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BNP Paribas London25 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 24 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 2 898 373 0.2906 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2 898 373 0.2906 (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 506 43.48 66 43.6 823 43.61 326 43.67 752 43.69 427 43.7 44 43.76 4375 43.8 88 43.81 60 43.82 393 43.85 100 43.86 100 43.87 100 43.9 487 43.91 100 43.96 34 44.02 500 44.04 350 44.05 83 44.06 6 44.07 544 44.08 1749 44.09 179 44.0923 644 44.1 951 44.11 1956 44.12 543 44.13 3478 44.14 3484 44.15 100 44.16 1247 44.17 3867 44.18 3955 44.19 1139 44.2 1840 44.21 2612 44.22 2313 44.23 557 44.24 400 44.25 291 44.26 1868 44.27 794 44.28 100 44.29 61 44.3 785 44.31 1543 44.32 1148 44.33 2450 44.34 1113 44.35 4060 44.36 654 44.37 1186 44.38 528 44.39 531 44.4 1523 44.41 3823 44.42 706 44.43 1005 44.44 11452 44.45 2300 44.46 1607 44.47 731 44.48 1899 44.49 4416 44.5 1267 44.51 486 44.52 2172 44.53 1018 44.54 100 44.55 578 44.57 1175 44.58 972 44.6 1013 44.61 1319 44.62 200 44.63 1265 44.64 100 44.65 1680 44.66 885 44.67 52 44.68 807 44.69 268 44.7 212572 44.72 268 44.73 200 44.75 100 44.76 546 44.77 884 44.78 682 44.79 368 44.8 5525 44.81 1149 44.82 38 44.83 11 44.84 359 44.85 1683 44.86 236 44.87 862 44.88 553 44.89 210 44.9 271 44.91 135 44.92 761 44.93 1396 44.94 100 44.95 65 44.96 108 44.97 582 44.98 4110 44.99 6643 45 976 45.01 1761 45.02 1568 45.03 660 45.04 214 45.05 4210 45.06 2594 45.07 785 45.08 268 45.09 83 45.1 100 45.13 522 45.15 1900 45.16 4591 45.17 414 45.18 99685 45.19 4028 45.2 171 45.21 94 45.22 6241 45.23 11483 45.24 217 45.25 153 45.27 268 45.29 6686 45.3 1993 45.31 1282 45.32 35 45.33Total purchase 496608sale 429 42.71 282 43.13 375 43.14 500 43.23 7512 43.25 1438 43.36 1200 43.45 319 43.47 2500 43.62 360 43.63 243 43.68 60 43.81 453 43.84 90 43.85 327 43.86 321 43.87 199 43.88 810 43.89 150 43.92 649 43.93 45 43.94 150 43.97 100 43.99 60 44 60 44.02 60 44.04 165 44.05 120 44.08 355 44.09 473 44.1 583 44.11 350 44.12 190 44.13 638 44.14 10257 44.15 10210 44.16 525 44.17 280 44.18 45 44.19 5863 44.2 260 44.21 15160 44.22 100 44.23 165 44.24 160 44.25 803 44.26 290 44.27 265 44.28 167 44.29 105 44.3 160 44.32 457 44.33 45 44.34 190 44.35 195 44.36 402 44.37 918 44.38 165 44.39 210 44.4 135 44.41 266 44.42 200 44.43 761 44.44 6429 44.45 105 44.48 785 44.49 863 44.51 2724 44.53 2555 44.54 134 44.55 439 44.57 139 44.58 253 44.59 464 44.6 100 44.61 100 44.62 1666 44.64 10803 44.65 1459 44.66 1377 44.67 357 44.68 479 44.69 3 44.7 1232 44.72 705 44.73 443 44.75 100 44.77 268 44.78 100 44.79 108 44.8 446 44.81 10646 44.83 423 44.84 4560 44.85 715 44.86 878 44.87 45 44.89 413 44.9 1231 44.91 268 44.93 217 44.96 583 44.97 422 44.98 706 44.99 3321 45 10924 45.01 1053 45.02 370 45.04 411 45.05 100 45.06 536 45.07 1058 45.08 268 45.09 416 45.11 1705 45.12 100 45.14 100 45.15 535 45.16 10889 45.17 156 45.18 10250 45.19 100 45.2 100 45.21 278 45.22 166 45.26 100 45.27 9 45.28Total sale 169013 (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 25 January 2008 Contact name John Voorwinden Telephone number 020 7595 2627 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:
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