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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

4th Sep 2008 16:40

RNS Number : 7882C
BNP Paribas London
04 September 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
 03 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
 
3,102,650 0.31%
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
Total
 
3,102,650 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
 
 
 
 
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
 
Class of relevant security:
 
Details
 
 
 
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
 
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchases
Quantity
Price
 
95
47.87
 
380
47.84
 
84
47.82
 
183
47.61
 
109
47.56
 
252
47.55
 
471
47.54
 
5
47.53
 
232
47.51
 
131
47.46
 
5000
47.46
 
262
47.45
 
400
47.43
 
1991
47.42
 
1920
47.41
 
850
47.38
 
75
47.37
 
8377
47.36
 
811
47.34
 
1623
47.33
 
88
47.32
 
945
47.31
 
17
47.30
 
732
47.29
 
532
47.28
 
402
47.27
 
364
47.26
 
122
47.24
 
421
47.20
 
383
47.17
 
426
47.15
 
77
47.14
 
389
47.11
 
354
47.07
 
773
47.05
 
188
47.03
 
506
47.00
 
489
46.99
 
405
46.97
 
1823
46.94
 
785
46.93
 
360
46.91
 
177
46.90
 
374
46.89
 
719
46.88
 
642
46.87
 
1911
46.86
 
145
46.85
 
2205
46.84
 
1088
46.82
 
3957
46.81
 
3802
46.80
 
828
46.79
 
1511
46.78
 
702
46.77
 
4182
46.76
 
490
46.75
 
596
46.74
 
2051
46.71
 
406
46.69
 
2699
46.68
 
1148
46.65
 
2312
46.64
 
130
46.63
 
2172
46.62
 
29
46.59
 
250
46.57
 
329
46.56
 
2639
46.52
 
199
46.47
 
180
46.45
 
207
46.44
 
93
46.39
 
500
46.38
 
484
46.37
 
785
46.36
 
1629
46.34
 
823
46.31
 
250
46.28
 
856
46.23
 
104
46.20
 
260
46.19
 
84
46.17
 
126
46.15
 
5955
46.05
Total:
83,861
 
 
Sales
Quantity
Price
 
-177
48.04
 
-73
48.02
 
-839
47.57
 
-381
47.56
 
-148
47.54
 
-624
47.53
 
-746
47.51
 
-87
47.48
 
-4200
47.45
 
-337
47.44
 
-255
47.40
 
-148
47.39
 
-210
47.37
 
-355
47.36
 
-271
47.35
 
-78
47.34
 
-462
47.33
 
-17
47.32
 
-622
47.31
 
-107
47.29
 
-184
47.28
 
-133
47.23
 
-284
47.21
 
-581
47.20
 
-180
47.19
 
-480
47.17
 
-2715
47.16
 
-3827
47.15
 
-214
47.14
 
-339
47.13
 
-400
47.12
 
-875
47.08
 
-1869
47.07
 
-2490
47.06
 
-859
47.05
 
-1725
47.04
 
-1175
47.03
 
-4398
47.02
 
-4549
47.01
 
-4996
47.00
 
-1697
46.99
 
-6029
46.98
 
-272
46.97
 
-1402
46.96
 
-2286
46.95
 
-1438
46.94
 
-2249
46.93
 
-4558
46.92
 
-3284
46.91
 
-947
46.89
 
-424
46.89
 
-3684
46.88
 
-1889
46.87
 
-180
46.86
 
-849
46.85
 
-1336
46.84
 
-1972
46.83
 
-598
46.82
 
-2567
46.81
 
-6492
46.80
 
-2047
46.79
 
-2993
46.78
 
-100
46.77
 
-180
46.75
 
-180
46.74
 
-780
46.73
 
-84
46.72
 
-493
46.68
 
-523
46.67
 
-593
46.66
 
-25000
46.64
 
-180
46.60
 
-260
46.58
 
-582
46.57
 
-32
46.56
 
-10753
46.52
 
-195
46.47
 
-530
46.46
 
-525
46.44
 
-135
46.42
 
-208
46.41
 
-555
46.37
 
-618
46.34
 
-462
46.33
 
-410
46.32
 
-345
46.28
 
-266
46.25
 
-1582
46.24
 
-1879
46.23
 
-2741
46.22
 
-1008
46.21
 
-625
46.20
 
-409
46.18
 
-968
46.17
 
-1718
46.16
 
-927
46.15
 
-254
46.12
 
-24
46.11
 
-11033
46.05
Total:
- 158,760
 
 
(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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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
04 September 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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