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GoldmanSachs International06 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 05 February 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 37280 425.9866 USD 423.9413 USD 55 73.02 EUR 72.57 EUR 775285 55.7632 GBP 53.88 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 37280 425.9866 USD 423.9413 USD 55 73.02 EUR 72.57 EUR 936530 55.718 GBP 53.89 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD CFD Short 14171 54.265 GBPCFD Short 5000 54.2138 GBPCFD Short 20000 54.265 GBPCFD Short 10000 55.0792 GBPCFD Long 5698 55.7124 GBPCFD Long 652 55.7124 GBPCFD Long 650 55.7124 GBPCFD Short 334 54.5624 GBPCFD Short 1452 55.7632 GBPCFD Long 1500 54.2795 GBPCFD Short 10000 54.7176 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, which the option relates price American, date paid/received pere.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) European unit (Note 3)option etc. Put Option B 2000 36.00 GBP American 20/03/08 0.17 GBPPut Option B 2000 36.00 GBP American 20/03/08 0.185 GBPPut Option B 3000 36.00 GBP American 20/03/08 0.20 GBPPut Option S 2000 36.00 GBP American 20/03/08 0.17 GBPPut Option S 2000 36.00 GBP American 20/03/08 0.185 GBPPut Option S 3000 36.00 GBP American 20/03/08 0.20 GBP (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 06 February 2008 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto