6th May 2008 07:00
BNP Paribas London05 May 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 2nd May 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 4,227,445 0.424% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,227,445 (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 399 58.55 Buy 64 58.65 Buy 150 58.76 Buy 150 58.84 Buy 1,173 58.85 Buy 165 58.86 Buy 279 58.88 Buy 1,156 58.90 Buy 262 58.91 Buy 624 58.92 Buy 924 58.93 Buy 3,060 58.94 Buy 30 58.95 Buy 518 58.96 Buy 66 58.97 Buy 2,700 59.00 Buy 1 59.01 Buy 536 59.03 Buy 989 59.04 Buy 150 59.06 Buy 6,226 59.12 Buy 1,477 59.13 Buy 52 59.15 Buy 557 59.17 Buy 500 59.18 Buy 1,113 59.19 Buy 1,145 59.20 Buy 1,173 59.26 Buy 36 59.27 Buy 409 59.28 Buy 43 59.30 Buy 75 59.31 Buy 76 59.32 Buy 75 59.33 Buy 41 59.34 Buy 582 59.37 Buy 1,250 59.39 Buy 150 59.47 Buy 1,289 59.50 Buy 101 59.52 Buy 165 59.53 Buy 698 59.55 Buy 236 59.59 Buy 817 59.60 Buy 839 59.62 Buy 914 59.66 Buy 141 59.69 Buy 45 59.77 Buy 85 59.79 Buy 15 59.80 Buy 150 59.81 Buy 90 59.82 Buy 7 59.83 Buy 178 59.85 Buy 285 59.88 Buy 150 60.01 Buy 9 60.31 Buy 5 60.32 Buy 60 60.33 Buy 29 60.34 Buy 200 60.35 Buy 410 60.37 Buy 60 60.38 Buy 150 60.39 Buy 141 60.40 Buy 489 60.42 Buy 495 60.45 Buy 377 60.49 Buy 235 60.50 Buy 223 60.51 Buy 643 60.52 Buy 165 60.53 Buy 536 60.54 Buy 302 60.55 Buy 1,064 60.56 Buy 300 60.57 Buy 743 60.59 Buy 15 60.60 Buy 485 60.61 Buy 363 60.64 Buy 786 60.67 Buy 1,372 60.69 Buy 584 60.70 Buy 217 60.71 Buy 680 60.72 Buy 333 60.73 Buy 808 60.74 Buy 1,616 60.75 Buy 1,100 60.77 Buy 657 60.79 Buy 181 60.80 Buy 627 60.82 Buy 345 60.84 Buy 13 60.85 Buy 390 60.86 Buy 570 60.88 Buy 1,379 60.89 Buy 380 60.90 Buy 195 60.91 Buy 1,003 60.92 Buy 180 60.93 Buy 195 60.94 Buy 762 60.95 Buy 195 60.96 Buy 618 60.97 Buy 409 60.98 Buy 180 60.99 Buy 195 61.00 Buy 195 61.02 Buy 180 61.03 Buy 60,175 61.06 Buy 500 61.14 Total 119,100 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell 206 58.58 Sell 385 58.59 Sell 759 58.60 Sell 157 58.72 Sell 48 58.74 Sell 65 58.77 Sell 276 58.86 Sell 215 58.87 Sell 749 58.88 Sell 648 58.89 Sell 420 58.93 Sell 251 58.94 Sell 321 58.96 Sell 1,765 58.97 Sell 406 58.98 Sell 237 58.99 Sell 215 59.02 Sell 2,130 59.05 Sell 822 59.06 Sell 143 59.08 Sell 45 59.10 Sell 66 59.12 Sell 215 59.14 Sell 203 59.22 Sell 910 59.24 Sell 36 59.28 Sell 76 59.30 Sell 213 59.40 Sell 498 59.43 Sell 602 59.45 Sell 178 59.50 Sell 551 59.52 Sell 436 59.53 Sell 222 59.54 Sell 268 59.58 Sell 525 59.59 Sell 6 59.69 Sell 150 60.28 Sell 61 60.30 Sell 200 60.34 Sell 179 60.37 Sell 624 60.38 Sell 89 60.39 Sell 142 60.41 Sell 610 60.48 Sell 392 60.49 Sell 170 60.50 Sell 165 60.51 Sell 450 60.52 Sell 1,233 60.53 Sell 315 60.54 Sell 127 60.55 Sell 200 60.56 Sell 150 60.57 Sell 5,165 60.58 Sell 574 60.59 Sell 41 60.60 Sell 150 60.62 Sell 5,000 60.69 Sell 5,000 60.70 Sell 236 60.73 Sell 153 60.75 Sell 409 60.76 Sell 1 60.80 Sell 657 60.85 Sell 28 60.86 Sell 110 60.88 Sell 262 60.89 Sell 1,759 60.89 Sell 12 60.91 Sell 326 61.00 Sell 54,591 61.06 Sell 303 61.28 Total 95,312 (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 5th May 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