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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto plc

18th Sep 2008 11:59

RNS Number : 7487D

BNP Paribas London

18 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	17 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	3,409,818 0.34%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,409,818 0.34%

(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
	560	41.91
	6207	41.90
	2313	41.87
	3052	41.75
	148	41.71
	1290	41.70
	1611	41.69
	271	41.68
	379	41.67
	4173	41.66
	983	41.65
	781	41.63
	768	41.62
	1489	41.61
	2568	41.60
	562	41.59
	348	41.57
	851	41.56
	406	41.55
	314	41.54
	92	41.53
	829	41.52
	23	41.51
	723	41.50
	640	41.43
	303	41.42
	365	41.40
	174	41.38
	357	41.34
	196	41.27
	418	41.24
	227	41.21
	784	41.18
	446	41.14
	174	41.10
	1341	41.08
	348	41.07
	931	41.05
	245	40.99
	377	40.98
	167	40.97
	126	40.96
	345	40.92
	501	40.91
	2329	40.90
	710	40.89
	3182	40.88
	770	40.87
	5622	40.86
	1753	40.85
	850	40.84
	466	40.83
	1298	40.82
	3219	40.81
	2244	40.80
	116	40.71
	2943	40.69
	8098	40.68
	2480	40.67
	1600	40.66
	3674	40.65
	1841	40.64
	100	40.63
	2209	40.62
	200	40.61
	2004	40.60
	742	40.59
	2060	40.58
	5637	40.57
	2072	40.56
	509	40.55
	3331	40.54
	470	40.53
	1547	40.52
	759	40.51
	1657	40.50
	419	40.49
	4000	40.49
	1697	40.48
	1091	40.47
	125	40.46
	1325	40.45
	598	40.44
	1905	40.43
	2897	40.42
	1021	40.41
	7852	40.40
	200	40.39
	2250	40.38
	997	40.36
	684	40.33
	607	40.32
	395	40.31
	2660	40.30
	4030	40.29
	2833	40.28
	748	40.27
	4726	40.26
	854	40.25
	3488	40.24
	900	40.23
	527	40.22
	2076	40.21
	2638	40.20
	1278	40.19
	1397	40.18
	174	40.17
	1947	40.16
	1266	40.15
	1791	40.14
	1569	40.13
	1760	40.12
	88	40.11
	2299	40.10
	1497	40.09
	239	40.07
	2397	40.05
	200	40.04
	639	40.00
	804	39.97
	1221	39.94
	156	39.86
	199	39.82
	800	39.81
	565	39.80
	252	39.79
	517	39.78
	100	39.77
	901	39.76
	5016	39.75
	727	39.62
	230	39.59
	363	39.57
	727	39.55
	200	39.54
	182	39.48
	383	39.44
	504	39.43
	391	39.42
	1645	39.38
	192	39.37
	1110	39.35
	204	39.34
	476	39.33
	292	39.32
	147	39.31
	1127	39.30
	179	39.19
	191	39.00
	178	38.89
	1322	38.85
	151	38.82
	359	38.79
	229	38.78
	452	38.77
	348	38.74
	348	38.71
	530	38.70
	373	38.69
	75	38.68
	222	38.65
	315	38.64
	348	38.63
	374	38.62
	100	38.61
	110	38.59
	80	38.58
	220	38.57
	508	38.56
	1852	38.54
	1276	38.53
	670	38.52
	330	38.50
	544	38.49
	172	38.48
	720	38.47
	236	38.46
	144	38.45
	130	38.44
	472	38.43
	655	38.42
	108	38.41
	4	38.40
	234	38.38
	88	38.36
	791	38.35
	395	38.33
	323	38.28
	348	38.25
	155	38.23
	556	38.19
	131	38.15
	348	38.10
	313	37.98
	624	37.97
	47	37.93
	646	37.91
	400	37.76
	800	37.75
	1073	37.67
	87	37.50
	1215	37.48
	5	37.47
	166	37.46
	1327	37.45
	3635	37.44
	1524	37.43
	1917	37.42
	243	37.41
	512	37.40
	808	37.37
	400	37.36
	1994	37.35
	80	37.34
	1005	37.32
	348	37.30
	2401	37.25
	2507	37.24
	975	37.23
	348	37.22
	1146	37.21
	30	37.20
	561	37.19
	2205	37.15
	165	37.14
	1850	37.12
	768	37.11
	60	37.08
	720	37.06
	488	37.04
	705	36.84
	1643	36.79
	518	36.77
	2396	36.76
	977	36.75
	583	36.72
	705	36.70
	117	36.68
	1879	36.67
	900	36.66
	5314	36.65
	635	36.64
	2615	36.63
	705	36.62
	771	36.61
	1547	36.60
	390	36.59
	725	36.58
	25	36.57
	284	36.56
	2353	36.55
	510	36.54
	720	36.52
	3762	36.51
	44876	36.50
	200	36.38
	1519	36.37
	301	36.33
	2202	36.32
	1131	36.30
	300	36.27
	168	36.18
Total;	329,776

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-6000	60.00
	-3342	41.89
	-2284	41.87
	-15	41.86
	-476	41.85
	-793	41.84
	-99	41.83
	-179	41.76
	-273	41.75
	-453	41.74
	-259	41.73
	-447	41.71
	-1626	41.70
	-210	41.69
	-348	41.68
	-2534	41.67
	-658	41.66
	-100	41.65
	-1667	41.63
	-1680	41.62
	-1005	41.61
	-518	41.60
	-2299	41.59
	-1342	41.58
	-1445	41.56
	-236	41.55
	-191	41.54
	-746	41.53
	-2158	41.52
	-1378	41.50
	-555	41.49
	-1023	41.46
	-365	41.44
	-242	41.41
	-1342	41.40
	-797	41.39
	-1202	41.38
	-931	41.37
	-2133	41.36
	-357	41.34
	-1748	41.33
	-3853	41.32
	-1120	41.31
	-356	41.30
	-846	41.21
	-485	41.20
	-1044	41.19
	-396	41.17
	-293	41.15
	-235	41.12
	-174	41.11
	-348	41.10
	-317	41.09
	-348	41.08
	-348	41.07
	-22	41.06
	-810	40.94
	-3378	40.93
	-348	40.92
	-2359	40.91
	-148	40.90
	-1829	40.89
	-1104	40.87
	-254	40.86
	-1206	40.85
	-231	40.84
	-495	40.83
	-664	40.82
	-3360	40.81
	-927	40.80
	-11	40.79
	-964	40.78
	-2131	40.75
	-80	40.72
	-385	40.71
	-2387	40.70
	-237	40.69
	-3650	40.68
	-1715	40.67
	-2385	40.66
	-2623	40.65
	-3463	40.64
	-827	40.63
	-755	40.62
	-2281	40.61
	-6262	40.60
	-806	40.59
	-1981	40.58
	-824	40.57
	-1471	40.56
	-621	40.55
	-943	40.54
	-1282	40.53
	-1228	40.52
	-1131	40.51
	-2057	40.50
	-3124	40.48
	-3362	40.47
	-754	40.46
	-1594	40.45
	-1667	40.44
	-4326	40.43
	-2139	40.42
	-346	40.41
	-5922	40.40
	-452	40.38
	-308	40.37
	-289	40.36
	-1981	40.35
	-1195	40.34
	-2328	40.33
	-348	40.32
	-981	40.31
	-4	40.30
	-1408	40.29
	-3716	40.28
	-2000	40.27
	-269	40.26
	-1316	40.25
	-1149	40.24
	-782	40.23
	-527	40.22
	-392	40.21
	-207	40.20
	-364	40.19
	-925	40.17
	-1530	40.16
	-1600	40.15
	-1165	40.14
	-828	40.13
	-465	40.11
	-191	40.10
	-41	40.09
	-200	40.08
	-913	40.07
	-938	40.06
	-219	40.04
	-433	40.03
	-2525	40.01
	-1629	40.00
	-348	39.99
	-4385	39.98
	-3160	39.96
	-87	39.95
	-263	39.94
	-600	39.90
	-156	39.85
	-1352	39.84
	-1282	39.83
	-1940	39.82
	-1783	39.81
	-8899	39.80
	-468	39.79
	-468	39.78
	-1218	39.74
	-3000	39.70
	-432	39.68
	-545	39.60
	-782	39.59
	-231	39.58
	-600	39.55
	-1182	39.49
	-1306	39.48
	-548	39.46
	-192	39.39
	-281	39.34
	-73	39.32
	-19	39.31
	-1428	39.30
	-2100	39.27
	-1300	39.26
	-1472	39.25
	-179	39.19
	-191	39.06
	-178	38.91
	-151	38.85
	-505	38.78
	-809	38.77
	-400	38.75
	-472	38.74
	-861	38.73
	-369	38.72
	-348	38.71
	-365	38.70
	-182	38.69
	-880	38.68
	-1880	38.67
	-400	38.66
	-190	38.65
	-2810	38.64
	-174	38.63
	-374	38.61
	-100	38.60
	-386	38.59
	-390	38.58
	-880	38.57
	-696	38.56
	-582	38.55
	-255	38.54
	-987	38.53
	-528	38.52
	-174	38.51
	-2251	38.50
	-1158	38.49
	-808	38.48
	-742	38.47
	-323	38.46
	-783	38.45
	-76	38.44
	-318	38.42
	-973	38.41
	-225	38.40
	-773	38.39
	-476	38.38
	-400	38.37
	-762	38.36
	-1068	38.32
	-578	38.23
	-1043	38.19
	-131	38.14
	-1467	37.97
	-432	37.96
	-300	37.75
	-200	37.74
	-173	37.73
	-702	37.66
	-630	37.49
	-210	37.48
	-166	37.46
	-1011	37.42
	-400	37.40
	-200	37.39
	-348	37.31
	-285	37.30
	-133	37.29
	-707	37.28
	-98	37.25
	-348	37.23
	-400	37.21
	-170	37.19
	-1311	36.75
	-365	36.74
	-358	36.73
	-342	36.72
	-922	36.69
	-903	36.67
	-107	36.66
	-3030	36.65
	-2270	36.64
	-1654	36.63
	-3053	36.62
	-2096	36.61
	-400	36.60
	-1292	36.59
	-2189	36.58
	-1330	36.57
	-766	36.56
	-1365	36.55
	-2451	36.54
	-500	36.53
	-54	36.51
	-13976	36.50
	-2055	36.35
	-200	36.31
	-501	36.17
	-2999	36.15
Total:	- 298,459

(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	18 September 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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