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BNP Paribas London02 May 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 SNC Company dealt in RIO TINTO PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 1st May 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 4,203,657 0.421% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,203,657 (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 31,446 58.36 Buy 40 58.41 Buy 1,120 58.46 Buy 1,150 58.48 Buy 1,069 58.49 Buy 6,016 58.50 Buy 495 58.53 Buy 169 58.54 Buy 459 58.56 Buy 310 58.57 Buy 4,704 58.60 Buy 1,274 58.61 Buy 55 58.63 Buy 194 58.65 Buy 1,013 58.66 Buy 769 58.67 Buy 1,202 58.72 Buy 25 58.73 Buy 1,200 58.75 Buy 674 59.00 Buy 2 59.70 Buy 479 59.77 Buy 1,024 59.78 Buy 176 59.85 Buy 176 59.86 Buy 98 60.01 Buy 52 60.07 Buy 334 60.08 Buy 485 60.10 Buy 429 60.18 Buy 91 60.20 Buy 189 60.21 Buy 385 60.26 Buy 4 60.30 Buy 150 60.61 Buy 8 60.62 Buy 801 60.64 Buy 890 60.65 Buy 2,223 60.66 Buy 352 60.67 Buy 25 60.68 Buy 2,033 60.69 Buy 495 60.70 Buy 5,538 60.71 Buy 10,309 60.72 Buy 192 60.74 Buy 5,128 60.75 Buy 2,053 60.76 Buy 4,410 60.77 Buy 2,066 60.78 Buy 131 60.82 Buy 4,189 60.83 Buy 4,268 60.85 Buy 638 60.86 Buy 76 60.87 Buy 200 60.88 Buy 688 60.89 Buy 3,323 60.90 Buy 1,029 60.91 Buy 5,113 60.92 Buy 4,093 60.93 Buy 40 60.96 Buy 70 60.98 Buy 4,852 60.99 Buy 129 61.02 Buy 307 61.07 Buy 5,503 61.08 Total 128,630 Buy/ Sell Amount Price --------- ------ ----- Sell -5,250 58.36 Sell -195 59.10 Sell -1,262 59.12 Sell -1,290 59.13 Sell -1,975 59.14 Sell -617 59.15 Sell -638 59.17 Sell -1,041 59.19 Sell -1,592 59.20 Sell -2,886 59.21 Sell -775 59.22 Sell -865 59.24 Sell -1,135 59.26 Sell -655 59.27 Sell -1,249 59.28 Sell -1,979 59.29 Sell -586 59.30 Sell -559 59.31 Sell -2,602 59.32 Sell -118 59.34 Sell -604 59.38 Sell -1,368 59.40 Sell -1,135 59.61 Sell -644 59.88 Sell -64,500 60.82 Total -95,520 (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 2nd May 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Nature 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