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BNP Paribas London29 February 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 sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28 February 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 1,866,527 0.1871 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,866,527 0.1871 (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 Buy/Sell Quantity Price Buy 104 57.6Buy 348 57.62Buy 758 57.63Buy 473 57.64Buy 197 57.66Buy 200 57.68Buy 2073 57.69Buy 498 57.7Buy 3604 57.72Buy 643 57.73Buy 1960 57.74Buy 1962 57.75Buy 712 57.76Buy 11 57.77Buy 2258 57.78Buy 10408 57.82Buy 1465 57.83Buy 1202 57.84Buy 2285 57.85Buy 500 57.86Buy 2199 57.87Buy 66268 57.89Buy 232 57.92Buy 2421 57.93Buy 500 57.94Buy 556 57.95Buy 1038 57.99Buy 310 58Buy 1861 58.01Buy 999 58.12Buy 177 58.15Buy 65 58.17Buy 332 58.19Buy 431 58.2Buy 1274 58.24Buy 73 58.29Buy 178 58.36Buy 221 58.42Buy 354 58.46Buy 39 58.47Buy 861 58.52Buy 521 58.55Total 112571 Sell 177 57.5Sell 283 57.59Sell 2 57.64Sell 164 57.69Sell 44940 57.72Sell 5579 57.73Sell 1167 57.74Sell 250 57.75Sell 86 57.77Sell 228 57.8Sell 610 57.81Sell 178 57.82Sell 382 57.83Sell 2467 57.84Sell 664 57.85Sell 30000 57.8667Sell 1000 57.87Sell 2981 57.88Sell 1779 57.89Sell 7018 57.9Sell 2600 57.91Sell 2231 57.92Sell 604 57.93Sell 616 57.94Sell 1675 57.95Sell 610 57.96Sell 13 57.97Sell 1191 58Sell 223 58.01Sell 950 58.02Sell 250 58.03Sell 775 58.1Sell 225 58.12Sell 333 58.25Sell 44 58.27Sell 233 58.28Sell 72 58.29Sell 107 58.3Sell 567 58.32Sell 32 58.33Sell 835 58.34Sell 11 58.35Sell 1 58.37Sell 1346 58.38Sell 12 58.4Sell 27 58.41Sell 1805 58.42Sell 27 58.43Sell 504 58.44Sell 29 58.46Sell 2369 58.48Sell 40 58.49Sell 73 58.5Sell 74 58.53Sell 753 58.54Sell 268 58.55Sell 536 58.56Sell 54 58.58Sell 1362 58.6Sell 282 58.61Sell 268 58.62Sell 1440 58.63Sell 1055 58.66Sell 4153 58.67Sell 465 58.68Sell 756 58.69Sell 354 58.71Sell 5200 58.72Sell 3147 58.74Sell 211 58.75Sell 6274 58.78Sell 89 58.79Sell 1106 58.8Sell 292 58.81Sell 400 58.82Sell 10 58.83Sell 550 59Total 149484 (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 29 February 2008 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto