Rio Tinto plc

3rd Apr 2008 10:54

BNP Paribas London03 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 02 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 3,628,192 0.3638 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,628,192 0.3638 (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 40 52.07Buy 358 52.23Buy 666 52.29Buy 150 52.30Buy 193 52.31Buy 214 52.32Buy 8 52.33Buy 454 52.36Buy 33 52.41Buy 500 52.49Buy 14 52.56Buy 36 52.58Buy 269 52.59Buy 301 52.60Buy 512 52.61Buy 849 52.62Buy 193 52.63Buy 619 52.67Buy 100 52.68Buy 77 52.69Buy 219 52.70Buy 1742 52.71Buy 87 52.71Buy 714 52.73Buy 395 52.75Buy 50 52.76Buy 160 52.77Buy 866 52.78Buy 1606 52.79Buy 26 52.80Buy 1370 52.82Buy 100 52.85Buy 158 52.86Buy 13 52.90Buy 603 52.91Buy 1 52.92Buy 171 53.01Buy 268 53.02Buy 130 53.05Buy 608 53.08Buy 400 53.09Buy 1097 53.10Buy 400 53.11Buy 58 53.14Buy 888 53.16Buy 143 53.17Buy 2015 53.18Buy 454 53.19Buy 1378 53.20Buy 2805 53.21Buy 3134 53.22Buy 2934 53.23Buy 581 53.24Buy 175 53.25Buy 1228 53.26Buy 1316 53.27Buy 65 53.29Buy 68 53.30Buy 1017 53.31Buy 293 53.32Buy 855 53.33Buy 2148 53.34Buy 851 53.35Buy 2953 53.36Buy 978 53.37Buy 500 53.38Buy 2425 53.39Buy 1657 53.40Buy 696 53.41Buy 1219 53.42Buy 75 53.43Buy 963 53.44Buy 1186 53.45Buy 573 53.46Buy 2381 53.47Buy 1741 53.48Buy 4510 53.49Buy 10085 53.50Buy 2915 53.51Buy 3489 53.52Buy 859 53.53Buy 664 53.54Buy 3619 53.55Buy 1259 53.56Buy 1805 53.57Buy 2405 53.58Buy 2477 53.59Buy 31559 53.60Buy 965 53.61Buy 1420 53.62Buy 75 53.63Buy 790 53.64Buy 3044 53.65Buy 525 53.66Buy 3101 53.67Buy 60 53.68Buy 406 53.70Buy 1632 53.71Buy 700 53.72Buy 1114 53.74Buy 4039 53.75Buy 1401 53.76Buy 509 53.83Total 141950 Sell -1112 0.00Sell -49 52.20Sell -583 52.21Sell -673 52.28Sell -18 52.29Sell -996 52.31Sell -56 52.32Sell -169 52.35Sell -300 52.37Sell -376 52.38Sell -32 52.40Sell -166 52.41Sell -149 52.42Sell -162 52.43Sell -679 52.45Sell -1000 52.47Sell -426 52.58Sell -350 52.61Sell -776 52.62Sell -283 52.65Sell -266 52.66Sell -765 52.69Sell -300 52.70Sell -34 52.75Sell -30 52.79Sell -142 53.22Sell -898 53.23Sell -300 53.24Sell -3300 53.25Sell -302 53.27Sell -104 53.29Sell -180 53.42Sell -201 53.45Sell -427 53.47Sell -34 53.48Sell -350 53.49Sell -3602 53.50Sell -1905 53.51Sell -34 53.54Sell -34 53.56Sell -52 53.57Sell -203 53.58Sell -450 53.59Sell -15661 53.60Sell -121 53.62Sell -53 53.63Sell -134 53.64Sell -223 53.66Sell -7 53.68Sell -50 53.69Sell -42 53.70Sell -556 53.72Sell -177 53.74Total -39292 (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 03 April 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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 Exchange

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