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BNP Paribas London03 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 27 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 1,903,440 0.1940 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,903,440 0.1940 (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/Sell Quantity Price Buy 121 57.03Buy 127 57.12Buy 510 57.17Buy 204 57.43Buy 39 57.44Buy 333 57.49Buy 383 57.5Buy 716 57.51Buy 268 57.53Buy 268 57.54Buy 225 57.66Buy 371 57.68Buy 293 57.71Buy 357 57.72Buy 333 57.73Buy 478 57.76Buy 3001 57.79Buy 392 57.8Buy 803 57.81Buy 82 57.82Buy 665 57.83Buy 548 57.84Buy 250 57.85Buy 531 57.86Buy 524 57.87Buy 1089 57.89Buy 2948 57.9Buy 1304 57.91Buy 500 57.92Buy 4005 57.93Buy 2128 57.94Buy 1657 57.95Buy 160 57.96Buy 55 57.97Buy 225 57.99Buy 33 58Buy 989 58.02Buy 1482 58.03Buy 140 58.04Buy 289 58.05Buy 514 58.06Buy 2017 58.07Buy 771 58.08Buy 965 58.09Buy 1000 58.1Buy 268 58.11Buy 1260 58.13Buy 634 58.15Buy 175 58.17Buy 5204 58.18Buy 589 58.2Buy 269 58.21Buy 880 58.22Buy 47 58.23Buy 112 58.26Buy 818 58.27Buy 1018 58.2816Buy 2029 58.29Buy 294 58.31Buy 1244 58.32Buy 8525 58.35Buy 14 58.39Buy 257 58.56Total 57930 Sell 1186 57.04Sell 127 57.15Sell 33 57.23Sell 18 57.26Sell 333 57.47Sell 383 57.48Sell 716 57.49Sell 268 57.51Sell 268 57.52Sell 1000 57.56Sell 300 57.57Sell 404 57.58Sell 88 57.61Sell 55 57.62Sell 58 57.66Sell 293 57.67Sell 525 57.68Sell 10 57.72Sell 1436 57.76Sell 738 57.78Sell 2155 57.79Sell 1 57.8Sell 1927 57.81Sell 1372 57.82Sell 796 57.83Sell 2356 57.84Sell 1305 57.86Sell 474 57.87Sell 250 57.88Sell 18 57.89Sell 157 57.95Sell 650 57.96Sell 293 57.97Sell 15 58.03Sell 33 58.04Sell 15 58.05Sell 15 58.06Sell 15 58.09Sell 775 58.1Sell 888 58.11Sell 668 58.12Sell 2528 58.13Sell 1088 58.14Sell 181 58.15Sell 760 58.16Sell 1632 58.17Sell 856 58.18Sell 45 58.19Sell 90 58.2Sell 1226 58.21Sell 393 58.22Sell 90 58.23Sell 57 58.24Sell 15 58.26Sell 748 58.27Sell 15 58.28Sell 1787 58.3Sell 15 58.31Sell 465 58.32Sell 227 58.33Sell 298 58.34Sell 8319 58.35Sell 515 58.36Sell 5000 58.39Sell 2000 58.4Sell 3 58.47Sell 1000 58.48Sell 100 58.54Sell 5 58.71Total 51875 (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 03 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