28th Mar 2008 11:26
BNP Paribas London28 March 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 27 March 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 3,386,996 0.3397 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,386,996 0.3397 (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 625 50.00Buy 500 50.31Buy 500 50.32Buy 500 50.33Buy 500 50.35Buy 132 50.42Buy 500 50.60Buy 500 50.65Buy 500 50.68Buy 3005 50.70Buy 1164 50.71Buy 500 50.72Buy 157 50.73Buy 200 50.75Buy 485 50.76Buy 663 50.78Buy 9 50.79Buy 14 50.81Buy 168 50.83Buy 1067 50.86Buy 2976 50.89Buy 3029 50.90Buy 445 50.91Buy 420 50.92Buy 218 50.93Buy 90 50.94Buy 1767 50.95Buy 400 50.96Buy 3125 50.99Buy 2401 51.00Buy 501 51.02Buy 190 51.03Buy 500 51.05Buy 1856 51.06Buy 500 51.07Buy 939 51.08Buy 346 51.09Buy 1368 51.10Buy 2176 51.11Buy 261 51.12Buy 2900 51.13Buy 439 51.14Buy 547 51.15Buy 500 51.18Buy 500 51.20Buy 500 51.21Buy 562 51.22Buy 1 51.23Buy 500 51.25Buy 72 51.27Buy 125 51.28Buy 185 51.31Buy 160 51.33Buy 10 51.35Buy 18 51.39Buy 1402 51.40Buy 666 51.41Buy 10686 51.42Buy 3462 51.43Buy 1584 51.45Buy 557 51.46Buy 994 51.47Buy 20 51.48Buy 954 51.49Buy 900 51.50Buy 400 51.51Buy 418 51.52Buy 1905 51.53Buy 15053 51.55Buy 219 51.57Buy 315 51.59Buy 315 51.60Buy 755 51.61Buy 598 51.61Buy 573 51.62Buy 349 51.63Buy 7294 51.65Buy 591 51.66Buy 901 51.67Buy 231 51.68Buy 285 51.71Buy 1675 51.72Buy 495 51.73Buy 415 51.76Buy 1110 51.77Buy 940 51.78Buy 859 51.79Buy 3816 51.80Buy 599 51.82Buy 76 51.83Buy 3404 51.85Buy 382 51.86Buy 1100 51.87Buy 30 51.90Buy 1264 51.91Buy 501 51.92Buy 59 51.93Buy 536 51.95Buy 125 51.97Total 111029 Sell -270 50.69Sell -663 50.70Sell -939 50.79Sell -359 50.82Sell -24 50.83Sell -90 50.85Sell -256 50.86Sell -187 50.87Sell -5000 50.89Sell -36 50.94Sell -33 51.02Sell -79 51.05Sell -69 51.06Sell -32 51.10Sell -103 51.11Sell -11 51.13Sell -73 51.22Sell -776 51.23Sell -11 51.36Sell -5638 51.37Sell -200 51.38Sell -5000 51.39Sell -144 51.42Sell -402 51.43Sell -337 51.44Sell -11 51.45Sell -161 51.47Sell -300 51.49Sell -108 51.50Sell -1076 51.51Sell -7038 51.53Sell -400 51.54Sell -9228 51.55Sell -755 51.56Sell -693 51.57Sell -6101 51.58Sell -2764 51.59Sell -170 51.61Sell -67 51.64Sell -1425 51.65Sell -521 51.66Sell -40 51.67Sell -744 51.68Sell -1203 51.69Sell -315 51.70Sell -90 51.72Sell -934 51.74Sell -1932 51.75Sell -70 51.76Sell -4834 51.79Sell -10224 51.80Sell -663 51.81Sell -555 51.83Sell -660 51.85Sell -320 51.88Sell -190 51.89Sell -180 51.90Sell -160 51.92Sell -170 51.93Sell -160 51.95Total -74994 (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 28 March 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