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EPT Disclosure

5th Nov 2008 16:02

RNS Number : 5405H

BNP Paribas London

05 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	04 November 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	3,429,849 0.34%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,429,849 0.34%

(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
	232	31.52
	3837	31.51
	809	31.50
	684	31.49
	955	31.45
	2682	31.44
	5122	31.43
	658	31.42
	1200	31.41
	2890	31.40
	869	31.38
	458	31.37
	1768	31.36
	94120	31.35
	3655	31.34
	1483	31.33
	6298	31.32
	4156	31.31
	3697	31.30
	1962	31.29
	6093	31.28
	1470	31.27
	3276	31.26
	5883	31.25
	103	31.24
	517	31.23
	4028	31.22
	1265	31.21
	3456	31.20
	2105	31.18
	2571	31.17
	1577	31.16
	2388	31.15
	930	31.14
	5944	31.13
	1439	31.12
	1938	31.11
	2364	31.10
	1722	31.09
	6624	31.08
	2282	31.07
	5028	31.06
	2460	31.05
	1469	31.04
	173	31.03
	1539	31.02
	130	31.01
	1969	31.00
	1933	30.99
	220	30.98
	311	30.97
	2412	30.95
	1519	30.94
	3480	30.93
	1814	30.92
	150	30.91
	550	30.90
	600	30.89
	582	30.88
	600	30.87
	600	30.82
	272	30.81
	89	30.80
	209	30.76
	272	30.62
	343	30.58
	634	30.46
	516	30.45
	3274	30.43
	100	30.42
	200	30.41
	1434	30.40
	1164	30.39
	378	30.38
	249	30.37
	175	30.36
	403	30.35
	725	30.34
	513	30.30
	272	30.26
	400	30.22
	1185	30.21
	4098	30.20
	1140	30.18
	1633	30.17
	1048	30.16
	504	30.15
	966	30.14
	480	30.12
	272	30.11
	335	30.10
	3849	30.09
	426	30.07
	1702	30.06
	190	30.05
	980	30.04
	2505	30.01
	1206	30.00
	668	29.98
	177	29.97
	1761	29.73
	1011	29.70
	275	29.68
	100	29.67
	764	29.66
	892	29.64
	1364	29.63
	490	29.62
	465	29.61
	484	29.60
	272	29.57
	1871	29.50
	1335	29.47
	1400	29.45
	573	29.44
	1761	29.43
	167	29.42
	272	29.40
	361	29.35
	272	29.34
	272	29.30
	2284	29.28
	897	29.26
	125	29.19
	245	29.18
	153	28.97
	972	28.95
	679	28.94
	2272	28.93
	117	28.91
	1800	28.90
	2048	28.89
	126	28.88
	376	28.86
	199	28.84
	1773	28.82
	793	28.80
	3171	28.78
	358	28.77
	781	28.76
	501	28.75
	23	28.74
	468	28.73
	297	28.72
	479	28.71
	850	28.70
	1093	28.63
	100	28.62
	1418	28.61
	595	28.59
	130	28.58
	734	28.57
	427	28.56
	3350	28.55
	250	28.54
	505	28.53
	272	28.52
	1188	28.51
	466	28.50
	622	28.49
	187	28.48
	15	28.45
	561	28.44
	1426	28.43
	928	28.42
	1522	28.40
	1189	28.39
	2168	28.38
	1938	28.37
	2967	28.36
	2903	28.35
	4195	28.33
	213	28.32
	164	28.30
	565	28.29
	1696	28.28
	2081	28.27
	5056	28.26
	1070	28.25
	302	28.24
	410	28.22
	253	28.21
	2827	28.20
	1380	28.17
	562	28.16
	3109	28.15
	4278	28.14
	2343	28.13
	272	28.12
	235	28.11
	1242	28.10
	3757	28.09
	216	28.08
	851	28.07
	390	28.04
	490	28.03
	267	28.01
	2624	28.00
	334	27.99
	1020	27.98
	481	27.97
	25	27.95
	3821	27.94
	2606	27.93
	1735	27.92
	1342	27.91
	550	27.90
	1561	27.89
	2424	27.88
	2000	27.87
	1034	27.85
	24	27.83
	50	27.80
	568	27.75
	1000	27.73
	459	27.69
	1114	27.50
	2299	27.40
	830	27.28
	100	27.27
	362	27.25
	333	27.24
	1448	27.18
	940	27.17
	139	27.15
	47	27.14
	340	27.12
	1579	27.11
	349	27.10
	1312	27.09
	2366	27.08
	2673	27.06
	170	27.05
	712	27.04
	912	27.03
	1911	27.02
	950	27.01
	1327	27.00
	1340	26.96
	2555	26.94
Total:	410,928

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-74248	31.35
	-365	31.34
	-30000	31.33
	-400	31.32
	-1803	31.29
	-60	31.28
	-75	31.27
	-2013	31.26
	-120	31.25
	-240	31.24
	-560	31.23
	-2265	31.23
	-2276	31.21
	-2362	31.20
	-3038	31.19
	-558	31.18
	-1534	31.17
	-60	31.16
	-2407	31.15
	-1951	31.14
	-1836	31.13
	-2715	31.12
	-945	31.11
	-2475	31.10
	-1464	31.09
	-1710	31.08
	-207	31.07
	-2510	31.06
	-1404	31.05
	-1106	31.04
	-60	31.03
	-1143	31.02
	-180	31.01
	-1488	31.00
	-231	30.99
	-1734	30.97
	-1633	30.96
	-1664	30.95
	-1425	30.94
	-315	30.93
	-1518	30.91
	-60	30.90
	-150	30.89
	-202	30.86
	-130	30.85
	-272	30.80
	-272	30.63
	-272	30.30
	-569	30.24
	-129	30.21
	-399	30.20
	-370	30.17
	-3478	30.16
	-796	30.15
	-715	30.14
	-309	30.13
	-1696	30.12
	-272	30.11
	-397	30.10
	-745	30.09
	-473	30.08
	-1614	30.07
	-300	30.06
	-1625	30.05
	-134	30.04
	-57	30.01
	-404	30.00
	-884	29.98
	-1569	29.97
	-816	29.96
	-242	29.95
	-83528	29.94
	-401	29.93
	-571	29.92
	-816	29.91
	-272	29.90
	-401	29.89
	-143	29.88
	-272	29.87
	-544	29.82
	-272	29.81
	-843	29.80
	-272	29.79
	-544	29.75
	-272	29.74
	-2537	29.72
	-450	29.64
	-272	29.61
	-75	29.60
	-373	29.59
	-1317	29.52
	-481	29.51
	-1732	29.50
	-272	29.47
	-729	29.46
	-1400	29.45
	-921	29.44
	-137	29.43
	-272	29.41
	-361	29.34
	-272	29.33
	-125	29.32
	-1707	29.30
	-1343	29.29
	-125	29.18
	-245	29.17
	-127	29.02
	-2586	28.87
	-890	28.85
	-771	28.84
	-2214	28.83
	-139	28.82
	-635	28.81
	-124476	28.80
	-171	28.78
	-272	28.77
	-29	28.75
	-1272	28.73
	-3	28.71
	-399	28.70
	-843	28.68
	-1632	28.67
	-2729	28.66
	-1670	28.65
	-100	28.64
	-2303	28.63
	-1381	28.58
	-790	28.56
	-658	28.53
	-1701	28.52
	-129	28.49
	-318	28.47
	-703	28.42
	-1091	28.40
	-619	28.39
	-758	28.38
	-821	28.37
	-1182	28.36
	-100	28.35
	-487	28.30
	-272	28.29
	-1570	28.27
	-272	28.26
	-505	28.25
	-72	28.24
	-568	28.23
	-1194	28.20
	-390	28.17
	-272	28.16
	-701	28.14
	-272	28.10
	-272	28.06
	-100	28.04
	-72	28.02
	-544	28.00
	-272	27.99
	-895	27.98
	-837	27.97
	-1385	27.96
	-1200	27.93
	-244	27.92
	-272	27.90
	-272	27.89
	-145	27.72
	-410	27.57
	-324	27.23
	-143	27.21
	-562	27.17
	-272	27.16
	-333	27.14
	-307	27.12
	-1678	27.08
	-2052	27.07
	-48	27.03
	-621	26.99
Total:	- 451,093

(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	05 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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