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BNP Paribas London31 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 28 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 1 939 164 0.1945 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1 939 164 0.1945 (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 66 53.25 400 53.34 164 53.35 98 53.47 112 53.5 140 53.59 226 53.64 843 53.65 441 53.66 8222 53.7 697 53.71 17 53.74 491 53.77 1114 53.78 3209 53.8 55 53.81 1515 53.82 3024 53.84 2654 53.85 495 53.86 240 53.87 831 53.89 471 53.9 1247 53.91 400 53.93 246 53.94 101 53.95 409 53.96 184 54.09 396 54.16 24 54.34 411 54.35 62 54.37 273 54.49Total purchase 29278 Sale 80 53.21 80 53.23 150 53.28 166 53.3 214 53.31 18 53.35 80 53.37 128 53.38 70 53.39 80 53.4 112 53.43 102 53.45 619 53.47 906 53.5 77 53.52 70 53.53 79 53.54 83 53.55 10 53.56 551 53.57 160 53.59 80 53.6 256 53.62 70 53.68 3448 53.7 240 53.72 150 53.73 97 53.74 53 53.81 757 53.94 400 54.01 1516 54.02 400 54.03 41 54.05 107 54.1 300 54.13 186 54.14Total sale 11936 (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 31 December 2007 Contact name Paul Phillips Telephone number 020 7595 2092 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