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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto pl

2nd Jul 2008 11:37

RNS Number : 1342Y

BNP Paribas London

02 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	01 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	3,262,877 0.33%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,262,877 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
	24583	57.64
	60	57.87
	120	57.97
	60	58.03
	60	58.05
	15	58.11
	30	58.13
	15	58.14
	30	58.15
	15	58.16
	30	58.17
	30	58.18
	758	58.19
	1142	58.20
	363	58.21
	45	58.22
	889	58.23
	1026	58.24
	1056	58.25
	50	58.26
	364	58.27
	276	58.28
	801	58.29
	30	58.30
	120	58.31
	131	58.32
	61	58.33
	30	58.34
	15	58.35
	82	58.36
	60	58.37
	220	58.38
	375	58.40
	148	58.41
	15	58.42
	30	58.44
	357	58.46
	15	58.47
	32	58.48
	45	58.49
	808	58.50
	15	58.50
	238	58.52
	190	58.53
	30	58.54
	92	58.55
	361	58.56
	105	58.57
	135	58.58
	163	58.59
	558	58.60
	342	58.61
	553	58.62
	1754	58.63
	1843	58.64
	610	58.65
	174	58.66
	363	58.67
	1072	58.68
	65	58.69
	558	58.70
	155	58.71
	268	58.72
	15	58.74
	60	58.75
	10	58.77
	10	58.78
	222	58.79
	230	58.81
	627	58.88
	104	58.90
	300	58.99
	150	59.00
	436	59.05
	135	59.06
	450	59.07
	895	59.09
	752	59.11
	1000	59.17
	2	59.23
	1944	59.24
	432	59.25
	249	59.26
	403	59.27
	45	59.28
	55	59.35
	44	59.43
	513	59.64
	50	59.73
	179	59.74
	107	59.76
	33	59.83
	586	59.87
	2000	59.93
Total:	56,074

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-2444	57.61
	-128	57.63
	-14342	57.64
	-200	57.65
	-2023	57.66
	-2116	57.67
	-230	57.69
	-72	57.70
	-223	57.81
	-177	57.83
	-53	57.85
	-1337	57.97
	-285	58.01
	-1328	58.03
	-200	58.04
	-1501	58.10
	-101	58.13
	-314	58.15
	-2844	58.16
	-265	58.17
	-481	58.18
	-231	58.19
	-89	58.20
	-372	58.21
	-2756	58.22
	-251	58.23
	-1039	58.24
	-869	58.25
	-583	58.26
	-1246	58.27
	-524	58.28
	-2002	58.30
	-519	58.31
	-1764	58.32
	-784	58.33
	-1435	58.34
	-912	58.35
	-696	58.36
	-90	58.37
	-1270	58.38
	-94	58.39
	-7	58.40
	-441	58.41
	-453	58.42
	-522	58.43
	-327	58.44
	-150	58.45
	-3024	58.46
	-120	58.47
	-435	58.49
	-2434	58.50
	-472	58.51
	-336	58.52
	-267	58.53
	-783	58.54
	-386	58.55
	-118	58.56
	-170	58.58
	-317	58.59
	-1459	58.60
	-1631	58.61
	-934	58.62
	-1466	58.63
	-692	58.64
	-901	58.65
	-155	58.66
	-2189	58.69
	-36	58.70
	-1094	58.71
	-603	58.72
	-483	58.73
	-10	58.75
	-95	58.76
	-1292	58.77
	-812	58.78
	-810	58.79
	-253	58.80
	-179	58.81
	-390	58.86
	-33	58.87
	-60	58.90
	-675	58.94
	-129	58.97
	-3235	59.00
	-107	59.02
	-126	59.03
	-70	59.05
	-623	59.07
	-203	59.12
	-70	59.19
	-24	59.22
	-500	59.24
	-2896	59.25
	-90	59.26
	-302	59.27
	-44	59.41
	-398	59.42
	-60	59.50
	-500	59.56
	-70	59.60
	-3	59.63
	-465	59.64
	-2536	59.65
	-738	59.66
	-666	59.67
	-201	59.68
	-637	59.70
	-213	59.73
	-215	59.79
	-155	59.82
	-60	59.88
	-2527	59.93
	-70	59.95
Total:	- 93,137

(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	02 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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