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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

19th May 2008 11:36

RNS Number : 7595U

BNP Paribas London

19 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	16th 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	3,920,974 0.39%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,920,974

(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

Buys/ Sell	Quantity	Price
Sell	-315	69.37
Sell	-401	69.38
Sell	-163	69.40
Sell	-313	69.43
Sell	-39	69.44
Sell	-144	69.46
Sell	-214	69.47
Sell	-313	69.48
Sell	-1	69.49
Sell	-738	69.50
Sell	-553	69.51
Sell	-1541	69.52
Sell	-3151	69.55
Sell	-788	69.56
Sell	-1968	69.57
Sell	-458	69.58
Sell	-790	69.59
Sell	-34	69.64
Sell	-627	69.68
Sell	-5908	69.69
Sell	-1686	69.70
Sell	-44	69.72
Sell	-1916	69.73
Sell	-33	69.74
Sell	-467	69.75
Sell	-507	69.78
Sell	-460	69.87
Sell	-129	69.90
Sell	-331	69.91
Sell	-280	69.93
Sell	-837	69.96
Sell	-1711	70.02
Sell	-456	70.03
Sell	-26	70.04
Sell	-44	70.13
Sell	-901	70.15
Sell	-1101	70.20
Sell	-2368	70.21
Sell	-876	70.22
Sell	-242	70.23
Sell	-688	70.24
Sell	-285	70.25
Sell	-100	70.31
Sell	-303	70.33
Sell	-188	70.52
Sell	-76	70.54
Sell	-395	70.57
Sell	-230	70.59
Sell	-1150	70.59
Sell	-16	70.61
Sell	-2343	70.62
Sell	-167	70.63
Sell	-449	70.66
Sell	-323	70.68
Sell	-18	70.69
Sell	-536	70.70
Sell	-330	70.71
Sell	-340	70.72
Sell	-94	70.74
Sell	-403	70.77
Sell	-184	70.78
Sell	-240	70.79
Sell	-1178	70.80
Sell	-13	70.81
Sell	-377	70.82
Sell	-240	70.84
Sell	-392	70.85
Sell	-270	70.88
Sell	-270	70.97
Sell	-42	70.98
Sell	-806	71.00
Sell	-416	71.02
Sell	-1198	71.03
Sell	-300	71.04
Sell	-1977	71.05
Sell	-270	71.06
Sell	-909	71.07
Sell	-291	71.08
Sell	-1049	71.10
Sell	-460	71.11
Sell	-260	71.12
Sell	-869	71.13
Sell	-490	71.14
Sell	-4	71.15
Sell	-2029	71.16
Sell	-121	71.17
Sell	-1236	71.18
Sell	-85	71.19
Sell	-1460	71.20
Sell	-174	71.21
Sell	-240	71.22
Sell	-170	71.23
Sell	-250	71.24
Sell	-1000	71.26
Sell	-2716	71.31
Sell	-290	71.32
Sell	-2260	71.34
Sell	-266	71.37
Sell	-2149	71.38
Sell	-382	71.39
Sell	-696	71.40
Sell	-170	71.41
Sell	-190	71.42
Sell	-372	71.43
Sell	-220	71.44
Sell	-160	71.45
Sell	-175	71.48
Sell	-5	71.49
Sell	-170	71.50
Sell	-321	71.52
Sell	-200299	71.67
Total Sales	-271419

Buy/ Sales	Quantity	Price
Buy	225	69.41
Buy	895	69.45
Buy	405	69.46
Buy	810	69.47
Buy	180	69.49
Buy	1995	69.50
Buy	405	69.51
Buy	405	69.52
Buy	1036	69.57
Buy	375	69.61
Buy	405	69.65
Buy	31221	69.69
Buy	202	69.71
Buy	384	69.72
Buy	840	69.74
Buy	222	69.75
Buy	545	69.76
Buy	1245	69.77
Buy	160	69.78
Buy	474	69.79
Buy	479	69.80
Buy	1180	69.81
Buy	795	69.82
Buy	788	69.83
Buy	70	69.84
Buy	439	69.85
Buy	1355	69.86
Buy	1023	69.89
Buy	1575	69.90
Buy	405	69.91
Buy	705	69.92
Buy	177	69.94
Buy	440	69.96
Buy	182	69.97
Buy	177	69.98
Buy	720	70.00
Buy	75	70.01
Buy	330	70.02
Buy	2000	70.02
Buy	705	70.03
Buy	720	70.12
Buy	882	70.17
Buy	176	70.22
Buy	235	70.23
Buy	720	70.24
Buy	245	70.27
Buy	254	70.45
Buy	11660	70.52
Buy	176	70.55
Buy	442	70.56
Buy	176	70.57
Buy	1081	70.59
Buy	2042	70.60
Buy	238	70.62
Buy	900	70.63
Buy	365	70.64
Buy	16	70.72
Buy	94	70.76
Buy	377	70.77
Buy	219	70.78
Buy	176	70.80
Buy	13	70.81
Buy	266	70.82
Buy	443	70.84
Buy	361	70.85
Buy	30	70.86
Buy	101	70.87
Buy	272	70.88
Buy	106198	70.90
Buy	549	70.91
Buy	385	70.92
Buy	720	70.93
Buy	284	70.95
Buy	532	70.96
Buy	45	70.98
Buy	300	70.99
Buy	510	71.00
Buy	367	71.01
Buy	255	71.02
Buy	746	71.03
Buy	274	71.05
Buy	181	71.06
Buy	176	71.07
Buy	240	71.08
Buy	498	71.10
Buy	1238	71.11
Buy	64	71.12
Buy	515	71.13
Buy	885	71.14
Buy	1050	71.15
Buy	386	71.16
Buy	18	71.17
Buy	339	71.18
Buy	990	71.19
Buy	176	71.20
Buy	980	71.21
Buy	771	71.22
Buy	1531	71.23
Buy	702	71.24
Buy	265	71.29
Buy	216	71.32
Buy	402	71.33
Buy	304	71.34
Buy	176	71.36
Buy	1026	71.38
Buy	152	71.39
Buy	442	71.40
Buy	353	71.43
Buy	1140	71.48
Buy	3279	71.49
Buy	765	71.51
Buy	400	71.52
Total Buys	209554

(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	19th May 2008
Contact name	Laura Ashbourne
Telephone number	020 7595 3644
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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