1st Apr 2008 13:45
BNP Paribas London01 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 31 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 3,408,508 0.3418 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,408,508 0.3418 (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 494 50.91Buy 41 51.09Buy 594 51.1Buy 944 51.11Buy 177 51.23Buy 125 51.24Buy 175 51.28Buy 1216 51.3Buy 100 51.52Buy 234 51.54Buy 58 51.64Buy 746 51.79Buy 1721 51.8Buy 53 51.82Buy 622 51.83Buy 165 51.84Buy 210 51.85Buy 1783 51.86Buy 228 51.87Buy 655 51.88Buy 240 51.89Buy 448 51.9Buy 105 51.91Buy 370 51.92Buy 345 51.93Buy 75 51.94Buy 507 51.95Buy 339 51.96Buy 1745 51.97Buy 398 51.98Buy 2091 51.99Buy 10408 52Buy 1091 52.01Buy 7623 52.02Buy 1270 52.03Buy 3732 52.04Buy 1636 52.05Buy 2588 52.06Buy 5017 52.07Buy 1342 52.08Buy 25 52.09Buy 3830 52.1Buy 1542 52.11Buy 386 52.13Buy 3265 52.14Buy 518 52.15Buy 1190 52.1564Buy 1161 52.16Buy 2398 52.17Buy 502 52.18Buy 1934 52.19Buy 7388 52.2Buy 1667 52.21Buy 736 52.22Buy 1246 52.23Buy 2555 52.24Buy 3065 52.25Buy 4210 52.26Buy 3547 52.27Buy 114 52.2726Buy 3899 52.28Buy 6092 52.29Buy 586 52.3Buy 746 52.31Buy 888 52.32Buy 7228 52.33Buy 836 52.34Buy 160 52.35Buy 950 52.36Buy 1675 52.37Buy 1485 52.38Buy 2324 52.39Buy 4653 52.4Buy 830 52.41Buy 2155 52.42Buy 56 52.43Buy 162 52.44Buy 324 52.46Buy 324 52.47Buy 324 52.48Total 128687 Sell 82 50.81Sell 289 50.82Sell 143 50.84Sell 1390 50.86Sell 135 50.87Sell 245 50.88Sell 1158 50.89Sell 898 50.9Sell 532 50.91Sell 1522 50.92Sell 181 50.93Sell 337 50.95Sell 310 50.99Sell 710 51.05Sell 1978 51.08Sell 609 51.09Sell 791 51.1Sell 12 51.19Sell 177 51.21Sell 1043 51.23Sell 709 51.24Sell 38 51.26Sell 976 51.27Sell 133 51.28Sell 507 51.29Sell 1211 51.3Sell 2537 51.31Sell 985 51.32Sell 1200 51.33Sell 16 51.34Sell 318 51.35Sell 424 51.36Sell 134 51.42Sell 257 51.61Sell 157 51.62Sell 58 51.63Sell 404 51.8Sell 174 51.81Sell 6 51.82Sell 2227 51.83Sell 374 51.85Sell 237 51.86Sell 338 51.89Sell 643 51.91Sell 75 51.92Sell 30 51.93Sell 693 51.95Sell 11 51.97Sell 1222 51.98Sell 2435 51.99Sell 4415 52Sell 310 52.01Sell 1143 52.02Sell 7400 52.03Sell 4043 52.04Sell 921 52.05Sell 4320 52.06Sell 6377 52.07Sell 997 52.08Sell 3599 52.09Sell 5282 52.1Sell 330 52.11Sell 112 52.12Sell 2284 52.13Sell 2349 52.14Sell 558 52.15Sell 1437 52.16Sell 1513 52.17Sell 1361 52.18Sell 2125 52.2Sell 1014 52.21Sell 1537 52.22Sell 17 52.23Sell 2103 52.24Sell 620 52.25Sell 314 52.26Sell 78 52.27Sell 242 52.28Sell 96 52.29Sell 10 52.3Sell 199 52.31Sell 217 52.32Sell 330 52.33Total 88724 (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 01 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