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EPT Disclosure

3rd Nov 2008 15:11

RNS Number : 3141H

BNP Paribas London

03 November 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	31 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	3,330,264 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,330,264 0.33%

(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
	1553	29.79
	989	29.69
	704	29.68
	652	29.67
	448	29.66
	2524	29.65
	3336	29.64
	5193	29.63
	1666	29.62
	1373	29.61
	1682	29.60
	501	29.59
	400	29.58
	241	29.55
	24	29.54
	1499	29.53
	2576	29.51
	1642	29.50
	68	29.49
	3	29.48
	2998	29.47
	913	29.46
	1578	29.45
	207	29.44
	287	29.41
	839	29.37
	444	29.34
	1135	29.31
	285	29.28
	628	29.22
	2282	29.20
	2744	29.10
	185	29.07
	1940	29.06
	1351	29.05
	3921	29.04
	918	29.03
	287	29.02
	2768	29.01
	5164	29.00
	661	28.99
	2962	28.98
	1890	28.97
	4212	28.96
	2598	28.95
	2509	28.94
	3827	28.93
	1535	28.92
	4220	28.91
	5415	28.90
	2973	28.89
	4138	28.88
	1244	28.87
	5122	28.86
	4769	28.85
	6713	28.84
	7463	28.83
	3485	28.82
	1047	28.81
	11364	28.80
	307	28.78
	2816	28.77
	1190	28.76
	1626	28.75
	1054	28.73
	912	28.72
	1394	28.71
	875	28.70
	920	28.69
	287	28.68
	127	28.65
	18006	28.64
	221	28.63
	287	28.62
	355	28.61
	467	28.60
	287	28.58
	492	28.52
	214	28.51
	60	28.50
	328	28.49
	207	28.48
	151	28.46
	23	28.45
	331	28.43
	1038	28.41
	287	28.31
	200	28.30
	287	28.28
	287	28.27
	278	28.24
	287	28.12
	528	28.10
	287	28.09
	287	28.08
	287	28.00
	564	27.99
	287	27.96
	574	27.94
	574	27.93
	1359	27.92
	1148	27.90
	911	27.89
	574	27.88
	287	27.85
	574	27.82
	945	27.81
	556	27.80
	659	27.79
	574	27.78
	287	27.77
	1363	27.74
	502	27.73
	1719	27.72
	281	27.70
	664	27.69
	746	27.68
	287	27.67
	630	27.65
	156	27.64
	2748	27.62
	1668	27.61
	724	27.60
	350	27.58
	529	27.57
	479	27.56
	1536	27.55
	1348	27.54
	287	27.53
	396	27.52
	1738	27.51
	671	27.50
	2550	27.49
	564	27.48
	574	27.47
	2245	27.46
	574	27.44
	2372	27.43
	1867	27.42
	1035	27.41
	3377	27.40
	1329	27.39
	1745	27.38
	5583	27.37
	1383	27.36
	1343	27.35
	3870	27.34
	2688	27.33
	3360	27.32
	5102	27.31
	1000	27.29
	1283	27.28
	575	27.27
	775	27.26
	35	27.25
	338	27.24
	287	27.23
	467	27.20
	145	27.19
	469	27.18
	225	27.17
	377	27.15
	358	27.12
	47	27.09
	251	27.07
	1234	27.02
	1884	27.00
	170	26.99
	9	26.95
	326	26.94
	3059	26.82
	1220	26.81
	1403	26.80
	33	26.75
	297	26.73
	2016	26.72
	3809	26.70
	4	26.61
Total:	265,437

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-507	29.79
	-858	29.66
	-776	29.65
	-2238	29.64
	-3500	29.62
	-133	29.56
	-287	29.47
	-287	29.46
	-211	29.41
	-287	29.24
	-287	29.21
	-630	29.12
	-315	29.11
	-315	29.09
	-630	29.06
	-274	29.05
	-287	29.04
	-1173	29.03
	-1204	29.01
	-2906	29.00
	-444	28.99
	-1630	28.98
	-370	28.96
	-2703	28.95
	-1546	28.94
	-1678	28.93
	-1043	28.92
	-348	28.91
	-740	28.90
	-2383	28.89
	-287	28.88
	-454	28.87
	-732	28.86
	-5361	28.85
	-2904	28.84
	-1367	28.83
	-833	28.82
	-1306	28.81
	-20	28.79
	-287	28.78
	-287	28.75
	-287	28.74
	-62256	28.73
	-287	28.72
	-574	28.69
	-71713	28.64
	-287	28.61
	-287	28.60
	-287	28.58
	-205	28.52
	-287	28.46
	-331	28.44
	-287	28.33
	-287	28.31
	-287	28.28
	-287	28.12
	-287	28.10
	-287	28.09
	-211	28.00
	-287	27.99
	-287	27.97
	-275	27.94
	-450	27.93
	-287	27.92
	-287	27.91
	-1073	27.90
	-574	27.89
	-150	27.88
	-75	27.87
	-163	27.86
	-75	27.85
	-287	27.82
	-806	27.81
	-833	27.80
	-659	27.79
	-287	27.78
	-287	27.77
	-75	27.75
	-150	27.74
	-200	27.73
	-437	27.72
	-399	27.70
	-456	27.69
	-346	27.68
	-200	27.67
	-425	27.66
	-1426	27.65
	-75	27.64
	-287	27.63
	-287	27.61
	-287	27.60
	-75	27.59
	-499	27.58
	-30	27.57
	-376	27.56
	-407	27.55
	-116	27.54
	-287	27.53
	-580	27.52
	-385	27.51
	-494	27.50
	-287	27.49
	-11	27.48
	-287	27.46
	-865	27.44
	-287	27.43
	-254	27.42
	-240	27.41
	-2436	27.40
	-75	27.39
	-1019	27.37
	-527	27.36
	-537	27.35
	-37	27.34
	-287	27.33
	-215	27.32
	-1231	27.31
	-356	27.29
	-434	27.28
	-287	27.27
	-190	27.26
	-190	27.25
	-600	27.24
	-287	27.23
	-287	27.20
	-51	27.17
	-330	27.15
	-177	27.14
	-56	27.12
	-287	27.10
	-1274	27.07
	-145	27.06
	-1140	27.05
	-618	27.04
	-559	27.03
	-453	27.01
	-145	27.00
	-290	26.99
	-484	26.98
	-1484	26.97
	-374	26.96
	-258	26.95
	-1536	26.94
	-300	26.92
	-318	26.91
	-145	26.90
	-145	26.88
	-384	26.84
	-1164	26.82
	-1937	26.80
	-146	26.78
	-625	26.77
	-1440	26.76
	-596	26.74
	-287	26.73
	-2045	26.63
	-4	26.61
Total:	- 228,426

(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	03 November 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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