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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 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 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 2,477,475 0.0248 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,477,475 0.0248 (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 500 52.05Buy 531 52.06Buy 227 52.08Buy 664 52.09Buy 1483 52.10Buy 1187 52.11Buy 599 52.12Buy 134 52.14Buy 906 52.18Buy 1164 52.19Buy 617 52.21Buy 1366 52.23Buy 81 52.25Buy 244 52.26Buy 1004 52.28Buy 205 52.33Buy 138 52.35Buy 778 52.36Buy 605 52.37Buy 493 52.38Buy 19419 52.40Buy 1032 52.41Buy 256 52.42Buy 335 52.44Buy 351 52.45Buy 735 52.46Buy 320000 52.47Buy 447 52.47Buy 138 52.48Buy 107 52.50Buy 327 52.51Buy 887 52.52Buy 302 52.55Buy 2041 52.56Buy 836 52.57Buy 349 52.59Buy 268 52.79Buy 268 52.80Total 361024 Sell -772 51.94Sell -31 51.95Sell -152 51.98Sell -2570 51.99Sell -2436 52.00Sell -2753 52.01Sell -2950 52.02Sell -1464 52.03Sell -5363 52.04Sell -4367 52.05Sell -608 52.06Sell -2908 52.07Sell -1606 52.08Sell -129 52.09Sell -1768 52.10Sell -407 52.11Sell -200 52.13Sell -245 52.15Sell -512 52.16Sell -1044 52.17Sell -100 52.18Sell -1133 52.20Sell -677 52.21Sell -7861 52.22Sell -2327 52.23Sell -1512 52.24Sell -26981 52.25Sell -9847 52.26Sell -7292 52.27Sell -12398 52.28Sell -19392 52.29Sell -7073 52.30Sell -1277 52.31Sell -1142 52.32Sell -2500 52.33Sell -8007 52.34Sell -2149 52.35Sell -2886 52.36Sell -590 52.37Sell -6028 52.38Sell -6063 52.39Sell -77333 52.40Sell -895 52.41Sell -760 52.42Sell -6924 52.43Sell -5872 52.44Sell -27832 52.45Sell -5094 52.46Sell -12563 52.47Sell -380 52.48Sell -5505 52.49Sell -46169 52.50Sell -6646 52.51Sell -5010 52.52Sell -11466 52.53Sell -5300 52.54Sell -5474 52.55Sell -2000 52.56Sell -1000 52.57Sell -1131 52.58Sell -243 52.59Sell -22067 52.60Sell -2429 52.61Sell -3657 52.62Sell -380 52.63Sell -5768 52.64Sell -14666 52.65Sell -333 52.66Sell -19072 52.70Sell -9520 52.74Sell -481 52.75Sell -4500 52.80Sell -268 52.83Sell -268 52.84Sell -500 52.86Total -471026 (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