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BNP Paribas London04 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 03 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 1,946,302 0.1952 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,946,302 0.1952 (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 4) Purchases 481 52.35 75 52.48 84 52.6 1000 52.63 128 52.64 1000 52.65 2952 52.66 1689 52.67 748 52.68 135 52.69 805 52.7 352 52.73 1270 52.75 302 52.77 312 52.78 28 52.8 1384 52.81 338 52.87 1910 52.89 29 52.9 120 52.92 826 52.93 67 52.94 94 52.95 961 52.96 1624 52.97 130 53.02 120 53.03 1355 53.05 112 53.15 442 53.16 112 53.17 112 53.18 242 53.19 335 53.2 3 53.22 112 53.23 251 53.24 117 53.25 130 53.27 130 53.28 370 53.29 130 53.3 242 53.32 224 53.33 224 53.36 112 53.37 210 53.38 307 53.39 112 53.4 2940 53.41 373 53.42 456 53.44 112 53.45 232 53.46 883 53.47 680 53.48 365 53.49 1394 53.5 549 53.51 1785 53.52 1010 53.53 223 53.54 1148 53.55 987 53.56 474 53.57 568 53.58 161 53.59 224 53.6 210 53.62 398 53.63 28 53.65 112 53.66 112 53.69 63281 53.7 103053 300 52.07 123 52.1 447 52.11 731 52.13 796 52.2 28 52.21 55 52.48 176 52.5 868 52.51 742 52.55 384 52.56 296 52.57 1331 52.58 312 52.59 184 52.6 1963 52.61 3159 52.62 5776 52.63 2791 52.64 4282 52.65 1254 52.66 5672 52.67 874 52.69 350 52.7 1264 52.71 275 52.72 618 52.74 1507 52.75 149 52.76 1863 52.77 1269 52.79 366 52.8 159 52.81 376 52.82 1156 52.91 1119 52.92 1463 52.93 670 53.1 690 53.38 350 53.45 8525 53.7 54713 Total Purchases Sales Total Sales (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 04 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