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BNP Paribas London11 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10 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 2,028,149 0.2034 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,028,149 0.2034 (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 5) Purchases 200 50.12 107 50.14 100 50.15 7 50.17 90 50.19 250 50.2 7 50.21 87 50.22 27571 50.25 351 50.35 230 50.37 70 50.39 746 50.4 47 50.41 3922 50.42 70 50.43 34 50.44 269 50.45 331 50.46 125 50.47 1059 50.48 432 50.5 125 50.51 3000 50.52 70 50.53 1030 50.55 331 50.5697 236 50.57 4383 50.58 44 50.6 2506 50.62 268 50.63 80 50.64 170 50.66 934 50.67 134 50.69 70 50.7 121 50.71 320 50.74 833 50.75 90 50.76 70 50.77 834 50.78 298 50.8 450 50.82 7 50.83 434 50.85 200 50.86 709 50.87 267 50.88 7583 50.9 50 50.91 110 50.92 525 50.93 89 50.94 80 50.95 12 50.96 2266 50.97 579 50.98 70 51.11 230 51.14 80 51.27 70 51.3 261 51.36 261 51.37 546 51.39 719 51.4 7342 51.42 74992 100 50.12 200 50.13 280 50.14 7 50.15 100 50.17 170 50.18 7 50.19 493 50.2 250 50.24 5085 50.25 7 50.26 340 50.29 70 50.31 655 50.32 1747 50.33 845 50.34 1740 50.35 1015 50.36 1991 50.37 392 50.38 1741 50.39 2177 50.4 198 50.41 719 50.42 152 50.43 666 50.44 182 50.45 278 50.46 171 50.47 1533 50.48 1546 50.49 2713 50.5 333 50.51 84 50.52 1638 50.53 3092 50.54 2115 50.55 324 50.57 218 50.58 28 50.59 462 50.6 547 50.61 561 50.62 2982 50.63 350 50.64 1361 50.65 1144 50.66 1155 50.67 39 50.68 745 50.69 2800 50.6997 712 50.7 513 50.71 100 50.72 343 50.73 304 50.74 2212 50.75 527 50.76 28 50.77 218 50.78 2157 50.79 838 50.8 1119 50.81 532 50.82 296 50.83 1308 50.84 503 50.85 68 50.86 1447 50.87 338 50.88 2282 50.89 7134 50.9 142 50.91 1089 50.92 1453 50.94 1232 50.95 1569 50.96 81 50.97 10993 51 1568 51.01 10909 51.02 547 51.04Total Purchases 28 51.05 2136 51.06 623 51.07 56 51.08Sales 84 51.09 14 51.1 42 51.11 56 51.12 28 51.13 14 51.14 42 51.15 1945 51.16 641 51.18 495 51.2 14 51.23 1823 51.26 80 51.27 724 51.28 14 51.38 14 51.39 544 51.4 14 51.41 14 51.42 21 51.44 28 51.47 109604 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 11 January 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