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BNP Paribas London07 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 04 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 1,920,934 0.1926 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,920,934 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 5) Purchases 1764 52 1270 52.01 2310 52.02 103 52.03 108 52.07 39601 52.15 148 52.17 4281 52.19 268 52.21 1266 52.22 435 52.24 224 52.25 20 52.31 20 52.42 20 52.48 20 52.63 822 52.6559 30 52.67 1106 52.68 116 52.69 2266 52.7 658 52.71 90 52.72 1878 52.74 937 52.75 13 52.76 1201 52.77 3004 52.8 67 52.82 1209 52.85 800 52.86 800 52.87 171 52.89 324 53.4 6861 53.45 624 53.75 182 53.87 926 53.94 1076 53.95 405 53.97 108 53.99 658 54.03 840 54.14 16 54.19 44 54.22 361 54.23 337 54.27 200 54.33 782 54.34 243 54.4 291 54.53 603 54.79 1417 54.81 477 54.89 201 55.01 20 55.13 12 55.18 1300 55.2 201 55.21 974 55.22 1000 55.23 159 55.24 2750 55.25 1043 55.26 102 55.27 402 55.28 10 55.29 448 55.33 40 55.34 92463 90 51.94 4381 51.95 634 51.99 180 52 202 52.01 278 52.02 125 52.03 90 52.04 5 52.05 100 52.06 150 52.07 90 52.09 90 52.12 134 52.13 212 52.14 9657 52.15 190 52.16 90 52.17 652 52.18 496 52.19 349 52.2 709 52.21 389 52.22 2813 52.23 1193 52.24 730 52.25 1416 52.26 1424 52.27 848 52.28 364 52.29 389 52.3 98 52.31 535 52.32 140 52.33 695 52.34 506 52.35 112 52.36 170 52.37 112 52.38 112 52.4 126 52.42 112 52.43 112 52.46 112 52.47 178 52.49 126 52.51 53 52.54 171 52.57 820 52.65 1034 52.67 2932 52.69 669 52.7 578 52.71 464 52.76 527 52.77 156 52.79 804 52.86 466 53.12 165 53.14 292 53.23 78 53.3 77 53.35 162 53.4 624 53.75 32 53.93 600 53.94 4830 53.95 553 54.03 300 54.06 227 54.08 750 54.11 288 54.13 1988 54.16 317 54.21 1545 54.22 556 54.24 1172 54.26 187 54.27 367 54.34 244 54.42 244 54.43 291 54.53 100 54.54Total Purchases 1946 54.65 469 54.66 1823 54.75 600 54.95Sales 654 54.97 2 55.06 1450 55.14 556 55.15 2344 55.16 20 55.18 3650 55.1825 8405 55.19 7060 55.2 2402 55.21 1827 55.22 3929 55.23 5244 55.24 2269 55.25 12456 55.26 1626 55.27 160 55.28 2355 55.29 44 55.33 89 55.37 117759 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 07 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) Adviser 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