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EPT Disclosure

2nd Oct 2008 13:06

RNS Number : 9509E

BNP Paribas London

02 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)

Amendment

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	30 September 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	4,741,434 0.48%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,741,434 0.48%

(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
	184	35.22
	103	35.17
	195	35.16
	730	35.15
	378	35.11
	100	35.10
	200	35.08
	607	35.07
	2310	35.04
	2580	35.02
	8654	35.00
	1618	34.99
	4111	34.98
	2504	34.97
	2011	34.96
	5747	34.95
	1143	34.94
	3406	34.93
	488	34.92
	2817	34.91
	1846	34.90
	881	34.89
	1026	34.88
	900	34.87
	5212	34.86
	153	34.84
	933	34.83
	753	34.81
	354	34.80
	500	34.76
	636	34.75
	368	34.73
	1289	34.72
	41900	34.71
	604	34.70
	169	34.69
	232	34.68
	719	34.67
	1154	34.66
	1070	34.64
	270	34.63
	660	34.62
	1592	34.61
	1339	34.60
	223	34.59
	2060	34.58
	629	34.57
	1563	34.56
	604	34.55
	795	34.54
	947	34.53
	867	34.52
	1697	34.51
	2645	34.50
	1208	34.49
	1749	34.48
	973	34.47
	278	34.46
	2813	34.45
	2141	34.44
	2558	34.43
	3147	34.42
	1881	34.41
	5574	34.40
	3126	34.39
	1619	34.37
	2620	34.36
	852	34.35
	2807	34.34
	1633	34.33
	2187	34.32
	849	34.31
	1000	34.29
	202	34.28
	381	34.26
	400	34.23
	591	34.21
	2339	34.20
	900	34.18
	524	34.17
	296	34.16
	1175	34.15
	2349	34.14
	404	34.13
	83	34.11
	380	34.10
	403	34.09
	2239	34.08
	68416	34.06
	480	34.06
	1730	34.04
	601	34.03
	717	34.02
	438	34.01
	1150	34.00
	558	33.99
	1150	33.98
	1493	33.97
	407	33.96
	531	33.95
	1053	33.94
	663	33.93
	286	33.92
	3421	33.91
	700	33.90
	2449	33.89
	5151	33.88
	889	33.87
	784	33.86
	3074	33.85
	353	33.84
	655	33.83
	150	33.82
	851	33.81
	454	33.80
	1583	33.79
	2191	33.78
	1584	33.77
	1920	33.76
	3149	33.75
	78	33.74
	882	33.73
	1518	33.72
	859	33.70
	360	33.69
	373	33.68
	481	33.67
	316	33.66
	1325	33.65
	523	33.64
	304	33.63
	184	33.61
	819	33.60
	547	33.59
	461	33.58
	184	33.57
	219	33.53
	456	33.51
	204	33.50
	964	33.48
	551	33.47
	184	33.44
	466	33.43
	150	33.22
	300	33.21
	720	33.08
	125	32.71
	121	32.69
	250	32.68
	353	32.64
	6850	32.07
	310	31.19
	350	31.17
Total:	298,975

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-466	35.15
	-471	35.10
	-184	35.07
	-537	34.97
	-170	34.93
	-335	34.92
	-324	34.91
	-706	34.90
	-300	34.89
	-918	34.88
	-1280	34.86
	-240	34.85
	-2017	34.83
	-979	34.82
	-522	34.81
	-368	34.79
	-585	34.78
	-1253	34.77
	-1411	34.75
	-2953	34.74
	-707	34.73
	-1011	34.72
	-37713	34.71
	-803	34.70
	-484	34.69
	-639	34.68
	-681	34.67
	-1440	34.66
	-1095	34.65
	-2341	34.64
	-3240	34.63
	-1367	34.62
	-1573	34.61
	-1448	34.60
	-788	34.59
	-487	34.58
	-1109	34.57
	-988	34.56
	-1902	34.55
	-2832	34.54
	-1625	34.53
	-874	34.52
	-2650	34.51
	-4491	34.50
	-3117	34.49
	-544	34.48
	-1378	34.47
	-1401	34.46
	-4794	34.45
	-634	34.44
	-3820	34.43
	-1698	34.42
	-400	34.41
	-2201	34.40
	-1776	34.39
	-388	34.38
	-1060	34.37
	-318	34.35
	-152	34.34
	-3279	34.32
	-1494	34.30
	-700	34.29
	-392	34.26
	-3481	34.25
	-100,616	34.24
	-1730	34.23
	-706	34.22
	-6835	34.20
	-544	34.19
	-1418	34.18
	-1812	34.17
	-7008	34.16
	-9500	34.15
	-628	34.14
	-5709	34.13
	-7749	34.12
	-13006	34.11
	-5501	34.10
	-4982	34.08
	-3038	34.07
	-781	34.06
	-5300	34.03
	-1852	34.01
	-1902	34.00
	-4394	33.99
	-1907	33.98
	-2107	33.97
	-2332	33.96
	-681	33.95
	-4001	33.94
	-1599	33.92
	-1880	33.91
	-1500	33.90
	-2556	33.89
	-334	33.88
	-573	33.87
	-15	33.86
	-2072	33.85
	-2490	33.84
	-184	33.83
	-2087	33.82
	-1650	33.81
	-184	33.79
	-34	33.77
	-1221	33.76
	-1334	33.75
	-544	33.74
	-874	33.73
	-2006	33.72
	-686	33.70
	-668	33.69
	-48	33.68
	-184	33.67
	-184	33.64
	-974	33.63
	-552	33.60
	-3736	33.59
	-2525	33.58
	-480	33.56
	-2031	33.55
	-184	33.54
	-492	33.53
	-386	33.50
	-479	33.49
	-479	33.47
	-184	33.44
	-5	32.86
	-210	32.82
	-53	32.76
	-136	32.71
	-150	32.45
	-325	32.26
	-150	31.84
	-200	31.82
	-300	31.81
	-166	31.80
	-26	31.53
	-344	31.52
	-252	31.46
	-200	31.42
	-1011	31.41
	-488	31.40
	-200	31.33
	-300	31.29
	-133	31.28
	-4367	31.26
	-536	31.25
Total:	- 364,334

(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	02 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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