BNP Paribas London - EPT Disclosure

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RNS Number:2620M
BNP Paribas London
22 January 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        Ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                21 January 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                         2,347,863             0.2354

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                          2,347,863              0.2354




(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





(c)                Rights to subscribe (Note 2)


Class of relevant security:                    Details







3.         DEALINGS (Note 3)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                          Number of securities                  Price per unit (Note 5)


Purchases                                         6817                       42.28
                                                   558                       42.37
                                                   593                       42.42
                                                   407                       42.43
                                                  2000                       42.44
                                                   539                       42.5
                                                  1628                       42.51
                                                   486                       42.52
                                                  2889                       42.53
                                                 11076                       42.54
                                                   133                       42.59
                                                  3527                       42.6
                                                   917                       42.67
                                                    92                       42.68
                                                  1175                       42.69
                                                 10092                       42.71
                                                  2719                       42.7584
                                                   361                       42.76
                                                 12022                       42.78
                                                    92                       42.79
                                                  1534                       42.81
                                                   729                       42.82
                                                   686                       42.83
                                                   424                       42.86
                                                  3894                       42.88
                                                   315                       42.89
                                                  5117                       42.9
                                                   267                       42.91
                                                    36                       43.03
                                                   119                       43.05
                                                   181                       43.1
                                                  4128                       43.14
                                                   872                       43.16
                                                   293                       43.18
                                                  1327                       43.19
                                                   124                       43.2
                                                  1500                       43.22
                                                   147                       43.23
                                                    59                       43.26
                                                    30                       43.29
                                                     6                       43.3
                                                   358                       43.31
                                                    20                       43.34
                                                    78                       43.36
                                                   621                       43.37
                                                  1575                       43.39
                                                     6                       43.4
                                                  1673                       43.42
                                                    23                       43.45
                                                  2201                       43.46
                                                    70                       43.48
                                                  1347                       43.49
                                                   511                       43.5
                                                   278                       43.51
                                                   230                       43.517
                                                  1560                       43.52
                                                     3                       43.53
                                                    30                       43.54
                                                   496                       43.57
                                                  2484                       43.59
                                                  1053                       43.61
                                                   437                       43.62
                                                    80                       43.63
                                                  1303                       43.64
                                                   439                       43.67
                                                   127                       43.68
                                                   383                       43.69
                                                  1593                       43.7
                                                  1627                       43.72
                                                  2092                       43.73
                                                   460                       43.78
                                                   284                       43.79
                                                   602                       43.8
                                                  1688                       43.81
                                                  1163                       43.82
                                                  2555                       43.83
                                                  2350                       43.85
                                                  1063                       43.86
                                                   507                       43.87
                                                  2561                       43.88
                                                  1596                       43.89
                                                   992                       43.9
                                                  1067                       43.92
                                                   800                       43.94
                                                   800                       43.95
                                                  1662                       43.96
                                                    45                       43.97
                                                    58                       43.98
                                                    10                       43.99
                                                  1000                       44
                                                    46                       44.01
                                                  5543                       44.03
                                                    31                       44.06
                                                  3365                       44.07
                                                   570                       44.1
                                                  1921                       44.12
                                                  9344                       44.15
                                                    92                       44.18
                                                  3644                       44.19
                                                   470                       44.2
                                                  4307                       44.26
                                                  1368                       44.27
                                                   500                       44.28
                                                  1062                       44.29
                                                  5250                       44.3
                                                  1021                       44.34
                                                  1799                       44.43
                                                   525                       44.56
                                                   293                       44.61
                                                   415                       44.63
                                                   781                       44.9
                                                   563                       44.97
                                                   403                       45
                                                  2319                       45.01
                                                  2275                       45.15
                                       Total
                                                171779

                                                157398                       42.28
                                                  1539                       42.3
                                                    75                       42.32
                                                   276                       42.33
                                                    75                       42.35
                                                   192                       42.36
                                                   278                       42.37
                                                   150                       42.39
                                                   618                       42.4
                                                    60                       42.41
                                                   120                       42.42
                                                    75                       42.43
                                                   135                       42.45
                                                    60                       42.46
                                                   135                       42.47
                                                   110                       42.48
                                                  1012                       42.49
                                                   479                       42.5
                                                  1649                       42.51
                                                    75                       42.52
                                                    75                       42.54
                                                  1240                       42.55
                                                  1990                       42.56
                                                  1215                       42.58
                                                   135                       42.59
                                                   210                       42.61
                                                   990                       42.62
                                                    75                       42.63
                                                   135                       42.65
                                                    60                       42.66
                                                    75                       42.67
                                                    75                       42.68
                                                  1050                       42.69
                                                    60                       42.7
                                                   820                       42.72
                                                    75                       42.73
                                                  6850                       42.74
                                                   154                       42.75
                                                  1065                       42.76
                                                   137                       42.77
                                                    60                       42.78
                                                   740                       42.79
                                                   437                       42.8
                                                  1844                       42.81
                                                  1508                       42.82
                                                  1065                       42.83
                                                  1793                       42.84
                                                  2045                       42.85
                                                   716                       42.86
                                                   405                       42.87
                                                   990                       42.88
                                                  1980                       42.89
                                                   415                       42.9
                                                   135                       42.93
                                                  1038                       42.95
                                                   600                       42.97
                                                   777                       42.98
                                                  1027                       42.99
                                                  3010                       43.01
                                                  1335                       43.02
                                                  1482                       43.03
                                                   119                       43.04
                                                    75                       43.05
                                                   346                       43.06
                                                    36                       43.07
                                                    45                       43.08
                                                   181                       43.09
                                                  1250                       43.1
                                                   348                       43.14
                                                   606                       43.16
                                                   293                       43.17
                                                  1994                       43.19
                                                   104                       43.24
                                                     4                       43.25
                                                    56                       43.28
                                                    96                       43.29
                                                   184                       43.3
                                                   221                       43.31
                                                   800                       43.33
                                                  1189                       43.35
                                                   702                       43.39
                                                  1260                       43.4
                                                  1110                       43.41
                                                  2428                       43.42
                                                  1472                       43.43
                                                  1005                       43.45
                                                   405                       43.46
                                                   309                       43.47
                                                   592                       43.48
                                                   158                       43.49
                                                   212                       43.51
                                                    75                       43.53
                                                  3395                       43.55
                                                  1404                       43.56
                                                   150                       43.59
                                                   393                       43.6
                                                  1552                       43.61
                                                   209                       43.62
                                                   150                       43.63
                                                   630                       43.65
                                                    75                       43.66
                                                  1780                       43.67
                                                   301                       43.68
                                                   252                       43.7
                                                   842                       43.71
                                                   618                       43.72
                                                   470                       43.73
                                                   361                       43.75
                                                  1075                       43.76
                                                   140                       43.77
                                                  2045                       43.79
                                                   925                       43.8
                                                   552                       43.82
                                                  1601                       43.83
                                                   807                       43.84
                                                  1768                       43.85
                                                   301                       43.89
                                                  3144                       43.9
                                                   538                       43.91
                                                   960                       43.92
                                                  1100                       43.94
                                                  1178                       43.95
                                                  1821                       43.98
                                                    11                       43.99
                                                   427                       44
                                                  3961                       44.01
                                                    64                       44.02
                                                  1274                       44.03
                                                    75                       44.05
                                                    75                       44.06
                                                   835                       44.07
                                                   508                       44.08
                                                    75                       44.1
                                                   350                       44.11
                                                    90                       44.13
                                                    75                       44.14
                                                    27                       44.2
                                                  1752                       44.23
                                                   176                       44.25
                                                    68                       44.26
                                                    48                       44.3
                                                    62                       44.33
                                                    48                       44.34
                                                   144                       44.38
                                                    83                       44.4
                                                  1958                       44.47
Sales                                             2031                       44.48
                                                    13                       44.5
                                                    23                       44.51
                                                    23                       44.52
                                                  1093                       44.53
                                                  1271                       44.54
                                                   235                       44.55
                                                    55                       44.6
                                                   254                       44.61
                                                  1451                       44.62
                                                   586                       44.64
                                                  1523                       44.66
                                                    59                       44.74
                                                   614                       44.89
                                                  1367                       44.9
                                                   277                       44.91
                                                   781                       44.93
                                                   351                       44.94
                                                  2910                       44.95
                                                  2127                       44.96
                                                  1302                       44.97
                                                    16                       44.98
                                                   536                       44.99
                                                   148                       45.03
                                                   159                       45.06
                                                    25                       45.15
                                       Total
                                                284027






(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 5)       Number of securities (Note 6)        Price per unit (Note 4)

e.g. CFD










(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
                        purchasing,     to which the option              American,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 6)      price      European etc.   date       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

Contact name                                                      Darren Clarke

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






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