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BNP Paribas London08 February 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 06 February 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 2,744,099 0.0275 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,756,429 0.0275 (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 1587 53.53 557 53.54 471 53.55 300 53.57 55 53.58 525 53.59 11624 53.60 451 53.63 3786 53.65 1683 53.66 2263 53.67 557 53.68 325 53.69 2841 53.70 26 53.71 2044 53.72 4182 53.73 2029 53.74 106 53.75 306 53.76 96 53.77 293 53.79 405 53.80 297 53.81 224 53.82 507 53.86 879 53.87 515 53.88 311 53.89 2616 53.90 3092 53.90 984 53.91 118 53.93 1132 53.94 327 53.95 1165 53.96 450 53.97 2265 53.98 1695 53.99 6756 54.00 1319 54.01 1799 54.02 769 54.03 786 54.04 4126 54.05 1310 54.06 1516 54.07 4346 54.08 90 54.09 12381 54.10 1950 54.12 724 54.13 1082 54.14 5995 54.15 2884 54.16 26078 54.17 2549 54.18 700 54.19 1324 54.20 69 54.21 1094 54.22 347 54.23 97 54.24 234 54.25 1350 54.26 3466 54.27 19058 54.28 5840 54.30 133 54.31 755 54.32 4965 54.33 1710 54.34 1868 54.35 6421 54.36 17 54.37 9456 54.38 3431 54.39 19500 54.40 1000 54.42 166 54.60 293 54.61 479 54.62 214 54.63 773 54.74 213 54.77 568 54.90 164 54.91Total Buy 215254 Sell -153 53.53 -209 53.54 -92 53.56 -116 53.57 -15 53.60 -433 53.61 -15 53.62 -15 53.64 -1006 53.65 -163 53.66 -65 53.67 -9363 53.68 -1479 53.69 -7303 53.70 -1015 53.71 -1485 53.73 -430 53.74 -1463 53.75 -141 53.76 -1339 53.77 -862 53.79 -573 53.80 -2252 53.82 -1544 53.83 -402 53.85 -1193 53.86 -137 53.87 -2406 53.88 -8429 53.89 -7242 53.90 -3491 53.91 -535 53.92 -45 53.93 -15 53.94 -1199 53.95 -487 53.96 -1607 53.97 -332 53.98 -15 53.99 -743 54.00 -15 54.01 -30 54.02 -15 54.03 -800 54.04 -278 54.07 -2920 54.08 -365 54.09 -82 54.10 -377 54.11 -12330 54.1169 -105 54.13 -2097 54.14 -30 54.15 -939 54.16 -4762 54.17 -1195 54.18 -705 54.19 -1928 54.20 -1058 54.21 -1299 54.22 -514 54.23 -570 54.24 -1352 54.25 -321 54.26 -1464 54.27 -2039 54.28 -724 54.29 -3073 54.30 -795 54.31 -2469 54.32 -2497 54.33 -445 54.34 -549 54.35 -1297 54.37 -73 54.38 -36 54.39 -811 54.43 -966 54.44 -101 54.47 -350 54.51 -402 54.56 -293 54.59 -360 54.60 -1328 54.70 -142 54.71 -44 54.88 -35 54.99 -2771 55.14Total Sell -116960 (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 08 February 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