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EPT Disclosure - Rio Tinto Plc

20th Nov 2008 10:54

RNS Number : 5710I

BNP Paribas London

20 November 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 November 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	2,678,251 0.27%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	2,678,251 0.27%

(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	182	22.86
Buy	389	22.88
Buy	182	22.91
Buy	287	22.93
Buy	202	22.94
Buy	194	22.95
Buy	154	22.96
Buy	2,488	23.00
Buy	267	23.06
Buy	875	23.10
Buy	459	23.17
Buy	424	23.18
Buy	212	23.19
Buy	1,496	23.23
Buy	1,034	23.26
Buy	280	23.29
Buy	1,306	23.32
Buy	568	23.34
Buy	2,300	23.35
Buy	394	23.36
Buy	152	23.39
Buy	634	23.41
Buy	648	23.43
Buy	395	23.44
Buy	2,023	23.45
Buy	200	23.46
Buy	976	23.47
Buy	3,319	23.48
Buy	2,187	23.50
Buy	1,030	23.51
Buy	452	23.52
Buy	225	23.53
Buy	226	23.54
Buy	407	23.56
Buy	434	23.57
Buy	3,544	23.64
Buy	929	23.73
Buy	434	23.76
Buy	546	23.79
Buy	400	23.83
Buy	470	23.84
Buy	494	23.85
Buy	501	23.96
Buy	175	23.97
Buy	208	23.99
Buy	45	24.00
Buy	210	24.01
Buy	45	24.03
Buy	395	24.04
Buy	29	24.05
Buy	60	24.06
Buy	30	24.07
Buy	135	24.08
Buy	165	24.09
Buy	210	24.10
Buy	105	24.11
Buy	45	24.12
Buy	240	24.13
Buy	105	24.14
Buy	225	24.15
Buy	167	24.16
Buy	509	24.17
Buy	149	24.18
Buy	45	24.19
Buy	210	24.20
Buy	46	24.21
Buy	135	24.22
Buy	590	24.23
Buy	729	24.24
Buy	90	24.25
Buy	198	24.26
Buy	865	24.27
Buy	512	24.28
Buy	532	24.29
Buy	710	24.30
Buy	324	24.31
Buy	75	24.32
Buy	60	24.33
Buy	225	24.34
Buy	135	24.35
Buy	45	24.36
Buy	795	24.37
Buy	143	24.39
Buy	174	24.40
Buy	252	24.42
Buy	15	24.43
Buy	32	24.46
Buy	30	24.52
Buy	575	24.55
Buy	51,499	24.68
Buy	1,750	24.69
Buy	444	24.72
Buy	90	24.73
Buy	1,000	44.00
Total	99,896

Buy/Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 1,012	22.96
Sell	- 1,331	22.97
Sell	- 267	22.98
Sell	- 166	22.99
Sell	- 376	23.00
Sell	- 166	23.01
Sell	- 2,607	23.05
Sell	- 1,394	23.06
Sell	- 1,473	23.08
Sell	- 690	23.10
Sell	- 3,000	23.12
Sell	- 224	23.12
Sell	- 208	23.15
Sell	- 541	23.16
Sell	- 199	23.17
Sell	- 1,086	23.18
Sell	- 9,932	23.19
Sell	- 1,347	23.21
Sell	- 1,876	23.23
Sell	- 2,829	23.24
Sell	- 1,034	23.26
Sell	- 420	23.27
Sell	- 1,335	23.28
Sell	- 5,042	23.29
Sell	- 3,964	23.30
Sell	- 6,278	23.31
Sell	- 9,478	23.32
Sell	- 5,162	23.33
Sell	- 4,454	23.34
Sell	- 5,447	23.35
Sell	- 1,568	23.36
Sell	- 2,055	23.37
Sell	- 3,300	23.38
Sell	- 1,293	23.39
Sell	- 7,807	23.40
Sell	- 4,183	23.41
Sell	- 1,368	23.42
Sell	- 6,464	23.43
Sell	- 4,155	23.44
Sell	- 1,186	23.45
Sell	- 5,824	23.46
Sell	- 6,245	23.47
Sell	- 6,129	23.48
Sell	- 3,451	23.49
Sell	- 4,375	23.50
Sell	- 1,729	23.51
Sell	- 3,439	23.52
Sell	- 1,699	23.53
Sell	- 1,269	23.54
Sell	- 2,124	23.55
Sell	- 2,053	23.56
Sell	- 1,308	23.57
Sell	- 222	23.58
Sell	- 2,638	23.59
Sell	- 200	23.60
Sell	- 1,226	23.61
Sell	- 179	23.62
Sell	- 334	23.64
Sell	- 2,968	23.66
Sell	- 250	23.68
Sell	- 667	23.69
Sell	- 1,060	23.73
Sell	- 711	23.74
Sell	- 200	23.75
Sell	- 1,102	23.76
Sell	- 765	23.78
Sell	- 1,640	23.79
Sell	- 3,538	23.80
Sell	- 1,265	23.81
Sell	- 1,463	23.82
Sell	- 1,269	23.83
Sell	- 1,427	23.84
Sell	- 700	23.85
Sell	- 1,194	23.86
Sell	- 440	23.87
Sell	- 1,717	23.88
Sell	- 1,769	23.89
Sell	- 1,720	23.90
Sell	- 2,028	23.91
Sell	- 789	23.92
Sell	- 1,361	23.93
Sell	- 175	23.95
Sell	- 3,383	23.96
Sell	- 1,709	23.97
Sell	- 2,304	23.98
Sell	- 1,357	24.00
Sell	- 1,419	24.01
Sell	- 2,148	24.02
Sell	- 414	24.03
Sell	- 4,530	24.04
Sell	- 5,135	24.05
Sell	- 1,229	24.06
Sell	- 1,613	24.07
Sell	- 2,000	24.08
Sell	- 332	24.09
Sell	- 1,709	24.10
Sell	- 501	24.11
Sell	- 2,156	24.12
Sell	- 1,406	24.13
Sell	- 1,200	24.14
Sell	- 441	24.15
Sell	- 1,650	24.17
Sell	- 1,608	24.18
Sell	- 250	24.19
Sell	- 1,321	24.20
Sell	- 697	24.21
Sell	- 166	24.23
Sell	- 316	24.26
Sell	- 77	24.27
Sell	- 113	24.28
Sell	- 357	24.29
Sell	- 758	24.30
Sell	- 268	24.31
Sell	- 924	24.32
Sell	- 329	24.33
Sell	- 4,315	24.34
Sell	- 172	24.35
Sell	- 300	24.36
Sell	- 8	24.38
Sell	- 61	24.40
Sell	- 443	24.41
Sell	- 600	24.42
Sell	- 769	24.43
Sell	- 395	24.45
Sell	- 1,110	24.46
Sell	- 286	24.47
Sell	- 32	24.48
Sell	- 980	24.51
Sell	- 457	24.53
Sell	- 1,765	24.55
Sell	- 167	24.60
Sell	- 3,792	24.68
Sell	- 250,000	52.00
Sell	- 605,000	56.00
Total	- 1,095,851

(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	20 November 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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