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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

28th May 2008 11:54

RNS Number : 3972V

BNP Paribas London

28 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	27th 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	3,287,297 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,287,297

(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	26,750	61.78
Buy	430	62.01
Buy	57	62.10
Buy	7	62.12
Buy	225	62.14
Buy	665	62.17
Buy	596	62.18
Buy	302	62.23
Buy	816	62.25
Buy	130	62.32
Buy	282	62.35
Buy	491	62.36
Buy	492	62.39
Buy	593	63.25
Buy	1,900	63.28
Buy	380	63.63
Buy	160	63.64
Buy	225	64.00
Buy	632	64.25
Buy	130	64.39
Total	35,263

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 8,604	61.78
Sell	- 108	61.91
Sell	- 287	61.92
Sell	- 1,097	61.93
Sell	- 260	61.97
Sell	- 425	61.98
Sell	- 165	62.00
Sell	- 119	62.01
Sell	- 2,570	62.02
Sell	- 516	62.04
Sell	- 792	62.05
Sell	- 1,009	62.06
Sell	- 259	62.07
Sell	- 234	62.08
Sell	- 259	62.09
Sell	- 772	62.11
Sell	- 566	62.12
Sell	- 180	62.13
Sell	- 506	62.14
Sell	- 379	62.15
Sell	- 309	62.16
Sell	- 165	62.18
Sell	- 964	62.19
Sell	- 1,332	62.20
Sell	- 319	62.21
Sell	- 360	62.22
Sell	- 1,022	62.23
Sell	- 293	62.24
Sell	- 2,766	62.25
Sell	- 519	62.27
Sell	- 519	62.28
Sell	- 1,115	62.29
Sell	- 1,170	62.30
Sell	- 526	62.31
Sell	- 297	62.32
Sell	- 719	62.33
Sell	- 358	62.34
Sell	- 541	62.35
Sell	- 862	62.36
Sell	- 424	62.37
Sell	- 465	62.38
Sell	- 621	62.39
Sell	- 665	62.41
Sell	- 120	62.42
Sell	- 223	62.51
Sell	- 259	62.74
Sell	- 259	62.75
Sell	- 260	62.82
Sell	- 354	62.88
Sell	- 776	62.89
Sell	- 389	62.90
Sell	- 259	62.96
Sell	- 260	62.99
Sell	- 519	63.00
Sell	- 260	63.08
Sell	- 259	63.16
Sell	- 28	63.18
Sell	- 315	63.20
Sell	- 79	63.21
Sell	- 1,057	63.23
Sell	- 415	63.24
Sell	- 74	63.25
Sell	- 452	63.27
Sell	- 538	63.28
Sell	- 93	63.31
Sell	- 1,027	63.34
Sell	- 539	63.35
Sell	- 260	63.36
Sell	- 6	63.39
Sell	- 507	63.42
Sell	- 321	63.43
Sell	- 600	63.55
Sell	- 600	63.56
Sell	- 6	63.57
Sell	- 210	63.61
Sell	- 1,200	63.62
Sell	- 500	63.64
Sell	- 200	63.67
Sell	- 2,066	63.70
Sell	- 2,743	63.85
Sell	- 103	63.91
Sell	- 106	63.92
Sell	- 2,979	64.00
Sell	- 94	64.03
Sell	- 1,000	64.10
Sell	- 55	64.14
Total	- 57,808

(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	28th 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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