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BNP Paribas London19 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) Amended Form -Buy and Sell Figures Amended 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 13 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 2,419,249 0.0243 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,419,249 0.0243 (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 845 53.94Buy 403 53.95Buy 278 53.96Buy 568 53.98Buy 101 53.99Buy 33 54.01Buy 250 54.03Buy 800 54.06Buy 248 54.18Buy 417 54.19Buy 110 54.2Buy 413 54.21Buy 1298 54.24Buy 694 54.25Buy 589 54.26Buy 60 54.27Buy 30 54.28Buy 184 54.29Buy 672 54.3Buy 275 54.31Buy 565 54.32Buy 30 54.34Buy 897 54.35Buy 195 54.36Buy 585 54.37Buy 605 54.38Buy 14 54.39Buy 874 54.4Buy 431 54.41Buy 162 54.42Buy 680 54.43Buy 188 54.44Buy 1802 54.45Buy 772 54.46Buy 550 54.47Buy 75 54.48Buy 105 54.49Buy 1965 54.5Buy 556 54.51Buy 1600 54.52Buy 246 54.54Buy 490 54.56Buy 444 54.58Buy 38 54.61Buy 40 54.62Buy 136 54.63Buy 274 54.65Buy 10 54.66Buy 806 54.67Buy 367 54.71Buy 22 54.73Buy 207 54.74Buy 56 54.75Buy 306 54.76Buy 712 54.77Buy 404 54.779Buy 286 54.79Buy 95 54.8Buy 809 54.81Buy 546 54.82Buy 333 54.83Buy 773 54.84Buy 777 54.85Buy 268 54.87Buy 1101 54.88Buy 582 54.89Buy 204 54.91Buy 754 54.92Buy 1299 54.93Buy 878 54.94Buy 625 54.95Buy 368 54.96Buy 130 54.97Buy 1506 54.98Buy 77 54.99Buy 1892 55Buy 42 55.01Buy 4640 55.02Buy 487 55.05Buy 15 55.09Buy 550 55.1Buy 901 55.15Buy 201 55.17Buy 400 55.18Buy 47 55.19Buy 932 55.2Buy 1722 55.21Buy 956 55.24Buy 177 55.26Buy 268 55.48Buy 500 55.5Buy 444 55.52Buy 31 55.66Total 51093 Sell 49 54.03Sell 173 54.05Sell 250 54.07Sell 23 54.14Sell 248 54.18Sell 1294 54.21Sell 500 54.22Sell 145 54.23Sell 327 54.24Sell 211 54.25Sell 333 54.27Sell 774 54.28Sell 979 54.29Sell 178 54.3Sell 769 54.32Sell 130 54.33Sell 4 54.34Sell 1170 54.35Sell 845 54.36Sell 388 54.38Sell 55 54.39Sell 2131 54.4Sell 30 54.43Sell 2223 54.44Sell 325 54.45Sell 315 54.46Sell 106 54.48Sell 54 54.51Sell 54 54.52Sell 11 54.54Sell 126914 54.57Sell 633 54.61Sell 1346 54.62Sell 333 54.63Sell 135 54.64Sell 66 54.68Sell 323 54.69Sell 158 54.71Sell 97 54.72Sell 517 54.73Sell 285 54.74Sell 970 54.75Sell 340 54.76Sell 530 54.77Sell 88 54.78Sell 841 54.88Sell 407 54.9Sell 268 54.92Sell 93 54.93Sell 90 54.95Sell 555 54.99Sell 797 55Sell 55 55.07Sell 54 55.08Sell 200 55.09Sell 47 55.17Sell 2044 55.18Sell 703 55.19Sell 2630 55.2Sell 111 55.22Sell 777 55.24Sell 41 55.25Sell 111 55.31Sell 1674 55.4Sell 251 55.41Sell 650 55.42Sell 120 55.43Sell 15 55.45Sell 175 55.46Sell 250 55.47Sell 655 55.48Sell 11 55.49Sell 356 55.52Sell 299 55.53Sell 444 55.55Sell 10 55.56Sell 817 55.61Sell 129 55.66Sell 55 55.7Sell 1453 55.74Sell 88 55.76Sell 1803 55.8Sell 500 55.81Sell 63 55.83Sell 200 55.88Sell 326 55.89Sell 32 55.99Sell 38 56Sell 278 56.09Total 167345 (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 19 February 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