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BNP Paribas London17 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 14th 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 1,715,964 0.17% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,715,964 (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 708 54.66 Buy 191 54.67 Buy 739 54.73 Buy 5,530 54.75 Buy 270 54.84 Buy 61 54.87 Buy 85 54.88 Buy 23 54.89 Buy 232 54.91 Buy 157 54.94 Buy 55 54.95 Buy 188 54.96 Buy 71 54.99 Buy 184 55.01 Buy 1,076 55.02 Buy 118 55.03 Buy 108 55.04 Buy 1,216 55.05 Buy 996 55.06 Buy 763 55.07 Buy 312 55.09 Buy 785 55.12 Buy 2,384 55.13 Buy 848 55.14 Buy 1,061 55.15 Buy 394 55.16 Buy 333 55.17 Buy 340 55.18 Buy 315 55.19 Buy 712 55.2 Buy 344 55.21 Buy 18 55.22 Buy 270 55.23 Buy 211,465 55.24 Buy 889 55.25 Buy 2,067 55.26 Buy 38,947 55.27 Buy 32 55.28 Buy 23 55.29 Buy 127 55.31 Buy 52 55.32 Buy 237 55.33 Buy 2,814 55.35 Buy 2,326 55.36 Buy 73 55.37 Buy 8,648 55.3735 Buy 58 55.38 Buy 31 55.4 Buy 473 55.42 Buy 55 55.44 Buy 72 55.45 Buy 1,636 55.46 Buy 3,119 55.47 Buy 467 55.48 Buy 1,049 55.49 Buy 4,613 55.5 Buy 400 55.51 Buy 3,340 55.52 Buy 366 55.53 Buy 444 55.54 Buy 6,989 55.55 Buy 1,004 55.56 Buy 1,666 55.57 Buy 525 55.58 Buy 500 55.59 Buy 1,538 55.6 Buy 492 55.61 Buy 282 55.64 Buy 883 55.66 Buy 520 55.7 Buy 444 55.71 Buy 443 55.73 Buy 1,179 55.74 Buy 1,158 55.75 Buy 400 55.76 Buy 1,700 55.78 Buy 30 55.79 Buy 811 55.81 Buy 440 55.82 Buy 1,396 55.83 Buy 248 55.87 Buy 167 55.9 Buy 614 55.94 Buy 86 55.95 Buy 1,161 55.96 Buy 1,069 55.97 Buy 1,141 55.99 Buy 394 56 Buy 1,904 56.03 Buy 255 56.04 Buy 2,351 56.07 Buy 5,079 56.08 Buy 688 56.09 Buy 111 56.11 Buy 914 56.12 Buy 566 56.13 Buy 412 56.14 Buy 1,174 56.15 Buy 60 56.16 Buy 1,144 56.17 Buy 77 56.18 Buy 30 56.19 Buy 30 56.24 Buy 856 56.27 Buy 443 56.29 Buy 1,043 56.33 Total 349,127 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell 565 54.39 Sell 1,811 54.59 Sell 951 54.61 Sell 2,261 54.62 Sell 2,110 54.63 Sell 3,225 54.66 Sell 764 54.67 Sell 610 54.69 Sell 985 54.72 Sell 118 54.73 Sell 1,149 54.74 Sell 7,009 54.75 Sell 1,921 54.76 Sell 761 54.77 Sell 2,643 54.78 Sell 7,205 54.79 Sell 1,482 54.8 Sell 2,108 54.81 Sell 2,980 54.82 Sell 459 54.83 Sell 2,972 54.84 Sell 3,094 54.85 Sell 2,219 54.86 Sell 1,283 54.89 Sell 1,500 54.9 Sell 420 54.91 Sell 2,846 54.96 Sell 279 54.99 Sell 200 55 Sell 1,200 55.01 Sell 2,348 55.02 Sell 251 55.03 Sell 2,646 55.04 Sell 4,492 55.05 Sell 732 55.06 Sell 909 55.09 Sell 2,352 55.1 Sell 409 55.11 Sell 1,798 55.12 Sell 3,215 55.13 Sell 872 55.14 Sell 223 55.15 Sell 2,521 55.16 Sell 1,698 55.17 Sell 5,998 55.18 Sell 1,222 55.19 Sell 1,720 55.2 Sell 475 55.21 Sell 1,976 55.22 Sell 2,505 55.23 Sell 1,014 55.24 Sell 5,168 55.25 Sell 3,151 55.26 Sell 60,366 55.27 Sell 2,613 55.28 Sell 1,156 55.29 Sell 3,913 55.3 Sell 1,851 55.31 Sell 7,092 55.32 Sell 2,648 55.33 Sell 2,962 55.34 Sell 2,827 55.35 Sell 374 55.37 Sell 2,101 55.38 Sell 2,227 55.39 Sell 121 55.4 Sell 98 55.42 Sell 2,547 55.44 Sell 2,207 55.45 Sell 1,692 55.46 Sell 5,095 55.47 Sell 1,858 55.48 Sell 109 55.49 Sell 1,797 55.5 Sell 988 55.51 Sell 1,301 55.52 Sell 605 55.53 Sell 361 55.54 Sell 270 55.57 Sell 118 55.59 Sell 5,000 55.6 Sell 34 55.63 Sell 783 55.65 Sell 34 55.66 Sell 44 55.71 Sell 3,798 55.72 Sell 4,603 55.73 Sell 550 55.74 Sell 158 55.75 Sell 3,141 55.77 Sell 816 55.78 Sell 1,261 55.8 Sell 1,365 55.81 Sell 300 55.82 Sell 54 55.83 Sell 10 55.84 Sell 1,120 55.9 Sell 299 56.13 Sell 1,701 56.14 Sell 156 56.15 Sell 30 56.16 Sell 45 56.17 Total 239,424 (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 17th 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