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Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd09 January 2008 FORM 38.5(b) 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 person dealing (Note 1) Goldman Sachs JB Were Pty Ltd Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08 January 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 5,000 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,000 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (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 (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 4) Sale 12049 127.7412 AUDPurchase 178 127.5000 AUDPurchase 913 127.5000 AUDPurchase 1345 127.5000 AUDPurchase 1 127.5500 AUDPurchase 1 127.5500 AUDPurchase 1 127.5500 AUDPurchase 1 127.5500 AUDPurchase 38 127.5500 AUDPurchase 21 127.5600 AUDPurchase 19 127.5700 AUDPurchase 439 127.5700 AUDPurchase 114 127.5800 AUDPurchase 201 127.5800 AUDPurchase 320 127.6000 AUDPurchase 460 127.6000 AUDPurchase 16 127.7100 AUDPurchase 74 127.7100 AUDPurchase 124 127.7100 AUDPurchase 353 127.7100 AUDPurchase 200 127.7300 AUDPurchase 1205 127.7600 AUDPurchase 20 127.7700 AUDPurchase 1185 127.7700 AUDPurchase 474 127.7900 AUDPurchase 731 127.7900 AUDPurchase 242 127.8100 AUDPurchase 248 127.8100 AUDPurchase 715 127.8100 AUDPurchase 350 127.8800 AUDPurchase 855 127.8800 AUDPurchase 539 128.1500 AUDPurchase 666 128.1500 AUD Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid Lowest price paid 12049 127.7412 AUD 127.7412 AUD Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 12049 128.1500 AUD 127.5000 AUD (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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) 4. 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. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 09 January 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 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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