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EPT Disclosure

6th Jun 2008 13:07

RNS Number : 1778W

BNP Paribas London

06 June 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	05 June 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	3,388,325 0.36%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,388,325 0.36%

(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

Purchase	Quantity	Price
Buy	2863	58.34
Buy	6938	58.35
Buy	4800	58.37
Buy	2894	58.38
Buy	9475	58.40
Buy	101	58.43
Buy	174	58.43
Buy	95	58.46
Buy	262	58.47
Buy	387	58.48
Buy	6818	58.61
Buy	8883	58.62
Buy	2043	58.63
Buy	9225	58.64
Buy	10093	58.65
Buy	10	58.66
Buy	3453	58.76
Buy	77	58.78
Buy	166	58.79
Buy	7200	58.84
Buy	5263	58.86
Buy	3400	58.90
Buy	400	58.91
Buy	1862	58.99
Buy	15510	59.00
Buy	756	59.00
Buy	15	59.04
Buy	305	59.05
Buy	66	59.11
Buy	666	59.12
Buy	407	59.13
Buy	173	59.14
Buy	100	59.16
Buy	419	59.17
Buy	577	59.18
Buy	222	59.20
Buy	794	59.21
Buy	279	59.22
Buy	280	59.23
Buy	15	59.24
Buy	564	59.25
Buy	15	59.26
Buy	130	59.27
Buy	30	59.28
Buy	15	59.29
Buy	155	59.30
Buy	15	59.31
Buy	60	59.32
Buy	165	59.33
Buy	90	59.34
Buy	165	59.35
Buy	30	59.37
Buy	213	59.38
Buy	700	59.39
Buy	11	59.42
Buy	1080	59.43
Buy	900	59.44
Buy	15	59.45
Buy	4354	59.46
Buy	237	59.47
Buy	2064	59.48
Buy	2065	59.49
Buy	8505	59.50
Buy	30	59.51
Buy	75	59.52
Buy	1178	59.53
Buy	2030	59.54
Buy	3453	59.55
Buy	615	59.56
Buy	1030	59.57
Buy	400	59.58
Buy	45	59.59
Buy	30	59.60
Buy	173	59.61
Buy	22346	59.62
Buy	15	59.63
Buy	2545	59.64
Buy	75	59.65
Buy	45	59.66
Buy	30	59.67
Buy	17	59.68
Buy	30	59.69
Buy	30	59.70
Buy	7848	59.73
Buy	30	59.75
Buy	757	59.76
Buy	1626	60.08
Buy	2382	60.09
Buy	2558	60.10
Buy	322	60.12
Buy	101	60.14
Buy	200	60.18
Buy	101	60.19
Total:	179161

Sales	Quantity	Price
Sell	-644	58.29
Sell	-51	58.33
Sell	-4362	58.34
Sell	-5397	58.35
Sell	-956	58.40
Sell	-281	58.47
Sell	-421	58.48
Sell	-281	58.49
Sell	-281	58.50
Sell	-54	58.53
Sell	-282	58.54
Sell	-281	58.56
Sell	-422	58.60
Sell	-4013	58.63
Sell	-1001	58.64
Sell	-3102	58.65
Sell	-349	58.66
Sell	-10970	58.70
Sell	-1062	58.71
Sell	-232	58.72
Sell	-297	58.73
Sell	-33	58.74
Sell	-249	58.76
Sell	-2303	58.78
Sell	-741	58.79
Sell	-281	58.80
Sell	-115850	58.81
Sell	-166	58.82
Sell	-342	58.84
Sell	-122	58.86
Sell	-340	58.89
Sell	-281	58.91
Sell	-60	58.92
Sell	-262	58.95
Sell	-415	58.99
Sell	-2923	59.00
Sell	-4430	59.01
Sell	-274	59.02
Sell	-2091	59.03
Sell	-4256	59.04
Sell	-221	59.05
Sell	-281	59.06
Sell	-543	59.07
Sell	-603	59.09
Sell	-610	59.10
Sell	-560	59.12
Sell	-580	59.16
Sell	-492	59.17
Sell	-518	59.18
Sell	-509	59.18
Sell	-22	59.19
Sell	-422	59.20
Sell	-543	59.21
Sell	-8	59.22
Sell	-10	59.28
Sell	-66	59.32
Sell	-352	59.33
Sell	-652	59.34
Sell	-396	59.35
Sell	-282	59.36
Sell	-15	59.37
Sell	-122	59.38
Sell	-264	59.39
Sell	-64	59.40
Sell	-463	59.41
Sell	-15	59.43
Sell	-715	59.48
Sell	-15	59.49
Sell	-849	59.50
Sell	-300	59.51
Sell	-177	59.53
Sell	-15	59.54
Sell	-281	59.56
Sell	-22972	59.62
Sell	-160	59.63
Sell	-15	59.65
Sell	-246	59.73
Sell	-380	60.10
Sell	-122	60.12
Sell	-101	60.19
Total:	-205119

(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) YES/NO

Date of disclosure	06 June 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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