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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

1st Aug 2008 11:50

RNS Number : 4610A

BNP Paribas London

01 August 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	31 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	3,320,512 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,320,512 0.33%

(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

Purchases	Quantity	Price
	45	53.08
	254	53.10
	45	53.13
	449	53.14
	116	53.15
	45	53.16
	90	53.18
	126	53.19
	223	53.20
	252	53.21
	1516	53.22
	45	53.24
	1011	53.25
	148	53.26
	150	53.27
	1511	53.28
	45	53.29
	1023	53.30
	234	53.31
	206	53.32
	270	53.33
	594	53.34
	135	53.35
	420	53.37
	606	53.38
	1754	53.39
	13713	53.40
	113	53.41
	231	53.42
	45	53.43
	298	53.44
	900	53.45
	75	53.46
	120	53.47
	377	53.48
	897	53.49
	135	53.50
	45	53.52
	1007	53.54
	70	53.55
	45	53.56
	483	53.58
	1830	53.59
	45	53.61
	628	53.62
	215	53.63
	483	53.64
	171	53.65
	102	53.68
	62	53.69
	80	53.70
	45	53.71
	522	53.73
	110	53.74
	801	53.75
	459	53.76
	300	53.79
	247	53.85
	2607	53.86
	193	53.87
	375	53.91
	138	53.92
	1366	53.94
	2707	53.95
	217	53.96
	649	53.97
	294	53.98
	134	54.01
	195	54.04
	86	54.06
	67	54.08
	190	54.10
	1172	54.11
	1061	54.12
	1553	54.13
	273	54.15
	2790	54.17
	101	54.19
	2602	54.20
	313	54.21
	1950	54.23
	196	54.24
	3349	54.25
	79	54.26
	245	54.27
	467	54.28
	1805	54.29
	197	54.30
	633	54.31
	65	54.33
	325	54.34
	438	54.36
	93	54.38
	1458	54.40
	56	54.41
	23	54.48
	800	54.49
	283	54.50
	2	54.52
	150	54.55
	788	54.56
	34	54.57
	1553	54.62
	186	54.63
	150	54.65
	178	54.66
	66	54.70
	446	54.71
	1037	54.72
	2870	54.74
	22	54.75
	880	54.78
	400	54.83
	100	54.84
	100	54.85
	500	54.88
	2711	54.90
	1441	54.94
	145	54.95
	76	54.97
	179	54.98
	335	55.01
	1555	55.07
	43	55.08
Total:	83,459

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-15	53.06
	-155	53.07
	-389	53.08
	-23	53.15
	-140	53.16
	-49	53.17
	-75	53.18
	-682	53.19
	-400	53.20
	-301	53.22
	-484	53.25
	-400	53.26
	-90	53.27
	-480	53.28
	-622	53.30
	-183	53.31
	-648	53.32
	-419	53.33
	-542	53.34
	-84	53.35
	-387	53.36
	-172	53.39
	-19684	53.40
	-413	53.41
	-456	53.45
	-204	53.46
	-178	53.47
	-152	53.48
	-291	53.49
	-64	53.51
	-97	53.52
	-40	53.53
	-58	53.54
	-280	53.56
	-75	53.59
	-90	53.60
	-424	53.64
	-333	53.66
	-29	53.70
	-80	53.72
	-75	53.73
	-260	53.76
	-75	53.79
	-514	53.85
	-514	53.86
	-90	53.88
	-666	53.93
	-217	53.94
	-483	53.95
	-134	53.99
	-586	54.00
	-21	54.02
	-86	54.04
	-67	54.06
	-424	54.07
	-723	54.08
	-1353	54.09
	-790	54.10
	-285	54.11
	-434	54.12
	-897	54.13
	-293	54.14
	-84	54.15
	-510	54.16
	-222	54.17
	-1755	54.18
	-679	54.19
	-2236	54.20
	-252	54.21
	-2082	54.22
	-611	54.23
	-474	54.24
	-2561	54.25
	-560	54.26
	-576	54.38
	-1582	54.50
	-2	54.52
	-400	54.53
	-9504	54.54
	-1002	54.55
	-23	54.56
	-104	54.57
	-400	54.59
	-1537	54.65
	-104	54.67
	-43	55.06
Total:	- 65,978

(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	01 August 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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