12th Mar 2008 11:02
BNP Paribas London12 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 11 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 1,661,564 0.1666 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,661,564 0.1666 (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 6000 51.10Buy 300 51.53Buy 152 51.54Buy 256 51.64Buy 745 52.24Buy 1240 52.25Buy 680 52.27Buy 1670 52.28Buy 700 52.29Buy 1270 52.30Buy 152 52.31Buy 670 52.32Buy 1340 52.34Buy 72 52.35Buy 321 52.36Buy 1340 52.38Buy 138 52.40Buy 32 52.41Buy 680 52.42Buy 286 52.43Buy 670 52.44Buy 908 52.45Buy 713 52.46Buy 1062 52.48Buy 529 52.49Buy 2001 52.50Buy 22274 52.51Buy 374 52.52Buy 129 52.53Buy 391 52.55Buy 167 52.56Buy 511 52.58Buy 1891 52.60Buy 300 52.61Buy 3428 52.62Buy 118 52.63Buy 909 52.67Buy 241 52.68Buy 44 52.73Buy 623 52.74Buy 837 52.75Buy 1411 52.76Buy 1689 52.77Buy 2229 52.78Buy 2215 52.79Buy 4909 52.80Buy 406 52.81Buy 521 52.83Buy 330 52.85Buy 29 52.95Buy 167 52.98Buy 401 53.01Buy 930 53.02Buy 100 53.03Buy 323 53.04Buy 530 53.06Buy 307 53.10Buy 343 53.12Buy 28 53.13Buy 520 53.16Buy 1242 53.18Buy 233 53.22Buy 683 53.26Buy 1805 53.29Buy 525 53.30Buy 637 53.31Buy 960 53.32Buy 59 53.33Buy 266 53.36Buy 157 53.37Buy 158 53.38Buy 11 53.40Buy 1184 53.42Buy 342 53.43Buy 687 53.46Buy 617 53.48Buy 357 53.49Buy 205 53.53Buy 600 53.55Buy 183 53.56Buy 1258 53.58Buy 986 53.59Buy 1000 53.66Buy 871 53.67Total 88578 Sell -6000 51.10Sell -200 51.22Sell -86 51.42Sell -994 51.43Sell -1741 51.44Sell -1155 51.46Sell -111 51.47Sell -925 51.48Sell -21 51.49Sell -954 51.50Sell -341 51.51Sell -489 51.53Sell -1023 52.23Sell -206 52.25Sell -583 52.26Sell -1250 52.27Sell -1242 52.28Sell -911 52.29Sell -1061 52.30Sell -534 52.31Sell -1232 52.32Sell -445 52.33Sell -1186 52.34Sell -2088 52.35Sell -1788 52.36Sell -233 52.37Sell -2203 52.38Sell -136 52.39Sell -286 52.41Sell -632 52.42Sell -1151 52.43Sell -1550 52.44Sell -286 52.45Sell -1232 52.46Sell -1436 52.48Sell -1621 52.49Sell -972 52.50Sell -3983 52.52Sell -455 52.53Sell -287 52.54Sell -99 52.55Sell -287 52.56Sell -668 52.58Sell -632 52.59Sell -330 52.60Sell -500 52.61Sell -522 52.64Sell -820 52.65Sell -751 52.66Sell -885 52.67Sell -167 52.68Sell -89 52.71Sell -832 52.72Sell -985 52.73Sell -817 52.74Sell -54 52.75Sell -546 52.76Sell -321 52.78Sell -60 52.79Sell -2185 52.80Sell -1312 52.82Sell -379 52.84Sell -1044 52.87Sell -207 52.90Sell -88 52.91Sell -208 52.92Sell -962 52.94Sell -941 52.95Sell -1108 52.96Sell -2208 52.97Sell -940 52.98Sell -65 52.99Sell -2236 53.00Sell -498 53.01Sell -332 53.02Sell -13 53.03Sell -1535 53.04Sell -132 53.05Sell -268 53.06Sell -351 53.07Sell -315 53.08Sell -526 53.10Sell -1376 53.11Sell -17 53.12Sell -222 53.13Sell -1588 53.14Sell -601 53.15Sell -1174 53.16Sell -195 53.17Sell -90 53.19Sell -311 53.21Sell -1678 53.22Sell -88 53.23Sell -1056 53.24Sell -3112 53.25Sell -47 53.26Sell -1995 53.27Sell -585 53.28Sell -706 53.29Sell -99 53.30Sell -75 53.31Sell -195 53.34Sell -322 53.35Sell -869 53.36Sell -606 53.37Sell -1891 53.38Sell -423 53.42Sell -37 53.44Sell -1577 53.45Sell -55 53.46Sell -44 53.51Sell -300 53.56Sell -221 53.57Sell -277 53.62Total -92079 (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 12 March 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