EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

2nd Jul 2008 11:38

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	30 June 2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	3,299,940 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,299,940 0.33%

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

Purchases	Quantity	Price
	100	59.07
	587	59.18
	340	59.22
	314	59.24
	260	59.25
	200	59.36
	423	59.41
	40	59.42
	166	59.44
	10	59.45
	726	59.46
	227	59.59
	377	59.60
	227	59.61
	100	59.62
	1218	59.63
	453	59.68
	18	59.71
	535	59.73
	617	59.76
	227	59.77
	932	59.78
	1063	59.79
	538	59.80
	1864	59.81
	466	59.82
	576	59.83
	492	59.84
	187	59.85
	152	59.87
	436	59.88
	540	59.90
	344	59.91
	80	59.92
	468	59.93
	427	59.95
	701	59.96
	300	59.97
	104	59.98
	1449	59.99
	2019	60.00
	829	60.01
	795	60.02
	365	60.03
	233	60.04
	381	60.05
	270	60.06
	2152	60.07
	361	60.08
	48798	60.09
	645	60.10
	287	60.11
	500	60.13
	240	60.14
	180	60.15
	448	60.16
	227	60.17
	855	60.18
	400	60.19
	1340	60.20
	90	60.21
	1100	60.22
	660	60.23
	2333	60.24
	120	60.25
	200	60.26
	901	60.27
	3305	60.28
	1803	60.29
	431	60.30
	1000	60.31
	2111	60.33
	534	60.34
	360	60.35
	2813	60.36
	818	60.37
	365	60.38
	240	60.39
	347	60.40
	300	60.41
	752	60.42
	685	60.43
	220	60.44
	380	60.45
	320	60.46
	90	60.47
	220	60.49
	120	60.50
	255	60.51
	102,482

Sales	Quantity	Price
	10,000	57.37
	-540	58.88
	-587	59.16
	-100	59.18
	-225	59.19
	-180	59.20
	-59	59.21
	-1571	59.22
	-764	59.24
	-419	59.25
	-1195	59.28
	-618	59.29
	-917	59.30
	-75	59.32
	-84	59.34
	-150	59.37
	-300	59.39
	-953	59.40
	-203	59.41
	-100	59.42
	-200	59.43
	-300	59.44
	-20	59.45
	-518	59.46
	-715	59.47
	-2266	59.48
	-547	59.63
	-628	59.70
	-112	59.71
	-780	59.72
	-298	59.73
	-319	59.74
	-1525	59.75
	-1076	59.76
	-411	59.77
	-433	59.78
	-1040	59.79
	-4	59.81
	-389	59.82
	-1263	59.83
	-391	59.84
	-722	59.85
	-280	59.86
	-237	59.87
	-1000	59.88
	-53	59.93
	-80	59.95
	-226	59.96
	-1468	59.98
	-100	59.99
	-3099	60.00
	-434	60.01
	-1449	60.02
	-105	60.03
	-674	60.04
	-636	60.05
	-131	60.06
	-12	60.07
	-786	60.08
	-5163	60.09
	-165	60.10
	-474	60.11
	-225	60.12
	-15	60.13
	-116	60.14
	-45	60.15
	-15	60.16
	-15	60.17
	-6515	60.18
	-586	60.18
	-30	60.19
	-540	60.21
	-235	60.22
	-30	60.24
	-30	60.25
	-152	60.29
	-156	60.30
	-45	60.31
	-75	60.33
	-175	60.34
	-15	60.35
	-30	60.36
	-60	60.37
	-90	60.38
	-90	60.39
	-235	60.40
	-105	60.41
	-90	60.42
	-240	60.43
	-135	60.44
	-15	60.45
	-135	60.46
	-30	60.47
	-30	60.48
	-701	60.49
	-45	60.50
	-30	60.51
Total:	- 60,645

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4)

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)

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 4)

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

Date of disclosure	02 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

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