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EPT Disclosure

12th May 2008 11:38

RNS Number : 1937U

BNP Paribas London

12 May 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	9th May 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	4,185,427 0.42%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,185,427

(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	Quantity	Price
Sell	-2367	63.50
Sell	-100	63.51
Sell	-609	63.52
Sell	-150	63.53
Sell	-300	63.55
Sell	-342	63.56
Sell	-167	63.57
Sell	-718	63.60
Sell	-148	63.64
Sell	-817	63.67
Sell	-13	63.70
Sell	-920	63.71
Sell	-1751	63.72
Sell	-112	63.76
Sell	-571	63.77
Sell	-300	63.79
Sell	-121	63.85
Sell	-1000	63.86
Sell	-826	63.89
Sell	-3114	63.90
Sell	-2301	63.91
Sell	-421	63.92
Sell	-1693	63.94
Sell	-1778	63.95
Sell	-200	63.97
Sell	-2544	63.98
Sell	-390	63.99
Sell	-873	64.00
Sell	-143	64.01
Sell	-432	64.05
Sell	-912	64.07
Sell	-129	64.08
Sell	-644	64.09
Sell	-8000	64.10
Sell	-291	64.10
Sell	-505	64.11
Sell	-700	64.12
Sell	-120	64.15
Sell	-3113	64.18
Sell	-1509	64.19
Sell	-472	64.23
Sell	-328	64.24
Sell	-306	64.25
Sell	-521	64.27
Sell	-781	64.28
Sell	-1524	64.29
Sell	-3147	64.30
Sell	-1460	64.31
Sell	-1695	64.32
Sell	-2491	64.33
Sell	-1355	64.34
Sell	-200	64.35
Sell	-446	64.37
Sell	-318	64.39
Sell	-34	64.41
Sell	-62	64.44
Sell	-357	64.45
Sell	-699	64.48
Sell	-21	64.49
Sell	-221	64.50
Sell	-294	64.55
Sell	-961	64.60
Sell	-1	64.62
Sell	-101	64.71
Sell	-458	64.72
Sell	-6250	64.76
Sell	-134	64.77
Sell	-1246	64.80
Sell	-40	64.81
Sell	-2880	64.82
Sell	-1108	64.83
Sell	-1256	64.84
Sell	-2344	64.85
Sell	-3994	64.86
Sell	-281	64.87
Sell	-2229	64.88
Sell	-1194	64.89
Sell	-2334	64.90
Sell	-337	64.91
Sell	-111	64.92
Sell	-640	64.93
Sell	-714	64.94
Total Sales	-86489

Buy/Sell	Quantity	Price
Buy	23	63.60
Buy	126	63.61
Buy	234	63.63
Buy	408	63.64
Buy	853	63.65
Buy	184	63.67
Buy	723	63.70
Buy	566	63.71
Buy	252	63.73
Buy	361	63.74
Buy	260	63.75
Buy	142	63.76
Buy	269	63.79
Buy	180	63.80
Buy	300	63.81
Buy	12	63.85
Buy	1150	63.87
Buy	12	63.87
Buy	341	63.88
Buy	349	63.89
Buy	1052	63.96
Buy	899	63.99
Buy	1088	64.00
Buy	300	64.01
Buy	21981	64.02
Buy	448	64.03
Buy	100	64.05
Buy	124	64.06
Buy	160	64.08
Buy	1159	64.09
Buy	267	64.10
Buy	56	64.11
Buy	1357	64.12
Buy	881	64.13
Buy	7762	64.14
Buy	1206	64.15
Buy	1462	64.16
Buy	401	64.17
Buy	1345	64.18
Buy	507	64.19
Buy	1180	64.20
Buy	1398	64.21
Buy	615	64.22
Buy	659	64.23
Buy	993	64.24
Buy	2773	64.25
Buy	4277	64.26
Buy	813	64.27
Buy	104	64.28
Buy	1494	64.29
Buy	7729	64.30
Buy	175	64.31
Buy	778	64.32
Buy	1006	64.33
Buy	9	64.35
Buy	105	64.36
Buy	120	64.37
Buy	1096	64.38
Buy	60	64.40
Buy	25	64.44
Buy	572	64.45
Buy	80	64.46
Buy	359	64.47
Buy	15	64.55
Buy	172	64.56
Buy	662	64.59
Buy	117	64.60
Buy	8000	64.73
Buy	106	64.76
Buy	132	64.80
Buy	759	64.81
Buy	1041	64.82
Buy	279	64.84
Buy	60	64.86
Buy	438	64.87
Buy	156	64.88
Buy	282	64.89
Total buys	87939

(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) YES/NO

Date of disclosure	12th May 2008
Contact name	Laura Ashbourne
Telephone number	020 7595 3644
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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