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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

30th Jun 2008 16:46

RNS Number : 9291X

BNP Paribas London

30 June 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	27th June 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	3,258,103 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,258,103 0.33%

(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	Amount	Price
Buy	562	56.30
Buy	24	56.63
Buy	68	56.82
Buy	123	56.93
Buy	557	56.94
Buy	3,276	56.95
Buy	474	56.96
Buy	1,809	56.97
Buy	12	56.98
Buy	113	57.04
Buy	150	57.05
Buy	34	57.06
Buy	22	57.08
Buy	72	57.09
Buy	114	57.11
Buy	56	57.12
Buy	70	57.13
Buy	715	57.16
Buy	514	57.18
Buy	146	57.19
Buy	639	57.20
Buy	125	57.21
Buy	156	57.23
Buy	215	57.24
Buy	181	57.25
Buy	5	57.26
Buy	210	57.27
Buy	100	57.28
Buy	915	57.29
Buy	1,316	57.30
Buy	246	57.31
Buy	662	57.33
Buy	491	57.34
Buy	155	57.37
Buy	2,076	57.40
Buy	70	57.41
Buy	1,038	57.42
Buy	500	57.44
Buy	200	57.45
Buy	745	57.46
Buy	200	57.47
Buy	684	57.48
Buy	180	57.49
Buy	711	57.50
Buy	224	57.51
Buy	356	57.52
Buy	247	57.53
Buy	449	57.54
Buy	144	57.57
Buy	90	57.59
Buy	294	57.60
Buy	1,132	57.61
Buy	1,254	57.67
Buy	90	57.74
Buy	100	57.76
Buy	105	57.78
Buy	80	57.81
Buy	349	57.83
Buy	70	57.90
Buy	635	57.94
Buy	80	57.98
Buy	192	57.99
Buy	200	58.00
Buy	100	58.02
Buy	100	58.03
Buy	153	58.07
Buy	105	58.09
Buy	189	58.11
Buy	80	58.18
Buy	1,580	58.26
Buy	494	58.27
Buy	905	58.29
Buy	100	58.42
Buy	26,266	58.43
Buy	450	58.44
Total	57,344

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 152	56.57
Sell	- 373	56.59
Sell	- 24	56.61
Sell	- 68	56.80
Sell	- 81	56.81
Sell	- 119	56.83
Sell	- 133	56.89
Sell	- 139	56.92
Sell	- 147	56.93
Sell	- 789	56.94
Sell	- 542	56.96
Sell	- 491	56.97
Sell	- 1,503	56.98
Sell	- 291	56.99
Sell	- 1,433	57.00
Sell	- 150	57.03
Sell	- 347	57.05
Sell	- 56	57.06
Sell	- 128	57.07
Sell	- 48	57.12
Sell	- 27	57.13
Sell	- 130	57.16
Sell	- 139	57.21
Sell	- 815	57.22
Sell	- 82	57.23
Sell	- 559	57.24
Sell	- 33	57.28
Sell	- 528	57.29
Sell	- 382	57.31
Sell	- 321	57.32
Sell	- 300	57.33
Sell	- 436	57.34
Sell	- 155	57.35
Sell	- 485	57.36
Sell	- 210	57.38
Sell	- 262	57.39
Sell	- 279	57.40
Sell	- 1,384	57.46
Sell	- 116	57.47
Sell	- 830	57.48
Sell	- 142	57.49
Sell	- 110	57.51
Sell	- 635	57.52
Sell	- 4	57.54
Sell	- 595	57.56
Sell	- 268	57.57
Sell	- 201	57.59
Sell	- 326	57.61
Sell	- 1,959	57.63
Sell	- 250	57.65
Sell	- 95	57.69
Sell	- 56	57.75
Sell	- 120	57.81
Sell	- 2,000	57.81
Sell	- 145	57.84
Sell	- 15	57.86
Sell	- 80	57.87
Sell	- 420	57.88
Sell	- 75	57.89
Sell	- 60	57.90
Sell	- 960	57.91
Sell	- 40	57.92
Sell	- 1,016	57.93
Sell	- 642	57.94
Sell	- 45	57.95
Sell	- 356	57.96
Sell	- 180	57.97
Sell	- 62	57.98
Sell	- 442	57.99
Sell	- 4,147	58.00
Sell	- 2,311	58.01
Sell	- 804	58.02
Sell	- 6,355	58.03
Sell	- 937	58.04
Sell	- 897	58.05
Sell	- 105	58.06
Sell	- 325	58.07
Sell	- 396	58.08
Sell	- 69	58.09
Sell	- 120	58.10
Sell	- 30	58.11
Sell	- 101	58.12
Sell	- 726	58.13
Sell	- 45	58.14
Sell	- 15	58.16
Sell	- 334	58.26
Sell	- 1,000	58.29
Sell	- 105	58.30
Sell	- 369	58.31
Sell	- 105	58.32
Sell	- 100	58.42
Sell	- 27,722	58.43
Sell	- 450	58.44
Total	- 73,354

(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	30th June 2008
Contact name	Oliver Barker
Telephone number	020 7595 3190
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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