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Rio Tinto Plc

14th May 2008 12:02

RNS Number : 4259U
BNP Paribas London
14 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary shares

Date of dealing

13th May 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

 4,049,468 0.41%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

4,049,468

(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

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Buy/ Sell

 Amount 

Price

Buy 

276

63.74

Buy 

283

63.76

Buy 

277

63.81

Buy 

107

63.82

Buy 

500

63.89

Buy 

166

63.98

Buy 

533

64.05

Buy 

467

64.06

Buy 

168

64.11

Buy 

387

64.14

Buy 

475

64.16

Buy 

277

64.19

Buy 

277

64.20

Buy 

277

64.21

Buy 

277

64.22

Buy 

69

64.29

Buy 

276

64.30

Buy 

596

64.31

Buy 

536

64.33

Buy 

570

64.36

Buy 

1,104

64.38

Buy 

277

64.39

Buy 

30

64.40

Buy 

45

64.41

Buy 

956

64.42

Buy 

14

64.43

Buy 

292

64.44

Buy 

292

64.47

Buy 

306

64.48

Buy 

500

64.49

Buy 

283

64.50

Buy 

277

64.51

Buy 

321

64.53

Buy 

336

64.55

Buy 

500

64.56

Buy 

248

64.62

Buy 

1,081

64.64

Buy 

225

64.65

Buy 

306

64.68

Buy 

269

64.70

Buy 

301

64.72

Buy 

306

64.74

Buy 

266

64.76

Buy 

65

64.80

Buy 

90

64.88

Buy 

564

64.98

Buy 

42

65.02

Buy 

186

65.06

Buy 

315

65.27

Buy 

315

65.28

Buy 

214

65.34

Buy 

440

65.36

Buy 

630

65.37

Buy 

45

65.38

Buy 

1,369

65.43

Buy 

75

65.45

Buy 

591

65.54

Buy 

390

65.56

Buy 

330

65.57

Buy 

60

65.58

Buy 

270

65.59

Buy 

370

65.60

Buy 

135

65.62

Buy 

785

65.63

Buy 

315

65.65

Buy 

195

65.68

Buy 

592

65.70

Buy 

200

65.71

Buy 

430

65.72

Buy 

277

65.74

Buy 

277

65.86

Buy 

277

66.16

Buy 

268

66.18

Buy 

15

66.28

Buy 

13

66.30

Buy 

278

66.32

Buy 

322

66.35

Buy 

392

66.37

Buy 

268

66.38

Buy 

268

66.39

Buy 

277

66.43

Buy 

8,292

66.45

Buy 

295

66.49

Buy 

30

66.57

Buy 

560

66.61

Buy 

1,081

66.65

Buy 

138

66.66

Buy 

268

66.82

Buy 

732

66.86

Buy 

601

66.87

Buy 

15

67.04

Buy 

15

67.10

Buy 

45

67.14

Buy 

277

67.16

Buy 

71

67.20

Buy 

45

67.21

Buy 

15

67.25

Total

39,754

Buy/ Sell

 Amount 

Price

Sell

- 408

63.74

Sell

- 1,200

63.75

Sell

- 2,830

63.76

Sell

- 680

63.77

Sell

- 450

63.78

Sell

- 1,588

63.80

Sell

- 1,564

63.86

Sell

- 500

63.87

Sell

- 1,122

63.90

Sell

- 1,080

63.91

Sell

- 1,000

63.92

Sell

- 800

63.96

Sell

- 700

63.97

Sell

- 389

64.00

Sell

- 152

64.02

Sell

- 1,347

64.04

Sell

- 427

64.05

Sell

- 1,988

64.06

Sell

- 448

64.07

Sell

- 766

64.09

Sell

- 351

64.10

Sell

- 1,524

64.13

Sell

- 1,475

64.16

Sell

- 143

64.18

Sell

- 1,144

64.19

Sell

- 996

64.23

Sell

- 519

64.24

Sell

- 1,407

64.26

Sell

- 655

64.27

Sell

- 375

64.28

Sell

- 530

64.29

Sell

- 1,510

64.31

Sell

- 2,072

64.32

Sell

- 232

64.35

Sell

- 142

64.37

Sell

- 2

64.40

Sell

- 966

64.42

Sell

- 73

64.44

Sell

- 184

64.45

Sell

- 1,500

64.47

Sell

- 140

64.48

Sell

- 2,904

64.50

Sell

- 780

64.54

Sell

- 266

64.55

Sell

- 1,000

64.60

Sell

- 500

64.61

Sell

- 1,943

64.63

Sell

- 53

64.65

Sell

- 560

64.67

Sell

- 254

64.68

Sell

- 1,339

64.72

Sell

- 562

64.79

Sell

- 885

64.80

Sell

- 373

64.81

Sell

- 864

64.82

Sell

- 492

64.90

Sell

- 310

64.92

Sell

- 275

64.94

Sell

- 5

64.97

Sell

- 1,204

64.98

Sell

- 1,748

64.99

Sell

- 1,072

65.00

Sell

- 473

65.04

Sell

- 1,743

65.05

Sell

- 456

65.06

Sell

- 214

65.32

Sell

- 1,307

65.50

Sell

- 784

65.55

Sell

- 418

65.78

Sell

- 44

65.88

Sell

- 1,862

66.05

Sell

- 7,538

66.08

Sell

- 738

66.09

Sell

- 6,038

66.12

Sell

- 400

66.13

Sell

- 291

66.14

Sell

- 173

66.16

Sell

- 268

66.22

Sell

- 13

66.34

Sell

- 160

66.35

Sell

- 637

66.37

Sell

- 2,644

66.38

Sell

- 422

66.40

Sell

- 135

66.42

Sell

- 22,664

66.45

Sell

- 456

66.46

Sell

- 299

66.48

Sell

- 45

66.49

Sell

- 748

66.50

Sell

- 210

66.51

Sell

- 121

66.52

Sell

- 120

66.54

Sell

- 240

66.63

Sell

- 135

66.65

Sell

- 564

66.69

Sell

- 268

66.86

Sell

- 463

66.89

Sell

- 71

67.24

Total

- 105,930

 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure

14th May 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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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