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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

4th Jul 2008 12:28

RNS Number : 3669Y

BNP Paribas London

04 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)

Amendment

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	02 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	3,233,447 0.32%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,233,447 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
	46560	55.11
	510	55.24
	90	55.26
	60	55.27
	221	55.28
	345	55.29
	60	55.30
	510	55.33
	34	55.34
	600	55.35
	45	55.36
	276	55.37
	255	55.38
	45	55.39
	810	55.40
	360	55.41
	385	55.42
	360	55.43
	90	55.44
	660	55.45
	150	55.46
	255	55.47
	743	55.48
	326	55.49
	2144	55.50
	603	55.51
	45	55.52
	105	55.53
	120	55.54
	308	55.55
	202	55.56
	977	55.58
	583	55.60
	206	55.62
	57	55.64
	476	55.65
	147	55.66
	293	55.67
	105	55.68
	150	55.69
	681	55.70
	363	55.71
	752	55.72
	566	55.73
	384	55.74
	98	55.76
	224	55.79
	868	55.82
	183	55.85
	157	56.02
	645	56.06
	400	56.10
	24	56.11
	1130	56.20
	270	56.22
	181	56.23
	200	56.24
	700	56.25
	285	56.27
	855	56.31
	270	56.32
	555	56.35
	270	56.37
	270	56.40
	270	56.41
	205	56.44
	65	56.45
	370	56.52
	555	56.80
	783	56.88
	700	56.92
	270	56.97
	285	56.98
	270	56.99
	270	57.00
	223	57.07
	270	57.08
	2739	57.16
	86	57.52
	792	57.67
	200	57.71
	40	57.76
	970	57.79
	250	57.80
	993	57.81
	168	57.84
	551	57.86
	248	57.90
	1259	57.94
	491	57.95
	574	57.96
	1451	57.97
	167	57.98
	1186	57.99
	153	58.02
	1000	58.13
	627	58.19
	356	58.21
	637	58.40
	100	58.43
	42112	58.45
	112	58.47
	601	58.53
	804	58.54
	2860	58.55
	105	58.56
	738	58.57
	121	58.60
	150	58.62
	1902	58.63
	200	58.65
	293	58.66
	85	58.68
	1043	58.69
	1678	58.70
	180	58.71
	200	58.72
	235	58.73
	73	58.74
	5151	58.75
	808	58.76
	200	58.79
	2633	58.80
	100	58.81
	361	58.82
	1068	58.83
	304	58.85
	1085	58.88
	726	58.89
	89	58.90
	727	58.91
	296	58.96
	549	58.97
	262	58.99
	182	59.00
	812	59.01
	1295	59.02
	198	59.03
	433	59.05
	1015	59.06
	1785	59.07
	376	59.08
	716	59.09
	107	59.10
	1104	59.11
	178	59.12
	379	59.13
	135	59.17
	730	59.22
	56	59.23
	199	59.24
	981	59.25
	661	59.26
	274	59.27
	301	59.29
	481	59.30
	500	59.37
	435	59.38
	500	59.42
Total:	171,860

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-47098	55.11
	-300	55.26
	-27,230	55.29
	-7	55.30
	-278	55.31
	-128	55.36
	-77	55.43
	-91	55.44
	-170	55.47
	-170	55.49
	-252	55.50
	-96	55.65
	-150	55.67
	-57	55.69
	-602	55.70
	-98	55.74
	-114	55.77
	-40	55.83
	-446	55.85
	-103	55.88
	-40	55.90
	-114	56.03
	-43	56.04
	-24	56.11
	-400	56.13
	-160	56.18
	-1345	56.20
	-128	56.27
	-681	56.28
	-865	56.29
	-105	56.40
	-700	56.90
	-783	56.91
	-442	56.98
	-116	57.04
	-223	57.05
	-1116	57.06
	-600	57.16
	-267	57.17
	-756	57.29
	-11	57.40
	-248	57.90
	-995	57.92
	-66	57.94
	-19	57.96
	-1269	57.99
	-847	58.00
	-474	58.01
	-548	58.02
	-332	58.29
	-16	58.30
	-28	58.35
	-213	58.41
	-89	58.44
	-200	58.63
	-240	58.66
	-716	58.67
	-200	58.68
	-714	58.69
	-66	58.70
	-665	58.77
	-199	58.87
	-541	58.89
	-999	58.95
	-100	58.96
	-21	58.98
	-109	59.04
	-465	59.12
	-84225	59.13
	-188	59.16
	-377	59.17
	-197	59.19
	-100	59.22
	-79	59.23
	-158	59.24
	-853	59.29
	-140	59.37
Total:	- 183,122

(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	04 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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