EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

10th Jun 2008 11:54

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	09 June 2008

	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	3,239,024 0.32%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,239,024 0.32%

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

Purchase	Quantity	Price
	120	58.56
	90	58.62
	702	58.63
	178	58.64
	488	58.65
	12	58.66
	393	58.67
	2256	58.68
	633	58.69
	21303	58.70
	365	58.71
	1250	58.72
	1482	58.73
	193	58.74
	308	58.75
	168	58.76
	18	58.77
	45	58.78
	60	58.79
	140	58.80
	1178	58.81
	606	58.82
	176	58.83
	328	58.85
	68	58.86
	75	58.87
	133	58.88
	289	58.89
	77	58.90
	821	58.91
	470	58.92
	120	58.93
	105	58.94
	815	58.95
	685	58.96
	195	58.97
	132	58.98
	645	58.99
	383	59.00
	550	59.01
	165	59.02
	377	59.03
	117	59.04
	6	59.05
	190	59.06
	61	59.08
	306	59.09
	435	59.11
	583	59.12
	341	59.15
	143	59.17
	1393	59.21
	1623	59.22
	694	59.23
	416	59.24
	183	59.26
	959	59.27
	153	59.28
	641	59.29
	228	59.30
	29	59.31
	1523	59.32
	666	59.36
	926	59.37
	244	59.38
	25	59.40
	207	59.41
	249	59.42
	244	59.43
	12	59.44
	12	59.47
	284	59.48
	321	59.49
	112	59.50
	10	59.51
	199	59.53
	12	59.59
	1289	59.62
	14	59.63
	315	59.64
	451	59.65
	597	59.66
	290	59.71
	874	59.73
	863	59.75
	1097	59.76
Total:	57,934

Sales	Quantity	Price
Sell	-4226	58.52
Sell	-690	58.53
Sell	-2929	58.54
Sell	-881	58.55
Sell	-4421	58.56
Sell	-1364	58.61
Sell	-3766	58.62
Sell	-2998	58.63
Sell	-1453	58.64
Sell	-9215	58.65
Sell	-2001	58.66
Sell	-375	58.67
Sell	-815	58.68
Sell	-616	58.69
Sell	-43299	58.70
Sell	-1456	58.71
Sell	-68	58.72
Sell	-4629	58.73
Sell	-195	58.74
Sell	-180	58.75
Sell	-55	58.76
Sell	-9467	58.78
Sell	-389	58.79
Sell	-1405	58.80
Sell	-290	58.81
Sell	-600	58.83
Sell	-768	58.84
Sell	-955	58.89
Sell	-500	58.90
Sell	-1294	58.91
Sell	-343	58.92
Sell	-1413	58.93
Sell	-100	58.94
Sell	-371	58.96
Sell	-307	58.97
Sell	-283	58.98
Sell	-800	58.99
Sell	-4607	59.00
Sell	-757	59.01
Sell	-296	59.02
Sell	-347	59.03
Sell	-190	59.04
Sell	-3	59.05
Sell	-200	59.07
Sell	-898	59.09
Sell	-557	59.10
Sell	-224	59.11
Sell	-2424	59.12
Sell	-1259	59.13
Sell	-834	59.14
Sell	-1758	59.15
Sell	-529	59.16
Sell	-2659	59.17
Sell	-4540	59.18
Sell	-3309	59.19
Sell	-3098	59.20
Sell	-2415	59.21
Sell	-4498	59.22
Sell	-1445	59.23
Sell	-1685	59.24
Sell	-694	59.25
Sell	-1161	59.26
Sell	-1120	59.27
Sell	-2396	59.28
Sell	-366	59.29
Sell	-2164	59.30
Sell	-724	59.32
Sell	-1396	59.33
Sell	-2043	59.34
Sell	-1401	59.35
Sell	-1371	59.36
Sell	-2338	59.37
Sell	-1496	59.38
Sell	-393	59.39
Sell	-676	59.40
Sell	-2066	59.41
Sell	-1007	59.42
Sell	-828	59.43
Sell	-570	59.44
Sell	-518	59.45
Sell	-283	59.46
Sell	-894	59.48
Sell	-519	59.49
Sell	-786	59.50
Sell	-566	59.51
Sell	-510	59.52
Sell	-15	59.53
Sell	-680	59.54
Sell	-700	59.55
Sell	-100	59.56
Sell	-284	59.57
Sell	-1259	59.58
Sell	-120	59.59
Sell	-832	59.60
Sell	-424	59.61
Sell	-252	59.62
Sell	-345	59.63
Sell	-282	59.64
Sell	-220	59.66
Sell	-133	59.67
Sell	-361	59.68
Sell	-297	59.69
Sell	-300	59.72
Sell	-133	59.73
Sell	-200	59.75
Sell	-36	59.82
Sell	-900	59.84
Sell	-415	59.87
Sell	-1298	59.88
Sell	-1538	60.04
Sell	-64	60.06
Total:	-182923

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4)

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)

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 4)

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

Date of disclosure	10 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

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