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EPT Disclosure-Rio Tinto PLC

22nd Sep 2008 13:11

RNS Number : 9793D

BNP Paribas London

22 September 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	18 September 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	3,723,,867 0.37%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,723,,867 0.37%

(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	2165	36.24
Buy	199	36.30
Buy	2796	36.35
Buy	811	36.36
Buy	904	36.39
Buy	1583	36.40
Buy	2012	36.42
Buy	542	36.43
Buy	1590	36.45
Buy	2063	36.46
Buy	1621	36.48
Buy	1190	36.50
Buy	273	36.51
Buy	800	36.52
Buy	648	36.53
Buy	3034	36.54
Buy	156077	36.55
Buy	1116	36.56
Buy	400	36.57
Buy	5251	36.58
Buy	560	36.60
Buy	2413	36.62
Buy	18395	36.63
Buy	804	36.64
Buy	2404	36.65
Buy	946	36.67
Buy	589	36.68
Buy	582	36.70
Buy	323	36.71
Buy	2413	36.72
Buy	784	36.73
Buy	1370	36.74
Buy	1050	36.75
Buy	2299	36.76
Buy	2883	36.77
Buy	5273	36.78
Buy	1400	36.79
Buy	1114	36.80
Buy	5677	36.82
Buy	522	36.83
Buy	875	36.84
Buy	7075	36.85
Buy	2225	36.86
Buy	636	36.87
Buy	2238	36.88
Buy	1955	36.89
Buy	4616	36.90
Buy	2516	36.91
Buy	843	36.92
Buy	2968	36.93
Buy	1721	36.94
Buy	2932	36.95
Buy	2073	36.96
Buy	1897	36.97
Buy	130	36.98
Buy	3047	36.99
Buy	8981	37.00
Buy	2029	37.01
Buy	323	37.02
Buy	2353	37.03
Buy	550	37.05
Buy	1787	37.06
Buy	1979	37.07
Buy	1009	37.08
Buy	96	37.09
Buy	2066	37.10
Buy	190	37.11
Buy	658	37.13
Buy	1076	37.14
Buy	697	37.15
Buy	3823	37.16
Buy	848	37.17
Buy	916	37.18
Buy	573	37.19
Buy	1042	37.20
Buy	4051	37.21
Buy	312	37.22
Buy	377	37.23
Buy	2815	37.24
Buy	2096	37.25
Buy	4313	37.26
Buy	15	37.27
Buy	1264	37.28
Buy	1393	37.29
Buy	1274	37.30
Buy	3278	37.31
Buy	2124	37.32
Buy	737	37.33
Buy	705	37.34
Buy	1521	37.35
Buy	2507	37.36
Buy	1358	37.37
Buy	3371	37.38
Buy	4690	37.39
Buy	5530	37.40
Buy	4291	37.41
Buy	11345	37.42
Buy	1029	37.43
Buy	8507	37.44
Buy	4078	37.45
Buy	3146	37.46
Buy	12011	37.47
Buy	8258	37.48
Buy	2138	37.49
Buy	4903	37.50
Buy	2469	37.51
Buy	7931	37.52
Buy	3630	37.53
Buy	2987	37.54
Buy	525	37.55
Buy	4632	37.56
Buy	2576	37.57
Buy	5456	37.58
Buy	1859	37.59
Buy	332	37.60
Buy	658	37.61
Buy	15852	37.62
Buy	2337	37.63
Buy	954	37.64
Buy	2422	37.65
Buy	486	37.66
Buy	571	37.67
Buy	1609	37.68
Buy	2536	37.69
Buy	5069	37.70
Buy	4883	37.71
Buy	1525	37.72
Buy	2299	37.73
Buy	1155	37.74
Buy	5796	37.75
Buy	4622	37.76
Buy	4055	37.77
Buy	1362	37.78
Buy	4834	37.79
Buy	6121	37.80
Buy	610	37.81
Buy	184500	37.82
Buy	2177	37.82
Buy	6380	37.83
Buy	3503	37.84
Buy	3349	37.85
Buy	2099	37.86
Buy	2723	37.87
Buy	1968	37.88
Buy	4815	37.89
Buy	1858	37.90
Buy	2731	37.91
Buy	771	37.92
Buy	1443	37.93
Buy	2301	37.94
Buy	396	37.96
Buy	383	37.97
Buy	1026	37.98
Buy	2540	37.99
Buy	1179	38.00
Buy	150	38.01
Buy	1881	38.02
Buy	1158	38.03
Buy	289	38.04
Buy	1001	38.06
Buy	15	38.08
Buy	220	38.12
Buy	502	38.13
Buy	319	38.14
Buy	1030	38.15
Buy	30	38.17
Buy	1321	38.18
Buy	209	38.20
Buy	1562	38.21
Buy	1237	38.22
Buy	2625	38.23
Buy	749	38.24
Buy	2061	38.25
Buy	3652	38.26
Buy	2841	38.27
Buy	2051	38.28
Buy	1774	38.29
Buy	630	38.30
Buy	1156	38.31
Buy	530	38.32
Buy	424	38.33
Buy	1079	38.34
Buy	2717	38.35
Buy	2158	38.36
Buy	634	38.37
Buy	1016	38.38
Buy	1883	38.39
Buy	209	38.41
Buy	329	38.42
Buy	45	38.43
Buy	205	38.44
Buy	190	38.45
Buy	190	38.46
Total Buy	777423

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	-441	36.26
Sell	-611	36.27
Sell	-628	36.30
Sell	-521	36.31
Sell	-108	36.32
Sell	-619	36.36
Sell	-868	36.37
Sell	-291	36.38
Sell	-2537	36.40
Sell	-190	36.42
Sell	-2003	36.44
Sell	-108	36.46
Sell	-536	36.48
Sell	-1432	36.49
Sell	-2850	36.50
Sell	-437	36.51
Sell	-2329	36.52
Sell	-400	36.53
Sell	-1432	36.54
Sell	-12069	36.55
Sell	-479	36.56
Sell	-300	36.59
Sell	-800	36.60
Sell	-413	36.61
Sell	-1046	36.62
Sell	-190	36.63
Sell	-7	36.74
Sell	-4645	36.75
Sell	-396	36.77
Sell	-1974	36.78
Sell	-893	36.80
Sell	-419	36.82
Sell	-190	36.83
Sell	-193	36.84
Sell	-617	36.85
Sell	-675	36.86
Sell	-405	36.87
Sell	-360	36.88
Sell	-362	36.89
Sell	-1835	36.90
Sell	-699	36.92
Sell	-789	36.94
Sell	-900	36.95
Sell	-1766	36.96
Sell	-328	36.97
Sell	-686	36.98
Sell	-1754	36.99
Sell	-301	37.00
Sell	-2109	37.01
Sell	-433	37.02
Sell	-3730	37.03
Sell	-1082	37.04
Sell	-839	37.05
Sell	-683	37.06
Sell	-3116	37.07
Sell	-829	37.08
Sell	-973	37.09
Sell	-2314	37.10
Sell	-731	37.11
Sell	-196	37.12
Sell	-226	37.13
Sell	-2379	37.15
Sell	-2224	37.16
Sell	-637	37.17
Sell	-1375	37.18
Sell	-1235	37.19
Sell	-2109	37.20
Sell	-2490	37.22
Sell	-323	37.23
Sell	-687	37.24
Sell	-5448	37.25
Sell	-1125	37.26
Sell	-34723	37.27
Sell	-2299	37.27
Sell	-3951	37.28
Sell	-1257	37.29
Sell	-5109	37.30
Sell	-1525	37.31
Sell	-1327	37.32
Sell	-1548	37.33
Sell	-1654	37.34
Sell	-5973	37.35
Sell	-983	37.36
Sell	-5564	37.37
Sell	-1956	37.38
Sell	-768	37.39
Sell	-421	37.40
Sell	-352	37.41
Sell	-4341	37.42
Sell	-4712	37.43
Sell	-1089	37.44
Sell	-685	37.45
Sell	-12781	37.46
Sell	-1478	37.47
Sell	-5241	37.48
Sell	-4175	37.49
Sell	-10413	37.50
Sell	-9347	37.51
Sell	-10299	37.52
Sell	-7837	37.53
Sell	-9133	37.54
Sell	-10907	37.55
Sell	-9602	37.56
Sell	-7675	37.57
Sell	-3229	37.58
Sell	-652	37.59
Sell	-3052	37.60
Sell	-1564	37.61
Sell	-2592	37.62
Sell	-3078	37.63
Sell	-254	37.64
Sell	-582	37.65
Sell	-1350	37.66
Sell	-140	37.67
Sell	-2042	37.68
Sell	-2350	37.69
Sell	-5741	37.70
Sell	-4091	37.72
Sell	-610	37.73
Sell	-5665	37.74
Sell	-3239	37.75
Sell	-1217	37.76
Sell	-3088	37.77
Sell	-5794	37.78
Sell	-10221	37.79
Sell	-4819	37.80
Sell	-4214	37.81
Sell	-5498	37.82
Sell	-3581	37.83
Sell	-710	37.84
Sell	-3463	37.85
Sell	-437	37.86
Sell	-1051	37.87
Sell	-927	37.88
Sell	-1584	37.89
Sell	-870	37.90
Sell	-781	37.91
Sell	-926	37.92
Sell	-1950	37.93
Sell	-938	37.94
Sell	-405	37.95
Sell	-719	37.96
Sell	-1086	37.97
Sell	-359	37.98
Sell	-57	37.99
Sell	-4453	38.00
Sell	-12570	38.01
Sell	-27112	38.02
Sell	-8646	38.03
Sell	-8971	38.04
Sell	-3199	38.05
Sell	-2500	38.06
Sell	-10835	38.08
Sell	-5372	38.09
Sell	-1222	38.10
Sell	-4130	38.11
Sell	-1060	38.12
Sell	-758	38.17
Sell	-1140	38.18
Sell	-128	38.19
Sell	-6	38.20
Sell	-958	38.21
Sell	-1655	38.22
Sell	-324	38.26
Sell	-190	38.27
Sell	-873	38.28
Sell	-690	38.32
Sell	-817	38.33
Sell	-399	38.42
Sell	-190	38.45
Total Sell	-463374

(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	22 September 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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