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GoldmanSachs International08 May 2008 Amendment - due to the cancellation of an equity transaction the disclosure madeon 06 May 2008 for dealings on 01 May 2008 is being amended. The original tradesales disclosed 677,785 have been updated to total sales 627,785 shares.Dealings 2 (a) have been updated. FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 01 May 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 280 464.9543 USD 464.9543 USD 540169 61.48 GBP 58.35 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 280 464.9543 USD 464.9543 USD 627785 61.45 GBP 55.951 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFDCFD Long 1259 59.9217 GBPCFD Long 87 59.9217 GBPCFD Long 16500 60.1868 GBPCFD Long 3015 61.2415 GBPCFD Short 3015 58.365 GBPCFD Short 375 60.06 GBPCFD Short 43500 59.2835 GBPCFD Short 13000 60.1407 GBPCFD Short 8000 58.3892 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, which the option relates price American, date paid/received pere.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) European unit (Note 3)option etc. (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 08 May 2008 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BILLITON PLC Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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