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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

21st May 2008 12:22

RNS Number : 9727U

BNP Paribas London

21 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	20th 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	3,804,185 0.38%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,804,185

(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	25,407	65.93
Buy	60	66.22
Buy	286	66.29
Buy	1,920	66.40
Buy	116	66.41
Buy	268	66.44
Buy	134	66.46
Buy	201	66.47
Buy	537	66.48
Buy	735	66.50
Buy	1,694	66.51
Buy	400	66.52
Buy	394	66.55
Buy	154	66.56
Buy	401	66.57
Buy	642	66.61
Buy	546	66.63
Buy	237	66.66
Buy	384	66.68
Buy	61	66.69
Buy	179	66.71
Buy	5,000	66.74
Buy	174	66.75
Buy	716	66.77
Buy	129	66.78
Buy	481	66.81
Buy	160	66.84
Buy	205	66.91
Buy	507	66.92
Buy	352	66.93
Buy	180	66.95
Buy	1,795	66.98
Buy	164	66.99
Buy	587	67.00
Buy	615	67.01
Buy	237	67.03
Buy	442	67.04
Buy	99	67.06
Buy	1,345	67.08
Buy	736	67.09
Buy	3,369	67.10
Buy	28	67.11
Buy	11,194	67.12
Buy	432	67.14
Buy	129	67.18
Buy	5,494	67.20
Buy	503	67.22
Buy	587	67.27
Buy	20	67.28
Buy	1,109	67.29
Buy	31	67.30
Buy	714	67.31
Buy	55	67.32
Buy	684	67.33
Buy	56	67.34
Buy	1,502	67.35
Buy	2	67.36
Buy	736	67.37
Buy	382	67.43
Buy	195	67.45
Buy	97	67.47
Buy	161	67.48
Buy	120	67.50
Buy	679	67.55
Buy	824	67.57
Buy	3,288	67.60
Buy	932	67.61
Buy	81	67.62
Buy	5,080	67.63
Buy	2,372	67.64
Buy	1,167	67.65
Buy	979	67.66
Buy	654	67.67
Buy	1,619	67.68
Buy	2,440	67.69
Buy	13,001	67.70
Buy	308	67.71
Buy	944	67.72
Buy	994	67.73
Buy	734	67.74
Buy	145	67.75
Buy	347	67.76
Buy	500	67.77
Buy	1,891	67.79
Buy	7	67.80
Buy	1,170	67.81
Buy	446	67.84
Buy	457	67.92
Buy	1,198	68.03
Buy	29	68.04
Buy	740	68.05
Buy	199	68.06
Buy	610	68.07
Buy	308	68.08
Buy	767	68.09
Buy	83	68.12
Buy	1,380	68.30
Buy	613	68.34
Buy	472	68.64
Buy	116,452	69.00
Buy	734	69.09
Buy	4,549	69.10
Buy	78	69.22
Buy	397	69.24
Buy	192	69.25
Buy	12	69.30
Buy	206	69.31
Buy	117	69.56
Buy	215	69.57
Buy	422	69.58
Buy	666	69.59
Buy	24	69.67
Buy	194	70.20
Buy	125	70.22
Buy	1,546	70.26
Total	249,667

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 9,528	65.93
Sell	- 710	66.14
Sell	- 693	66.15
Sell	- 155	66.18
Sell	- 883	66.19
Sell	- 44	66.26
Sell	- 60	66.28
Sell	- 390	66.29
Sell	- 321	66.30
Sell	- 54	66.31
Sell	- 390	66.32
Sell	- 541	66.33
Sell	- 1,079	66.34
Sell	- 2,682	66.35
Sell	- 3,236	66.36
Sell	- 1,696	66.37
Sell	- 1,486	66.38
Sell	- 1,682	66.39
Sell	- 4,943	66.40
Sell	- 576	66.41
Sell	- 1,312	66.42
Sell	- 3,346	66.43
Sell	- 4,909	66.44
Sell	- 2,650	66.45
Sell	- 1,959	66.46
Sell	- 3,920	66.47
Sell	- 3,390	66.48
Sell	- 783	66.49
Sell	- 2,672	66.50
Sell	- 3,278	66.51
Sell	- 1,007	66.52
Sell	- 1,090	66.54
Sell	- 5,694	66.55
Sell	- 3,596	66.56
Sell	- 1,814	66.57
Sell	- 390	66.58
Sell	- 973	66.59
Sell	- 377	66.60
Sell	- 2,255	66.61
Sell	- 593	66.64
Sell	- 760	66.65
Sell	- 30	66.66
Sell	- 987	66.67
Sell	- 200	66.69
Sell	- 1,241	66.70
Sell	- 200	66.71
Sell	- 666	66.72
Sell	- 75	66.73
Sell	- 666	66.74
Sell	- 2,123	66.75
Sell	- 519	66.76
Sell	- 500	66.77
Sell	- 1,010	66.78
Sell	- 984	66.79
Sell	- 1,043	66.80
Sell	- 545	66.81
Sell	- 109	66.92
Sell	- 73	67.09
Sell	- 5,623	67.20
Sell	- 19	67.20
Sell	- 1,172	67.26
Sell	- 60	67.27
Sell	- 158	67.30
Sell	- 120	67.55
Sell	- 1,851	67.64
Sell	- 192	67.66
Sell	- 74	67.71
Sell	- 500	67.72
Sell	- 250	67.73
Sell	- 7,500	67.74
Sell	- 78	67.76
Sell	- 88	67.81
Sell	- 3,934	68.06
Sell	- 662	69.08
Sell	- 427	69.34
Total	- 111,596

(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	21st 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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