2nd Apr 2008 09:58
BNP Paribas London02 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 01 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 3,525,534 0.3535 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,525,534 0.3535 (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 25 50.8Buy 188 50.83Buy 154 50.91Buy 103 50.92Buy 335 50.94Buy 25 50.95Buy 557 50.98Buy 472 50.99Buy 3358 51Buy 587 51.02Buy 994 51.03Buy 487 51.05Buy 1248 51.07Buy 5040 51.08Buy 11 51.1Buy 1439 51.11Buy 668 51.13Buy 492 51.14Buy 222 51.15Buy 1094 51.16Buy 8415 51.17Buy 5808 51.18Buy 6820 51.19Buy 19718 51.2Buy 5852 51.21Buy 58 51.22Buy 1505 51.23Buy 2658 51.24Buy 9800 51.25Buy 5030 51.27Buy 7097 51.28Buy 8019 51.29Buy 13420 51.3Buy 1214 51.32Buy 292 51.33Buy 2952 51.34Buy 2289 51.35Buy 2012 51.36Buy 4231 51.37Buy 5351 51.38Buy 3758 51.39Buy 6621 51.4Buy 255 51.41Buy 594 51.42Buy 320 51.43Buy 154 51.44Buy 242 51.45Buy 118 51.48Buy 1004 51.5Buy 1875 51.51Buy 1151 51.52Buy 237 51.54Buy 927 51.552Buy 724 51.58Buy 452 51.59Buy 28 51.6Buy 162 51.61Buy 225 51.62Buy 214 51.63Buy 3305 51.64Buy 7265 51.65Buy 855 51.67Buy 216 51.68Buy 249 51.69Buy 18632 51.7Buy 1999 51.71Buy 1375 51.72Buy 4534 51.73Buy 460 51.74Buy 9968 51.75Buy 300 51.76Buy 1472 51.77Buy 1831 51.78Buy 4464 51.79Buy 7157 51.8Buy 100 51.82Buy 2413 51.83Buy 2442 51.84Buy 23927 51.85Buy 2291 51.86Buy 2564 51.87Buy 1388 51.88Buy 4101 51.89Buy 12338 51.9Buy 5450 51.91Buy 8932 51.92Buy 2252 51.93Buy 681 51.94Buy 2190 51.95Buy 3521 51.96Buy 4178 51.97Buy 7290 51.98Buy 4654 51.99Buy 11185 52Buy 1067 52.01Buy 39 52.03Buy 6580 52.04Buy 45 52.05Buy 440 52.09Buy 974 52.1Buy 440 52.12Buy 28 52.14Buy 3029 52.15Buy 500 52.17Buy 2000 52.18Buy 440 52.21Buy 2328 52.22Buy 1342 52.24Buy 5036 52.25Buy 2351 52.26Buy 62 52.28Buy 535 52.29Buy 1405 52.3Buy 2 52.31Buy 654 52.32Buy 65958 52.33Buy 1205 52.34Buy 8698 52.35Buy 1145 52.36Buy 4262 52.37Buy 2663 52.38Buy 938 52.39Buy 4984 52.4Buy 972 52.41Buy 2427 52.42Buy 2932 52.44Buy 1978 52.45Buy 4465 52.46Buy 3290 52.47Buy 104 52.49Buy 25 52.5Buy 1870 52.52Buy 546 52.53Buy 440 52.54Buy 694 52.55Total 453973 Sell 190 50.86Sell 79 50.88Sell 215 50.9Sell 76 50.96Sell 74 51Sell 5 51.01Sell 440 51.03Sell 494 51.05Sell 34 51.07Sell 158 51.1Sell 92 51.13Sell 168 51.14Sell 776 51.17Sell 227 51.18Sell 225 51.19Sell 673 51.2Sell 33 51.21Sell 871 51.22Sell 722 51.23Sell 67 51.26Sell 200 51.27Sell 1266 51.2858Sell 107 51.33Sell 90 51.35Sell 24 51.36Sell 23 51.39Sell 156 51.41Sell 593 51.42Sell 36 51.44Sell 94 51.52Sell 100 51.56Sell 76 51.59Sell 400 51.6Sell 41 51.62Sell 214 51.63Sell 962 51.64Sell 36 51.66Sell 274108 51.6653Sell 1977 51.67Sell 1849 51.69Sell 292 51.7Sell 964 51.71Sell 159 51.72Sell 1585 51.74Sell 327 51.75Sell 347 51.77Sell 11 51.85Sell 169 51.9Sell 836 51.92Sell 1208 51.93Sell 94 51.95Sell 770 51.96Sell 236 51.97Sell 1544 51.98Sell 50 51.99Sell 1756 52Sell 890 52.04Sell 5577 52.09Sell 170 52.15Sell 900 52.24Sell 29119 52.33Sell 890 52.34Sell 549 52.36Sell 300 52.37Sell 233 52.45Total 336947 (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 02 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto