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BNP Paribas London26 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 25 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 1,867,622 0.1873 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,867,622 0.1873 (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 PriceBuy 253 56.76Buy 2221 56.8526Buy 45 56.91Buy 45 56.92Buy 15 56.93Buy 191 56.94Buy 30 56.95Buy 631 56.98Buy 45 57Buy 42762 57.01Buy 616 57.02Buy 30 57.03Buy 309 57.04Buy 120 57.05Buy 185 57.06Buy 375 57.07Buy 290 57.08Buy 30 57.09Buy 15 57.1Buy 170 57.11Buy 445 57.12Buy 420 57.13Buy 527 57.14Buy 348 57.15Buy 703 57.16Buy 817 57.17Buy 45 57.18Buy 908 57.2Buy 30 57.23Buy 36 57.24Buy 15 57.25Buy 30 57.26Buy 728 57.28Buy 45 57.29Buy 745 57.3Buy 435 57.31Buy 105 57.33Buy 742 57.34Buy 313 57.35Buy 175 57.36Buy 989 57.37Buy 1868 57.38Buy 963 57.39Buy 127 57.4Buy 1305 57.41Buy 26 57.42Buy 2801 57.43Buy 260 57.44Buy 1869 57.45Buy 309 57.49Buy 1453 57.5Buy 111 57.51Buy 250 57.54Buy 278 57.55Buy 183 57.58Buy 25209 57.6Buy 12 57.62Buy 421 57.73Total 94424 Sell 62 56.72Sell 364 56.73Sell 250 56.74Sell 250 56.75Sell 121 56.76Sell 586 56.77Sell 771 56.78Sell 208 56.82Sell 1528 56.83Sell 100 56.84Sell 464 56.91Sell 536 56.92Sell 93 56.94Sell 574 56.95Sell 1430 56.96Sell 315 56.97Sell 21 57.02Sell 907 57.03Sell 592 57.04Sell 1734 57.05Sell 1462 57.06Sell 718 57.08Sell 782 57.09Sell 1692 57.1Sell 412 57.11Sell 173 57.12Sell 137 57.13Sell 433 57.14Sell 268 57.15Sell 1004 57.16Sell 352 57.2Sell 648 57.23Sell 1808 57.27Sell 461 57.28Sell 197 57.29Sell 2337 57.3Sell 21 57.31Sell 240 57.32Sell 500 57.33Sell 948 57.35Sell 1 57.36Sell 829 57.37Sell 19 57.38Sell 78 57.39Sell 68 57.4Sell 176 57.43Sell 357 57.44Sell 4331 57.48Sell 12 57.49Sell 86 57.51Sell 250 57.52Sell 10 57.53Sell 94 57.54Sell 80 57.55Sell 118 57.56Sell 1382 57.6Sell 161 57.61Sell 500 57.69Sell 53 57.76Sell 523 57.8Sell 19 58.15Sell 51 58.17Total 34697 (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 26 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