10th Apr 2008 11:16
BNP Paribas London10 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 09 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 3,782,266 0.3793 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,782,266 0.3793 (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 1350 57.73Buy 1590 57.85Buy 846 57.94Buy 1096 57.96Buy 846 57.97Buy 400 58Buy 85 58.04Buy 219 58.09Buy 97 58.43Buy 14 58.45Buy 305 58.46Buy 647 58.47Buy 228 58.48Buy 286 58.49Buy 326 58.5Buy 89 58.54Buy 153 58.59Buy 145 58.63Buy 398 58.68Buy 67 58.7Buy 400 58.79Buy 13 58.8Buy 489 58.81Buy 1609 58.82Buy 196 58.84Buy 227 58.85Buy 306 59.05Buy 328 59.06Buy 583 59.07Buy 150 59.08Buy 1789 59.09Buy 371 59.1Buy 855 59.12Buy 269 59.13Buy 89 59.15Buy 71 59.16Buy 1086 59.17Buy 210 59.18Buy 212 59.2Buy 2018 59.21Buy 369 59.22Buy 296 59.23Buy 928 59.24Buy 421 59.25Buy 508 59.26Buy 488 59.27Buy 265 59.28Buy 332 59.29Buy 999 59.3Buy 12 59.31Buy 134500 59.33Buy 597 59.34Buy 433 59.36Buy 738 59.38Buy 512 59.39Buy 1328 59.4Buy 325 59.41Buy 89 59.42Buy 91 59.43Buy 193 59.44Buy 1043 59.45Buy 336 59.46Buy 1559 59.49Buy 538 59.5Buy 1378 59.51Buy 479 59.52Buy 400 59.53Buy 1166 59.55Buy 812 59.56Buy 249 59.57Buy 2501 59.58Buy 371 59.59Buy 26 59.6Buy 327 59.61Buy 608 59.62Buy 55 59.64Buy 2279 59.65Buy 2288 59.66Buy 2068 59.67Buy 2726 59.68Buy 2368 59.69Buy 1957 59.7Buy 1351 59.71Buy 167 59.79Buy 135 59.82Buy 135 59.85Buy 779 59.86Buy 151 59.88Buy 54 59.89Buy 2989 59.9Buy 66 59.91Buy 822 59.92Buy 1077 59.95Buy 345 59.96Buy 2560 59.97Buy 75 59.98Buy 3620 60Buy 1488 60.01Buy 608 60.02Buy 112 60.03Buy 2243 60.05Buy 100 60.07Buy 500 60.08Buy 66 60.09Buy 196 60.13Buy 923 60.16Buy 344 60.17Buy 66 60.18Buy 1832 60.19Buy 653 60.23Buy 135 60.3Buy 672 60.32Buy 13 60.34Buy 92 60.35Buy 370 60.37Buy 1637 60.39Buy 697 60.4Buy 120 60.42Buy 804 60.43Buy 1231 60.44Buy 823 60.45Buy 838 60.5Buy 126 60.51Buy 420 60.53Buy 462 60.54Buy 59 60.55Buy 722 60.56Buy 531 60.61Total 222625 Sell 514 57.83Sell 236 57.84Sell 50 57.85Sell 472 57.88Sell 632 57.89Sell 463 57.94Sell 1059 57.95Sell 372 57.96Sell 1633 57.98Sell 687 58Sell 220 58.02Sell 315 58.03Sell 400 58.05Sell 120 58.09Sell 345 58.11Sell 166 58.18Sell 844 58.19Sell 473 58.2Sell 650 58.21Sell 510 58.22Sell 287 58.25Sell 485 58.28Sell 118 58.3Sell 341 58.32Sell 638 58.34Sell 26 58.35Sell 413 58.4Sell 234 58.42Sell 1603 58.47Sell 750 58.48Sell 972 58.5Sell 88 58.52Sell 1026 58.53Sell 858 58.54Sell 349 58.55Sell 48 58.56Sell 414 58.59Sell 369 58.61Sell 381 58.64Sell 231 58.65Sell 180 58.66Sell 170 58.7Sell 188 58.73Sell 337 58.8Sell 140 58.81Sell 331 58.82Sell 510 58.83Sell 390 58.84Sell 304 59.06Sell 2769 59.09Sell 2878 59.1Sell 3622 59.11Sell 589 59.12Sell 372 59.13Sell 268 59.14Sell 763 59.17Sell 660 59.2Sell 141 59.21Sell 193 59.22Sell 9 59.23Sell 45 59.24Sell 65 59.26Sell 865 59.27Sell 443 59.28Sell 126 59.29Sell 905 59.32Sell 464 59.33Sell 191 59.37Sell 202 59.38Sell 55 59.39Sell 89 59.45Sell 22 59.5Sell 85 59.51Sell 1031 59.53Sell 579 59.54Sell 436 59.6Sell 19 59.65Sell 67 59.7Sell 240 59.85Sell 2500 59.97Sell 20825 60Sell 312 60.03Sell 127 60.16Sell 108 60.23Sell 280 60.24Sell 313 60.25Sell 533 60.27Sell 486 60.32Sell 764 60.39Sell 666 60.47Sell 126 60.55Sell 59 60.56Total 67634 (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 10 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