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BNP Paribas London28 December 2007 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 27 December 2007 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 1 921 822 0.1927 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1 921 822 0.1927 (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 14 53.2 28 53.21 154 53.22 154 53.27 140 53.3 39 53.31 14 53.33 201 53.34 14 53.36 130 53.38 14 53.39 54 53.4 168 53.41 140 53.42 28 53.43 28 53.44 140 53.47 140 53.48 14 53.49 1553 53.51 3 53.52 433 53.53 280 53.56 14 53.58 280 53.59 2140 53.6 336 53.61 14 53.63 160 53.65 408 53.66 154 53.67 269 53.68 14 53.69 436 53.7 881 53.71 209 53.72 343 53.73 314 53.74 1370 53.75 38 53.76 12 53.77 1346 53.78 2742 53.79 522 53.8 1688 53.81 470 53.82 100 53.83 974 53.84 2 53.86 1216 53.87 127 53.91 127 53.92 495 53.93 7 54.24 1163 54.29 87 54.3 472 54.31 149 54.34 932 54.35 198 54.38 399 54.39 40 54.4 541 54.43 210 54.5 229 54.51 93 54.54 53 54.59 4681 54.6 11518 54.63 1773 54.69Total purchase 43629 Sale 1466 53.21 50 53.3 418 53.33 21 53.48 431 53.49 335 53.5 93 53.58 32 53.61 8 53.68 14 53.7 100 53.71 643 53.73 1199 53.74 62 53.77 948 53.79 1006 53.8 100 53.81 13791 53.82 1037 53.85 129 53.86 987 53.88 4142 53.89 177 53.9 1437 53.91 100 53.96 12 53.99 916 54.08 1091 54.1 592 54.11 867 54.18 144 54.31 2676 54.33 1 54.34 1299 54.35 78 54.36 500 54.4 500 54.43 50 54.47 210 54.5 88 54.53 522 54.57 404 54.58 2076 54.6 3803 54.61 4769 54.62 18229 54.6265 1753 54.63 658 54.65 41 54.66 303 54.67 1 54.68 1296 54.69Total sale 71605 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 28 December 2007 Contact name John Voorwinden Telephone number 020 7595 2627 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