17th Apr 2008 10:59
BNP Paribas London17 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 16th 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 3,843,636 0.385% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,843,636 (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 60.47 796 Buy 60.50 94 Buy 60.57 572 Buy 60.61 266 Buy 60.65 315 Buy 60.67 224 Buy 1,224 60.68 Buy 60.75 22 Buy 20,099 60.78 Buy 61.03 146 Buy 61.11 315 Buy 61.55 100 Buy 61.56 133 Buy 1,385 61.58 Buy 61.59 600 Buy 3,774 61.60 Buy 1,000 61.61 Buy 61.63 500 Buy 5,658 61.64 Buy 1,471 61.65 Buy 61.68 340 Buy 61.71 48 Buy 61.74 93 Buy 3,000 61.78 Buy 1,000 61.80 Buy 61.84 243 Buy 61.86 184 Buy 61.89 348 Buy 61.90 467 Buy 62.02 246 Buy 62.04 169 Buy 62.07 66 Buy 62.15 796 Buy 2,583 62.16 Buy 62.19 43 Buy 62.22 67 Buy 62.28 724 Buy 62.44 375 Buy 62.55 500 Buy 62.58 48 Buy 62.60 648 Buy 62.68 112 Buy 62.75 265 Buy 62.78 632 Buy 62.78 434 Buy 62.81 500 Buy 1,019 62.82 Buy 62.83 930 Buy 62.84 982 Buy 3,860 62.85 Buy 2,241 62.86 Buy 62.87 777 Buy 1,571 62.88 Buy 62.90 748 Buy 62.93 75 Buy 62.95 75 Buy 1,100 62.98 Buy 63.00 75 Buy 1,203 63.01 Buy 2,231 63.02 Buy 63.06 507 Buy 1,508 63.07 Buy 1,155 63.08 Buy 63.09 60 Buy 63.10 338 Buy 1,713 63.11 Buy 63.12 837 Buy 63.13 915 Buy 63.14 285 Buy 63.16 60 Buy 63.19 928 Buy 63.20 156 Buy 63.21 314 Buy 63.22 432 Buy 63.23 65 Buy 1,060 63.25 Buy 1,154 63.26 Buy 1,506 63.27 Buy 1,760 63.28 Buy 63.29 634 Buy 2,571 63.30 Buy 1,669 63.31 Buy 1,525 63.32 Buy 2,733 63.33 Buy 9,084 63.34 Buy 3,670 63.35 Buy 63.36 793 Buy 1,039 63.37 Buy 2,914 63.38 Buy 63.40 372 Buy 63.41 90 Buy 53,767 63.67 Total 165,126 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 60.55 666 Sell - 60.64 333 Sell - 60.65 201 Sell - 3,000 60.75 Sell - 6,000 60.76 Sell - 10,000 60.78 Sell - 1,000 60.84 Sell - 61.49 42 Sell - 61.51 439 Sell - 61.55 184 Sell - 1,218 61.56 Sell - 61.57 325 Sell - 61.58 461 Sell - 61.59 881 Sell - 61.62 160 Sell - 61.63 9 Sell - 1,012 61.65 Sell - 61.66 230 Sell - 61.67 440 Sell - 61.69 666 Sell - 61.70 347 Sell - 61.71 566 Sell - 1,618 61.72 Sell - 61.73 1 Sell - 3,528 61.75 Sell - 1,855 61.76 Sell - 6,114 61.79 Sell - 61.83 535 Sell - 61.90 467 Sell - 61.96 8 Sell - 61.97 67 Sell - 62.01 856 Sell - 62.07 54 Sell - 62.08 34 Sell - 62.09 161 Sell - 62.14 2 Sell - 62.17 112 Sell - 62.18 134 Sell - 62.20 545 Sell - 62.21 44 Sell - 2,082 62.22 Sell - 62.24 34 Sell - 62.25 90 Sell - 62.31 724 Sell - 62.35 83 Sell - 62.52 33 Sell - 62.68 80 Sell - 62.69 90 Sell - 62.70 10 Sell - 62.72 72 Sell - 62.73 265 Sell - 62.75 90 Sell - 62.77 90 Sell - 62.79 90 Sell - 5,108 62.80 Sell - 62.81 90 Sell - 62.82 91 Sell - 62.83 90 Sell - 62.84 681 Sell - 62.85 632 Sell - 62.86 59 Sell - 62.87 342 Sell - 62.88 90 Sell - 62.89 208 Sell - 62.90 179 Sell - 62.91 180 Sell - 62.93 360 Sell - 62.94 195 Sell - 1,280 62.96 Sell - 62.97 90 Sell - 62.98 146 Sell - 62.99 615 Sell - 63.00 450 Sell - 63.01 139 Sell - 63.03 105 Sell - 63.06 90 Sell - 63.07 90 Sell - 63.08 90 Sell - 63.10 540 Sell - 63.11 270 Sell - 63.12 106 Sell - 63.14 90 Sell - 63.15 90 Sell - 63.16 90 Sell - 63.19 180 Sell - 63.21 270 Sell - 63.22 180 Sell - 63.24 90 Sell - 63.25 450 Sell - 63.26 180 Sell - 10,090 63.27 Sell - 63.28 90 Sell - 63.29 190 Sell - 63.30 105 Sell - 63.31 666 Sell - 63.32 90 Sell - 63.36 90 Sell - 63.39 90 Sell - 63.41 180 Sell - 63.42 259 Sell - 63.47 90 Sell - 63.48 90 Sell - 63.53 90 Sell - 63.56 90 Sell - 11,598 63.67 Total - 85,892 (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 17th 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