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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

30th May 2008 15:42

RNS Number : 6608V

BNP Paribas London

30 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	29th 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	3,262,151 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,262,151

(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	2,978	61.01
Buy	1,522	61.03
Buy	197	61.06
Buy	275	61.23
Buy	276	61.30
Buy	7,021	61.43
Buy	15	61.51
Buy	15	61.55
Buy	305	61.60
Buy	30	61.62
Buy	30	61.67
Buy	45	61.69
Buy	45	61.70
Buy	414	61.71
Buy	42	61.73
Buy	45	61.75
Buy	10	61.77
Buy	12,170	61.80
Buy	437	61.85
Buy	281	61.86
Buy	276	61.87
Buy	30	61.88
Buy	406	61.90
Buy	30	61.92
Buy	775	61.93
Buy	413	61.96
Buy	102	62.00
Buy	275	62.02
Buy	276	62.04
Buy	275	62.05
Buy	276	62.07
Buy	236	62.11
Buy	413	62.25
Buy	276	62.27
Buy	200	62.29
Buy	390	62.31
Buy	197	62.36
Buy	275	62.39
Buy	55	62.42
Buy	170	62.46
Buy	704	62.50
Buy	276	62.54
Buy	662	62.55
Buy	200	62.57
Buy	528	62.58
Buy	415	62.60
Buy	729	62.61
Buy	927	62.62
Buy	750	62.63
Buy	1,321	62.64
Buy	589	62.68
Buy	278	62.69
Buy	716	62.70
Buy	241	62.71
Buy	101	62.72
Buy	413	62.75
Buy	33	62.78
Buy	201	62.91
Buy	275	62.92
Buy	275	62.94
Buy	260	63.15
Buy	275	63.16
Buy	187	63.18
Buy	342	63.19
Buy	209	63.20
Buy	265	63.21
Buy	209	63.22
Buy	374	63.33
Buy	336	63.33
Buy	275	63.36
Buy	442	63.42
Buy	266	63.44
Total	44,573

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 558	60.94
Sell	- 465	60.95
Sell	- 967	60.97
Sell	- 304	60.98
Sell	- 368	60.99
Sell	- 11,227	61.00
Sell	- 400	61.01
Sell	- 157	61.03
Sell	- 1,449	61.04
Sell	- 325	61.05
Sell	- 990	61.06
Sell	- 4,842	61.07
Sell	- 737	61.08
Sell	- 300	61.21
Sell	- 226	61.24
Sell	- 122	61.34
Sell	- 160	61.35
Sell	- 281	61.36
Sell	- 38	61.39
Sell	- 200	61.40
Sell	- 200	61.42
Sell	- 973	61.43
Sell	- 1,801	61.44
Sell	- 123	61.45
Sell	- 500	61.46
Sell	- 200	61.48
Sell	- 360	61.49
Sell	- 330	61.50
Sell	- 113	61.51
Sell	- 45	61.67
Sell	- 15	61.69
Sell	- 513	61.71
Sell	- 30	61.72
Sell	- 87	61.73
Sell	- 33	61.75
Sell	- 45	61.76
Sell	- 90	61.78
Sell	- 225	61.79
Sell	- 12,764	61.80
Sell	- 60	61.85
Sell	- 175	61.87
Sell	- 15	61.88
Sell	- 339	61.89
Sell	- 75	61.90
Sell	- 216	61.92
Sell	- 200	61.94
Sell	- 517	61.97
Sell	- 210	61.99
Sell	- 904	62.00
Sell	- 359	62.01
Sell	- 30	62.02
Sell	- 960	62.03
Sell	- 430	62.04
Sell	- 366	62.05
Sell	- 93	62.06
Sell	- 256	62.08
Sell	- 1,146	62.09
Sell	- 709	62.10
Sell	- 738	62.11
Sell	- 999	62.12
Sell	- 213	62.16
Sell	- 222	62.22
Sell	- 33	62.30
Sell	- 44	62.36
Sell	- 22	62.37
Sell	- 170	62.45
Sell	- 325	62.48
Sell	- 514	62.48
Sell	- 331	62.53
Sell	- 200	62.55
Sell	- 133	62.58
Sell	- 531	62.59
Sell	- 525	62.60
Sell	- 475	62.61
Sell	- 528	62.64
Sell	- 278	62.67
Sell	- 160	62.68
Sell	- 309	62.69
Sell	- 132	62.70
Sell	- 58	62.75
Sell	- 33	62.76
Sell	- 57	62.77
Sell	- 13	62.79
Sell	- 1,774	62.80
Sell	- 400	62.85
Sell	- 77	63.03
Sell	- 90	63.08
Sell	- 546	63.09
Sell	- 592	63.10
Sell	- 297	63.11
Sell	- 1,565	63.12
Sell	- 863	63.13
Sell	- 200	63.14
Sell	- 342	63.19
Sell	- 66	63.24
Sell	- 77	63.26
Sell	- 124	63.30
Sell	- 250	63.34
Sell	- 597	63.39
Sell	- 633	63.40
Total	- 65,159

(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	30th 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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