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EPT Disclosure

7th Nov 2008 18:22

RNS Number : 7670H

BNP Paribas London

07 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	05 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	3,807,791 0.38%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,807,791 0.38%

(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

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Buy	500	28.97
Buy	2,099	29.15
Buy	300	29.16
Buy	100	29.18
Buy	424	29.23
Buy	138	29.28
Buy	88	29.35
Buy	919	29.37
Buy	914	29.38
Buy	495	29.39
Buy	1,691	29.40
Buy	256	29.41
Buy	332	29.43
Buy	13,510	29.44
Buy	829	29.44
Buy	407	29.47
Buy	44,804	29.48
Buy	125	29.49
Buy	1,068	29.50
Buy	281,132	29.51
Buy	1,201	29.52
Buy	1,160	29.53
Buy	5,081	29.55
Buy	599	29.56
Buy	1,962	29.58
Buy	3,889	29.59
Buy	1,299	29.60
Buy	988	29.61
Buy	377	29.62
Buy	2,174	29.64
Buy	995	29.65
Buy	1,819	29.66
Buy	2,356	29.67
Buy	2,539	29.68
Buy	1,790	29.69
Buy	1,427	29.70
Buy	1,908	29.72
Buy	459	29.73
Buy	626	29.74
Buy	1,557	29.75
Buy	5,800	29.76
Buy	2,106	29.77
Buy	1,371	29.78
Buy	647	29.79
Buy	666	29.80
Buy	865	29.82
Buy	796	29.83
Buy	854	29.84
Buy	3,027	29.85
Buy	2,216	29.86
Buy	679	29.87
Buy	2,127	29.88
Buy	1,843	29.89
Buy	419	29.90
Buy	590	29.91
Buy	1,078	29.92
Buy	3,523	29.93
Buy	660	29.94
Buy	1,241	29.95
Buy	902	29.96
Buy	657	29.97
Buy	2,040	29.98
Buy	300	29.99
Buy	871	30.00
Buy	464	30.01
Buy	473	30.02
Buy	350	30.03
Buy	938	30.04
Buy	973	30.05
Buy	1,316	30.06
Buy	916	30.07
Buy	820	30.08
Buy	1,784	30.09
Buy	357	30.10
Buy	2,990	30.11
Buy	1,742	30.12
Buy	4,156	30.13
Buy	2,165	30.14
Buy	3,178	30.15
Buy	1,425	30.16
Buy	164	30.17
Buy	1,670	30.18
Buy	2,843	30.19
Buy	5,132	30.20
Buy	57	30.21
Buy	3,007	30.22
Buy	617	30.23
Buy	4,384	30.24
Buy	3,894	30.25
Buy	113	30.26
Buy	1,010	30.28
Buy	132	30.29
Buy	614	30.30
Buy	1,444	30.33
Buy	699	30.34
Buy	460	30.35
Buy	497	30.36
Buy	3,211	30.37
Buy	2,282	30.38
Buy	499	30.42
Buy	237	30.43
Buy	240	30.44
Buy	433	30.45
Buy	1,656	30.47
Buy	256	30.51
Buy	256	30.52
Buy	638	30.53
Buy	2,619	30.54
Buy	2,400	30.56
Buy	2,460	30.57
Buy	1,172	30.59
Buy	987	30.60
Buy	167	30.61
Buy	323	30.62
Buy	976	30.63
Buy	375	30.64
Buy	797	30.66
Buy	467	30.67
Buy	1,002	30.68
Buy	104	30.75
Buy	308	30.79
Buy	211	30.81
Buy	338	30.83
Buy	2,632	30.84
Buy	292	30.85
Buy	167	30.86
Buy	416	30.87
Buy	509	30.88
Buy	467	30.90
Buy	800	30.92
Buy	1,200	30.94
Buy	584	30.96
Buy	710	30.97
Buy	570	31.02
Buy	162	31.03
Buy	1,044	31.05
Buy	716	31.11
Total	505,082

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 497	28.97
Sell	- 540	28.98
Sell	- 420	29.00
Sell	- 138	29.01
Sell	- 377	29.08
Sell	- 962	29.10
Sell	- 2,554	29.12
Sell	- 126	29.15
Sell	- 550	29.16
Sell	- 360	29.19
Sell	- 1,512	29.20
Sell	- 221	29.21
Sell	- 558	29.22
Sell	- 340	29.29
Sell	- 1,140	29.32
Sell	- 210	29.33
Sell	- 230	29.35
Sell	- 350	29.36
Sell	- 280	29.38
Sell	- 57	29.39
Sell	- 100	29.42
Sell	- 256	29.44
Sell	- 320	29.45
Sell	- 25,904	29.48
Sell	- 161	29.49
Sell	- 2,857	29.50
Sell	- 490	29.52
Sell	- 470	29.53
Sell	- 2,166	29.55
Sell	- 1,627	29.58
Sell	- 256	29.59
Sell	- 383	29.62
Sell	- 725	29.63
Sell	- 465	29.64
Sell	- 934	29.65
Sell	- 1,488	29.66
Sell	- 712	29.67
Sell	- 991	29.68
Sell	- 978	29.69
Sell	- 3,719	29.70
Sell	- 620	29.71
Sell	- 1,194	29.72
Sell	- 153	29.73
Sell	- 279	29.74
Sell	- 2,400	29.75
Sell	- 253	29.76
Sell	- 2,339	29.77
Sell	- 3,584	29.78
Sell	- 381	29.79
Sell	- 610	29.80
Sell	- 706	29.81
Sell	- 510	29.82
Sell	- 650	29.83
Sell	- 116	29.84
Sell	- 135	29.85
Sell	- 361	29.86
Sell	- 2,034	29.88
Sell	- 381	29.89
Sell	- 461	29.90
Sell	- 531	29.91
Sell	- 994	29.92
Sell	- 256	29.93
Sell	- 3,015	29.94
Sell	- 631	29.95
Sell	- 892	29.96
Sell	- 827	29.97
Sell	- 2,533	29.98
Sell	- 567	29.99
Sell	- 279	30.00
Sell	- 1,365	30.01
Sell	- 975	30.02
Sell	- 46	30.03
Sell	- 10	30.09
Sell	- 975	30.10
Sell	- 165	30.11
Sell	- 436	30.12
Sell	- 371	30.13
Sell	- 1,715	30.14
Sell	- 600	30.15
Sell	- 15	30.16
Sell	- 30	30.17
Sell	- 135	30.18
Sell	- 159	30.19
Sell	- 1,565	30.21
Sell	- 90	30.22
Sell	- 1,110	30.23
Sell	- 3,264	30.24
Sell	- 3,863	30.25
Sell	- 832	30.26
Sell	- 6,361	30.27
Sell	- 705	30.28
Sell	- 2,074	30.29
Sell	- 1,875	30.30
Sell	- 255	30.31
Sell	- 330	30.32
Sell	- 180	30.33
Sell	- 525	30.34
Sell	- 152	30.35
Sell	- 452	30.36
Sell	- 270	30.37
Sell	- 814	30.38
Sell	- 180	30.39
Sell	- 90	30.40
Sell	- 255	30.41
Sell	- 180	30.42
Sell	- 180	30.43
Sell	- 165	30.45
Sell	- 435	30.46
Sell	- 270	30.47
Sell	- 246	30.48
Sell	- 180	30.49
Sell	- 90	30.50
Sell	- 180	30.52
Sell	- 256	30.53
Sell	- 180	30.54
Sell	- 90	30.55
Sell	- 90	30.57
Sell	- 90	30.58
Sell	- 393	30.59
Sell	- 270	30.60
Sell	- 208	30.62
Sell	- 90	30.63
Sell	- 62	30.64
Sell	- 90	30.65
Sell	- 90	30.67
Sell	- 90	30.70
Sell	- 709	30.71
Sell	- 1,419	30.72
Sell	- 2,500	30.73
Sell	- 562	30.74
Sell	- 8	30.81
Sell	- 98	30.94
Sell	- 1,564	31.15
Total	- 127,140

(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	07 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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