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Rio Tinto Plc

16th May 2008 12:48

RNS Number : 6625U

BNP Paribas London

16 May 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	15th May 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	3,982,839 0.4%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,982,839

(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	378	67.17
Buy	314	67.26
Buy	466	67.31
Buy	86	67.46
Buy	196	67.50
Buy	589	67.51
Buy	766	67.55
Buy	559	67.59
Buy	434	67.60
Buy	409	67.61
Buy	147	67.63
Buy	348	67.64
Buy	1,011	67.66
Buy	916	67.71
Buy	350	68.07
Buy	250	68.08
Buy	250	68.13
Buy	150	68.14
Buy	200	68.16
Buy	1,200	68.18
Buy	250	68.20
Buy	358	68.21
Buy	1,181	68.24
Buy	236	68.25
Buy	610	68.27
Buy	161	68.29
Buy	236	68.34
Buy	185	68.37
Buy	800	68.38
Buy	236	68.39
Buy	1	68.40
Buy	500	68.41
Buy	702	68.45
Buy	1,462	68.46
Buy	233	68.48
Buy	211	68.49
Buy	64	68.50
Buy	1,931	68.60
Buy	400	69.02
Buy	341	69.04
Buy	345	69.11
Buy	222	69.39
Buy	15	69.44
Buy	15	69.46
Buy	148	69.47
Buy	30	69.48
Buy	30	69.49
Buy	1,016	69.50
Buy	34	69.52
Buy	90	69.53
Buy	543	69.54
Buy	1,201	69.55
Buy	298	69.56
Buy	130	69.57
Buy	133	69.58
Buy	209	69.59
Buy	15	69.61
Buy	915	69.63
Buy	120	69.64
Buy	60	69.65
Buy	75	69.66
Buy	227	69.67
Buy	30	69.68
Buy	75	69.69
Buy	30	69.70
Buy	75	69.72
Buy	835	69.75
Buy	300	69.77
Buy	562	69.78
Buy	15	69.79
Buy	2,880	69.80
Buy	731	69.82
Buy	1,970	69.83
Buy	924	69.84
Buy	546	69.85
Buy	5,746	69.86
Buy	805	69.87
Buy	953	69.88
Buy	1,824	69.89
Buy	1,271	69.90
Buy	45	69.91
Buy	630	69.92
Buy	960	69.93
Buy	2,885	69.94
Buy	7,680	69.95
Buy	635	69.96
Buy	855	69.97
Buy	165	69.98
Buy	1,737	69.99
Buy	2,113	70.00
Buy	920	70.01
Buy	950	70.04
Buy	45	70.05
Buy	205	70.07
Buy	6	70.08
Buy	1,414	70.09
Buy	2,015	70.10
Buy	760	70.11
Buy	1,630	70.12
Buy	666	70.13
Buy	850	70.15
Buy	1,918	70.16
Buy	920	70.17
Buy	3,132	70.18
Buy	256	70.19
Buy	400	70.20
Buy	300	70.21
Buy	265	70.23
Buy	238	70.25
Buy	1,254	70.27
Buy	500	70.30
Buy	636	70.31
Buy	1,205	70.32
Buy	1,465	70.33
Buy	1,953	70.34
Buy	51	70.35
Buy	1,242	70.36
Buy	910	70.40
Buy	120	70.44
Buy	870	70.48
Total	89,361

Buy/ Sell	Amount	Price
Sell	- 478	67.30
Sell	- 143	67.31
Sell	- 152	67.33
Sell	- 109	67.34
Sell	- 109	67.43
Sell	- 521	67.50
Sell	- 5	67.51
Sell	- 11	67.55
Sell	- 138	67.57
Sell	- 35	67.59
Sell	- 147	67.61
Sell	- 63	67.73
Sell	- 47	68.18
Sell	- 457	68.23
Sell	- 109	68.24
Sell	- 1,464	68.27
Sell	- 161	68.29
Sell	- 400	68.36
Sell	- 1,444	68.38
Sell	- 293	68.39
Sell	- 161	68.48
Sell	- 199	68.50
Sell	- 34	68.51
Sell	- 928	68.83
Sell	- 726	68.85
Sell	- 342	68.87
Sell	- 500	68.88
Sell	- 378	68.91
Sell	- 486	68.96
Sell	- 580	69.01
Sell	- 115	69.02
Sell	- 178	69.03
Sell	- 854	69.05
Sell	- 400	69.06
Sell	- 106	69.07
Sell	- 1,084	69.08
Sell	- 57	69.09
Sell	- 300	69.11
Sell	- 222	69.14
Sell	- 1,466	69.16
Sell	- 231	69.17
Sell	- 493	69.19
Sell	- 15,000	69.26
Sell	- 214	69.26
Sell	- 221	69.30
Sell	- 15	69.34
Sell	- 1,022	69.46
Sell	- 1,431	69.50
Sell	- 15	69.51
Sell	- 900	69.53
Sell	- 487	69.54
Sell	- 253	69.56
Sell	- 57	69.57
Sell	- 1,068	69.58
Sell	- 738	69.61
Sell	- 1,456	69.66
Sell	- 162	69.70
Sell	- 76	69.74
Sell	- 474	69.75
Sell	- 120	69.76
Sell	- 298	69.86
Sell	- 90	69.88
Sell	- 888	69.94
Sell	- 97	70.00
Sell	- 43,191	70.04
Sell	- 816	70.16
Sell	- 13,901	70.23
Sell	- 51	70.33
Sell	- 89	70.35
Sell	- 500	70.38
Total	- 99,756

(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) YES/NO

Date of disclosure	16th May 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

EMMUNSARWVRVAAR

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