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EPT Disclosure

15th Oct 2008 17:21

RNS Number : 9547F

BNP Paribas London

15 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	14 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	4,303,039 0.43%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,303,039 0.43%

(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
	435	30.95
	4938	30.94
	694	30.93
	2341	30.92
	1082	30.91
	2650	30.90
	391	30.86
	2	30.84
	292	30.83
	2337	30.82
	346	30.81
	77	30.80
	3039	30.79
	2855	30.78
	2142	30.77
	6589	30.76
	6209	30.75
	8341	30.74
	5961	30.73
	1820	30.72
	5743	30.71
	3249	30.70
	3431	30.69
	1360	30.68
	3283	30.67
	8221	30.66
	3285	30.65
	1679	30.64
	859	30.61
	404	30.59
	1424	30.58
	128	30.56
	751	30.55
	971	30.54
	1486	30.53
	733	30.52
	1723	30.51
	200	30.50
	729	30.49
	1973	30.48
	240	30.47
	551	30.44
	220	30.42
	161	30.39
	120	30.38
	580	30.31
	107	30.29
	25	30.28
	300	29.99
	130	29.97
	423	29.93
	934	29.92
	1988	29.91
	14254	29.90
	174	29.89
	898	29.88
	1734	29.87
	1204	29.86
	150	29.85
	120	29.84
	200	29.83
	3341	29.80
	400	29.79
	1606	29.78
	320	29.77
	791	29.76
	2622	29.75
	2555	29.74
	1628	29.73
	2352	29.72
	400	29.71
	2064	29.70
	2414	29.69
	1059	29.68
	557	29.67
	579	29.66
	1936	29.65
	262	29.63
	285	29.62
	1283	29.61
	771	29.60
	5351	29.59
	407	29.58
	1155	29.57
	284	29.56
	2625	29.55
	624	29.54
	1253	29.53
	157	29.52
	1185	29.51
	2006	29.50
	4631	29.49
	10700	29.48
	2286	29.47
	120	29.46
	3853	29.45
	2046	29.44
	624	29.43
	259	29.42
	4311	29.41
	2498	29.40
	881	29.39
	4825	29.38
	1030	29.37
	359	29.36
	2236	29.35
	1051	29.33
	325	29.30
	1489	29.28
	576	29.27
	291	29.23
	206	29.21
	291	29.19
	109	29.15
	201	29.14
	38	29.05
	1090	29.04
	300	29.02
	200	29.00
	20	28.96
	443	28.92
	728	28.80
	2095	28.75
	1282	28.62
	476	28.60
	405	28.59
	623	28.51
	118	28.50
	2753	28.49
	30	28.47
	5017	28.46
	116	28.45
	444	28.44
	1100	28.43
	900	28.42
	640	28.41
	197	28.39
	2080	28.38
	210	28.37
	2591	28.36
	7082	28.35
	1540	28.34
	770	28.33
	2040	28.32
	504	28.31
	1248	28.30
	1356	28.29
	1565	28.28
	840	28.27
	117656	28.26
	129	28.25
	146	28.24
	726	28.23
	137	28.22
	654	28.21
	56	28.20
	462	28.19
	772	28.18
	997	28.17
	778	28.16
	91	28.13
	522	28.12
	1684	28.11
	4048	28.10
	1411	28.09
	1600	28.08
	734	28.06
	1022	28.05
	2739	28.04
	287	28.03
	2652	28.02
	1225	28.01
	4431	28.00
	1212	27.97
	933	27.96
	45	27.95
	800	27.94
	299	27.93
	633	27.92
	14900	27.90
	300	27.89
	1550	27.88
	2564	27.87
	1534	27.86
	980	27.85
	608	27.82
	1200	27.79
	1298	27.78
	10	27.77
	920	27.76
	1486	27.73
	505	27.69
	201	27.68
	4800	27.58
	140	27.57
	300	27.52
	1466	27.51
	1337	27.50
	999	27.49
	163	27.44
	73	27.43
	1176	27.42
	2872	27.41
	3125	27.40
	1725	27.39
	638	27.38
	600	27.37
	737	27.36
Total:	444,085

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-1232	30.94
	-247	30.92
	-750	30.90
	-1100	30.88
	-300	30.87
	-249	30.86
	-643	30.81
	-1554	30.80
	-398	30.77
	-1943	30.76
	-859	30.75
	-105	30.74
	-740	30.73
	-1575	30.72
	-184	30.71
	-2251	30.68
	-45	30.67
	-486	30.66
	-578	30.63
	-58	30.58
	-17	30.55
	-63	30.54
	-520	30.53
	-539	30.52
	-296	30.50
	-291	30.46
	-232	30.31
	-208	30.27
	-2559	30.15
	-209	30.08
	-5210	30.01
	-2271	30.00
	-2676	29.90
	-80	29.83
	-734	29.79
	-1200	29.77
	-291	29.76
	-631	29.75
	-291	29.74
	-364	29.72
	-260	29.69
	-291	29.68
	-528	29.67
	-52	29.66
	-165	29.65
	-193	29.64
	-2328	29.63
	-833	29.62
	-678	29.61
	-1011	29.60
	-563	29.59
	-745	29.55
	-35	29.54
	-287	29.53
	-43	29.52
	-600	29.51
	-2199	29.50
	-291	29.49
	-159	29.48
	-334	29.46
	-1998	29.43
	-291	29.42
	-342	29.41
	-425	29.40
	-442	29.39
	-939	29.38
	-3614	29.37
	-1574	29.36
	-522	29.35
	-480	29.34
	-353	29.33
	-466	29.25
	-191	29.24
	-291	29.23
	-291	29.22
	-400	29.21
	-109	29.20
	-690	29.00
	-2760	28.98
	-106	28.97
	-20	28.95
	-176	28.93
	-1979	28.91
	-633	28.89
	-3619	28.85
	-303	28.84
	-191	28.82
	-305	28.81
	-320	28.63
	-316	28.61
	-6769	28.60
	-701	28.59
	-62	28.57
	-2340	28.56
	-400	28.53
	-500	28.52
	-122	28.51
	-122	28.50
	-1730	28.48
	-2777	28.46
	-141	28.42
	-200	28.41
	-2636	28.40
	-3262	28.39
	-2777	28.38
	-575	28.35
	-494	28.34
	-2143	28.33
	-1795	28.32
	-345	28.31
	-1006	28.30
	-358	28.29
	-357	28.28
	-450	28.27
	-9835	28.26
	-169	28.25
	-1065	28.24
	-818	28.23
	-1090	28.20
	-264	28.19
	-239	28.17
	-974	28.16
	-924	28.12
	-21	28.11
	-300	28.10
	-1010	28.08
	-1640	28.07
	-588	28.06
	-1566	28.05
	-693	28.04
	-360	28.03
	-3704	28.02
	-1165	28.01
	-1228	28.00
	-527	27.99
	-890	27.98
	-1133	27.97
	-723	27.96
	-4122	27.95
	-987	27.94
	-920	27.92
	-300	27.91
	-508	27.90
	-1681	27.89
	-800	27.88
	-592	27.86
	-1065	27.85
	-221	27.84
	-246	27.83
	-652	27.81
	-1528	27.80
	-211	27.79
	-432	27.78
	-850	27.77
	-1312	27.76
	-1351	27.75
	-1029	27.74
	-2604	27.73
	-1838	27.72
	-311	27.70
	-400	27.69
	-719	27.68
	-165	27.66
	-135	27.65
	-484	27.64
	-975	27.63
	-741	27.62
	-1771	27.61
	-2488	27.60
	-1095	27.54
	-1040	27.52
	-660	27.51
	-2631	27.50
	-480	27.49
	-165	27.44
	-720	27.39
	-165	27.38
	-165	27.37
	-1005	27.35
Total:	- 172,272

(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	15 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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