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BNP Paribas London19 December 2007 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 18 December 2007 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 1 931 521 0.1926 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1 931 521 0.1926 (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 585 49.38 100 49.6 237 49.67 200 49.68 598 49.69 1277 49.7 100 49.71 100 49.72 159 49.82 30000 49.8739 100 49.88 110 49.97 970 50.02 733 50.03 374 50.04 200 50.09 230 50.12 307 50.13 803 50.15 245 50.16 19 50.17 400 50.26 470 50.34 100 50.36 2210 50.38 1448 50.39 664 50.4 766 50.41 18 50.43 480 50.46 231 50.47 1564 50.48 950 50.51 480 50.52 1006 50.54 480 50.55 26950 50.58 100 50.63 1788 50.66 480 50.67 1650 50.68 1354 50.7 470 50.72 370 50.73 1649 50.74 1100 50.75 12753 50.7679 1066 50.77 2474 50.78 851 50.79 579 50.8 1332 50.81 901 50.82 2121 50.83 871 50.84 672 50.85 610 50.88 1743 50.92 17 50.94 93 50.95 2799 50.97 4056 50.98 6100 50.99 3136 51 1375 51.01 515 51.02 9 51.03 269 51.15 410 51.16 1344 51.17 1750 51.19 859 51.24 88 51.25 59 51.32 2680 51.4 961 51.41 1479 51.42 226 51.47 3413 51.48 1713 51.49 78 51.5 364 51.51 678 51.53 2613 51.54 826 51.55 46 51.56 596 51.57 20 51.58 77 51.59 4479 51.6 1081 51.61 2415 51.62 76 51.64 2968 51.72 4847 56.40 Total 165113Sale 1325 49.47 78 49.49 98 49.5 1427 49.51 1049 49.55 1077 49.56 100 49.63 78 49.67 87 49.68 220 49.69 144 49.81 44 49.82 44 49.83 100 49.93 44 49.96 203 49.99 1449 50.02 100 50.04 1051 50.05 180 50.06 600 50.07 77 50.08 100 50.12 603 50.15 242 50.16 541 50.25 89 50.29 623 50.31 148 50.34 54 50.35 184 50.38 547 50.39 11 50.4 1164 50.41 498 50.42 734 50.44 577 50.45 175 50.46 1889 50.51 500 50.52 158 50.53 360 50.54 2619 50.57 50594 50.58 530 50.61 299 50.62 1580 50.65 187 50.66 1806 50.67 2324 50.71 1136 50.72 951 50.73 1361 50.78 2232 50.8 5000 50.81 490 50.82 1714 50.83 6957 50.84 2786 50.85 445 50.86 341 50.87 53 50.88 320 50.89 1609 50.9 215 50.91 128 50.92 142 50.93 2272 50.94 1388 50.95 403 50.96 200 50.98 376 50.99 1617 51 950 51.04 40 51.19 500 51.22 1259 51.24 1014 51.26 145 51.29 3085 51.3 11 51.31 69 51.32 2328 51.35 343 51.37 943 51.38 1282 51.42 532 51.43 888 51.45 132 51.47 33 51.49 78 51.53 3500 51.55 100 51.6 Total 128079 (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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 19 December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Nature of connection (Note 9) 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