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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 12 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 2,535,501 0.0254 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,535,501 0.0254 (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 802 52.75Buy 1459 52.76Buy 63 52.77Buy 27 52.80Buy 95 52.83Buy 165 52.84Buy 37 52.85Buy 37 52.86Buy 337 53.00Buy 279 53.04Buy 22 53.08Buy 70 53.11Buy 102 53.16Buy 111 53.18Buy 65 53.20Buy 23 53.26Buy 55 53.29Buy 1227 53.35Buy 1194 53.36Buy 2622 53.37Buy 3924 53.38Buy 4891 53.39Buy 896 53.40Buy 1744 53.41Buy 3480 53.42Buy 293 53.43Buy 884 53.44Buy 2283 53.45Buy 1942 53.46Buy 493 53.47Buy 2565 53.48Buy 613 53.50Buy 1289 53.51Buy 782 53.53Buy 632 53.55Buy 147 53.56Buy 449 53.57Buy 1193 53.58Buy 20 53.60Buy 12 53.61Buy 138 53.63Buy 2 53.64Buy 1701 53.67Buy 2735 53.68Buy 200 53.70Buy 47 53.71Buy 3368 53.73Buy 11 53.75Buy 660 53.77Buy 1674 53.82Buy 70 53.83Buy 1799 53.84Buy 234 53.87Buy 5 53.90Buy 825 53.92Buy 369 54.10Buy 85 54.17Buy 309 54.18Buy 143 54.20Buy 4165 54.21Buy 713 54.22Buy 1222 54.25Buy 38 54.27Buy 671 54.29Buy 1254 54.30Buy 539 54.31Buy 100 54.35Buy 7 54.40Buy 40000 54.42Buy 216 54.43Buy 132 54.45Buy 183 54.46Buy 936 54.49Buy 456 54.50Buy 277 54.51Buy 800 54.52Buy 681 54.53Buy 1828 54.54Buy 795 54.55Buy 500 54.56Buy 664 54.57Buy 300 54.58Buy 400 54.60Buy 500 54.62Buy 247 54.68Buy 8 54.69Buy 232 54.70Buy 145 54.71Buy 134 54.72Buy 304 54.73Buy 9 54.75Buy 926 54.76Buy 8 54.77Buy 132 54.78Buy 759 54.79Buy 253 54.80Buy 570 54.81Buy 358 54.82Buy 170 54.84Buy 578 54.89Buy 1642 54.90Buy 418 54.95Buy 1110 54.97Buy 1992 54.98Buy 225 54.99Buy 1280 55.00Buy 1626 55.01Buy 327 55.03Buy 1211 55.04Buy 965 55.06Buy 2078 55.07Buy 3355 55.08Buy 2814 55.09Buy 2854 55.10Buy 442 55.11Buy 232 55.12Buy 2868 55.14Buy 90 55.15Buy 1529 55.17Buy 592 55.18Buy 4573 55.20Buy 2198 55.21Buy 1231 55.22Buy 106120 55.23Buy 978 55.24Buy 1010 55.25Total 257669 Sell -165 52.82Sell -5 52.84Sell -203 52.99Sell -10 53.01Sell -58 53.02Sell -489 53.03Sell -80 53.06Sell -290 53.07Sell -500 53.08Sell -11 53.09Sell -405 53.10Sell -769 53.11Sell -42 53.13Sell -1194 53.14Sell -571 53.15Sell -45 53.16Sell -639 53.17Sell -1089 53.22Sell -929 53.26Sell -1589 53.35Sell -822 53.37Sell -190 53.38Sell -2014 53.39Sell -37 53.42Sell -31000 53.46Sell -353 53.49Sell -4 53.50Sell -264 53.53Sell -48 53.54Sell -344 53.55Sell -300 53.56Sell -77 53.57Sell -1714 53.58Sell -1386 53.60Sell -195 53.61Sell -128 53.62Sell -340 53.63Sell -567 53.65Sell -221 53.66Sell -672 53.67Sell -1664 53.68Sell -673 53.71Sell -958 53.73Sell -61 53.74Sell -615 53.75Sell -594 53.78Sell -87 53.79Sell -34 53.80Sell -633 53.81Sell -55 53.82Sell -711 53.83Sell -303 53.84Sell -36 53.85Sell -1229 53.87Sell -39 53.88Sell -156 53.89Sell -70 53.90Sell -86 53.95Sell -530 53.97Sell -455 53.98Sell -627 54.01Sell -178 54.05Sell -66 54.07Sell -630 54.11Sell -3 54.12Sell -574 54.13Sell -182 54.16Sell -536 54.17Sell -100 54.18Sell -111 54.19Sell -1013 54.20Sell -109 54.21Sell -1536 54.22Sell -23 54.23Sell -4500 54.25Sell -863 54.26Sell -3198 54.27Sell -500 54.28Sell -384 54.29Sell -179 54.30Sell -3418 54.31Sell -1495 54.32Sell -2446 54.33Sell -2484 54.34Sell -1217 54.36Sell -880 54.37Sell -500 54.38Sell -79 54.39Sell -7672 54.40Sell -4786 54.41Sell -2739 54.42Sell -8401 54.43Sell -4175 54.44Sell -2218 54.45Sell -3432 54.46Sell -1788 54.47Sell -1334 54.48Sell -860 54.49Sell -178 54.50Sell -369 54.55Sell -27 54.62Sell -18 54.68Sell -3630 54.83Sell -5764 54.84Sell -354 54.86Sell -75 54.90Sell -188 54.91Sell -5225 54.92Sell -106 54.93Sell -194 54.94Sell -60 54.98Sell -75 54.99Sell -228 55.00Sell -1180 55.01Sell -375 55.02Sell -154 55.04Sell -582 55.05Sell -474 55.06Sell -720 55.07Sell -143 55.08Sell -270 55.09Sell -978 55.10Sell -3244 55.11Sell -1706 55.12Sell -210 55.13Sell -225 55.14Sell -135 55.15Sell -422 55.16Sell -510 55.17Sell -450 55.18Sell -375 55.19Sell -150 55.21Sell -300 55.22Sell -46370 55.23Sell -120 55.24Sell -75 55.25Total -199643 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 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