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BNP Paribas London06 March 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 05 March 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 1,909,431 0.1900 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,909,431 0.1900 (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 1091 55.95Buy 1000 56.58Buy 299 56.6Buy 833 56.64Buy 210 56.92Buy 399 56.93Buy 942 56.94Buy 333 56.95Buy 1255 56.96Buy 330 57.01Buy 781 57.0829Buy 268 57.12Buy 315 57.14Buy 409 57.15Buy 204 57.16Buy 102 57.17Buy 84 57.27Buy 199 57.35Buy 434 57.4Buy 467 57.41Buy 99 57.5Buy 550 57.52Buy 347 57.54Buy 753 57.55Buy 560 57.56Buy 1436 57.57Buy 1431 57.58Buy 38 57.6Buy 944 57.61Buy 2799 57.62Buy 1110 57.64Buy 106 57.65Buy 300 57.68Buy 77 57.69Buy 342 57.7Buy 821 57.71Buy 313 57.7188Buy 1981 57.72Buy 941 57.73Buy 3642 57.74Buy 5989 57.75Buy 544 57.76Buy 261 57.77Buy 1110 57.78Buy 5894 57.8Buy 525 57.81Buy 10 57.83Buy 224 57.86Buy 579 57.87Buy 611 57.89Buy 368 57.9Buy 1280 57.93Buy 2139 57.94Buy 75 57.95Buy 18 57.96Buy 126 57.97Total 48298 Sell 1397 56.92Sell 26 56.94Sell 852 56.95Sell 210 56.97Sell 13 57Sell 700 57.03Sell 74 57.04Sell 28 57.26Sell 434 57.38Sell 666 57.39Sell 75 57.5Sell 100 57.51Sell 22 57.52Sell 100 57.53Sell 81 57.54Sell 98 57.56Sell 60 57.57Sell 103 57.58Sell 144 57.59Sell 296 57.6Sell 36 57.61Sell 60 57.62Sell 41 57.64Sell 60 57.66Sell 60 57.67Sell 1470 57.68Sell 251 57.7Sell 180 57.71Sell 1280 57.72Sell 480 57.73Sell 300 57.74Sell 2768 57.75Sell 912 57.76Sell 10315 57.7677Sell 321 57.77Sell 660 57.78Sell 1430 57.79Sell 300 57.8Sell 202 57.81Sell 480 57.82Sell 180 57.83Sell 150 57.84Sell 60 57.85Sell 60 57.86Sell 60 57.87Sell 48 57.88Sell 75 57.9Sell 60 57.92Sell 88 57.93Sell 5022 58Total 32888 (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 06 March 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