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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

9th Jul 2008 11:51

RNS Number : 6792Y

BNP Paribas London

09 July 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	08 July 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	3,229,063 0.32%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,229,063 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
	2501	52.32
	820	52.33
	695	52.34
	2210	52.36
	4151	52.38
	912	52.41
	650	52.42
	5099	52.43
	3338	52.44
	559	52.45
	6631	52.47
	946	52.48
	812	52.49
	5251	52.50
	9984	52.51
	769	52.52
	893	52.53
	5250	52.54
	4068	52.55
	1502	52.56
	2048	52.57
	1360	52.58
	2476	52.59
	4120	52.60
	1938	52.61
	179	52.63
	33873	52.64
	198	52.65
	2689	52.66
	616	52.67
	960	52.68
	2776	52.69
	2505	52.70
	1563	52.71
	383	52.72
	330	52.74
	1653	52.75
	15	52.76
	59890	52.76
	461	52.78
	15	52.80
	1279	52.81
	41	52.83
	1216	52.85
	56	52.87
	15	52.89
	493	52.92
	792	52.94
	15	52.95
	320	52.98
	15	53.00
	1891	53.01
	226	53.03
	720	53.04
	1544	53.05
	30	53.06
	15	53.09
	15	53.10
	188	53.12
	2026	53.15
	37	53.16
	337	53.21
	675	53.22
	15	53.23
	442	53.24
	15	53.25
	506	53.26
	206	53.27
	927	53.28
	118	53.29
	394	53.30
	637	53.31
	15	53.32
	220	53.33
	597	53.34
	680	53.35
	42	53.36
	2898	53.37
	2785	53.38
	2952	53.39
	484	53.40
	697	53.41
	1580	53.42
	1768	53.43
	2222	53.44
	3485	53.45
	275	53.46
	107	53.47
	1117	53.48
	60	53.49
	414	53.50
	333	53.52
	415	53.53
	15	53.54
	356	53.56
	368	53.58
	568	53.62
	45	53.62
	60	53.63
	45	53.64
	313	53.65
	515	53.66
	15	53.67
	45	53.68
	45	53.70
	30	53.71
	75	53.72
	30	53.75
	361	53.76
	227	53.78
	2204	53.79
	425	53.81
	814	53.84
	968	53.85
	128	53.87
	830	53.90
	263	53.92
	242	53.94
	66	53.95
	668	53.96
	2363	53.98
	775	53.99
	33	54.00
	385	54.01
	25	54.02
	251	54.03
	804	54.05
	173	54.06
	317	54.07
	564	54.11
	85	54.12
	911	54.15
	19	54.16
	200	54.19
	114	54.24
	190	54.25
	382	54.27
	1082	54.28
	908	54.29
	870	54.30
	165	54.31
	1084	54.32
	1114	54.34
	945	54.35
	361	54.37
	100	54.38
	1000	54.39
	85	54.40
	997	54.41
	121	54.42
	17	54.43
	85	54.44
	280	54.45
	90	54.47
	190	54.50
	853	54.53
	55	54.54
	1187	54.55
	114	54.56
	200	54.58
	45	54.59
	185	54.60
	121	54.61
	536	54.62
	959	54.65
	493	54.67
	723	54.68
	179	54.80
	249	54.81
	1266	54.82
	1004	54.83
	3064	54.84
	241	54.85
	143	55.01
	2386	55.05
	764	55.06
Total:	257,014

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-1170	52.31
	-680	52.32
	-620	52.33
	-820	52.34
	-810	52.36
	-630	52.38
	-1560	52.39
	-940	52.41
	-2361	52.43
	-2899	52.44
	-2190	52.45
	-2342	52.46
	-1840	52.47
	-657	52.49
	-1620	52.50
	-2834	52.51
	-788	52.52
	-1295	52.53
	-2367	52.54
	-2509	52.55
	-580	52.56
	-3507	52.57
	-4872	52.59
	-1934	52.61
	-2930	52.62
	-740	52.63
	-4287	52.64
	-1620	52.65
	-2770	52.66
	-1030	52.67
	-1606	52.68
	-4353	52.69
	-3851	52.70
	-2589	52.71
	-900	52.72
	-1121	52.73
	-1585	52.75
	-590	52.77
	-1665	52.82
	-265	52.83
	-790	52.84
	-493	52.90
	-830	52.96
	-690	52.99
	-482	53.02
	-688	53.03
	-840	53.04
	-730	53.06
	-279	53.07
	-1540	53.09
	-590	53.13
	-1220	53.15
	-37	53.19
	-196	53.20
	-82	53.21
	-397	53.23
	-1162	53.25
	-885	53.26
	-47	53.27
	-2327	53.28
	-873	53.32
	-200	53.33
	-103	53.34
	-792	53.36
	-2100	53.38
	-570	53.39
	-965	53.41
	-810	53.42
	-1825	53.43
	-2140	53.44
	-1800	53.46
	-1480	53.47
	-570	53.48
	-851	53.49
	-691	53.50
	-8	53.51
	-226	53.53
	-431	53.54
	-105	53.56
	-169	53.60
	-570	53.63
	-8	53.64
	-900	53.70
	-500	53.71
	-466	53.74
	-69	53.78
	-255	53.80
	-583	53.82
	-703	53.84
	-223	53.85
	-1103	53.86
	-582	53.90
	-212	53.91
	-180	53.92
	-127	53.93
	-1130	53.97
	-128	54.00
	-1079	54.04
	-25	54.05
	-180	54.06
	-33	54.07
	-1264	54.08
	-263	54.10
	-690	54.11
	-1011	54.12
	-211	54.13
	-121	54.15
	-10	54.17
	-34	54.23
	-165	54.31
	-438	54.35
	-100	54.37
	-10	54.38
	-500	54.40
	-500	54.41
	-525	54.42
	-978	54.43
	-138	54.47
	-406	54.48
	-267	54.50
	-246	54.53
	-190	54.54
	-612	54.55
	-1805	54.58
	-89	54.60
	-99	54.64
	-205	54.65
	-1045	55.05
Total:	- 125,719

(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	09 July 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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