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EPT Disclosure

6th Oct 2008 12:00

RNS Number : 1544F

BNP Paribas London

06 October 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	02 October 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	4,943,587 0.50%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,943,587 0.50%

(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

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchases	Quantity	Price
	396	36.88
	198	36.77
	198	36.76
	198	36.75
	396	36.66
	198	36.61
	55	36.60
	1	36.57
	198	36.56
	107	36.53
	524	36.50
	198	36.39
	33	36.34
	198	36.20
	198	36.15
	198	36.11
	396	36.10
	198	36.09
	467	36.05
	396	36.02
	294	36.01
	394	36.00
	198	35.98
	3101	35.94
	600	35.93
	47	35.90
	198	35.89
	58	35.87
	198	35.85
	118	35.84
	566	35.82
	330	35.81
	670	35.78
	198	35.76
	217	35.73
	199	35.72
	47	35.71
	871	35.69
	198	35.68
	363	35.66
	340	35.65
	56	35.64
	765	35.61
	262	35.56
	205	35.47
	396	35.46
	396	35.43
	455	35.40
	328	35.39
	1391	35.38
	523	35.37
	198	35.36
	289	35.31
	13892	35.27
	1778	35.25
	405	35.24
	1231	35.23
	846	35.22
	9584	35.21
	2200	35.20
	200	35.19
	482	35.18
	1629	35.17
	958	35.16
	162	35.15
	296	35.14
	60	35.13
	300	35.09
	198	35.08
	1051	35.07
	198	35.06
	198	35.05
	1362	35.02
	1443	35.01
	2071	35.00
	60	34.99
	2304	34.98
	1715	34.96
	606	34.89
	198	34.82
	510	34.80
	396	34.74
	198	34.73
	198	34.69
	46	34.67
	396	34.66
	481	34.62
	995	34.61
	652	34.60
	198	34.59
	207	34.57
	1338	34.56
	1069	34.55
	198	34.54
	130	34.51
	16	34.50
	788	34.43
	430	34.41
	2123	34.31
	363	34.30
	367	34.23
	1536	34.21
	1970	34.20
	198	33.90
	3213	33.65
	34	33.51
	1404	33.49
	97	33.45
	99	33.43
	198	33.40
	116	33.39
	240	33.38
	1364	33.30
	150	33.26
	143	33.24
	355	33.22
	486	33.21
	810	33.19
	286	33.16
	198	33.03
	838	33.02
	1205	33.01
	10245	33.00
	1263	32.99
	585	32.98
	421	32.97
	270	32.96
	700	32.95
	534	32.93
	1268	32.92
	3	32.91
	1210	32.90
	2514	32.89
	1690	32.88
	495	32.86
	981	32.85
	658	32.84
	190	32.83
	246	32.82
	396	32.81
	200	32.80
	198	32.79
	414	32.78
	525	32.77
	1114	32.67
	300	32.66
	348	32.64
	540	32.63
	198	32.51
	117	32.50
	100	32.47
	214	32.46
	1605	32.45
	174	32.44
	1072	32.43
	749	32.41
	1439	32.39
	217	32.38
	747	32.37
	501	32.36
	422	32.35
	1092	32.34
	738	32.33
	723	32.32
	98	32.30
	845	32.28
	460	32.26
	723	32.24
	525	32.23
	2538	32.21
	546	32.20
	278	32.19
	2000	32.17
	1734	32.16
	198	32.15
	198	32.14
	525	32.13
	198	32.12
	460	32.11
	66806	32.10
	2142	32.09
	471	32.07
	300	32.04
	1182	32.01
	276	32.00
	1306	31.99
	1845	31.98
	302	31.97
	630	31.93
Total:	214,688

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-198	36.89
	-198	36.87
	-737	36.79
	-1342	36.77
	-198	36.76
	-198	36.75
	-411	36.74
	-64	36.73
	-198	36.66
	-198	36.63
	-674	36.62
	-198	36.61
	-638	36.60
	-55	36.59
	-651	36.58
	-1	36.56
	-242	36.54
	-183	36.52
	-65	36.51
	-1177	36.50
	-408	36.49
	-198	36.39
	-33	36.34
	-198	36.20
	-1003	36.15
	-1182	36.13
	-430	36.12
	-521	36.10
	-592	36.09
	-120	36.04
	-434	36.03
	-212	36.02
	-198	36.01
	-294	36.00
	-779	35.99
	-148	35.98
	-749	35.97
	-198	35.96
	-250	35.95
	-198	35.93
	-496	35.91
	-257	35.90
	-957	35.89
	-950	35.86
	-2059	35.85
	-256	35.84
	-118	35.83
	-198	35.82
	-212	35.80
	-354	35.76
	-731	35.75
	-1975	35.73
	-972	35.72
	-2407	35.70
	-127	35.67
	-439	35.66
	-573	35.65
	-539	35.64
	-198	35.62
	-169	35.60
	-64	35.58
	-306	35.48
	-403	35.46
	-90	35.45
	-240	35.44
	-198	35.42
	-198	35.39
	-328	35.38
	-517	35.37
	-242	35.36
	-306	35.31
	-825	35.30
	-198	35.28
	-478	35.27
	-415	35.26
	-1042	35.25
	-603	35.24
	-629	35.23
	-26162	35.22
	-396	35.22
	-350	35.20
	-274	35.19
	-756	35.17
	-422	35.13
	-270	35.12
	-5198	35.10
	-127	35.09
	-872	35.05
	-198	35.04
	-432	35.02
	-431	35.00
	-597	34.98
	-117	34.96
	-551	34.95
	-565	34.93
	-12	34.86
	-368	34.85
	-296	34.83
	-519	34.75
	-198	34.72
	-46	34.71
	-212	34.70
	-792	34.68
	-198	34.67
	-541	34.65
	-240	34.62
	-296	34.61
	-198	34.60
	-396	34.59
	-198	34.58
	-7	34.56
	-1012	34.55
	-1228	34.53
	-567	34.51
	-169	34.48
	-456	34.43
	-278	34.42
	-730	34.40
	-502	34.39
	-1186	34.37
	-1123	34.36
	-34	34.33
	-505	34.31
	-202	34.30
	-162	34.28
	-403	33.92
	-70	33.89
	-128	33.88
	-113	33.58
	-46	33.53
	-34	33.52
	-1404	33.51
	-117	33.50
	-19	33.45
	-97	33.44
	-198	33.43
	-80	33.42
	-150	33.30
	-80	33.29
	-174	33.25
	-35	33.24
	-143	33.23
	-150	33.18
	-500	33.10
	-303	33.09
	-656	33.05
	-51	33.04
	-728	33.02
	-207	33.01
	-10593	33.00
	-443	32.99
	-623	32.98
	-720	32.97
	-198	32.96
	-2291	32.90
	-1080	32.86
	-375	32.83
	-396	32.82
	-739	32.81
	-396	32.80
	-208	32.79
	-198	32.78
	-603	32.77
	-198	32.67
	-217	32.51
	-967	32.45
	-1563	32.44
	-200	32.43
	-198	32.42
	-1365	32.40
	-328	32.38
	-98	32.35
	-415	32.34
	-396	32.33
	-198	32.32
	-406	32.30
	-434	32.29
	-1681	32.28
	-443	32.26
	-1600	32.25
	-985	32.24
	-735	32.23
	-198	32.22
	-300	32.20
	-2627	32.19
	-1413	32.18
	-4523	32.17
	-500	32.16
	-1256	32.15
	-2030	32.14
	-2608	32.13
	-3266	32.12
	-200	32.11
	-29337	32.10
	-122	32.09
	-747	32.08
	-386	32.05
	-2302	32.04
	-1160	32.03
	-1375	32.02
	-1287	32.01
	-3657	32.00
	-3386	31.99
	-2519	31.98
	-3369	31.97
	-3233	31.96
	-1930	31.95
	-2657	31.94
	-838	31.93
	-784	31.91
	-61	31.90
Total:	- 202,476

(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)

(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) NO

Date of disclosure	06 October 2008
Contact name	Neil Kober
Telephone number	020 7595 4821
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

END

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