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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

10th Sep 2008 12:51

RNS Number : 1460D

BNP Paribas London

10 September 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	09 September 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	3,254,664 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,254,664 0.33%

(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
	636	44.82
	100	44.80
	5387	44.50
	1000	44.49
	167	44.48
	673	44.47
	230	44.46
	674	44.45
	1114	44.44
	600	44.43
	253	44.42
	859	44.41
	1245	44.40
	80	44.39
	505	44.38
	549	44.37
	167	44.36
	300	44.35
	308	44.34
	715	44.33
	2536	44.32
	1368	44.31
	6224	44.30
	931	44.29
	2330	44.28
	1280	44.27
	1479	44.26
	834	44.25
	470	44.23
	249	44.22
	26	44.21
	280	44.20
	905	44.18
	393	44.17
	1446	44.16
	2020	44.15
	1418	44.14
	205	44.13
	6058	44.11
	3941	44.10
	1049	44.08
	107	44.07
	423	44.06
	300	44.05
	635	44.04
	1034	44.03
	4006	44.02
	506	44.01
	2924	44.00
	7230	44.00
	1441	43.99
	1406	43.98
	2600	43.97
	2429	43.96
	281	43.95
	619	43.94
	404	43.93
	1295	43.92
	736	43.91
	348	43.90
	200	43.89
	35744	43.88
	18	43.85
	1325	43.84
	901	43.83
	126	43.81
	781	43.78
	2084	43.77
	1182	43.76
	693	43.75
	193	43.73
	511	43.66
	1059	43.56
	153	43.46
	269	43.41
	460	43.39
	950	43.38
	731	43.37
	1260	43.35
	300	43.34
	279	43.33
	122	43.31
	210	43.30
	88	43.27
	355	43.25
	438	43.21
	59	43.19
	200	43.17
	1100	43.15
	417	43.14
	683	43.13
	460	43.09
	286	43.06
	261	42.90
	197	42.88
	340	42.82
	757	42.80
	194	42.78
	595	42.77
	1538	42.76
	635	42.74
	1592	42.71
	3777	42.70
	153	42.69
	435	42.68
	30000	42.67
	329	42.67
	141	42.66
	3163	42.65
	183	42.64
	755	42.63
	45	42.61
	4333	42.60
	994	42.59
	2184	42.58
	330	42.57
	2179	42.56
	395	42.55
	834	42.54
	278	42.53
	300	42.52
	117	42.51
	4344	42.50
	153	42.49
	994	42.48
	401	42.47
	1448	42.46
	1740	42.45
	709	42.44
	1114	42.43
	822	42.41
	153	42.40
	568	42.31
	75	42.30
	30	42.29
	166	42.27
	30	42.25
	279	42.23
	389	42.22
	426	42.21
	30	42.20
	800	42.19
	255	42.18
	1974	42.17
	30	42.12
	370	42.11
	75	42.10
	846	42.09
	45	42.08
	90	42.07
	2650	42.06
	30	42.05
	45	42.04
	45	42.02
	150	42.01
	149	42.00
	507	41.99
	690	41.98
	449	41.97
	2519	41.96
	3110	41.95
	1207	41.94
	946	41.93
	1049	41.92
	6287	41.91
	52	41.90
	2600	41.89
	545	41.88
	121	41.87
	910	41.86
	288	41.85
	1362	41.84
	1175	41.83
	1525	41.82
	471	41.81
	760	41.80
	871	41.79
	23805	41.78
	30	41.77
	30	41.76
	727	41.75
	345	41.74
Total:	264,205

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-2000	72.00
	-3000	58.00
	-504	44.53
	-431	44.49
	-529	44.46
	-84	44.44
	-111	44.39
	-1819	44.37
	-1756	44.35
	-222	44.34
	-10	44.33
	-627	44.31
	-552	44.30
	-402	44.29
	-4960	44.28
	-188	44.27
	-6115	44.26
	-125	44.25
	-168	44.23
	-1000	44.22
	-14202	44.20
	-4025	44.19
	-510	44.18
	-2734	44.17
	-2866	44.16
	-2978	44.15
	-1378	44.14
	-1193	44.13
	-771	44.12
	-2856	44.10
	-834	44.09
	-177	44.05
	-5504	44.03
	-852	44.02
	-381	44.01
	-7380	44.00
	-5447	43.99
	-267	43.98
	-420	43.97
	-404	43.96
	-1046	43.95
	-674	43.94
	-1778	43.93
	-18754	43.92
	-5000	43.91
	-103	43.83
	-1676	43.75
	-227	43.74
	-250	43.73
	-4139	43.71
	-153	43.48
	-83	43.27
	-500	43.23
	-10	43.21
	-118	43.19
	-239	43.01
	-642	42.87
	-4009	42.76
	-300	42.75
	-704	42.74
	-742	42.72
	-2116	42.70
	-1098	42.69
	-17777	42.65
	-116	42.64
	-417	42.62
	-589	42.58
	-460	42.57
	-269	42.56
	-375	42.54
	-87	42.53
	-267	42.52
	-529	42.50
	-153	42.49
	-328	42.46
	-153	42.45
	-84	42.37
	-154	42.33
	-721	42.32
	-817	42.31
	-347	42.30
	-84	42.29
	-1075	42.28
	-47	42.27
	-148	42.23
	-675	42.22
	-90	42.21
	-690	42.19
	-105	42.18
	-705	42.17
	-210	42.12
	-105	42.11
	-616	42.05
	-90	42.04
	-263	42.01
	-105	41.99
	-105	41.98
	-206	41.97
	-60	41.96
	-345	41.95
	-300	41.94
	-1405	41.92
	-2555	41.90
	-15	41.89
	-192	41.88
	-105	41.87
	-709	41.84
	-255	41.81
	-90	41.80
	-25000	41.78
	-90	41.78
Total:	- 184,226

(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	10 September 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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