27th Mar 2008 14:01
BNP Paribas London27 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26th 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 3,350,961 0.336% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,350,961 (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/ Amount Price Sell Buy 1,098 48.57 Buy 1,058 48.60 Buy 1,263 49.01 Buy 186 49.06 Buy 280 49.21 Buy 14,966 49.38 Buy 1,000 49.54 Buy 899 49.57 Buy 822 49.59 Buy 380 49.62 Buy 226 49.73 Buy 37 49.78 Buy 1,169 49.79 Buy 796 49.80 Buy 147 49.81 Buy 666 50.11 Buy 4 50.12 Buy 492 50.14 Buy 249 50.16 Buy 2,677 50.17 Buy 4,993 50.18 Buy 688 50.19 Buy 2,060 50.20 Buy 1,624 50.21 Buy 1,083 50.22 Buy 605 50.23 Buy 4,282 50.24 Buy 2,035 50.25 Buy 1,417 50.26 Buy 3,039 50.27 Buy 1,319 50.28 Buy 3,843 50.29 Buy 9,427 50.30 Buy 1,819 50.31 Buy 619 50.32 Buy 118 50.33 Buy 275 50.34 Buy 217 50.35 Buy 914 50.36 Buy 260 50.37 Buy 137 50.41 Buy 720 50.42 Buy 170 50.43 Buy 909 50.44 Buy 1,832 50.45 Buy 4,202 50.46 Buy 1,113 50.47 Buy 1,134 50.48 Buy 500 50.49 Buy 3,690 50.50 Buy 700 50.52 Buy 400 50.53 Buy 100 50.54 Buy 688 50.55 Buy 400 50.56 Buy 1,710 50.57 Buy 1,126 50.58 Buy 1,791 50.59 Buy 4,210 50.60 Buy 3,061 50.61 Buy 167 50.62 Buy 208 50.63 Buy 382 50.64 Buy 2,912 50.65 Buy 870 50.66 Buy 402 50.67 Buy 51 50.68 Buy 1,419 50.69 Buy 995 50.70 Buy 611 50.71 Buy 1,617 50.72 Buy 1,187 50.73 Buy 457 50.74 Buy 1,460 50.75 Total 110,383 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Buy - 225 49.21 Buy - 500 49.22 Buy - 100 49.25 Buy - 534 49.28 Buy - 2,170 49.29 Buy - 1,006 49.30 Buy - 512 49.31 Buy - 710 49.32 Buy - 371 49.33 Buy - 412 49.34 Buy - 332 49.35 Buy - 883 49.36 Buy - 1,935 49.37 Buy - 438 49.38 Buy - 1,000 49.43 Buy - 305 49.44 Buy - 332 49.46 Buy - 331 49.47 Buy - 332 49.48 Buy - 280 49.50 Buy - 281 49.52 Buy - 1,229 49.54 Buy - 1,095 49.56 Buy - 526 49.57 Buy - 252 49.58 Buy - 890 49.62 Buy - 666 50.14 Buy - 84 50.15 Buy - 3 50.17 Buy - 78 50.19 Buy - 1,300 50.20 Buy - 591 50.21 Buy - 611 50.22 Buy - 793 50.23 Buy - 1,689 50.24 Buy - 279 50.25 Buy - 831 50.26 Buy - 1,748 50.27 Buy - 1,729 50.28 Buy - 178 50.29 Buy - 652 50.30 Buy - 50 50.31 Buy - 334 50.32 Buy - 1,036 50.33 Buy - 14,005 50.34 Buy - 170 50.34 Buy - 269 50.35 Buy - 6,015 50.36 Buy - 433 50.39 Buy - 11 50.45 Buy - 596 50.47 Buy - 100 50.48 Buy - 3,340 50.50 Buy - 212 50.51 Buy - 463 50.52 Buy - 181 50.53 Buy - 1,106 50.54 Buy - 467 50.55 Buy - 624 50.56 Buy - 416 50.57 Buy - 7 50.58 Buy - 730 50.59 Buy - 839 50.60 Buy - 600 50.61 Buy - 380 50.62 Buy - 515 50.63 Buy - 491 50.65 Buy - 812 50.67 Buy - 536 50.68 Buy - 645 50.69 Buy - 416 50.70 Buy - 40 50.71 Buy - 5,240 50.72 Buy - 64 50.73 Buy - 780 50.74 Total - 70,136 (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 27th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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