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BNP Paribas London21 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20 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 1 804 447 0.1810 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1 804 447 0.1810 (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 460 50.44 240 50.45 11 50.57 398 50.75 235 50.86 387 50.87 1521 50.89 350 50.91 540 50.92 56 50.93 1625 50.94 470 50.95 1155 50.96 773 50.98 18 51 931 51.01 2153 51.02 585 51.03 1281 51.04 3844 51.05 98 51.06 100 51.07 387 51.08 527 51.09 1883 51.1 100 51.13 254 51.14 378 51.17 1360 51.21 1221 51.22 1314 51.23 343 51.24 351 51.25 411 51.2695 626 51.27 1204 51.28 245 51.29 2886 51.3 3068 51.31 2688 51.32 427 51.33 58 51.34 1481 51.36 250 51.37 430 51.39 242 51.41 48 51.42 661 51.43 1931 51.45 109 51.46Total purchase 42114 Sale 138 50.89 159 50.9 546 50.91 2169 50.92 158 50.93 1138 50.95 458 50.97 38861 50.98 462 50.99 148 51 1076 51.01 1250 51.02 605 51.03 768 51.04 640 51.05 368 51.06 154 51.07 659 51.08 341 51.09 913 51.1 127116 51.11 168 51.12 274 51.13 311 51.15 1268 51.16 995 51.17 1303 51.2 332 51.24 1269 51.25 930 51.28 558 51.29Total sale 185535 (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 21 December 2007 Contact name John Voorwinden Telephone number 020 7595 2627 Name of offeree/offeror with which connectedNature 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:
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