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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Pl

27th Jun 2008 12:32

RNS Number : 7309X

BNP Paribas London

27 June 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	25th June 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	3,237,499 0.32%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,237,499 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

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Buy	514	58.10
Buy	179	58.13
Buy	572	58.15
Buy	634	58.16
Buy	248	58.17
Buy	2,496	58.18
Buy	2,308	58.19
Buy	34	58.20
Buy	150	58.22
Buy	305	58.25
Buy	431	58.27
Buy	34	58.28
Buy	86	58.29
Buy	248	58.32
Buy	22	58.33
Buy	320	58.35
Buy	4,175	58.35
Buy	740	58.37
Buy	761	58.40
Buy	949	58.42
Buy	1,144	58.43
Buy	1,760	58.45
Buy	1,497	58.46
Buy	738	58.47
Buy	2,530	58.48
Buy	5,752	58.49
Buy	2,272	58.50
Buy	3,793	58.51
Buy	4,383	58.52
Buy	811	58.53
Buy	1,872	58.54
Buy	786	58.55
Buy	889	58.56
Buy	644	58.57
Buy	60	58.58
Buy	724	58.59
Buy	8,585	58.60
Buy	996	58.61
Buy	169	58.63
Buy	1,289	58.64
Buy	453	58.65
Buy	1,525	58.66
Buy	312	58.67
Buy	65	58.68
Buy	1,295	58.69
Buy	448	58.70
Buy	1,652	58.70
Buy	46	58.71
Buy	247	58.72
Buy	33	58.73
Buy	375	58.74
Buy	109	58.75
Buy	832	58.76
Buy	393	58.77
Buy	135	58.86
Buy	34	58.92
Buy	606	58.93
Buy	581	58.96
Buy	100	58.97
Buy	372	58.98
Buy	57	59.01
Buy	967	59.04
Buy	327	59.07
Buy	149	59.08
Buy	383	59.10
Buy	214	59.16
Buy	248	59.17
Buy	329	59.21
Buy	685	59.27
Buy	1,057	59.50
Total	69,929

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 940	58.04
Sell	- 3,764	58.05
Sell	- 1,036	58.06
Sell	- 2,230	58.07
Sell	- 2,671	58.08
Sell	- 620	58.09
Sell	- 7,532	58.10
Sell	- 761	58.11
Sell	- 690	58.12
Sell	- 628	58.13
Sell	- 2,208	58.14
Sell	- 1,877	58.15
Sell	- 332	58.16
Sell	- 1,648	58.17
Sell	- 1,758	58.18
Sell	- 331	58.19
Sell	- 4,664	58.20
Sell	- 800	58.21
Sell	- 3,159	58.22
Sell	- 1,481	58.23
Sell	- 11,368	58.24
Sell	- 2,551	58.25
Sell	- 6,273	58.26
Sell	- 1,396	58.27
Sell	- 2,119	58.28
Sell	- 3,978	58.29
Sell	- 11,368	58.30
Sell	- 2,158	58.31
Sell	- 4,395	58.32
Sell	- 5,869	58.33
Sell	- 6,596	58.34
Sell	- 1,805	58.35
Sell	- 6,596	58.36
Sell	- 1,400	58.37
Sell	- 2,162	58.38
Sell	- 2,108	58.39
Sell	- 11,123	58.40
Sell	- 757	58.41
Sell	- 3,035	58.42
Sell	- 12,381	58.43
Sell	- 7,164	58.44
Sell	- 3,156	58.45
Sell	- 598	58.45
Sell	- 3,158	58.46
Sell	- 4,854	58.47
Sell	- 4,634	58.48
Sell	- 2,367	58.49
Sell	- 7,210	58.50
Sell	- 3,189	58.51
Sell	- 2,748	58.52
Sell	- 26,920	58.52
Sell	- 4,315	58.53
Sell	- 4,772	58.54
Sell	- 1,148	58.55
Sell	- 1,771	58.57
Sell	- 139	58.58
Sell	- 1,292	58.59
Sell	- 15,421	58.60
Sell	- 282	58.62
Sell	- 282	58.65
Sell	- 423	58.66
Sell	- 283	58.69
Sell	- 1,312	58.70
Sell	- 6	58.71
Sell	- 652	58.72
Sell	- 571	58.74
Sell	- 391	58.75
Sell	- 282	58.76
Sell	- 282	58.77
Sell	- 200	58.78
Sell	- 12	58.80
Sell	- 500	58.86
Sell	- 282	58.93
Sell	- 282	58.98
Sell	- 282	59.03
Sell	- 327	59.10
Sell	- 183	59.16
Sell	- 370	59.19
Sell	- 282	59.26
Sell	- 282	59.29
Sell	- 1,567	59.30
Sell	- 169	59.32
Sell	- 100	59.33
Sell	- 175	59.34
Sell	- 235	59.39
Sell	- 156	59.50
Sell	- 28	59.58
Sell	- 1,016	59.60
Sell	- 2,374	59.63
Sell	- 2,532	59.64
Sell	- 974	59.65
Sell	- 93	59.71
Total	- 250,611

(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	27th June 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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