21st Jan 2008 11:16
BNP Paribas London21 January 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 18 January 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 + 2 460 111 0.2467% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total + 2 460 111 0.2467% (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 210 45.64Buy 250 45.68Buy 2237 45.69Buy 248 45.72Buy 250 45.74Buy 255 45.75Buy 311 45.76Buy 103 45.78Buy 439 45.79Buy 1051 45.8Buy 821 45.82Buy 713 45.83Buy 998 45.84Buy 19 45.85Buy 172 45.87Buy 1054 45.89Buy 16 45.91Buy 646 45.92Buy 1201 45.93Buy 675 45.94Buy 1659 45.96Buy 436 46Buy 702 46.01Buy 30 46.06Buy 275 46.07Buy 843 46.11Buy 639 46.12Buy 250 46.13Buy 1202 46.14Buy 597 46.15Buy 1767 46.16Buy 1 46.17Buy 361 46.19Buy 1442 46.2Buy 1043 46.22Buy 484 46.23Buy 4676 46.24Buy 1044 46.25Buy 603 46.26Buy 708 46.27Buy 355 46.28Buy 399 46.29Buy 1157 46.31Buy 1552 46.33Buy 2543 46.34Buy 1024 46.3409Buy 160 46.35Buy 1502 46.36Buy 235 46.39Buy 604 46.4Buy 734 46.41Buy 676 46.42Buy 92 46.43Buy 425 46.44Buy 59 46.48Buy 1350 46.5Buy 1122 46.51Buy 2544 46.52Buy 1442 46.53Buy 500 46.56Buy 315 46.59Buy 359 46.6Buy 547 46.6181Buy 100 46.64Buy 4 46.65Buy 2205 46.66Buy 222 46.67Buy 2201 46.68Buy 196 46.69Buy 1169 46.7Buy 688 46.71Buy 182 46.72Buy 1781 46.73Buy 1046 46.74Buy 1262 46.75Buy 2074 46.76Buy 2295 46.77Buy 1328 46.78Buy 563 46.79Buy 110 46.8Buy 601 46.81Buy 306 46.85Buy 72 46.86Buy 383 46.87Buy 196 46.88Buy 119 46.89Buy 545 46.9Buy 196 46.92Buy 1712 46.94Buy 196 46.96Buy 2219 46.97Buy 4483 46.98Buy 103059 47Buy 166 47.05Buy 3140 47.07Buy 156 47.08Buy 3264 47.09Buy 1400 47.11Buy 293 47.13Buy 1127 47.14Buy 2493 47.16Buy 393 47.17Buy 313 47.19Buy 293 47.2Buy 1723 47.21Buy 261 47.22Buy 86 47.23Buy 354 47.24Buy 576 47.25Buy 263 47.27Buy 596 47.28Buy 100 47.29Buy 124 47.3Buy 1752 47.31Buy 234 47.32Buy 336 47.33Buy 89 47.35Buy 610 47.36Buy 785 47.39Buy 1671 47.4Buy 1249 47.41Buy 3575 47.42Buy 866 47.43Buy 1994 47.44Buy 944 47.45Buy 270 47.46Buy 1911 47.49Buy 1146 47.51Buy 55 47.52Buy 718 47.53Buy 740 47.57Buy 290 47.59Buy 1690 47.6Buy 328 47.61Buy 2080 47.63Buy 2375 47.64Buy 920 47.65Buy 400 47.67Buy 60 47.68Buy 160 47.69Buy 647 47.7Buy 252 47.71Buy 5364 47.73Buy 1896 47.75Buy 1902 47.78Buy 12728 47.8Buy 326 47.82Buy 206 47.85Buy 1690 47.88Buy 119 47.89Buy 278 47.9Buy 790 47.91Total buys 252207 Sell 1066 45.76 Sell 674 45.81 Sell 210 45.84 Sell 400 45.89 Sell 51 46 Sell 78 46.06 Sell 51 46.12 Sell 246 46.13 Sell 293 46.14 Sell 293 46.15 Sell 293 46.18 Sell 662 46.21 Sell 51 46.24 Sell 77 46.26 Sell 351 46.33 Sell 440 46.34 Sell 22 46.35 Sell 293 46.37 Sell 179 46.49 Sell 2298 46.5 Sell 152 46.51 Sell 234 46.52 Sell 70 46.55 Sell 142 46.56 Sell 179 46.59 Sell 179 46.62 Sell 624 46.63 Sell 4 46.65 Sell 623 46.66 Sell 380 46.67 Sell 685 46.68 Sell 591 46.69 Sell 1103 46.7 Sell 427 46.72 Sell 79 46.73 Sell 1429 46.74 Sell 285 46.75 Sell 369 46.76 Sell 416 46.77 Sell 1402 46.79 Sell 178 46.8 Sell 226 46.81 Sell 673 46.82 Sell 591 46.83 Sell 131 46.84 Sell 1561 46.85 Sell 62 46.86 Sell 220 46.88 Sell 215 46.89 Sell 646 46.9 Sell 677 46.92 Sell 719 46.93 Sell 134061 46.94 Sell 1096 46.95 Sell 557 46.96 Sell 293 46.97 Sell 335 46.98 Sell 337 46.99 Sell 8237 47 Sell 300 47.01 Sell 67 47.05 Sell 293 47.06 Sell 4226 47.07 Sell 136 47.08 Sell 255 47.1 Sell 2048 47.11 Sell 460 47.12 Sell 3147 47.13 Sell 1101 47.14 Sell 288 47.16 Sell 2135 47.17 Sell 469 47.18 Sell 444 47.19 Sell 1058 47.2 Sell 145 47.21 Sell 700 47.2129 Sell 672 47.22 Sell 706 47.23 Sell 250 47.24 Sell 894 47.25 Sell 1714 47.26 Sell 2810 47.27 Sell 629 47.28 Sell 1434 47.29 Sell 4326 47.3 Sell 234 47.31 Sell 4333 47.32 Sell 5976 47.33 Sell 1215 47.34 Sell 2005 47.35 Sell 592 47.36 Sell 1380 47.37 Sell 120 47.38 Sell 653 47.4 Sell 180 47.41 Sell 321 47.42 Sell 1466 47.43 Sell 44 47.44 Sell 2184 47.45 Sell 1410 47.46 Sell 200 47.48 Sell 1315 47.49 Sell 2500 47.5 Sell 2177 47.51 Sell 1480 47.52 Sell 67 47.53 Sell 5800 47.55 Sell 977 47.58 Sell 4034 47.6 Sell 70 47.64 Sell 260 47.67 Sell 4121 47.7 Sell 2000 47.72 Sell 293 47.74 Sell 4935 47.78 Sell 7565 47.8 Sell 790 47.91 Sell 8000 50 Sell 4000 52 Total Sells 271620 (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 21 January 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