9th Apr 2008 11:36
BNP Paribas London09 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 08 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 3,627,275 0.3637 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,627,275 0.3637 (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 389 56.87Buy 708 56.95Buy 317 56.96Buy 651 56.97Buy 11 57.03Buy 704 57.05Buy 30 57.08Buy 471 57.17Buy 283 57.18Buy 148 57.23Buy 148 57.25Buy 48 57.26Buy 358 57.27Buy 416 57.28Buy 600 57.30Buy 618 57.31Buy 942 57.32Buy 349 57.33Buy 300 57.34Buy 3794 57.35Buy 71 57.36Buy 353 57.38Buy 9 57.39Buy 1008 57.40Buy 698 57.43Buy 498 57.44Buy 979 57.45Buy 632 57.46Buy 1566 57.47Buy 871 57.48Buy 5068 57.48Buy 1298 57.49Buy 805 57.50Buy 358 57.52Buy 102 57.54Buy 823 57.60Buy 561 57.64Buy 577 57.67Buy 1739 57.68Buy 200 57.70Buy 792 57.72Buy 867 57.74Buy 1793 57.76Buy 144 57.78Buy 1167 57.79Buy 400 57.80Buy 2359 57.81Buy 97 57.82Buy 278 57.85Buy 573 57.87Buy 163 57.88Buy 1875 57.89Buy 2282 57.90Buy 874 57.91Buy 250 57.92Buy 726 57.93Buy 56 57.94Buy 98 57.99Buy 604 58.01Buy 1786 58.04Buy 1676 58.05Buy 400 58.15Buy 961 58.17Buy 266 58.20Buy 199 58.23Buy 185 58.27Buy 63 58.29Buy 331 58.36Buy 85 58.41Buy 294 58.45Buy 597 58.60Buy 106 58.66Buy 1100 58.67Buy 888 58.75Buy 280 58.82Buy 1397 58.86Buy 384 58.87Buy 1755 58.89Buy 8653 58.90Buy 92 58.94Buy 340 58.96Buy 660 58.98Buy 2000 59.00Buy 34289 59.01Total 103686 Sell -144 56.71Sell -122 56.73Sell -121 56.75Sell -122 56.77Sell -122 56.85Sell -28 56.86Sell -4 56.90Sell -215 56.91Sell -99 56.92Sell -103 56.94Sell -317 56.95Sell -67 56.96Sell -1080 56.97Sell -244 57.00Sell -122 57.01Sell -446 57.03Sell -1328 57.04Sell -245 57.05Sell -349 57.07Sell -618 57.09Sell -155 57.10Sell -100 57.11Sell -57 57.12Sell -231 57.14Sell -464 57.15Sell -367 57.16Sell -77 57.17Sell -487 57.18Sell -2156 57.19Sell -389 57.20Sell -1132 57.21Sell -242 57.22Sell -396 57.23Sell -607 57.24Sell -1461 57.25Sell -714 57.26Sell -126 57.27Sell -877 57.28Sell -1043 57.29Sell -412 57.30Sell -231 57.31Sell -384 57.32Sell -380 57.33Sell -309 57.34Sell -40 57.35Sell -116 57.36Sell -251 57.38Sell -122 57.39Sell -587 57.41Sell -122 57.42Sell -1176 57.43Sell -1625 57.44Sell -668 57.45Sell -425 57.46Sell -1010 57.47Sell -1198 57.48Sell -180 57.49Sell -642 57.50Sell -2197 57.52Sell -445 57.53Sell -1005 57.54Sell -226 57.56Sell -191 57.58Sell -231 57.62Sell -441 57.75Sell -144 57.76Sell -220 57.87Sell -130 57.88Sell -270 57.97Sell -56 57.98Sell -98 58.02Sell -1255 58.05Sell -105 58.06Sell -666 58.18Sell -374 58.64Sell -1100 58.65Sell -888 58.78Sell -280 58.83Sell -450 59.00Sell -9560 59.01Total -47187 (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 09 April 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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