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BNP Paribas London28 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 25 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 2,878,652 0.2887 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,878,652 0.2887 (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 1748 46.33 144 46.34 811 46.35 100 46.44 730 46.46 2515 46.5 554 46.51 44 46.52 828 46.53 2 46.54 127 46.56 832 46.57 526 46.58 268 46.59 4663 46.6 11 46.61 78 46.62 21 46.63 250 46.64 550 46.65 664 46.67 2006 46.68 2757 46.69 5151 46.7 2113 46.71 648 46.72 3377 46.73 1374 46.74 504 46.75 578 46.76 2014 46.77 921 46.7707 540 46.78 257 46.83 301 46.85 55 46.86 461 46.87 800 46.88 334 46.89 608 46.91 334 46.93 48723 46.96 1000 46.97 727 46.98 7032 46.99 3515 47 11 47.01 736 47.02 670 47.03 419 47.04 206 47.05 846 47.06 336 47.07 1203 47.08 641 47.09 1311 47.11 55 47.12 829 47.13 212 47.14 78 47.15 172 47.16 3068 47.17 1000 47.2 2189 47.21 33 47.22 833 47.23 1110 47.24 1855 47.25 436 47.26 6130 47.27 457 47.28 1138 47.29 635 47.3 900 47.31 602 47.33 1228 47.34 886 47.35 860 47.36 106 47.37 917 47.38 188 47.39 2909 47.4 1234 47.41 2406 47.43 850 47.44 1120 47.46 1200 47.47 578 47.48 1514 47.49 1294 47.5 Total 146997Sales 678 46.19 11 46.29 356 46.33 46 46.35 133 46.37 249 46.39 1724 46.4 988 46.42 75 46.43 551 46.44 671 46.45 5420 46.46 254 46.47 3461 46.48 75 46.49 1747 46.5 764 46.51 4423 46.52 3460 46.53 4097 46.54 654 46.55 1481 46.56 277 46.57 343 46.58 301 46.59 75 46.6 87 46.61 821 46.62 800 46.63 150 46.64 360 46.65 254 46.66 3380 46.67 2408 46.68 2307 46.69 2125 46.7 360 46.71 591 46.72 225 46.73 696 46.74 535 46.75 526 46.76 1502 46.77 236 46.79 75 46.8 388 46.82 75 46.83 5828 46.85 1255 46.86 655 46.87 135 46.88 268 46.91 1412 46.92 421 46.93 12530 46.94 4519 46.95 20706 46.96 180 46.97 75 46.98 75 47.01 6 47.02 278 47.04 10606 47.05 531 47.06 1197 47.07 45 47.09 536 47.11 607 47.12 279 47.14 1279 47.15 519 47.16 165 47.17 82 47.18 404 47.19 393 47.2 11 47.22 566 47.24 1513 47.25 5514 47.26 481 47.27 1068 47.28 90 47.29 14849 47.3 55 47.31 268 47.33 6007 47.34 37 47.35 405 47.37 4845 47.38 489 47.39 7415 47.41 7357 47.42 357 47.43 66 47.45 903 47.46 352 47.48 Total 167849 (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 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