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BNP Paribas London14 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 13 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 2,021,684 0.2015 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,021,684 0.2015 (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 1500 44.00 14991 53.39 3702 53.40 69 53.41 70 53.42 69 53.44 69 53.47 707 53.51 1372 53.52 69 53.53 259 53.54 69 53.55 1651 53.56 1776 53.57 138 53.58 70 53.59 69 53.60 239 53.62 2000 53.63 3000 53.65 69 53.66 173 53.67 37 53.68 1463 53.69 1144 53.70 10 53.71 11600 53.75 836 53.77 1311 53.78 849 53.79 171 53.80 419 53.81 99 53.82 18 53.83 70 53.84 5009 53.86 302 53.87 1 53.88 27500 53.90 1479 53.91 69 53.95 203 53.96 569 53.97 437 53.98 4815 53.99 34320 54.00 638 54.01 1284 54.03 4543 54.05 55 54.06 793 54.07 1000 54.08 4551 54.09 6817 54.10 321 54.11 1269 54.12 4162 54.13 1073 54.14 10785 54.15 1993 54.16 2382 54.17 2484 54.18 7466 54.19 4715 54.20 2975 54.21 1829 54.22 3462 54.24 1724 54.25 1539 54.26 555 54.27 2000 54.29 2103 54.30 158 54.31 2296 54.38 537 54.45 274 54.46 1297 54.47 2227 54.49 1393 54.52 376 54.53 2211 54.54 1554 54.55 4251 54.56 2912 54.57 700 54.58 497 54.59 2000 54.60 2000 54.70 2000 54.74 600 54.76 2000 54.88 2000 54.90 44 54.94 1813 54.95 608 54.96 4000 55.33 1754 55.47 2246 55.49 2000 55.51 2000 55.56 4000 55.61 196 55.65 654 55.67 Sales 10100 53.51 183 53.53 3225 53.55 6217 53.56 994 53.58 1449 53.59 901 53.62 838 53.63 1259 53.65 975 53.67 11 53.69 8244 53.75 201 53.80 137 53.81 2177 53.82 2428 53.83 2454 53.84 384 53.86 1940 53.89 29874 53.90 148 53.93 332 53.97 218 54.00 2417 54.01 51 54.03 1411 54.04 316 54.05 1359 54.08 133 54.09 57 54.10 67 54.20 233 54.23 78 54.25 354 54.29 800 54.34 89 54.35 95 54.39 50 54.43 140 54.52 108 54.53 2209 54.62 2165 54.69 523 54.70 946 54.72 288 54.73 612 54.74 511 54.75 600 54.79 39 54.87 89 54.89 242 54.90 22 54.92 135 54.94 1328 54.95 197 54.96 182 54.97 888 54.98 102 54.99 529 55.00 41 55.02 381 55.05 10 55.20 835 55.32 103 55.33 1514 55.50 809 55.53 3091 55.54 250 55.55 279 55.56 2315 55.59 1961 55.61 1850 55.67 35 55.69 2957 55.70 1062 55.77 25 55.79 1389 55.89 (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 10 December 2007 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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:
Rio Tinto