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BNP Paribas London04 January 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 02 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 1,898,287 0.1904 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,898,287 0.1904 (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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchases 1498 52.42 1542 52.51 84 52.52 111 52.53 21557 52.55 210 52.56 1344 52.57 200 52.6 12 52.71 11 52.72 147 52.74 479 52.75 100 52.76 1274 52.84 628 52.85 79 52.86 200 52.87 920 52.89 304 52.9 77 52.91 392 52.92 200 52.93 3503 52.95 962 52.96 1303 52.97 100 52.98 22 52.99 1272 53 56 53.01 67 53.02 311 53.03 145 53.04 134 53.05 72 53.06 209 53.07 234 53.08 92 53.09 435 53.1 100 53.11 22 53.12 241 53.13 148 53.14 457 53.15 327 53.17 439 53.19 768 53.2 126 53.21 34 53.25 161 53.27 45 53.28 123 53.34 146 53.35 23 53.4 155 53.45 305 53.46 532 53.47 84 53.48 85 53.49 11 53.54 676 53.58 498 53.6 862 53.61 726 53.62 761 53.64 498 53.67 878 53.69 1202 53.71 555 53.72 1760 53.73 1526 53.74 214 53.77 963 53.85 1262 53.86 459 53.87 60 53.88 368 53.89 148 53.9 58034 110 52.27 100 52.31 200 52.36 220 52.37 110 52.39 640 52.4 110 52.42 600 52.43 40 52.44 100 52.45 500 52.46 563 52.47 100 52.5 291 52.51 200 52.52 270 52.53 19 52.54 10543 52.55 1 52.57 327 52.58 210 52.59 2141 52.6 875 52.61 2402 52.62 242 52.63 350 52.64 3683 52.65 8 52.66 129 52.68 182 52.7 411 52.72 175 52.74 94 52.82 168 52.83 3741 52.84 2701 52.85 200 52.86 757 52.87 394 52.88 320 52.89 46 52.9 2132 52.91 1114 52.92 1376 52.93 313 52.94 986 52.95 1398 52.96 2114 52.97 1226 52.98 56 52.99 1175 53 1768 53.01 238 53.02 280 53.03 154 53.04 366 53.05 1169 53.07 126 53.08 1562 53.09 1420 53.1 132 53.11 68 53.12 207 53.13 190 53.14 1971 53.15 521 53.16 466 53.17 91 53.18 85 53.19 2483 53.2 1257 53.21 1989 53.22 1024 53.23 604 53.24 940 53.25 86 53.26 536 53.27 3351 53.28 305 53.29 109 53.3 44 53.31 754 53.34 75 53.35 130 53.36 1317 53.37 414 53.38 1604 53.39 619 53.4 1374 53.41 613 53.43 68 53.44 1372 53.45 433 53.46Total Purchases 326 53.47 116 53.48 160 53.49 480 53.5Sales 45 53.52 25 53.53 1314 53.54 223 53.55 1493 53.57 3665 53.61 3083 53.62 800 53.66 943 53.7 5466 53.72 89 53.74 1259 53.76 2087 53.79 88 53.8 304 53.84 100444 Total Sales (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 04 January 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