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BNP Paribas London14 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11 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 2,064,691 0.2070 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,064,691 0.2070 (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 5) Purchases 3605 49.8 114 49.82 2447 49.86 66 49.87 1204 49.88 123 49.89 324 49.9 41 49.91 2125 49.92 43 49.93 29 49.94 1103 49.98 1105 49.9898 2709 49.99 18863 50 937 50.01 664 50.02 12473 50.04 523 50.05 682 50.07 89 50.08 5359 50.09 2214 50.1 2083 50.13 83 50.14 1487 50.15 7812 50.16 1039 50.17 609 50.18 209 50.19 372 50.2 26 50.24 4266 50.25 111 50.26 969 50.34 536 50.35 268 50.36 378 50.39 1088 50.4 1579 50.41 2533 50.42 81 50.43 633 50.44 2795 50.45 443 50.48 111 50.52 198 50.53 324 50.54 584 50.55 261 50.56 1878 50.57 7596 50.5773 81 50.59 2552 50.6 1100 50.65 43 50.66 16 50.67 1087 50.68 1772 50.69 83 50.7 2121 50.72 1 50.73 2952 50.74 900 50.77 55 50.79 941 50.8 290 51 875 51.01 76 51.03 479 51.04 306 51.09 166 51.11 7500 51.14 7493 51.15 511 51.16 228 51.18 17609 51.2 175 51.22 146606 70 49.86 70 49.87 41 49.9 1000 49.91 249 49.94 148 49.95 1231 49.96 1948 49.99 2535 50 90 50.01 2227 50.04 390 50.05 247 50.06 547 50.07 671 50.08 248 50.09 294 50.1 319 50.11 140 50.12 687 50.13 1000 50.137 11 50.14 407 50.15 465 50.19 70 50.2 170 50.21 404 50.24 230 50.25 70 50.28 70 50.32 536 50.33 408 50.34 112 50.36 84 50.38 182 50.39 493 50.4 354 50.41 4 50.42 70 50.43 493 50.44 22584 50.445 1549 50.45 1304 50.46 61 50.47 272 50.48 241 50.5 2468 50.52 503 50.53 70 50.54 161 50.55 70 50.56 268 50.57 70 50.58 5384 50.59 235 50.6 179 50.63 88 50.64 70 50.65 109 50.66 86 50.67 80 50.68 9 50.69 63 50.73 175 50.75 154 50.76 59 50.78 55 50.79 89 50.82 63 50.83 70 50.87 77 50.89 290 50.94 140 50.95 70 50.99 700 51 454 51.01 1067 51.02 845 51.03 151 51.05 70 51.06 154 51.07 440 51.08 83 51.09 290 51.1 70 51.11 70 51.12 140 51.13 5070 51.14 497 51.15 381 51.16 220 51.17 588 51.18 156 51.19 43100 51.2Total Purchases 84 51.22 84 51.25 206 51.27 70 51.3Sales 110941 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 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