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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

15th Jul 2008 11:46

RNS Number : 0897Z

BNP Paribas London

15 July 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	14 July 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	3,108,054 0.31%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,108,054 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

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Sales	Quantity	Price
	593	53.91
	231	53.95
	87	53.96
	83	53.98
	1020	53.99
	1372	54.00
	666	54.01
	79	54.02
	100	54.04
	200	54.05
	247	54.07
	438	54.08
	1400	54.11
	763	54.12
	212	54.13
	1197	54.14
	1281	54.15
	895	54.16
	275	54.17
	1482	54.20
	1205	54.21
	3392	54.22
	965	54.23
	2999	54.25
	546	54.26
	2370	54.27
	863	54.27
	968	54.28
	621	54.29
	172	54.30
	590	54.31
	584	54.32
	802	54.33
	595	54.34
	2948	54.35
	1646	54.36
	817	54.37
	857	54.38
	1092	54.39
	1264	54.40
	304	54.41
	200	54.42
	461	54.43
	279	54.44
	200	54.45
	723	54.46
	2096	54.47
	296	54.50
	206	54.51
	400	54.52
	137	54.53
	900	54.54
	1207	54.55
	1670	54.56
	19056	54.57
	1812	54.58
	585	54.60
	316	54.61
	271	54.63
	425	54.64
	2484	54.65
	301	54.66
	834	54.69
	45	54.70
	1062	54.71
	213	54.72
	518	54.73
	597	54.75
	660	54.76
	11	54.78
	585	54.80
	570	54.81
	577	54.82
	85	54.83
	492	54.84
	612	54.85
	631	54.86
	1199	54.87
	515	54.88
	1661	54.89
	2834	54.90
	150	54.91
	1219	54.92
	500	54.93
	304	54.95
	550	54.97
	165	54.98
	2571	55.00
	508	55.02
	10	55.05
	1632	55.07
	357	55.10
	613	55.13
	613	55.14
	440	55.15
	362	55.16
	377	55.20
	42	55.21
	325	55.22
	366	55.23
	17	55.24
	13	55.25
	233	55.27
	8	55.28
	10	55.29
	92	55.30
	1202	55.31
	88	55.33
	56	55.34
	1308	55.35
	464	55.36
	5150	55.38
	2453	55.40
	55	55.41
	839	55.42
	127	55.43
	1391	55.45
	397	55.46
	1017	55.47
	3540	55.48
	1120	55.49
	541	55.50
Total:	117,172

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-87	53.98
	-449	54.00
	-666	54.05
	-140	54.08
	-348	54.10
	-475	54.11
	-423	54.13
	-157	54.14
	-1347	54.15
	-1814	54.16
	-195	54.18
	-300	54.19
	-930	54.20
	-309	54.21
	-2569	54.22
	-282	54.23
	-303	54.24
	-1253	54.25
	-10	54.26
	-1144	54.27
	-263	54.28
	-588	54.29
	-626	54.30
	-315	54.31
	-94	54.32
	-15	54.34
	-125	54.37
	-339	54.46
	-666	54.48
	-61	54.50
	-200	54.51
	-1300	54.52
	-27	54.53
	-441	54.54
	-1000	54.55
	-2000	54.56
	-200	54.57
	-1596	54.58
	-200	54.59
	-445	54.61
	-90	54.63
	-220	54.64
	-1338	54.65
	-817	54.67
	-200	54.68
	-300	54.69
	-880	54.71
	-500	54.72
	-210	54.74
	-872	54.75
	-2825	54.80
	-4410	54.82
	-731	54.83
	-978	54.84
	-835	54.85
	-15	54.86
	-1229	54.87
	-356	54.88
	-19	54.88
	-665	54.89
	-584	54.90
	-811	54.92
	-150	54.93
	-134	54.95
	-1657	54.99
	-118	55.00
	-183	55.04
	-768	55.05
	-61	55.07
	-134	55.10
	-255	55.11
	-846	55.14
	-129	55.15
	-101	55.16
	-42	55.19
	-77	55.20
	-287	55.23
	-282	55.24
	-379	55.25
	-171	55.26
	-7	55.27
	-41	55.29
	-1	55.31
	-57	55.33
	-180	55.34
	-530	55.35
	-229	55.36
	-152	55.37
	-722	55.38
	-329	55.42
	-434	55.43
	-97	55.45
	-371	55.46
	-271	55.47
	-1007	55.48
	-791	55.49
Total:	- 53,580

(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) NO

Date of disclosure	15 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

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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