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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

12th Jun 2008 11:50

RNS Number : 5674W

BNP Paribas London

12 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	11 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	3,211,405 0.32%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,211,405 0.32%

(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
	902	55.22
	1000	55.30
	30	55.33
	90	55.34
	30	55.35
	30	55.36
	90	55.37
	30	55.46
	775	55.47
	30	55.48
	1019	55.50
	30	55.58
	60	55.60
	1	55.62
	15	55.63
	150	55.65
	60	55.66
	450	55.67
	531	55.68
	713	55.69
	810	55.71
	90	55.73
	30	55.74
	30	55.75
	30	55.77
	157	55.78
	30	55.79
	393	55.80
	90	55.83
	120	55.84
	165	55.85
	33	55.86
	666	55.89
	432	55.90
	30	55.92
	30	55.93
	90	55.94
	30	55.95
	30	55.96
	30	55.97
	584	55.98
	30	55.99
	52344	56.00
	350	56.04
	461	56.05
	539	56.06
	1009	56.07
	444	56.08
	1138	56.10
	1589	56.12
	153	56.13
	68	56.14
	234	56.15
	250	56.16
	61	56.17
	325	56.18
	130	56.20
	474	56.21
	2000	56.22
	1088	56.22
	1255	56.23
	1162	56.24
	1574	56.25
	890	56.26
	571	56.27
	1832	56.28
	1693	56.30
	1196	56.31
	4163	56.32
	1121	56.33
	600	56.34
	1163	56.35
	618	56.36
	2447	56.37
	1468	56.38
	1588	56.39
	997	56.40
	700	56.41
	1495	56.42
	629	56.43
	834	56.45
	36	56.46
	1136	56.48
	866	56.49
	92	56.50
	1227	56.51
	1205	56.52
	9	56.53
	905	56.55
	833	56.57
	880	56.58
	124	56.58
	210	56.64
	245	56.65
	363	56.66
	549	56.67
	33	56.70
	602	56.71
	840	56.72
	800	56.77
	851	56.78
	210	56.79
	541	56.82
	242	56.83
	787	56.84
	284	56.86
	127	56.88
	539	56.92
	154	56.94
	321	56.95
	239	56.96
	51	56.97
	208	57.00
	400	57.01
	85	57.02
	32	57.03
	20	57.07
	271	57.29
	168	57.30
	113	57.31
	184	57.35
Total:	117,401

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-1000	55.30
	-305	55.32
	-364	55.34
	-78	55.36
	-421	55.38
	-1339	55.40
	-279	55.45
	-379	55.47
	-874	55.48
	-175	55.49
	-3849	55.50
	-1177	55.51
	-270	55.54
	-506	55.55
	-163	55.56
	-193	55.57
	-1239	55.60
	-824	55.61
	-15	55.63
	-3081	55.65
	-458	55.66
	-624	55.67
	-1205	55.68
	-305	55.69
	-1280	55.70
	-500	55.77
	-165	55.83
	-33	55.84
	-666	55.87
	-432	55.88
	-3622	55.90
	-1350	55.91
	-288	55.93
	-959	55.94
	-481	55.95
	-59	55.96
	-1497	55.97
	-409	55.98
	-41082	56.00
	-350	56.02
	-418	56.04
	-700	56.05
	-912	56.06
	-304	56.07
	-444	56.08
	-651	56.10
	-938	56.11
	-500	56.13
	-664	56.14
	-1468	56.15
	-1130	56.16
	-319	56.19
	-766	56.20
	-721	56.21
	-1124	56.22
	-304	56.23
	-944	56.24
	-600	56.25
	-400	56.26
	-1191	56.27
	-1714	56.28
	-1934	56.29
	-1426	56.30
	-814	56.31
	-877	56.32
	-497	56.33
	-949	56.34
	-333	56.35
	-2368	56.36
	-1934	56.37
	-913	56.38
	-2205	56.39
	-1526	56.40
	-925	56.41
	-417	56.42
	-391	56.43
	-689	56.44
	-305	56.45
	-362	56.46
	-842	56.47
	-1087	56.48
	-1473	56.49
	-1273	56.50
	-764	56.51
	-641	56.52
	-345	56.53
	-305	56.54
	-360	56.55
	-874	56.56
	-593	56.57
	-33	56.58
	-304	56.60
	-968	56.62
	-245	56.63
	-304	56.64
	-163	56.66
	-749	56.67
	-469	56.69
	-335	56.71
	-30	56.72
	-338	56.74
	-377	56.75
	-63	56.77
	-143	56.78
	-1194	56.79
	-1305	56.80
	-569	56.86
	-155	56.87
	-768	56.90
	-315	56.92
	-317	56.94
	-347	56.95
	-239	56.97
	-94	56.98
	-721	56.99
	-85	57.00
	-536	57.01
	-246	57.03
	-62	57.06
	-20	57.11
	-96	57.28
	-32	57.31
	-392	57.33
	-103	57.34
	-500	57.37
	-139	57.38
	-168	57.39
	-779	57.40
	-200	57.41
	-1960	57.45
	-652	57.53
Total:	- 132,445

(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	12 June 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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