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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

9th Jun 2008 11:22

RNS Number : 2675W

BNP Paribas London

09 June 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	6th June 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	3,364,013 0.34%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,364,013

(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	14,024	59.05
Buy	1,339	59.23
Buy	279	59.26
Buy	150	59.27
Buy	318	59.28
Buy	665	59.33
Buy	273	59.34
Buy	592	59.35
Buy	273	59.36
Buy	102	59.52
Buy	82	59.53
Buy	200	59.69
Buy	271	59.77
Buy	1,172	59.78
Buy	351	59.82
Buy	18	60.08
Buy	267	60.10
Buy	757	60.18
Buy	1,839	60.20
Buy	300	60.21
Buy	1,363	60.22
Buy	300	60.24
Buy	6,250	60.25
Buy	2	60.27
Buy	285	60.29
Buy	1,311	60.31
Buy	1,358	60.32
Buy	965	60.33
Buy	203	60.34
Buy	294	60.36
Buy	4,389	60.40
Buy	9	60.41
Buy	213	60.42
Buy	584	60.43
Buy	857	60.44
Buy	539	60.46
Buy	161	60.47
Buy	540	60.48
Buy	1,762	60.49
Buy	1,497	60.50
Buy	1,100	60.51
Buy	225	60.53
Buy	575	60.54
Buy	56	60.55
Buy	854	60.56
Buy	2,399	60.57
Buy	700	60.58
Buy	450	60.59
Buy	1,545	60.60
Buy	1,286	60.61
Buy	25,000	60.62
Buy	6,921	60.62
Buy	500	60.63
Buy	865	60.64
Buy	346	60.65
Buy	700	60.66
Buy	2,404	60.67
Buy	138	60.68
Buy	161	60.69
Buy	765	60.70
Buy	221	60.71
Buy	144	60.75
Buy	40	60.78
Buy	294	60.85
Buy	973	60.86
Buy	280	60.87
Buy	200	60.89
Buy	475	60.90
Buy	570	60.91
Buy	287	60.93
Buy	153	60.94
Buy	574	60.95
Buy	300	60.96
Buy	100	60.97
Buy	294	60.98
Buy	1,039	60.99
Buy	1,230	61.00
Buy	200	61.03
Buy	1,182	61.04
Buy	237	61.05
Buy	351	61.14
Buy	16	61.15
Buy	196	61.19
Total	102,500

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 2,379	59.05
Sell	- 546	59.31
Sell	- 119	59.33
Sell	- 273	59.39
Sell	- 273	59.40
Sell	- 102	59.50
Sell	- 82	59.51
Sell	- 34	59.60
Sell	- 155	59.68
Sell	- 30	59.72
Sell	- 396	59.73
Sell	- 429	59.74
Sell	- 2,695	59.75
Sell	- 387	59.76
Sell	- 165	59.77
Sell	- 312	59.78
Sell	- 60	59.79
Sell	- 77	59.80
Sell	- 324	59.81
Sell	- 860	59.82
Sell	- 30	59.83
Sell	- 60	59.85
Sell	- 2,058	59.87
Sell	- 708	59.88
Sell	- 53	59.89
Sell	- 641	59.90
Sell	- 201	59.91
Sell	- 30	59.95
Sell	- 818	59.99
Sell	- 30	60.00
Sell	- 1,564	60.02
Sell	- 872	60.03
Sell	- 415	60.04
Sell	- 30	60.06
Sell	- 400	60.07
Sell	- 30	60.08
Sell	- 90	60.09
Sell	- 30	60.10
Sell	- 693	60.11
Sell	- 311	60.12
Sell	- 405	60.13
Sell	- 835	60.14
Sell	- 1,647	60.15
Sell	- 2,145	60.16
Sell	- 2,271	60.17
Sell	- 183	60.18
Sell	- 85	60.19
Sell	- 1,137	60.20
Sell	- 828	60.21
Sell	- 446	60.22
Sell	- 543	60.23
Sell	- 1,552	60.24
Sell	- 3,759	60.25
Sell	- 736	60.26
Sell	- 143	60.27
Sell	- 798	60.28
Sell	- 4,484	60.29
Sell	- 3,798	60.30
Sell	- 2,126	60.31
Sell	- 847	60.32
Sell	- 663	60.33
Sell	- 3,213	60.34
Sell	- 149	60.35
Sell	- 1,572	60.36
Sell	- 492	60.38
Sell	- 518	60.39
Sell	- 861	60.40
Sell	- 178	60.41
Sell	- 361	60.42
Sell	- 300	60.43
Sell	- 2,300	60.44
Sell	- 926	60.45
Sell	- 271	60.46
Sell	- 1,642	60.47
Sell	- 942	60.48
Sell	- 308	60.49
Sell	- 6,720	60.50
Sell	- 336	60.51
Sell	- 200	60.52
Sell	- 3,287	60.53
Sell	- 3,047	60.54
Sell	- 2,117	60.55
Sell	- 1,147	60.56
Sell	- 3	60.57
Sell	- 2,287	60.58
Sell	- 1,459	60.59
Sell	- 1,126	60.60
Sell	- 525	60.61
Sell	- 993	60.62
Sell	- 4,729	60.63
Sell	- 1,000	60.64
Sell	- 2,456	60.65
Sell	- 538	60.66
Sell	- 688	60.67
Sell	- 4,307	60.68
Sell	- 492	60.69
Sell	- 188	60.70
Sell	- 1,886	60.71
Sell	- 4,411	60.72
Sell	- 872	60.73
Sell	- 795	60.74
Sell	- 709	60.75
Sell	- 1,756	60.77
Sell	- 1	60.78
Sell	- 354	60.79
Sell	- 132	60.82
Sell	- 918	60.83
Sell	- 195	60.84
Sell	- 615	60.85
Sell	- 511	60.86
Sell	- 629	60.87
Sell	- 570	60.88
Sell	- 450	60.89
Sell	- 302	60.90
Sell	- 120	60.93
Sell	- 450	60.95
Sell	- 3,952	60.97
Sell	- 1,094	60.99
Sell	- 1,333	61.00
Sell	- 109	61.02
Sell	- 13	61.03
Sell	- 2,027	61.04
Sell	- 2,174	61.05
Sell	- 16	61.14
Sell	- 547	61.17
Total	- 126,812

(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	9th June 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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