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BNP Paribas London19 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 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 2,022,876 0.2029 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,022,876 0.2029 (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 1094 54.58Buy 475 55.63Buy 328 55.65Buy 329 55.66Buy 820 55.67Buy 1588 55.68Buy 1586 55.69Buy 280 55.7Buy 5840 55.71Buy 10586 55.72Buy 153 55.73Buy 139 55.75Buy 156 55.76Buy 339 55.8Buy 5 55.83Buy 145 55.92Buy 35 55.94Buy 1186 55.95Buy 48 55.98Buy 382 56.07Buy 301 56.31Buy 134 56.37Buy 416 56.38Buy 184 56.39Buy 349 56.4Buy 389 56.61Buy 462 56.72Buy 365 56.75Buy 858 56.76Buy 456 56.77Buy 83 56.78Buy 458 56.8Buy 11 56.82Buy 25 56.92Buy 188 56.93Buy 1017 56.95Buy 240 56.96Buy 689 56.97Buy 4186 56.98Buy 16482 56.99Buy 4004 56.9992Buy 4214 57Buy 1370 57.01Buy 924 57.02Buy 1557 57.11Buy 89 57.12Buy 86691 57.26Total 151656 Sell 839 55.7Sell 183 55.72Sell 580 55.73Sell 779 55.74Sell 672 55.75Sell 50 55.78Sell 1910 55.8Sell 1455 55.81Sell 2302 55.83Sell 467 55.84Sell 950 55.85Sell 35 55.97Sell 1252 56.06Sell 427 56.17Sell 4 56.2Sell 1 56.3Sell 1497 56.31Sell 1108 56.37Sell 1211 56.38Sell 283 56.39Sell 77 56.41Sell 690 56.45Sell 2840 56.46Sell 2044 56.47Sell 200 56.49Sell 58 56.5Sell 500 56.53Sell 195 56.56Sell 838 56.57Sell 300 56.58Sell 878 56.65Sell 150 56.66Sell 528 56.75Sell 499 56.79Sell 440 56.8Sell 220 56.81Sell 23592 56.82Sell 2058 56.83Sell 2009 56.84Sell 11 56.85Sell 401 56.86Sell 60 56.88Sell 10 56.89Sell 90 56.9Sell 315 56.92Sell 278 56.93Sell 452 56.94Sell 315 56.95Sell 510 56.96Sell 450 56.97Sell 15825 56.98Sell 13535 56.99Sell 8519 57Sell 202 57.03Sell 924 57.05Sell 304 57.08Sell 774 57.11Sell 167 57.13Sell 1832 57.14Sell 712 57.15Sell 3345 57.16Sell 1111 57.17Sell 1524 57.18Sell 10 57.19Sell 52379 57.26Total 158176 (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 19 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature 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