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EPT Disclosure-Rio Tinto PLC

10th Jul 2008 10:52

RNS Number : 7700Y

BNP Paribas London

10 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	09 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	3,086,722 0.30%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,086,722 0.30%

(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	95	52.83
Buy	4	52.86
Buy	172	52.88
Buy	2538	52.89
Buy	2230	52.90
Buy	117	52.91
Buy	3454	52.92
Buy	2032	52.93
Buy	969	52.94
Buy	2349	52.96
Buy	66	52.98
Buy	450	52.99
Buy	2463	53.00
Buy	518	53.01
Buy	100	53.02
Buy	786	53.04
Buy	1380	53.05
Buy	1754	53.06
Buy	2428	53.07
Buy	85	53.08
Buy	2654	53.09
Buy	3034	53.10
Buy	1767	53.11
Buy	85	53.13
Buy	389	53.14
Buy	1389	53.15
Buy	1431	53.16
Buy	514	53.17
Buy	448	53.18
Buy	835	53.19
Buy	4254	53.20
Buy	115	53.22
Buy	568	53.23
Buy	660	53.24
Buy	1431	53.25
Buy	215	53.26
Buy	2212	53.27
Buy	200	53.28
Buy	774	53.29
Buy	3730	53.30
Buy	925	53.34
Buy	1228	53.35
Buy	1458	53.36
Buy	2793	53.37
Buy	3496	53.39
Buy	359	53.40
Buy	1612	53.41
Buy	1462	53.42
Buy	472	53.43
Buy	391	53.44
Buy	1882	53.45
Buy	1340	53.46
Buy	4482	53.47
Buy	1121	53.48
Buy	100	53.49
Buy	1907	53.50
Buy	52	53.53
Buy	398	53.53
Buy	686	53.54
Buy	486	53.55
Buy	531	53.56
Buy	853	53.58
Buy	200	53.59
Buy	350	53.60
Buy	1990	53.61
Buy	207	53.65
Buy	672	53.66
Buy	1731	53.69
Buy	126	53.70
Buy	33	53.71
Buy	1310	53.74
Buy	800	53.75
Buy	1332	53.76
Buy	111	53.77
Buy	2399	53.80
Buy	30	53.82
Buy	447	53.84
Buy	447	53.86
Buy	55	53.94
Buy	112	53.96
Buy	248	53.98
Buy	300	53.99
Buy	725	54.01
Buy	894	54.04
Buy	169	54.07
Buy	133	54.08
Buy	1	54.09
Buy	1301	54.10
Buy	754	54.11
Buy	12192	54.11
Buy	803	54.13
Buy	2403	54.14
Buy	42112	54.16
Buy	1497	54.17
Buy	1522	54.19
Buy	100	54.21
Buy	886	54.23
Buy	346	54.26
Buy	13	54.28
Total Buys	157480

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	-84	52.84
Sell	-338	52.93
Sell	-969	52.95
Sell	-75	52.97
Sell	-2698	53.00
Sell	-908	53.01
Sell	-1503	53.05
Sell	-2244	53.07
Sell	-517	53.10
Sell	-2605	53.12
Sell	-110	53.13
Sell	-271	53.15
Sell	-1413	53.16
Sell	-523	53.17
Sell	-240	53.18
Sell	-1486	53.19
Sell	-975	53.20
Sell	-533	53.21
Sell	-719	53.22
Sell	-551	53.23
Sell	-641	53.24
Sell	-11	53.25
Sell	-525	53.26
Sell	-250	53.27
Sell	-760	53.29
Sell	-610	53.31
Sell	-1788	53.32
Sell	-623	53.33
Sell	-413	53.34
Sell	-586	53.35
Sell	-2457	53.37
Sell	-535	53.38
Sell	-485	53.39
Sell	-400	53.40
Sell	-121	53.41
Sell	-1721	53.42
Sell	-394	53.43
Sell	-382	53.44
Sell	-1311	53.45
Sell	-254	53.46
Sell	-576	53.47
Sell	-2053	53.48
Sell	-74	53.49
Sell	-2375	53.50
Sell	-87	53.51
Sell	-346	53.52
Sell	-956	53.59
Sell	-302	53.60
Sell	-897	53.62
Sell	-600	53.63
Sell	-127	53.64
Sell	-210562	53.67
Sell	-66	53.69
Sell	-1515	53.70
Sell	-164	53.78
Sell	-61	53.79
Sell	-225	53.84
Sell	-725	53.89
Sell	-26	53.90
Sell	-45	53.91
Sell	-225	53.93
Sell	-85	53.94
Sell	-54	53.95
Sell	-998	53.97
Sell	-845	53.98
Sell	-650	53.99
Sell	-595	54.00
Sell	-559	54.01
Sell	-270	54.02
Sell	-45	54.03
Sell	-225	54.04
Sell	-962	54.06
Sell	-403	54.07
Sell	-500	54.08
Sell	-105	54.09
Sell	-1210	54.10
Sell	-1648	54.11
Sell	-4075	54.12
Sell	-2644	54.13
Sell	-2822	54.14
Sell	-412	54.15
Sell	-21058	54.16
Sell	-1199	54.17
Sell	-467	54.18
Sell	-400	54.19
Sell	-857	54.20
Sell	-199	54.21
Sell	-245	54.22
Sell	-300	54.24
Sell	-661	54.26
Sell	-225	54.28
Sell	-46	54.29
Sell	-21	54.38
Total Sells	-299821

(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	10 July 2008
Contact name	Simon McVeigh
Telephone number	020 7595 4166
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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