29th Apr 2008 11:37
BNP Paribas London29 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 28th 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 4,129,355 0.414% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,129,355 (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 1,003 62.24 Buy 200 62.25 Buy 9,688 62.26 Buy 30 62.27 Buy 200 62.28 Buy 2,280 62.30 Buy 61 62.31 Buy 381 62.32 Buy 1,452 62.33 Buy 8,250 62.34 Buy 1,195 62.34 Buy 2,725 62.35 Buy 881 62.36 Buy 3,710 62.37 Buy 4,638 62.38 Buy 397 62.39 Buy 1,523 62.40 Buy 708 62.41 Buy 1,443 62.42 Buy 1,172 62.43 Buy 15 62.45 Buy 1,709 62.46 Buy 2,654 62.47 Buy 249 62.48 Buy 489 62.52 Buy 1,131 62.53 Buy 553 62.56 Buy 110 62.57 Buy 398 62.58 Buy 27 62.59 Buy 454 62.60 Buy 21 62.61 Buy 19 62.62 Buy 1,045 62.63 Buy 692 62.64 Buy 743 62.65 Buy 492 62.66 Buy 1,160 62.67 Buy 242 62.68 Buy 296 62.69 Buy 124 62.70 Buy 516 62.71 Buy 1,686 62.72 Buy 1,553 62.73 Buy 705 62.74 Buy 806 62.77 Buy 1,991 62.78 Buy 56 62.79 Buy 1,125 62.80 Buy 2,795 62.81 Buy 1,477 62.82 Buy 780 62.83 Buy 1,737 62.84 Buy 3,866 62.85 Buy 146 62.86 Buy 430 62.87 Buy 723 62.88 Buy 135 62.90 Buy 127 62.91 Buy 1 62.91 Buy 490 62.93 Buy 245 62.95 Buy 462 62.97 Buy 246 62.99 Buy 36 63.01 Buy 245 63.02 Buy 490 63.03 Buy 666 63.04 Buy 1,226 63.05 Buy 666 63.08 Buy 550 63.10 Buy 506 63.11 Buy 245 63.12 Buy 245 63.13 Buy 245 63.18 Buy 246 63.19 Buy 252 63.22 Buy 238 63.24 Buy 649 63.26 Buy 222 63.35 Buy 224 63.38 Buy 368 63.40 Buy 159 63.41 Buy 34 63.43 Buy 430 63.44 Buy 1,074 63.45 Buy 659 63.46 Buy 245 63.47 Buy 463 63.49 Buy 277 63.53 Buy 187 63.54 Buy 282 63.55 Buy 291 63.56 Buy 55 63.58 Buy 25 63.59 Buy 764 63.60 Buy 245 63.62 Buy 134 63.63 Total 89,301 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 1,250 62.24 Sell - 22,455 62.26 Sell - 1,250 62.27 Sell - 426 62.29 Sell - 1,162 62.30 Sell - 1,000 62.32 Sell - 15 62.33 Sell - 850 62.36 Sell - 30 62.37 Sell - 615 62.38 Sell - 60 62.40 Sell - 86 62.41 Sell - 15 62.42 Sell - 500 62.43 Sell - 257 62.44 Sell - 14 62.45 Sell - 75 62.46 Sell - 30 62.47 Sell - 194 62.48 Sell - 494 62.49 Sell - 399 62.50 Sell - 15 62.51 Sell - 109 62.52 Sell - 811 62.53 Sell - 150 62.54 Sell - 40 62.55 Sell - 150 62.56 Sell - 45 62.57 Sell - 75 62.58 Sell - 774 62.59 Sell - 60 62.60 Sell - 45 62.61 Sell - 255 62.62 Sell - 750 62.63 Sell - 778 62.64 Sell - 610 62.65 Sell - 248 62.66 Sell - 229 62.67 Sell - 1,138 62.68 Sell - 927 62.70 Sell - 325 62.71 Sell - 931 62.72 Sell - 140 62.73 Sell - 90 62.74 Sell - 142 62.76 Sell - 57 62.77 Sell - 298 62.79 Sell - 133 62.80 Sell - 150 62.81 Sell - 393 62.82 Sell - 171 62.83 Sell - 245 62.99 Sell - 718 63.02 Sell - 1,324 63.05 Sell - 600 63.08 Sell - 376 63.09 Sell - 1,377 63.11 Sell - 341 63.14 Sell - 384 63.15 Sell - 4,161 63.19 Sell - 500 63.20 Sell - 382 63.22 Sell - 199 63.28 Sell - 110 63.35 Sell - 49 63.39 Sell - 5 63.44 Sell - 27 63.49 Sell - 105 63.53 Sell - 52 63.55 Sell - 381 63.59 Total - 52,552 (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 29th 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