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EPT Disclosure

29th Sep 2008 16:42

RNS Number : 6047E

BNP Paribas London

29 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	26 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	4,472,977 0.45%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,472,977 0.45%

(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

Buys	Quantity	Price
	7	39.37
	615	38.80
	757	38.79
	362	38.78
	417	38.71
	91	38.70
	200	38.68
	718	38.67
	174	38.66
	200	38.65
	986	38.62
	174	38.61
	529	38.57
	93	38.55
	376	38.53
	1651	38.51
	378	38.50
	518	38.48
	1268	38.47
	348	38.46
	348	38.45
	174	38.44
	653	38.43
	1473	38.42
	386	38.41
	1842	38.39
	127	38.38
	45	38.29
	105	38.26
	1551	38.25
	1391	38.24
	2890	38.23
	821	38.22
	388	38.21
	530	38.19
	449	38.18
	545	38.17
	703	38.16
	430	38.15
	191	38.13
	156	38.12
	143	38.11
	401	38.10
	645	38.09
	347	38.08
	349	38.07
	1677	38.06
	1399	38.05
	400	38.04
	174	38.03
	656	38.01
	305	38.00
	10174	37.97
	522	37.96
	163	37.94
	257	37.93
	174	37.92
	770	37.91
	174	37.90
	129	37.88
	1270	37.87
	2358	37.86
	174	37.83
	9847	37.82
	1184	37.81
	3762	37.80
	2116	37.79
	8023	37.78
	1788	37.77
	756	37.76
	2	37.76
	2726	37.75
	864	37.74
	2222	37.73
	3712	37.72
	6010	37.71
	1302	37.70
	4	37.70
	175	37.69
	10	37.68
	317	37.67
	189	37.66
	5367	37.65
	15	37.65
	140	37.64
	2105	37.63
	503	37.62
	2283	37.61
	5	37.61
	105	37.60
	1358	37.59
	1427	37.58
	1095	37.57
	236	37.56
	1122	37.55
	411	37.54
	1638	37.53
	765	37.52
	2179	37.51
	2375	37.50
	58	37.50
	1150	37.49
	2202	37.48
	535	37.47
	6077	37.46
	2404	37.45
	1135	37.44
	421	37.43
	3189	37.42
	947	37.41
	2236	37.40
	796	37.39
	701	37.38
	369	37.36
	2549	37.35
	2773	37.34
	765	37.33
	3253	37.32
	1448	37.31
	262	37.30
	1788	37.29
	170	37.28
	2289	37.27
	15	37.26
	1400	37.25
	144	37.24
	400	37.23
	3468	37.22
	1294	37.21
	1393	37.20
	506	37.19
	880	37.18
	1339	37.17
	143	37.16
	382	37.15
	74063	37.05
Total:	238,803
Sales	Quantity	Price
	-7	39.37
	-71	38.70
	-174	38.69
	-348	38.67
	-544	38.66
	-200	38.64
	-308	38.60
	-707	38.59
	-174	38.56
	-174	38.55
	-563	38.53
	-30	38.52
	-893	38.51
	-284	38.50
	-209	38.49
	-69	38.47
	-558	38.45
	-348	38.44
	-358	38.43
	-348	38.42
	-53	38.36
	-1234	38.28
	-2030	38.26
	-2100	38.25
	-331	38.24
	-103	38.23
	-599	38.18
	-7862	38.15
	-94	38.14
	-1077	38.13
	-773	38.12
	-1655	38.11
	-787	38.10
	-106	38.09
	-1500	38.08
	-1620	38.07
	-2275	38.06
	-908	38.05
	-942	38.04
	-1745	38.03
	-1012	38.02
	-503	38.01
	-3751	38.00
	-358	37.99
	-174	37.97
	-1109	37.96
	-174	37.94
	-652	37.93
	-174	37.92
	-878	37.91
	-174	37.90
	-415	37.88
	-502	37.85
	-174	37.84
	-668	37.79
	-348	37.78
	-449	37.77
	-1674	37.76
	-2	37.76
	-566	37.75
	-1148	37.74
	-193	37.73
	-1139	37.72
	-522	37.71
	-1506	37.70
	-4	37.70
	-1632	37.69
	-10	37.68
	-174	37.67
	-1346	37.65
	-15	37.65
	-2172	37.62
	-5	37.61
	-5	37.61
	-1005	37.60
	-358	37.59
	-1186	37.58
	-209	37.57
	-530	37.56
	-476	37.54
	-888	37.53
	-955	37.52
	-400	37.51
	-305	37.50
	-58	37.50
	-147	37.49
	-616	37.48
	-191	37.47
	-464	37.46
	-526	37.45
	-174	37.44
	-116	37.43
	-393	37.42
	-365	37.41
	-319	37.40
	-251	37.38
	-2659	37.34
	-348	37.33
	-1142	37.30
	-522	37.26
	-174	37.24
	-328	37.23
	-553	37.16
	-739	37.15
	-68173	37.05
Total:	- 142,359

(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	29 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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