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EPT Disclosure

2nd Oct 2008 13:04

RNS Number : 9504E

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)

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	01 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	4,931,375 0.49%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,931,375 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
	196	37.50
	196	37.46
	253	37.44
	392	37.42
	479	37.41
	169	37.39
	244	37.37
	255	37.36
	392	37.35
	540	37.34
	211	37.30
	764	37.27
	243	37.24
	196	37.14
	3844	37.12
	392	37.11
	415	37.08
	196	37.07
	196	37.05
	537	37.02
	1090	37.01
	236	37.00
	150	36.99
	496	36.98
	1111	36.96
	840	36.95
	159	36.94
	703	36.93
	1449	36.92
	555	36.91
	403	36.90
	1336	36.89
	818	36.88
	652	36.87
	196	36.85
	395	36.84
	164	36.83
	196	36.82
	4302	36.80
	226	36.79
	2027	36.78
	837	36.77
	4861	36.76
	4178	36.75
	3360	36.74
	170	36.73
	6254	36.71
	2160	36.70
	3028	36.69
	4892	36.68
	4031	36.67
	3421	36.66
	830	36.66
	7010	36.65
	166	36.64
	4301	36.63
	2734	36.62
	4100	36.61
	3713	36.60
	2065	36.59
	1451	36.58
	770	36.57
	718	36.56
	4602	36.55
	1142	36.54
	4398	36.53
	13408	36.52
	3280	36.51
	10710	36.50
	1410	36.49
	796	36.48
	1215	36.47
	996	36.46
	347	36.40
	551	36.38
	496	36.36
	320	36.22
	607	36.21
	678	36.18
	248	36.14
	196	36.12
	212	35.99
	196	35.95
	500	35.92
	814	35.89
	212	35.88
	182	35.86
	106	35.85
	1668	35.83
	2550	35.82
	643	35.80
	2079	35.79
	400	35.77
	100	35.76
	1907	35.72
	654	35.60
	1004	35.59
	681	35.57
	1250	35.56
	3506	35.55
	931	35.54
	977	35.53
	1086	35.52
	1251	35.51
	5670	35.50
	1029	35.49
	991	35.48
	3768	35.47
	3106	35.46
	510	35.45
	91	35.44
	438	35.41
	3320	35.40
	498	35.39
	196	35.38
	1423	35.37
	1680	35.35
	38	35.32
	445	35.29
	100	35.28
	400	35.27
	1248	35.26
	240	35.25
	500	35.22
	196	35.20
	381	35.19
	139	35.15
	20	35.13
	424	35.05
	58	35.03
	196	35.02
	335	35.00
	607	34.99
	1222	34.96
	1471	34.95
	307	34.94
	400	34.92
	3213	34.91
	3909	34.90
	53	34.88
	75782	34.87
	20	34.85
	639	34.82
	779	34.81
	1580	34.80
	1494	34.79
	4912	34.78
	2659	34.77
	196	34.76
	1879	34.75
	1418	34.74
	835	34.73
	2	34.72
	959	34.70
	779	34.69
	300	34.68
	8084	34.67
	200	34.65
	545	34.64
	200	34.62
	2321	34.61
	550	34.60
	3122	34.59
	964	34.58
	1030	34.57
	957	34.56
	1917	34.55
	2224	34.54
	800	34.53
	533	34.52
	2157	34.51
	2381	34.50
	1264	34.49
	1833	34.48
	400	34.45
	1748	34.44
	2224	34.43
	2887	34.42
	1251	34.41
	466	34.40
	800	34.39
	550	34.37
	1475	34.36
	1778	34.35
	2001	34.34
	1919	34.33
	778	34.32
	1035	34.31
	5087	34.30
	2293	34.29
	2278	34.28
	116	34.27
	5000	34.25
	604	34.23
	99	34.22
	846	34.21
	236	34.18
	254	34.17
	5219	34.16
Total:	366,254

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-196	37.56
	-883	37.51
	-550	37.48
	-2165	37.46
	-196	37.45
	-1081	37.44
	-196	37.43
	-293	37.41
	-196	37.40
	-244	37.36
	-822	37.34
	-1112	37.33
	-725	37.32
	-193	37.31
	-170	37.30
	-95	37.28
	-1734	37.18
	-196	37.17
	-196	37.15
	-196	37.14
	-196	37.13
	-215	37.10
	-200	37.07
	-196	37.06
	-770	37.03
	-888	37.02
	-196	37.01
	-392	37.00
	-236	36.99
	-219	36.98
	-196	36.97
	-2286	36.96
	-842	36.92
	-535	36.91
	-463	36.90
	-711	36.89
	-196	36.88
	-2038	36.85
	-504	36.84
	-555	36.80
	-392	36.79
	-1371	36.77
	-1650	36.76
	-3159	36.75
	-1202	36.74
	-662	36.73
	-819	36.72
	-454	36.70
	-6	36.69
	-69	36.68
	-1042	36.67
	-144	36.66
	-11	36.65
	-838	36.64
	-1268	36.63
	-203	36.62
	-348	36.60
	-786	36.57
	-171	36.55
	-1634	36.53
	-2068	36.52
	-2880	36.51
	-4218	36.50
	-5532	36.49
	-4679	36.48
	-196	36.47
	-9329	36.46
	-886	36.45
	-600	36.42
	-212	36.41
	-747	36.40
	-196	36.36
	-803	36.23
	-248	36.13
	-196	36.11
	-196	35.96
	-106	35.84
	-196	35.83
	-196	35.80
	-27	35.54
	-974	35.52
	-7	35.51
	-1418	35.50
	-329	35.44
	-892	35.42
	-652	35.41
	-1716	35.40
	-152	35.39
	-731	35.30
	-3295	35.23
	-97	35.21
	-196	35.20
	-607	35.19
	-8662	35.18
	-12	35.17
	-20	35.15
	-393	35.02
	-196	34.99
	-215	34.98
	-196	34.92
	-196	34.88
	-36585	34.87
	-5000	34.86
	-20	34.85
	-10196	34.83
	-435	34.81
	-200	34.78
	-2822	34.77
	-1531	34.76
	-2	34.74
	-435	34.72
	-1561	34.64
	-435	34.63
	-631	34.62
	-818	34.60
	-2747	34.59
	-41	34.58
	-631	34.57
	-830	34.56
	-196	34.55
	-549	34.54
	-1789	34.53
	-435	34.51
	-1850	34.48
	-171	34.47
	-435	34.46
	-460	34.45
	-1109	34.44
	-1818	34.43
	-435	34.38
	-314	34.35
	-435	34.33
	-1048	34.32
	-747	34.31
	-1789	34.30
	-1000	34.29
	-1779	34.28
	-1065	34.17
Total:	- 176,313

(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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