20th Mar 2008 11:31
BNP Paribas London20 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19 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 2,000,339 0.2006 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,000,339 0.2006 (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 5000 50.5Buy 56 50.51Buy 10670 50.66Buy 10 50.68Buy 98236 50.7Buy 420 50.71Buy 349 50.73Buy 35 50.74Buy 277 50.75Buy 260 50.77Buy 260 50.78Buy 389 50.79Buy 1314 50.8Buy 1618 50.81Buy 1181 50.82Buy 260 50.83Buy 1150 50.85Buy 250 50.88Buy 260 50.93Buy 430 51.08Buy 13 51.3Buy 420 51.32Buy 430 51.35Buy 1337 51.36Buy 395 51.38Buy 379 51.4Buy 75 51.41Buy 20 51.42Buy 90 51.44Buy 650 51.45Buy 150 51.46Buy 221 51.47Buy 75 51.48Buy 159 51.49Buy 779 51.5Buy 1872 51.51Buy 1303 51.52Buy 225 51.53Buy 90 51.54Buy 1295 51.55Buy 222 51.56Buy 412 51.57Buy 732 51.58Buy 333 51.59Buy 874 51.6Buy 351 51.61Buy 110 51.62Buy 679 51.63Buy 6998 51.64Buy 390 51.65Buy 150 51.66Buy 465 51.67Buy 1773 51.68Buy 150 51.69Buy 75 51.7Buy 75 51.71Buy 90 51.73Buy 2301 51.76Buy 721 51.81Buy 633 51.82Buy 219 51.83Buy 1737 51.86Buy 5687 51.87Buy 29 51.88Buy 72 51.89Buy 601 51.9Buy 2056 51.92Buy 333 51.94Buy 3831 51.97Buy 2119 51.98Buy 375 51.99Buy 2287 52Buy 1074 52.01Buy 959 52.02Buy 157 52.0215Buy 2185 52.03Buy 406 52.04Buy 365 52.05Buy 302 52.06Buy 672 52.07Buy 1985 52.08Buy 436 52.09Buy 374 52.12Buy 116 52.24Buy 40 52.28Buy 298 52.3Buy 1617 52.33Buy 18 52.34Buy 122 52.35Buy 3265 52.36Buy 2025 52.39Buy 23 52.4Buy 291 52.41Buy 801 52.42Buy 229 52.43Buy 14 52.44Buy 222 52.45Buy 104 52.46Buy 213 52.49Buy 2119 52.5Buy 239 52.51Buy 783 52.53Buy 487 52.55Buy 321 52.58Buy 1062 52.61Buy 66 52.64Buy 232 52.65Buy 2139 52.69Buy 1265 52.75Buy 1062 52.88Buy 403 52.9Buy 548 52.91Buy 226 52.92Buy 381 53.12Buy 45 53.13Buy 833 53.15Buy 612 53.18Buy 764 53.3Buy 241 53.32Buy 4 53.41Buy 548 53.48Buy 92 53.49Buy 560 53.5Buy 100 53.51Buy 1924 53.57Buy 947 53.7Total 205599 Sell 1195 50.47Sell 719 50.5Sell 840 50.54Sell 1827 50.59Sell 1018 50.6Sell 231 50.62Sell 791 50.65Sell 1059 50.69Sell 223 50.74Sell 715 50.75Sell 298 50.78Sell 415 50.81Sell 656 50.83Sell 1115 50.84Sell 62 50.85Sell 167 50.88Sell 193 50.89Sell 1827 50.93Sell 273 50.95Sell 273 51.04Sell 1382 51.1Sell 441 51.12Sell 39 51.19Sell 100 51.3Sell 1522 51.31Sell 1363 51.33Sell 581 51.35Sell 430 51.36Sell 1018 51.49Sell 372 51.53Sell 975 51.55Sell 1018 51.57Sell 507 51.58Sell 1176 51.59Sell 214 51.63Sell 17 51.68Sell 108 51.71Sell 287 51.74Sell 187 51.75Sell 994 51.76Sell 535 51.77Sell 64 51.78Sell 1793 51.81Sell 773 51.82Sell 841 51.88Sell 1199 51.9Sell 1720 51.97Sell 274 51.98Sell 3205 52.01Sell 3137 52.02Sell 2264 52.03Sell 2208 52.04Sell 575 52.05Sell 644 52.06Sell 1728 52.08Sell 307 52.09Sell 2864 52.1Sell 772 52.18Sell 232 52.22Sell 941 52.23Sell 165 52.25Sell 277 52.33Sell 117 52.37Sell 117 52.38Sell 941 52.43Sell 2270 52.44Sell 356 52.47Sell 224 52.49Sell 615 52.5Sell 1744 52.54Sell 2910 52.55Sell 436 52.59Sell 371 52.66Sell 187 52.67Sell 1418 52.68Sell 1393 52.71Sell 544 52.72Sell 1245 52.76Sell 47 52.77Sell 317 52.79Sell 809 52.8Sell 638 52.81Sell 629 52.86Sell 615 52.88Sell 2054 52.89Sell 506 52.9Sell 48 52.91Sell 60 52.93Sell 29 52.95Sell 13 52.96Sell 3366 52.98Sell 524 52.99Sell 962 53.02Sell 1405 53.05Sell 50 53.06Sell 4117 53.12Sell 2742 53.14Sell 180 53.18Sell 99 53.23Sell 99 53.24Sell 969 53.25Sell 1500 53.29Sell 2100 53.59Sell 410 53.78Sell 37 53.8Total 92359 (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 20 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