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BNP Paribas London05 March 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 March 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 1,894,021 0.1899 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,894,021 0.1899 (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 Buy 1010 55.85Buy 1 55.86Buy 127330 55.90Buy 244 55.94Buy 703 55.95Buy 190 55.96Buy 136 55.98Buy 1521 56.01Buy 90 56.04Buy 299 56.08Buy 1108 56.09Buy 389 56.10Buy 1600 56.11Buy 97 56.13Buy 100 56.14Buy 3375 56.15Buy 300 56.17Buy 69 56.18Buy 385 56.19Buy 410 56.20Buy 214 56.24Buy 1772 56.25Buy 1152 56.26Buy 520 56.27Buy 21699 56.29Buy 1799 56.30Buy 210 56.31Buy 333 56.37Buy 234 56.38Buy 444 56.40Buy 482 56.41Buy 1180 56.42Buy 234 56.44Buy 399 56.47Buy 5656 56.48Buy 603 56.49Buy 63 56.53Buy 199 56.57Buy 641 56.58Buy 1082 56.59Buy 210 56.61Buy 543 56.62Buy 550 56.65Buy 67 56.67Buy 596 56.69Buy 1241 56.70Buy 401 56.71Buy 7134 56.72Buy 1689 56.73Buy 618 56.74Buy 1332 56.75Buy 169593 56.76Buy 528 56.77Buy 345 56.79Buy 30 56.82Buy 803 56.85Buy 164 56.87Buy 234 56.89Buy 65 56.90Buy 118 57.01Buy 392 57.02Buy 11 57.03Buy 152 57.07Buy 25 57.11Buy 840 57.21Buy 32 57.30Total 365986 Sell -689 55.83Sell -644 55.85Sell -472 55.90Sell -1002 55.91Sell -573 55.93Sell -2292 55.95Sell -64 55.96Sell -188 55.98Sell -618 56.03Sell -88 56.06Sell -35 56.07Sell -800 56.08Sell -1222 56.09Sell -300 56.10Sell -904 56.12Sell -550 56.13Sell -1 56.14Sell -420 56.15Sell -410 56.20Sell -55 56.28Sell -43189 56.29Sell -2125 56.30Sell -1218 56.31Sell -1928 56.32Sell -400 56.34Sell -661 56.35Sell -373 56.36Sell -5608 56.37Sell -444 56.38Sell -174 56.39Sell -3100 56.40Sell -70 56.41Sell -740 56.42Sell -444 56.43Sell -687 56.45Sell -333 56.46Sell -1888 56.47Sell -745 56.49Sell -2738 56.50Sell -657 56.51Sell -2671 56.52Sell -2251 56.53Sell -1712 56.54Sell -4635 56.55Sell -4270 56.56Sell -3036 56.57Sell -2333 56.58Sell -1003 56.59Sell -3749 56.60Sell -3621 56.61Sell -2937 56.62Sell -1128 56.63Sell -1349 56.64Sell -4359 56.65Sell -3229 56.66Sell -1143 56.67Sell -894 56.68Sell -11582 56.69Sell -6098 56.70Sell -4187 56.71Sell -4129 56.72Sell -3901 56.73Sell -2170 56.73Sell -1727 56.74Sell -3280 56.75Sell -5166 56.76Sell -1625 56.77Sell -1743 56.78Sell -198 56.79Sell -1153 56.80Sell -1600 56.81Sell -75 56.82Sell -200 56.83Sell -3088 56.84Sell -1241 56.85Sell -692 56.86Sell -39 56.87Sell -3443 56.88Sell -1168 56.89Sell -842 56.90Sell -511 56.91Sell -891 56.92Sell -414 56.94Sell -1325 56.95Sell -1425 56.97Sell -1951 56.98Sell -519 56.99Sell -981 57.00Sell -649 57.01Sell -369 57.02Sell -522 57.03Sell -369 57.05Sell -385 57.07Sell -60 57.08Sell -2188 57.12Sell -165 57.13Sell -33 57.19Sell -4465 57.25Sell -33 57.27Sell -554 57.28Sell -1020 57.29Sell -15 57.30Sell -744 57.31Sell -5149 57.32 Total -207253 (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 05 March 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature 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