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BNP Paribas London26 March 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 25th March 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 3,310,714 0.332% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,310,714 (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/ Sell Amount Price Buy 1,490 48.81 Buy 470 48.84 Buy 441 48.89 Buy 198 48.9 Buy 20 48.94 Buy 1,589 48.95 Buy 659 48.98 Buy 501 48.99 Buy 1,167 49 Buy 469 49.03 Buy 23 49.07 Buy 187 49.09 Buy 10 49.1 Buy 1,412 49.11 Buy 318 49.15 Buy 157 49.16 Buy 824 49.17 Buy 2,113 49.18 Buy 536 49.2 Buy 70 49.21 Buy 433 49.22 Buy 22 49.23 Buy 11 49.24 Buy 1,187 49.25 Buy 736 49.26 Buy 1,172 49.27 Buy 22 49.28 Buy 145 49.29 Buy 20 49.3 Buy 1,067 49.31 Buy 997 49.32 Buy 583 49.33 Buy 1,141 49.34 Buy 2,304 49.35 Buy 46 49.36 Buy 1,294 49.37 Buy 4,038 49.38 Buy 282 49.39 Buy 3,608 49.4 Buy 1,370 49.41 Buy 3,249 49.42 Buy 1,526 49.43 Buy 605 49.44 Buy 4,901 49.45 Buy 1,295 49.46 Buy 395 49.47 Buy 5,094 49.48 Buy 1,811 49.49 Buy 4,462 49.5 Buy 104 49.51 Buy 3,794 49.52 Buy 1,326 49.53 Buy 976 49.54 Buy 76 49.55 Buy 1,646 49.56 Buy 420 49.5652 Buy 830 49.57 Buy 194 49.58 Buy 234 49.59 Buy 1,747 49.6 Buy 3,260 49.61 Buy 755 49.62 Buy 2,570 49.63 Buy 60 49.64 Buy 1,240 49.65 Buy 3,030 49.66 Buy 1,640 49.67 Buy 1,497 49.68 Buy 3,428 49.69 Buy 1,931 49.7 Buy 4,820 49.71 Buy 1,035 49.72 Buy 4,150 49.73 Buy 3,210 49.74 Buy 699 49.75 Buy 580 49.76 Buy 689 49.77 Buy 4,680 49.78 Buy 6,775 49.79 Buy 1,165 49.8 Buy 15 49.81 Buy 75 49.82 Buy 3,000 49.84 Buy 17,940 49.85 Total 136,061 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell 200 48.97 Sell 48.98 5 Sell 159 49 Sell 102 49.03 Sell 22 49.04 Sell 216 49.05 Sell 248 49.09 Sell 262 49.12 Sell 124 49.14 Sell 210 49.16 Sell 49.17 9 Sell 64 49.18 Sell 202 49.19 Sell 20 49.2 Sell 435 49.21 Sell 286 49.22 Sell 716 49.23 Sell 438 49.24 Sell 248 49.25 Sell 269 49.27 Sell 300 49.28 Sell 406 49.31 Sell 49.32 4 Sell 580 49.33 Sell 90 49.35 Sell 113 49.36 Sell 300 49.37 Sell 490 49.38 Sell 112 49.4 Sell 145 49.45 Sell 228 49.47 Sell 449 49.48 Sell 130 49.49 Sell 297 49.5 Sell 206 49.51 Sell 471 49.52 Sell 106 49.54 Sell 513 49.56 Sell 400 49.57 Sell 260 49.58 Sell 315 49.59 Sell 1,021 49.6 Sell 1,160 49.61 Sell 676 49.62 Sell 113 49.63 Sell 10 49.64 Sell 242 49.65 Sell 178 49.66 Sell 3,134 49.6879 Sell 23,615 49.6945 Sell 17 49.7 Sell 1,000 49.72 Sell 5,426 49.85 Total 46,742 (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 26th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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