Buy 2 62.32 Buy 900 62.33 Buy 266 62.34 Buy 392 62.35 Buy 267 62.36 Buy 2,037 62.37 Buy 699 62.38 Buy 2,348 62.39 Buy 4,621 62.40 Buy 1,324 62.41 Buy 1,359 62.42 Buy 336 62.43 Buy 735 62.44 Buy 4,113 62.45 Buy 865 62.46 Buy 867 62.47 Buy 103 62.48 Buy 1,216 62.49 Buy 1 62.50 Buy 700 62.52 Buy 20 62.56 Buy 500 62.57 Buy 14,388 62.70 Buy 30,600 64.18 Total 201,537 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell -333 61.01 Sell -860 61.02 Sell -126 61.03 Sell -292 61.04 Sell -368 61.05 Sell - 29 61.09 Sell -249 61.13 Sell -204 61.15 Sell -252 61.22 Sell -3,567 61.25 Sell - 94 61.26 Sell -298 61.31 Sell -700 61.34 Sell -307 61.35 Sell -261 61.36 Sell -286 61.38 Sell -323 61.42 Sell -223 61.51 Sell -223 61.52 Sell -224 61.60 Sell -460 61.63 Sell -279 61.64 Sell -666 61.65 Sell - 45 61.70 Sell -300 61.72 Sell - 15 61.73 Sell -1,030 61.74 Sell -16,500 61.75 Sell -266 61.76 Sell -975 61.78 Sell -1,039 61.79 Sell -675 61.80 Sell -474 61.81 Sell - 45 61.82 Sell -254 61.83 Sell -166 61.84 Sell -621 61.85 Sell -120 61.86 Sell -507 61.87 Sell -306 61.88 Sell -624 61.89 Sell -504 61.91 Sell -212 61.93 Sell -400 61.96 Sell -272 62.00 Sell -1,865 62.02 Sell - 80 62.03 Sell -189 62.04 Sell - 15 62.05 Sell -291 62.06 Sell -121 62.07 Sell - 75 62.08 Sell -315 62.09 Sell -120 62.10 Sell -490 62.11 Sell -260 62.12 Sell -225 62.14 Sell -315 62.15 Sell - 60 62.19 Sell -312 62.20 Sell -270 62.21 Sell - 60 62.23 Sell - 90 62.24 Sell -226 62.25 Sell -315 62.27 Sell -362 62.28 Sell -253 62.29 Sell -488 62.30 Sell -615 62.31 Sell -120 62.32 Sell -335 62.33 Sell -121 62.34 Sell -280 62.35 Sell -2,932 62.36 Sell -615 62.37 Sell -1,720 62.38 Sell -1,096 62.39 Sell -1,180 62.40 Sell -1,202 62.41 Sell -210 62.42 Sell -735 62.44 Sell -300 62.45 Sell -709 62.46 Sell -1,670 62.47 Sell - 33 62.48 Sell -1,689 62.53 Sell -16,037 62.70 Total -74,370 (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 28th April 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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