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EPT Disclosure

6th Oct 2008 18:04

RNS Number : 2131F

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	03 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	4,919,575 0.49%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,919,575 0.49%

(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

Purchases	Quantity	Price
	107	34.24
	647	34.23
	296	34.22
	425	34.21
	433	34.20
	398	34.17
	587	34.16
	358	34.15
	469	34.14
	459	34.13
	250	34.12
	677	34.11
	335	34.10
	419	34.09
	1956	34.08
	150	34.07
	547	34.06
	889	34.05
	1608	34.04
	452	34.03
	1373	34.02
	1816	34.01
	4548	34.00
	3322	33.99
	68471	33.98
	2482	33.97
	3100	33.96
	2282	33.95
	448	33.94
	1168	33.93
	980	33.92
	3596	33.91
	217	33.90
	680	33.89
	1580	33.88
	230	33.87
	979	33.85
	675	33.84
	135	33.82
	1134	33.79
	339	33.78
	30	33.76
	203	33.74
	733	33.73
	251	33.72
	592	33.71
	1199	33.70
	1055	33.69
	1058	33.68
	354	33.67
	1046	33.66
	769	33.65
	4377	33.64
	2755	33.63
	1877	33.62
	1741	33.61
	6484	33.60
	284	33.59
	15	33.58
	245	33.57
	444	33.56
	770	33.55
	713	33.53
	1260	33.52
	1030	33.51
	308	33.50
	213	33.49
	29	33.48
	1839	33.47
	965	33.46
	1363	33.45
	75	33.43
	615	33.42
	1049	33.41
	230	33.40
	890	33.39
	30	33.38
	90	33.37
	45	33.36
	538	33.35
	307	33.34
	370	33.33
	30	33.32
	60	33.31
	68	33.30
	45	33.29
	45	33.28
	30	33.27
	75	33.26
	215	33.25
	413	33.24
	1096	33.23
	215	33.22
	515	33.20
	671	33.19
	515	33.17
	550	33.06
	215	33.05
	1309	33.00
	300	32.99
	83	32.97
	12	32.96
	430	32.91
	183	32.90
	486	32.89
	280	32.87
	177	32.86
	40	32.85
	770	32.82
	710	32.81
	76	32.80
	76	32.79
	270	32.77
	1227	32.73
	617	32.70
	215	32.68
	301	32.67
	215	32.64
	1925	32.63
	376	32.63
	5000	32.61
	1161	32.60
	645	32.59
	65	32.58
	1357	32.57
	400	32.56
	916	32.55
	35	32.53
	103	32.52
	5143	32.51
	247	32.50
	1549	32.48
	1706	32.47
	1903	32.46
	1001	32.45
	1837	32.45
	230	32.44
	740	32.43
	28	32.42
	976	32.41
	3316	32.40
	801	32.39
	5637	32.38
	840	32.37
	1476	32.36
	1111	32.35
	724	32.34
	544	32.33
	1190	32.32
	734	32.31
	826	32.30
	793	32.29
	215	32.27
	163	32.26
	215	32.25
	1875	32.24
	1474	32.23
	333	32.22
	742	32.20
	1708	32.19
	852	32.18
	524	32.17
	596	32.15
	1090	32.12
	831	32.10
	236	32.09
	215	32.08
	300	32.07
	199	32.06
	515	32.05
	124	32.04
	439	31.99
	536	31.93
	867	31.87
	215	31.86
	188	31.82
	188	31.81
	713	31.80
	760	31.79
	5	31.78
	978	31.77
	514	31.76
	215	31.74
	564	31.73
	865	31.72
	749	31.71
	996	31.68
	1160	31.60
	876	31.59
	650	31.58
	127	31.55
	65	31.53
	834	31.52
	215	31.51
	695	31.49
	244	31.48
	257	31.45
	215	31.43
Total:	233,465

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-119	34.16
	-300	34.15
	-319	34.13
	-1439	34.12
	-803	34.11
	-389	34.09
	-2445	34.08
	-41	34.07
	-879	34.06
	-786	34.05
	-430	34.04
	-1671	34.03
	-1656	34.02
	-862	34.01
	-465	34.00
	-1150	33.99
	-61784	33.98
	-1069	33.97
	-968	33.96
	-1459	33.95
	-296	33.94
	-779	33.92
	-4668	33.91
	-3662	33.90
	-1105	33.89
	-12	33.88
	-521	33.86
	-245	33.83
	-1296	33.81
	-500	33.80
	-667	33.79
	-2208	33.78
	-709	33.77
	-308	33.76
	-1243	33.75
	-504	33.74
	-767	33.73
	-756	33.72
	-6064	33.71
	-700	33.70
	-1121	33.69
	-450	33.68
	-350	33.67
	-1225	33.66
	-3755	33.65
	-1617	33.64
	-3235	33.63
	-665	33.62
	-1117	33.61
	-132	33.59
	-915	33.58
	-215	33.57
	-1336	33.56
	-863	33.54
	-5000	33.53
	-1138	33.51
	-915	33.50
	-3807	33.49
	-2041	33.48
	-2218	33.46
	-4956	33.45
	-585	33.44
	-727	33.43
	-430	33.42
	-742	33.41
	-1350	33.40
	-173	33.38
	-1388	33.36
	-215	33.35
	-377	33.34
	-769	33.33
	-465	33.32
	-465	33.30
	-430	33.25
	-1026	33.24
	-215	33.23
	-520	33.22
	-215	33.20
	-215	33.05
	-340	33.00
	-215	32.92
	-215	32.89
	-215	32.86
	-417	32.81
	-1076	32.80
	-76	32.79
	-270	32.78
	-304	32.76
	-65	32.73
	-215	32.68
	-236	32.66
	-215	32.64
	-37	32.63
	-376	32.62
	-120	32.61
	-143	32.60
	-215	32.59
	-430	32.58
	-65	32.57
	-430	32.56
	-697	32.55
	-35	32.54
	-123	32.51
	-291	32.50
	-91	32.49
	-722	32.48
	-1567	32.47
	-1731	32.46
	-1357	32.45
	-523	32.44
	-1006	32.43
	-215	32.42
	-596	32.41
	-127	32.40
	-1101	32.39
	-1198	32.38
	-3926	32.37
	-2040	32.36
	-2915	32.35
	-1778	32.34
	-2232	32.33
	-1066	32.32
	-1789	32.31
	-236	32.30
	-505	32.29
	-877	32.28
	-163	32.27
	-580	32.26
	-619	32.24
	-2305	32.23
	-337	32.22
	-385	32.21
	-3899	32.20
	-543	32.19
	-1392	32.18
	-1178	32.17
	-2292	32.16
	-3287	32.15
	-1694	32.14
	-1247	32.13
	-423	32.11
	-623	32.09
	-251	32.08
	-215	32.07
	-751	32.06
	-199	32.05
	-343	32.03
	-800	32.00
	-224	31.98
	-215	31.97
	-659	31.95
	-828	31.89
	-200	31.87
	-164	31.86
	-783	31.84
	-945	31.83
	-953	31.81
	-2851	31.80
	-398	31.79
	-42	31.78
	-2523	31.77
	-424	31.76
	-615	31.75
	-1188	31.74
	-865	31.73
	-197	31.72
	-500	31.70
	-462	31.69
	-400	31.68
	-898	31.67
	-300	31.65
	-500	31.64
	-439	31.61
	-828	31.60
	-693	31.59
	-141	31.58
	-1806	31.57
	-2902	31.56
	-150	31.55
	-3439	31.54
	-2204	31.53
	-900	31.52
	-3089	31.51
	-22	31.50
	-479	31.49
	-1183	31.48
	-420	31.47
	-985	31.46
	-3453	31.45
	-1721	31.44
	-629	31.43
	-989	31.42
	-184	31.37
	-935	31.36
	-935	31.35
	-225	31.30
	-225	31.28
Total:	- 257,477

(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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