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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

27th May 2008 11:17

RNS Number : 2877V

BNP Paribas London

27 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	22nd 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	3,394,933 0.34%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,394,933

(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	500	65.80
Buy	744	65.81
Buy	547	65.82
Buy	507	65.84
Buy	400	65.85
Buy	519	65.86
Buy	585	65.90
Buy	210	65.94
Buy	5,062	65.95
Buy	1,808	66.00
Buy	300	66.03
Buy	290	66.04
Buy	284	66.05
Buy	10	66.06
Buy	250	66.09
Buy	68	66.10
Buy	1,200	66.11
Buy	57	66.14
Buy	250	66.24
Buy	125	66.25
Buy	289	66.68
Buy	18,638	66.69
Buy	1,194	66.81
Buy	1,194	66.87
Buy	1,397	67.04
Buy	750	67.10
Buy	572	67.13
Buy	2,077	67.14
Buy	1,839	67.15
Buy	300	67.18
Buy	779	67.20
Buy	134	67.21
Buy	443	67.30
Buy	713	67.35
Buy	189	67.40
Buy	223	67.44
Buy	1,071	67.45
Buy	1,470	67.46
Buy	1,875	67.47
Buy	500	67.49
Buy	2,114	67.50
Buy	1,470	67.51
Buy	1,470	67.55
Buy	357	67.60
Buy	1,470	67.61
Buy	822	67.67
Buy	1,150	67.68
Total	58,216

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 284	66.06
Sell	- 163	66.08
Sell	- 195	66.19
Sell	- 2,647	66.20
Sell	- 942	66.21
Sell	- 1,258	66.24
Sell	- 321	66.25
Sell	- 1,260	66.27
Sell	- 182	66.32
Sell	- 546	66.34
Sell	- 5	66.35
Sell	- 651	66.36
Sell	- 2,785	66.42
Sell	- 1,270	66.44
Sell	- 888	66.46
Sell	- 5	66.48
Sell	- 482	66.49
Sell	- 1	66.53
Sell	- 132	66.54
Sell	- 284	66.55
Sell	- 614	66.63
Sell	- 392	66.67
Sell	- 21,660	66.69
Sell	- 1,231	66.72
Sell	- 2,286	66.80
Sell	- 1,671	66.82
Sell	- 583	66.83
Sell	- 755	66.84
Sell	- 345	66.85
Sell	- 466	66.86
Sell	- 215	66.87
Sell	- 1	66.88
Sell	- 267	66.90
Sell	- 1,599	66.94
Sell	- 1,002	66.95
Sell	- 2,863	66.96
Sell	- 214	66.98
Sell	- 18	66.99
Sell	- 40	67.00
Sell	- 1	67.01
Sell	- 482	67.02
Sell	- 1,746	67.03
Sell	- 1,191	67.04
Sell	- 84,450	67.05
Sell	- 464	67.06
Sell	- 290	67.07
Sell	- 1,477	67.08
Sell	- 928	67.09
Sell	- 645	67.10
Sell	- 1,787	67.11
Sell	- 4,121	67.12
Sell	- 4,249	67.13
Sell	- 1,242	67.14
Sell	- 3,703	67.15
Sell	- 2,376	67.16
Sell	- 4,017	67.17
Sell	- 2,370	67.18
Sell	- 292	67.19
Sell	- 2,577	67.20
Sell	- 1,362	67.22
Sell	- 7,750	67.22
Sell	- 3,570	67.23
Sell	- 2,282	67.24
Sell	- 36	67.25
Sell	- 3,443	67.26
Sell	- 1,892	67.27
Sell	- 2,831	67.28
Sell	- 1,469	67.29
Sell	- 1,304	67.30
Sell	- 107	67.31
Sell	- 834	67.33
Sell	- 2,593	67.35
Sell	- 484	67.36
Sell	- 5,602	67.37
Sell	- 2,138	67.38
Sell	- 1,470	67.39
Sell	- 2,012	67.40
Sell	- 3,366	67.41
Sell	- 1,833	67.42
Sell	- 714	67.43
Sell	- 9,905	67.44
Sell	- 8,651	67.45
Sell	- 3,000	67.46
Sell	- 5,150	67.47
Sell	- 5,117	67.48
Sell	- 2,117	67.49
Sell	- 1,844	67.50
Sell	- 666	67.51
Sell	- 2,249	67.52
Sell	- 85	67.53
Sell	- 1,790	67.55
Sell	- 1,295	67.56
Sell	- 102	67.57
Sell	- 673	67.58
Sell	- 936	67.59
Sell	- 659	67.60
Sell	- 3,049	67.61
Sell	- 583	67.62
Sell	- 936	67.63
Sell	- 1,442	67.64
Sell	- 4,026	67.65
Sell	- 4,376	67.66
Sell	- 2,756	67.67
Sell	- 3,184	67.68
Sell	- 3,974	67.69
Sell	- 2,866	67.70
Sell	- 854	67.71
Sell	- 454	67.72
Sell	- 1,014	67.73
Sell	- 3,359	67.74
Sell	- 1,509	67.75
Sell	- 2,976	67.76
Sell	- 926	67.77
Sell	- 186	67.78
Sell	- 1,621	67.79
Sell	- 500	67.80
Sell	- 614	67.81
Sell	- 72	67.83
Sell	- 183	67.84
Sell	- 132	67.87
Sell	- 168	67.88
Sell	- 11	67.89
Sell	- 1	67.92
Sell	- 832	67.93
Sell	- 937	67.96
Sell	- 770	67.98
Sell	- 225	67.99
Sell	- 77	68.01
Sell	- 224	68.02
Sell	- 173	68.05
Sell	- 176	68.06
Sell	- 500	68.10
Sell	- 1,576	68.12
Sell	- 647	68.13
Sell	- 329	68.17
Sell	- 700	68.18
Sell	- 1,229	68.25
Sell	- 1,082	68.56
Sell	- 107	68.58
Sell	- 231	68.64
Total	- 311,849

(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	27th 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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