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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

27th May 2008 11:53

RNS Number : 2956V

BNP Paribas London

27 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	23rd 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	3,309,842 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,309,842

(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	17,583	62.99
Buy	420	63.34
Buy	237	63.36
Buy	219	63.37
Buy	579	63.47
Buy	728	63.54
Buy	918	63.55
Buy	182	63.68
Buy	351	63.70
Buy	894	63.73
Buy	490	63.74
Buy	58	63.75
Buy	327	63.77
Buy	174	63.79
Buy	903	63.82
Buy	492	63.84
Buy	209	63.85
Buy	117	63.86
Buy	1,833	63.87
Buy	745	63.88
Buy	4,000	63.89
Buy	25	63.90
Buy	835	63.94
Buy	409	63.98
Buy	1,500	64.00
Buy	454	64.08
Buy	75	64.12
Buy	107	64.17
Buy	399	64.29
Buy	326	64.30
Buy	284	64.34
Buy	332	64.37
Buy	4,866	64.40
Buy	1,695	64.45
Buy	191	64.49
Buy	4,611	64.50
Buy	823	64.55
Buy	64	64.59
Buy	163	64.67
Buy	6,702	64.68
Buy	3,000	64.72
Buy	277	64.74
Buy	61	64.78
Buy	65	64.80
Buy	39	64.81
Buy	2,593	64.85
Buy	488	64.87
Buy	469	64.89
Buy	400	64.92
Buy	200	64.97
Buy	80	64.98
Buy	479	66.05
Buy	200	66.10
Buy	100	66.19
Total	63,771

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 24,491	62.99
Sell	- 668	63.16
Sell	- 703	63.21
Sell	- 500	63.33
Sell	- 237	63.37
Sell	- 1,200	63.41
Sell	- 73	63.42
Sell	- 70	63.43
Sell	- 200	63.44
Sell	- 476	63.45
Sell	- 1,834	63.49
Sell	- 2,890	63.50
Sell	- 710	63.51
Sell	- 977	63.52
Sell	- 204	63.53
Sell	- 759	63.54
Sell	- 6,354	63.55
Sell	- 100	63.56
Sell	- 776	63.57
Sell	- 437	63.58
Sell	- 3,573	63.60
Sell	- 90	63.62
Sell	- 36	63.63
Sell	- 519	63.64
Sell	- 338	63.65
Sell	- 593	63.66
Sell	- 627	63.67
Sell	- 377	63.68
Sell	- 1,786	63.69
Sell	- 264	63.70
Sell	- 315	63.72
Sell	- 120	63.73
Sell	- 2,749	63.74
Sell	- 427	63.75
Sell	- 500	63.76
Sell	- 394	63.77
Sell	- 322	63.78
Sell	- 3,929	63.79
Sell	- 6,394	63.80
Sell	- 2,122	63.81
Sell	- 2,029	63.82
Sell	- 2,027	63.83
Sell	- 2,924	63.84
Sell	- 2,337	63.85
Sell	- 1,914	63.86
Sell	- 2,328	63.87
Sell	- 1,037	63.88
Sell	- 526	63.89
Sell	- 1,197	63.90
Sell	- 677	63.91
Sell	- 54	63.92
Sell	- 1,281	63.93
Sell	- 1,692	63.94
Sell	- 269	63.95
Sell	- 2,610	63.96
Sell	- 2,154	63.97
Sell	- 2,656	63.98
Sell	- 1,428	63.99
Sell	- 833	64.00
Sell	- 615	64.01
Sell	- 775	64.02
Sell	- 95	64.04
Sell	- 208	64.05
Sell	- 339	64.06
Sell	- 278	64.07
Sell	- 196	64.08
Sell	- 443	64.09
Sell	- 188	64.10
Sell	- 239	64.11
Sell	- 627	64.12
Sell	- 1,540	64.13
Sell	- 90	64.14
Sell	- 860	64.15
Sell	- 300	64.16
Sell	- 64	64.17
Sell	- 221	64.18
Sell	- 1,796	64.19
Sell	- 100	64.20
Sell	- 1,543	64.22
Sell	- 1,116	64.24
Sell	- 2,312	64.25
Sell	- 597	64.26
Sell	- 400	64.27
Sell	- 1,405	64.28
Sell	- 908	64.29
Sell	- 2,878	64.30
Sell	- 2,320	64.31
Sell	- 450	64.32
Sell	- 1,932	64.33
Sell	- 1,881	64.34
Sell	- 331	64.35
Sell	- 828	64.36
Sell	- 1,666	64.37
Sell	- 172	64.38
Sell	- 126	64.39
Sell	- 1,870	64.41
Sell	- 262	64.44
Sell	- 1,114	64.45
Sell	- 230	64.46
Sell	- 300	64.48
Sell	- 2,627	64.50
Sell	- 685	64.51
Sell	- 30	64.52
Sell	- 11	64.53
Sell	- 1,507	64.54
Sell	- 269	64.55
Sell	- 369	64.58
Sell	- 269	64.60
Sell	- 204	64.64
Sell	- 9	64.66
Sell	- 538	64.70
Sell	- 269	64.74
Sell	- 269	64.78
Sell	- 39	64.79
Sell	- 139	64.80
Sell	- 899	64.81
Sell	- 302	64.83
Sell	- 269	64.86
Sell	- 358	64.87
Sell	- 390	64.90
Sell	- 269	64.91
Sell	- 269	65.06
Sell	- 241	65.15
Sell	- 304	65.19
Sell	- 131	65.26
Sell	- 708	65.35
Sell	- 2,145	65.75
Sell	- 2,396	65.80
Sell	- 225	65.86
Total	- 148,862

(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	27th 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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