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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

20th May 2008 11:53

RNS Number : 8725U

BNP Paribas London

20 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	19th 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	3,666,114 0.37%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,666,114

(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	1,291	69.79
Buy	29	69.83
Buy	266	69.86
Buy	89	69.90
Buy	56	70.00
Buy	376	70.03
Buy	748	70.08
Buy	246	70.10
Buy	708	70.11
Buy	452	70.17
Buy	42	70.41
Buy	183	70.42
Buy	62	70.50
Buy	718	70.51
Buy	45	70.52
Buy	145	70.53
Buy	475	70.54
Buy	565	70.55
Buy	361	70.56
Buy	86	70.57
Buy	37	70.58
Buy	166	70.59
Buy	68	70.60
Buy	300	70.61
Buy	91	70.62
Buy	441	70.63
Buy	449	70.64
Buy	270	70.66
Buy	495	70.67
Buy	510	70.69
Buy	15	70.70
Buy	15	70.72
Buy	15	70.74
Buy	465	70.75
Buy	63	70.76
Buy	646	70.77
Buy	225	70.78
Buy	255	70.79
Buy	225	70.80
Buy	422	70.81
Buy	31	70.85
Buy	760	70.86
Buy	883	70.87
Buy	118	70.88
Total	13,908

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 175	69.46
Sell	- 824	69.59
Sell	- 286	69.64
Sell	- 789	69.66
Sell	- 101	69.67
Sell	- 1,674	69.70
Sell	- 31	69.71
Sell	- 418	69.72
Sell	- 76	69.73
Sell	- 150	69.74
Sell	- 142	69.75
Sell	- 313	69.76
Sell	- 261	69.77
Sell	- 958	69.78
Sell	- 595	69.79
Sell	- 1,826	69.80
Sell	- 379	69.81
Sell	- 1,989	69.82
Sell	- 997	69.83
Sell	- 1,538	69.84
Sell	- 191	69.85
Sell	- 713	69.86
Sell	- 149	69.87
Sell	- 1,003	69.88
Sell	- 176	69.89
Sell	- 1,973	69.90
Sell	- 3,792	69.91
Sell	- 374	69.92
Sell	- 2,208	69.93
Sell	- 574	69.94
Sell	- 3,175	69.95
Sell	- 1,210	69.96
Sell	- 1,283	69.97
Sell	- 1,422	69.98
Sell	- 928	69.99
Sell	- 1,838	70.00
Sell	- 45	70.01
Sell	- 688	70.02
Sell	- 1,186	70.03
Sell	- 828	70.04
Sell	- 1,351	70.05
Sell	- 1,562	70.06
Sell	- 2,326	70.07
Sell	- 537	70.08
Sell	- 3,782	70.09
Sell	- 496	70.10
Sell	- 1,237	70.11
Sell	- 872	70.12
Sell	- 1,024	70.13
Sell	- 1,231	70.14
Sell	- 962	70.15
Sell	- 667	70.16
Sell	- 56	70.18
Sell	- 378	70.19
Sell	- 478	70.20
Sell	- 748	70.22
Sell	- 337	70.23
Sell	- 243	70.24
Sell	- 1,066	70.27
Sell	- 219	70.28
Sell	- 438	70.29
Sell	- 1,634	70.33
Sell	- 215	70.34
Sell	- 196	70.36
Sell	- 1,320	70.37
Sell	- 50	70.38
Sell	- 282	70.39
Sell	- 1,309	70.40
Sell	- 550	70.42
Sell	- 995	70.43
Sell	- 208	70.44
Sell	- 311	70.45
Sell	- 227	70.46
Sell	- 1,522	70.47
Sell	- 271	70.48
Sell	- 7	70.49
Sell	- 841	70.51
Sell	- 778	70.52
Sell	- 2,454	70.53
Sell	- 3,161	70.54
Sell	- 6,039	70.55
Sell	- 3,066	70.56
Sell	- 2,352	70.57
Sell	- 2,337	70.58
Sell	- 1,218	70.59
Sell	- 2,115	70.60
Sell	- 1,307	70.61
Sell	- 1,952	70.62
Sell	- 1,352	70.63
Sell	- 394	70.65
Sell	- 159,705	70.66
Sell	- 96	70.68
Sell	- 439	70.69
Sell	- 277	70.74
Sell	- 12,500	70.78
Total	- 268,768

(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	20th May 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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