16th Apr 2008 11:54
BNP Paribas London16 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 15th 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 3,764,402 0.377% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,764,402 (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 199 58.86 Buy 112 58.87 Buy 686 58.88 Buy 478 58.92 Buy 24 58.93 Buy 884 58.94 Buy 1,175 58.95 Buy 1,118 58.97 Buy 998 58.98 Buy 385 59.00 Buy 706 59.01 Buy 731 59.02 Buy 2,606 59.05 Buy 25 59.08 Buy 2,213 59.09 Buy 3,130 59.10 Buy 1,533 59.12 Buy 1,202 59.14 Buy 1,533 59.15 Buy 560 59.17 Buy 136 59.19 Buy 1,682 59.20 Buy 79 59.22 Buy 892 59.22 Buy 27 59.23 Buy 78 59.28 Buy 100 59.30 Buy 1,187 59.32 Buy 2,353 59.33 Buy 1,700 59.34 Buy 2,450 59.35 Buy 1,144 59.36 Buy 321 59.38 Buy 666 59.39 Buy 100 59.40 Buy 485 59.41 Buy 100 59.42 Buy 1,298 59.43 Buy 1,228 59.44 Buy 4,314 59.45 Buy 427 59.46 Buy 444 59.47 Buy 643 59.49 Buy 43 59.50 Buy 239 59.51 Buy 138 59.53 Buy 1,055 59.54 Buy 694 59.55 Buy 600 59.63 Buy 2,473 59.64 Buy 367 59.65 Buy 1,067 59.67 Buy 493 59.68 Buy 70 59.70 Buy 768 59.71 Buy 268 59.72 Buy 536 59.74 Buy 1,360 59.75 Buy 3,464 59.76 Buy 206 59.78 Buy 630 59.79 Buy 414 59.80 Buy 1,417 59.81 Buy 1,262 59.82 Buy 773 59.83 Buy 376 59.84 Buy 923 59.86 Buy 865 59.87 Buy 100 59.88 Buy 1,080 59.89 Buy 2,781 59.90 Buy 90 59.91 Buy 979 59.92 Buy 632 59.93 Buy 977 59.94 Buy 100 59.95 Buy 714 59.96 Buy 824 59.97 Buy 293 59.98 Buy 288 59.99 Buy 11,372 60.00 Buy 2,357 60.02 Buy 1,486 60.03 Buy 1,970 60.04 Buy 1,114 60.05 Buy 300 60.06 Buy 38,701 60.07 Buy 414 60.08 Buy 860 60.09 Buy 592 60.10 Buy 410 60.11 Buy 378 60.12 Buy 23 60.13 Buy 560 60.14 Buy 125 60.15 Buy 410 60.16 Buy 2,756 60.17 Buy 225 60.18 Buy 419 60.20 Buy 459 60.21 Buy 453 60.22 Buy 292 60.23 Buy 1,068 60.25 Buy 597 60.26 Buy 23 60.27 Buy 199 60.28 Buy 474 60.30 --------- Total 139,548 ========= Buy/Sell Amount Price -------- ------ ----- Sell -2,224 0.00 Sell -2,685 58.32 Sell -100 58.34 Sell -93 58.39 Sell -52 58.43 Sell -2,450 58.45 Sell -147 58.46 Sell -50 58.47 Sell -7,027 58.50 Sell -375 58.51 Sell -753 58.54 Sell -1,300 58.55 Sell -135 58.58 Sell -1,348 58.61 Sell -3,175 58.64 Sell -250 58.65 Sell -2,000 58.66 Sell -40 58.85 Sell -29 58.87 Sell -60 58.88 Sell -195 58.92 Sell -64 58.94 Sell -426 59.00 Sell -1,100 59.09 Sell -227 59.10 Sell -125 59.11 Sell -1,533 59.15 Sell -78 59.16 Sell -36 59.22 Sell -259 59.25 Sell -280 59.29 Sell -500 59.34 Sell -11 59.48 Sell -1,370 59.50 Sell -273 59.54 Sell -54 59.63 Sell -200 59.68 Sell -71 59.69 Sell -476 59.76 Sell -135 59.83 Sell -120 59.84 Sell -75 59.88 Sell -418 59.89 Sell -277 59.90 Sell -2,013 59.91 Sell -1,487 59.92 Sell -1,060 59.93 Sell -151 59.98 Sell -40 59.99 Sell -3,853 60.00 Sell -2,123 60.01 Sell -154 60.02 Sell -3,683 60.03 Sell -2,576 60.04 Sell -1,128 60.05 Sell -3,662 60.06 Sell -2,509 60.07 Sell -439 60.08 Sell -180 60.09 Sell -538 60.10 Sell -75 60.11 Sell -272 60.12 Sell -1,355 60.13 Sell -208 60.14 Sell -120 60.15 Sell -525 60.16 Sell -845 60.17 Sell -468 60.18 Sell -116 60.19 Sell -708 60.20 Sell -213 60.21 Sell -436 60.26 Sell -60 60.27 Sell -60 60.28 -------- Total -63,653 ======== (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 moneye.g. call option purchasing, to which the option price American, date paid/received per varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 16th April 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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