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BNP Paribas London11 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 09 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 2,063,356 0.2069 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,063,356 0.2069 (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 1884 49.75 27 49.81 33 49.92 27 50 24959 50.01 1 50.04 2186 50.06 704 50.08 19 50.09 103 50.11 40 50.12 1 50.14 8770 50.15 194 50.16 2045 50.17 557 50.18 19 50.21 92 50.22 385 50.23 216 50.24 2530 50.26 3765 50.27 6056 50.28 1393 50.29 1590 50.3 789 50.31 5651 50.32 85215 50.34 1933 50.35 1514 50.36 449 50.37 14 50.38 1000 50.39 1412 50.4 314 50.41 1 50.42 709 50.43 5223 50.44 366 50.4668 1402 50.47 250 50.5 1685 50.54 490 50.5539 3 50.63 42 50.64 858 50.66 201 50.67 50 50.69 29500 50.6905 1274 50.71 1604 50.72 635 50.73 1991 50.74 19 50.75 1733 50.76 1766 50.78 1356 50.8 979 50.81 110 50.82 734 50.92 249 50.94 1733 50.95 813 51 2010 51.05 165 51.07 279 51.14 169 51.25 246 51.26 196 51.28 51 51.29 1240 51.3 1440 51.31 1494 51.33 1078 51.61 324 51.81Total Purchases 220355 Sales 28 49.71 28 49.72 519 49.79 1428 49.8 500 49.82 270 49.83 30 49.87 30 49.96 50 49.97 550 49.98 2314 49.99 1120 50 24918 50.01 964 50.02 594 50.03 280 50.04 1081 50.05 980 50.06 2431 50.07 770 50.08 98 50.09 390 50.1 1532 50.11 300 50.12 376 50.13 1155 50.14 722 50.15 753 50.16 518 50.17 690 50.18 218 50.19 446 50.2 1803 50.21 295 50.22 1186 50.23 1604 50.24 267 50.25 706 50.26 386 50.27 158 50.28 347 50.29 158 50.3 484 50.31 777 50.32 400 50.33 138 50.34 128 50.35 98 50.36 46 50.37 184 50.39 670 50.43 116 50.46 491 50.47 498 50.48 306 50.54 45 50.55 1752 50.61 12 50.62 3 50.63 88 50.64 369 50.65 317 50.74 87000 50.75 1 50.79 58 50.99 165 51.05 259 51.26 104 51.37 156 51.58 324 51.63Total Sales 147982 (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 11 January 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