30th Jan 2008 11:15
BNP Paribas London30 January 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 29 January 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 2,854,103 0.2862 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,854,103 0.2862 (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/Sell Amount Price Buy 167 45.68 Buy 95 45.82 Buy 526 46.02 Buy 58 46.11 Buy 67 46.12 Buy 231 46.16 Buy 149 46.22 Buy 156 46.24 Buy 56 46.25 Buy 334 46.26 Buy 80 46.27 Buy 446 46.28 Buy 87 46.29 Buy 7852 46.3 Buy 213 46.31 Buy 1727 46.32 Buy 6816 46.33 Buy 3553 46.34 Buy 3175 46.35 Buy 2155 46.36 Buy 72 46.37 Buy 2211 46.38 Buy 2950 46.39 Buy 2842 46.4 Buy 869 46.41 Buy 1388 46.42 Buy 653 46.43 Buy 2177 46.44 Buy 3753 46.45 Buy 2865 46.47 Buy 4283 46.48 Buy 2241 46.49 Buy 12665 46.5 Buy 2265 46.51 Buy 1006 46.52 Buy 860 46.53 Buy 2235 46.55 Buy 1444 46.56 Buy 1395 46.57 Buy 1106 46.58 Buy 1484 46.59 Buy 2717 46.6 Buy 2302 46.61 Buy 722 46.62 Buy 3073 46.63 Buy 436 46.64 Buy 843 46.65 Buy 400 46.66 Buy 1565 46.67 Buy 1511 46.68 Buy 445 46.69 Buy 1567 46.7 Buy 2076 46.71 Buy 257 46.73 Buy 1575 46.74 Buy 788 46.75 Buy 791 46.76 Buy 713 46.77 Buy 1846 46.78 Buy 984 46.79 Buy 61 46.8 Buy 221 46.81 Buy 687 46.82 Buy 376 46.85 Buy 5900 46.8659 Buy 510 46.87 Buy 746 46.88 Buy 1906 46.89 Buy 2300 46.9 Buy 220 46.91 Buy 1871 46.95 Buy 71 46.96 Total Buys 118187 Buys/Sells Amount Price Sell 2569 45.74 Sell 349 45.79 Sell 840 45.8 Sell 1694 45.84 Sell 250 45.87 Sell 474 45.88 Sell 291 45.9 Sell 1451 45.91 Sell 1166 45.92 Sell 2322 45.93 Sell 237 45.94 Sell 1741 45.95 Sell 306 45.96 Sell 1067 45.98 Sell 1188 45.99 Sell 4201 46 Sell 776 46.01 Sell 722 46.02 Sell 2762 46.03 Sell 2444 46.05 Sell 1274 46.06 Sell 500 46.07 Sell 11 46.08 Sell 918 46.09 Sell 631 46.1 Sell 252 46.15 Sell 231 46.16 Sell 658 46.17 Sell 1613 46.18 Sell 685 46.19 Sell 3981 46.2 Sell 55 46.21 Sell 570 46.22 Sell 5080 46.23 Sell 1302 46.24 Sell 2852 46.25 Sell 125 46.26 Sell 2595 46.27 Sell 194 46.28 Sell 30 46.29 Sell 111 46.3 Sell 228 46.31 Sell 1095 46.32 Sell 1207 46.33 Sell 2664 46.34 Sell 1357 46.35 Sell 1215 46.36 Sell 987 46.37 Sell 185 46.38 Sell 1240 46.39 Sell 1369 46.4 Sell 3067 46.41 Sell 4649 46.42 Sell 4484 46.43 Sell 177 46.44 Sell 771 46.45 Sell 60 46.46 Sell 7119 46.47 Sell 30 46.48 Sell 75 46.49 Sell 878 46.5 Sell 999 46.51 Sell 232 46.52 Sell 544 46.53 Sell 340 46.54 Sell 4359 46.55 Sell 11245 46.56 Sell 1647 46.57 Sell 2949 46.58 Sell 3890 46.59 Sell 4037 46.6 Sell 39 46.61 Sell 30 46.62 Sell 1641 46.63 Sell 446 46.64 Sell 2394 46.65 Sell 1952 46.66 Sell 30 46.67 Sell 1048 46.68 Sell 1431 46.69 Sell 28267 46.7 Sell 30 46.71 Sell 213 46.72 Sell 108 46.74 Sell 571 46.75 Sell 300 46.76 Sell 1710 46.77 Sell 6 46.78 Sell 423 46.79 Sell 2922 46.8 Sell 426 46.81 Sell 205 46.82 Sell 431 46.83 Sell 550 46.86 Sell 300 46.87 Sell 426 46.88 Sell 213 46.89 Sell 1621 46.9 Sell 647 46.91 Sell 2406 46.92 Sell 1268 46.93 Sell 300 46.94 Sell 1076 46.95 Sell 97 46.97 Sell 337 46.98 Sell 3172 47 Total Sells 170653 (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 30 January 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh Telephone number 020 7595 4166 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