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EPT Disclosure

10th Oct 2008 08:53

RNS Number : 5579F

BNP Paribas London

10 October 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	08 October 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	4,986,765 0.50%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,986,765 0.50%

(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

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchases	Quantity	Price
	2698	29.62
	168	29.58
	823	29.46
	649	29.44
	200	29.43
	2000	29.42
	600	29.40
	1459	29.39
	1371	29.36
	1698	29.19
	2044	29.18
	650	29.17
	1348	29.16
	3016	29.15
	400	29.12
	424	29.11
	169	29.10
	254	29.09
	2399	29.07
	381	29.06
	400	29.05
	1786	29.04
	1007	29.02
	200	29.01
	300	28.99
	632	28.98
	254	28.96
	200	28.95
	100	28.94
	400	28.93
	681	28.88
	1401	28.87
	1140	28.85
	600	28.84
	6912	28.83
	63	28.82
	120	28.81
	369	28.79
	1265	28.77
	300	28.76
	1623	28.75
	273	28.74
	343	28.72
	965	28.71
	2978	28.70
	400	28.68
	8819	28.68
	3242	28.67
	6287	28.66
	1550	28.65
	307	28.64
	10348	28.63
	900	28.62
	2552	28.60
	481	28.59
	247	28.58
	550	28.56
	381	28.54
	337	28.50
	232	28.47
	15	28.44
	1934	28.43
	1701	28.42
	1304	28.41
	100	28.40
	55	28.39
	200	28.36
	377	28.35
	296	28.34
	132	28.33
	2097	28.29
	1256	28.28
	753	28.27
	16	28.26
	518	28.25
	4248	28.24
	465	28.22
	5584	28.20
	472	28.19
	613	28.17
	437	28.16
	1127	28.15
	777	28.14
	3165	28.13
	1772	28.12
	1329	28.11
	920	28.10
	3300	28.09
	997	28.07
	1152	28.06
	469	28.05
	1789	28.02
	232	27.95
	128	27.94
	232	27.87
	100	27.85
	637	27.80
	894	27.79
	79	27.77
	625	27.76
	249	27.75
	32	27.74
	2326	27.71
	261	27.69
	6	27.63
	462	27.62
	1171	27.61
	743	27.60
	1070	27.59
	613	27.58
	470	27.50
	295	27.48
	132	27.46
	3148	27.44
	1086	27.43
	2423	27.42
	2239	27.41
	2576	27.40
	2549	27.39
	1602	27.38
	168	27.37
	654	27.36
	1001	27.35
	1536	27.34
	1541	27.33
	1266	27.32
	1156	27.31
	212	27.30
	1176	27.29
	389	27.27
	688	27.26
	750	27.25
	371	27.25
	93	27.24
	913	27.21
	2331	27.20
	604	27.19
	169	27.14
	446	27.11
	1337	27.10
	716	27.07
	1205	27.06
	3870	27.05
	660	27.04
	2318	27.03
	117	27.02
	1331	27.01
	2862	27.00
	740	26.99
	320	26.98
	959	26.94
	2678	26.92
	1930	26.91
	739	26.90
	551	26.89
	521	26.87
	1217	26.86
	392	26.85
	146	26.83
	2115	26.81
	3161	26.80
	417	26.79
	3303	26.78
	656	26.77
	1710	26.76
	3380	26.75
	1403	26.74
	636	26.73
	321	26.72
	570	26.69
	328	26.68
	2650	26.67
	1489	26.66
	451	26.65
	313	26.64
	2785	26.63
	1244	26.62
	813	26.61
	1702	26.60
	2655	26.59
	1035	26.58
	1030	26.57
	742	26.56
	1744	26.55
	340	26.54
	30	26.53
	2135	26.49
	547	26.48
	95	26.47
	2632	26.46
	1020	26.45
	1053	26.43
	1030	26.42
	3067	26.41
	1166	26.40
	483	26.39
	181	26.38
	1020	26.37
	150	26.36
	255	26.35
	850	26.34
	3081	26.33
	255	26.32
	552	26.31
	929	26.30
	400	26.29
	3877	26.28
	62257	26.27
	248	26.26
	279	26.25
	465	26.24
	3674	26.23
	1776	26.22
	1306	26.21
	1260	26.20
	931	26.18
	275	26.17
	195	26.15
	115	26.12
	2713	26.11
	372	26.10
	520	26.09
	864	26.08
	493	26.07
	868	26.05
	649	26.04
	12531	26.00
	200	25.97
	400	25.96
	267	25.95
	780	25.93
	31	25.91
	240	25.90
	750	25.89
	232	25.80
	130	25.79
	202	25.72
Total:	346,343

Sales	Quantity	Price
	-180	29.61
	-1014	29.53
	-132	29.49
	-424	29.45
	-422	29.40
	-353	29.38
	-2727	29.34
	-170	29.27
	-6319	29.25
	-296	29.17
	-297	29.15
	-127	29.07
	-100	28.95
	-127	28.83
	-23	28.78
	-3779	28.77
	-412	28.76
	-1536	28.75
	-192	28.74
	-400	28.71
	-1068	28.70
	-270	28.69
	-400	28.67
	-400	28.53
	-300	28.50
	-2500	28.49
	-400	28.48
	-232	28.46
	-139	28.44
	-426	28.40
	-26	28.39
	-655	28.34
	-255	28.28
	-232	28.27
	-741	28.26
	-515	28.22
	-255	28.21
	-200	28.20
	-1601	28.18
	-955	28.17
	-1599	28.15
	-592	28.08
	-1897	28.06
	-740	28.05
	-1894	28.03
	-1680	28.02
	-486	28.01
	-1179	28.00
	-387	27.98
	-359	27.96
	-1001	27.90
	-232	27.86
	-100	27.84
	-254	27.78
	-806	27.63
	-1768	27.62
	-279	27.61
	-232	27.59
	-1445	27.57
	-976	27.55
	-226	27.51
	-98	27.50
	-100	27.46
	-369	27.42
	-7660	27.40
	-23396	27.39
	-717	27.38
	-1509	27.37
	-920	27.36
	-20	27.35
	-4430	27.34
	-946	27.33
	-2473	27.32
	-1229	27.31
	-1369	27.30
	-1050	27.29
	-700	27.28
	-151	27.27
	-300	27.26
	-307	27.25
	-3137	27.23
	-797	27.22
	-2987	27.21
	-18	27.20
	-845	27.17
	-892	27.15
	-300	27.14
	-976	27.12
	-562	27.11
	-676	27.10
	-2955	27.09
	-305	27.08
	-976	27.07
	-649	27.06
	-6999	27.05
	-5294	27.04
	-1150	27.03
	-2296	27.02
	-684	27.01
	-6343	27.00
	-1910	26.99
	-1103	26.98
	-400	26.94
	-200	26.92
	-2065	26.91
	-4634	26.90
	-66	26.89
	-815	26.88
	-655	26.87
	-332	26.86
	-1477	26.85
	-433	26.84
	-2436	26.83
	-863	26.82
	-4456	26.81
	-4473	26.80
	-351	26.79
	-2610	26.78
	-232	26.76
	-255	26.75
	-1689	26.73
	-767	26.72
	-4280	26.71
	-2213	26.70
	-1048	26.68
	-1976	26.67
	-4368	26.66
	-5626	26.65
	-9551	26.64
	-1559	26.63
	-45	26.62
	-150	26.61
	-10275	26.60
	-678	26.59
	-981	26.58
	-2393	26.57
	-533	26.56
	-1513	26.55
	-1486	26.54
	-2717	26.53
	-6149	26.52
	-2981	26.51
	-6785	26.50
	-2018	26.49
	-3918	26.48
	-2694	26.47
	-869	26.46
	-1224	26.45
	-11209	26.43
	-3655	26.42
	-6658	26.41
	-1862	26.40
	-113	26.39
	-309	26.38
	-216	26.37
	-4865	26.36
	-5882	26.35
	-4501	26.34
	-8137	26.33
	-2577	26.32
	-2203	26.31
	-3358	26.30
	-3488	26.29
	-500	26.28
	-145994	26.27
	-1226	26.26
	-150	26.25
	-4404	26.24
	-469	26.23
	-2388	26.22
	-391	26.21
	-3594	26.20
	-225	26.19
	-2314	26.18
	-4854	26.17
	-75	26.16
	-75	26.15
	-616	26.14
	-300	26.13
	-605	26.11
	-150	26.10
	-3960	26.09
	-75	26.08
	-2088	26.07
	-5194	26.06
	-92	26.05
	-75	26.04
	-12050	26.00
	-75	26.00
	-2205	25.95
	-75	25.93
	-75	25.92
	-2300	25.91
	-931	25.90
	-599	25.89
	-161	25.88
	-60	25.87
	-75	25.86
	-473	25.85
	-240	25.84
	-211	25.83
	-917	25.82
	-390	25.81
	-1850	25.79
	-500	25.78
	-232	25.71
Total:	- 507,835

(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 October 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

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