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BNP Paribas London18 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 17 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 2,479,524 0.2486 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,479,524 0.2486 (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 100 44.24 600 44.27 1911 44.3 1217 44.33 9 44.34 10000 44.35 601 44.37 407 44.38 2199 44.41 317 44.43 2080 44.44 6620 44.45 393 44.46 293 44.47 22 44.51 275 44.54 293 44.55 3413 44.6 405 44.61 8056 44.62 924 44.63 3596 44.65 49 44.67 1816 44.68 9223 44.69 6031 44.7 1976 44.71 4083 44.72 160 44.73 2720 44.74 3748 44.75 1499 44.76 4262 44.77 1843 44.78 41327 44.79 293 44.8 30000 44.8062 107 44.82 79 44.83 2549 44.84 4255 44.85 1872 44.86 456 44.87 1834 44.89 3068 44.9 1693 44.92 100 44.93 5922 44.95 293 44.96 7367 44.97 4089 44.98 520 44.99 4075 45 293 45.01 293 45.02 83 45.03 293 45.04 1346 45.05 342 45.07 488 45.08 486 45.09 910 45.1 100 45.11 345 45.12 390 45.14 1300 45.15 72 45.16 87 45.23 73 45.24 293 45.25 1916 45.26 390 45.27 1560 45.29 187 45.3 6147 45.3418 898 45.39 1150 45.4 23 45.42 19 45.44 209 45.45 400 45.4666 1300 45.47 168 45.48 262 45.49 90 45.51 116 45.54 428 45.55 117 45.56 925 45.62 56 45.74 100 45.76 235 45.77 903 45.78 216 45.79 227 45.86 258 45.87 224 45.88 56 45.9 96 45.94 487 46 3375 46.02 1312 46.03 95 46.05 250 46.08 250 46.09 880 46.11 14 46.14 2363 46.15 38 46.16 1880 46.2 288 46.22 35 46.23 2158 46.26 876 46.27 1724 46.28 1365 46.29 3521 46.3 3836 46.31 1300 46.32 312 46.34 1826 46.35 203 46.36 639 46.37 271 46.38 42 46.41 3786 46.44 75 46.46 666 46.47 2411 46.48 874 46.51 301 46.59 231 46.62 1137 46.63 1843 46.66 479 46.68 1000 46.74 1222 46.75 602 46.79 8760 46.96 1181 46.97 277 46.98 4382 47 6 47.02 1805 47.05 19 47.06 260 47.07 900 47.14 848 47.22 567 47.23 Total 279882 402 45.61 387 45.62 2209 45.63 206 45.64 156 45.66 881 45.67 974 45.68 1059 45.69 2063 45.89 3213 45.9 150 45.94 950 46.04 1270 46.05 150 46.09 4017 46.12 1694 46.2 901 46.26 820 46.27 611 46.38 716 46.43 586 46.44 80 46.45 1064 46.55 91 46.57 9 46.6 200 46.62 30 46.64 961 46.95 1850 46.96 296 46.97 2968 46.99 2207 47 419 47.03 43 47.22 Total 395456 (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 18 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