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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

14th Jul 2008 13:02

RNS Number : 0026Z

BNP Paribas London

14 July 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	11 July 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	3,044,462 0.31%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,044,462 0.31%

(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
	12	53.11
	100	53.12
	9	53.13
	200	53.16
	321	53.17
	828	53.19
	34	53.32
	483	53.36
	389	53.37
	5264	53.42
	291	53.43
	813	53.47
	112	53.50
	261	53.57
	290	53.58
	1061	53.60
	1604	53.61
	1181	53.62
	144	53.63
	531	53.64
	200	53.65
	62	53.67
	509	53.70
	10	53.71
	63	53.73
	86	53.74
	832	53.75
	586	53.76
	258	53.77
	543	53.78
	288	53.84
	1094	53.86
	56	53.87
	623	53.88
	663	53.89
	456	53.91
	211	53.92
	66	53.93
	500	53.94
	1192	53.95
	694	53.96
	641	53.98
	666	53.99
	200	54.01
	290	54.07
	306	54.08
	768	54.10
	134	54.14
	83	54.16
	30	54.20
	210	54.21
	700	54.22
	75	54.24
	327	54.25
	200	54.26
	763	54.28
	1098	54.29
	236	54.30
	16	54.31
	75	54.32
	2446	54.33
	616	54.34
	650	54.35
	225	54.36
	798	54.37
	4693	54.38
	3015	54.39
	1539	54.40
	1470	54.41
	930	54.42
	371	54.43
	346	54.44
	799	54.45
	75	54.46
	67	54.47
	206	54.48
	215	54.49
	354	54.50
	371	54.50
	230	54.51
	496	54.52
	718	54.53
	357	54.54
	45	54.55
	15	54.57
	579	54.58
	702	54.60
	66	54.66
	559	54.68
	190	54.71
	1764	54.72
	461	54.73
	178	54.74
	172	54.76
	186	54.82
	769	54.90
	15	54.91
	315	54.92
	752	55.00
	32	55.01
	192	55.03
	116	55.05
	593	55.06
	25	55.18
	66	55.23
	701	55.25
	10	55.28
	139	55.32
	207	55.34
	75	55.35
	5	55.38
	139	55.39
	1149	55.47
	15	55.56
	1221	55.57
	272	55.58
	158	55.60
	33	55.61
	126	55.64
	307	55.65
	153	55.73
	645	55.75
	15	55.84
Total:	63,887

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-117	53.12
	-200	53.14
	-261	53.15
	-106	53.20
	-500	53.25
	-25	53.29
	-266	53.30
	-302	53.31
	-297	53.33
	-42666	53.42
	-22	53.45
	-213	53.48
	-240	53.50
	-3473	53.51
	-1383	53.52
	-453	53.54
	-1122	53.55
	-150	53.58
	-340	53.59
	-1441	53.60
	-47	53.61
	-186	53.62
	-1287	53.64
	-2273	53.65
	-262	53.67
	-1403	53.68
	-672	53.69
	-43	53.70
	-66	53.71
	-932	53.72
	-511	53.73
	-152	53.75
	-127	53.76
	-1268	53.78
	-1323	53.82
	-400	53.83
	-213	53.84
	-56	53.85
	-611	53.86
	-350	53.87
	-189	53.89
	-634	53.90
	-712	53.91
	-579	53.92
	-375	53.93
	-700	53.94
	-745	53.95
	-1646	53.96
	-928	53.97
	-1779	53.98
	-540	53.99
	-645	54.00
	-1678	54.01
	-333	54.02
	-633	54.04
	-804	54.05
	-586	54.06
	-578	54.07
	-727	54.08
	-963	54.09
	-345	54.10
	-641	54.11
	-739	54.12
	-484	54.13
	-1756	54.14
	-450	54.15
	-75	54.16
	-75	54.17
	-216	54.18
	-1520	54.19
	-73	54.20
	-1551	54.21
	-548	54.22
	-82	54.23
	-275	54.24
	-348	54.25
	-662	54.27
	-667	54.28
	-615	54.29
	-75	54.31
	-236	54.32
	-30	54.33
	-75	54.34
	-60	54.36
	-919	54.38
	-75	54.39
	-601	54.40
	-195	54.41
	-647	54.42
	-2244	54.43
	-496	54.44
	-163	54.45
	-445	54.46
	-1300	54.47
	-445	54.48
	-996	54.49
	-116	54.50
	-339	54.51
	-268	54.53
	-662	54.54
	-700	54.55
	-360	54.56
	-548	54.60
	-593	54.61
	-100	54.65
	-200	54.66
	-85	54.67
	-36	54.68
	-711	54.69
	-301	54.71
	-154	54.72
	-433	54.75
	-644	54.76
	-172	54.78
	-100	54.79
	-200	54.80
	-425	54.81
	-638	54.84
	-95	54.87
	-553	54.88
	-15	54.89
	-285	54.90
	-499	54.91
	-430	54.92
	-77	54.95
	-345	55.02
	-700	55.04
	-426	55.05
	-112	55.07
	-1125	55.09
	-22	55.10
	-167	55.11
	-842	55.15
	-606	55.17
	-23	55.19
	-192	55.20
	-223	55.22
	-657	55.23
	-625	55.28
	-1601	55.29
	-259	55.30
	-197	55.36
	-278	55.37
	-627	55.40
	-33	55.44
	-2814	55.53
	-143	55.54
	-138	55.62
	-718	55.65
	-500	55.70
	-500	55.72
	-200	55.73
	-500	55.74
	-153	55.75
	-5608	55.76
	-100	55.77
	-870	55.78
	-116	55.81
	-285	55.82
	-2638	55.83
	-100	55.84
	-2	55.85
Total:	- 135,841

(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	14 July 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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