11th Feb 2008 12:09
BNP Paribas London11 February 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 08 February 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 2,587,277 0.259 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,587,277 0.259 (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 PriceBuy 567 52.25Buy 1620 52.29Buy 1561 52.30Buy 2957 52.31Buy 806 52.32Buy 4077 52.33Buy 2995 52.34Buy 250 52.35Buy 191 52.36Buy 555 52.37Buy 495 52.38Buy 222 52.39Buy 1230 52.40Buy 2380 52.42Buy 8 52.43Buy 51 52.47Buy 31 52.48Buy 5 52.49Buy 136 52.50Buy 25000 52.51Buy 438 52.51Buy 1371 52.53Buy 797 52.54Buy 1835 52.55Buy 102 52.56Buy 99 52.57Buy 406 52.58Buy 1418 52.60Buy 444 52.61Buy 1677 52.62Buy 236 52.63Buy 161 52.64Buy 870 52.65Buy 323 52.66Buy 245 52.70Buy 51 52.71Buy 13 52.73Buy 341 52.75Buy 756 52.76Buy 1047 52.78Buy 1152 52.79Buy 340 52.80Buy 549 52.81Buy 542 52.82Buy 479 52.83Buy 719 52.85Buy 2234 52.86Buy 268 52.88Buy 1151 52.89Buy 2691 52.90Buy 1176 52.91Buy 2628 52.92Buy 655 52.93Buy 1065 52.94Buy 561 52.95Buy 822 52.96Buy 995 52.97Buy 1577 52.98Buy 1427 52.99Buy 497 53.00Buy 1406 53.01Buy 2252 53.02Buy 924 53.03Buy 739 53.04Buy 177 53.05Buy 624 53.06Buy 1878 53.07Buy 522 53.08Buy 1283 53.09Buy 10 53.10Buy 210 53.11Buy 56 53.12Buy 456 53.13Buy 250 53.14Buy 210 53.15Buy 348 53.16Buy 152 53.17Buy 152 53.18Buy 410 53.19Buy 837 53.20Buy 80 53.21Buy 353 53.22Buy 16916 53.32Total Buys 109540 Buy/Sell Amount PriceSell -40 52.09Sell -190 52.11Sell -70 52.13Sell -999 52.14Sell -253 52.15Sell -55 52.16Sell -468 52.17Sell -282 52.18Sell -44 52.19Sell -500 52.20Sell -224 52.21Sell -911 52.22Sell -9 52.25Sell -1978 52.26Sell -221 52.27Sell -1886 52.28Sell -1010 52.29Sell -919 52.30Sell -468 52.32Sell -781 52.33Sell -51 52.34Sell -14185 52.34Sell -666 52.35Sell -200 52.36Sell -36 52.37Sell -37 52.38Sell -492 52.39Sell -2059 52.40Sell -1692 52.41Sell -19 52.42Sell -4190 52.45Sell -500 52.46Sell -18878 52.50Sell -616 52.51Sell -4738 52.52Sell -2656 52.54Sell -347 52.55Sell -2244 52.56Sell -3092 52.57Sell -330 52.60Sell -696 52.61Sell -168 52.62Sell -1060 52.63Sell -92 52.64Sell -346 52.65Sell -1012 52.66Sell -580 52.68Sell -1542 52.69Sell -2484 52.70Sell -300 52.72Sell -95 52.73Sell -1786 52.75Sell -495 52.76Sell -639 52.77Sell -570 52.78Sell -378 52.83Sell -42 52.84Sell -214 52.85Sell -176 52.87Sell -823 52.88Sell -490 52.89Sell -1316 52.90Sell -1496 52.91Sell -120 52.92Sell -73 52.93Sell -100 52.94Sell -441 52.95Sell -294 52.96Sell -801 52.97Sell -869 52.98Sell -60 52.99Sell -668 53.00Sell -89 53.01Sell -290 53.02Sell -590 53.03Sell -1053 53.04Sell -2092 53.05Sell -836 53.06Sell -1119 53.07Sell -180 53.08Sell -1361 53.09Sell -259 53.10Sell -60 53.11Sell -277 53.12Sell -440 53.14Sell -75 53.15Sell -292 53.17Sell -690 53.18Sell -138 53.20Sell -300 53.22Sell -662 53.23Sell -836 53.24Sell -811 53.25Sell -387 53.26Sell -739 53.28Sell -300 53.30Sell -32147 53.32Total Sells -134585 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 11 February 2008 Contact name Simon McVeigh Telephone number 020 7595 4166 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