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BNP Paribas London10 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 08 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 1,991,273 0.1997 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,991,273 0.1997 (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 310 51.01 264 51.02 168 51.03 42 51.04 823 51.05 739 51.06 483 51.08 922 51.09 3679 51.1 625 51.11 1246 51.12 1120 51.13 946 51.14 67 51.16 501 51.18 4431 51.2 33 51.21 1284 51.2113 83 51.22 89 51.23 993 51.24 754 51.25 1282 51.26 588 51.27 56 51.28 171 51.31 22246 51.34 1298 51.35 20 51.36 555 51.38 20 51.4 20 51.41 39 51.42 681 51.43 25 51.44 23 51.45 621 51.46 15000 51.4846 666 51.5 12 51.51 1153 51.52 128031 51.53 582 51.55 475 51.56 194 51.57 1154 51.58 41 51.59 10 51.6 218 51.62 613 51.63 239 51.64 119 51.65 90 51.67 1055 51.68 70 51.69 70 51.7 160 51.72 150 51.73 172 51.74 70 51.76 70 51.77 90 51.78 120 51.79 126 51.8 90 51.81 248 51.83 210 51.84 220 51.85 527 51.86 346 51.87 1092 51.88 462 51.89 70 51.9 189 51.91 147 51.92 150 51.93 566 51.94 70 51.95 70 51.97 406 51.98 70 51.99 210 52 178 52.01 140 52.03 322 52.05Total Purchases 203780 Sales 585 50.88 190 51.01 640 51.03 563 51.04 230 51.08 350 51.09 180 51.1 380 51.15 390 51.17 1350 51.18 220 51.19 370 51.21 19 51.22 2241 51.23 520 51.24 2631 51.25 646 51.26 250 51.27 622 51.28 593 51.29 1024 51.3 200 51.32 1022 51.33 5547 51.34 750 51.36 280 51.37 20 51.4 570 51.41 180 51.42 178 51.43 25 51.44 182 51.45 443 51.46 394 51.47 864 51.48 429 51.49 1724 51.5 513 51.51 89 51.515506 646 51.52 629 51.53 500 51.54 401 51.55 767 51.56 495 51.57 508 51.58 867 51.59 263 51.6 350 51.61 190 51.62 590 51.63 810 51.65 450 51.66 310 51.67 457 51.68 240 51.7 290 51.71 555 51.74 122 51.76 40 51.77 114 51.8 1466 51.81 350 51.82 19 51.84 61 51.87 178 51.88 360 51.89 360 51.93 350 51.94 70 52.03Total Sales 40212 (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 10 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