Rio Tinto plc

13th Mar 2008 13:06

BNP Paribas London13 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 12 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 1,733,367 0.1738 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,733,367 0.1738 (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 176 53.92Buy 33 54.01Buy 72 54.02Buy 480 54.07Buy 413 54.08Buy 322 54.09Buy 220 54.12Buy 285 54.15Buy 115 54.17Buy 166 54.19Buy 878 54.20Buy 670 54.22Buy 639 54.23Buy 248 54.24Buy 947 54.26Buy 1214 54.28Buy 646 54.29Buy 251 54.30Buy 388 54.31Buy 871 54.32Buy 45 54.33Buy 521 54.34Buy 220 54.35Buy 698 54.36Buy 15 54.37Buy 514 54.38Buy 164 54.38Buy 406 54.39Buy 1155 54.40Buy 128548 54.41Buy 3558 54.42Buy 436 54.43Buy 479 54.44Buy 10 54.45Buy 300 54.46Buy 574 54.47Buy 450 54.48Buy 582 54.50Buy 200 54.53Buy 73 54.55Buy 100 54.57Buy 104 54.58Buy 1275 54.59Buy 122 54.60Buy 466 54.61Buy 136 54.63Buy 11 54.66Buy 445 54.70Buy 11 54.73Buy 434 54.74Buy 750 54.79Buy 149 54.82Buy 690 54.83Buy 727 54.84Buy 300 54.85Buy 300 54.88Total 154002 Sell -360 53.83Sell -80 53.84Sell -996 53.85Sell -1611 53.87Sell -56 53.92Sell -10 53.99Sell -8080 54.00Sell -120 54.01Sell -120 54.07Sell -120 54.08Sell -131 54.09Sell -120 54.10Sell -360 54.11Sell -294 54.12Sell -336 54.13Sell -330 54.14Sell -120 54.15Sell -498 54.16Sell -1675 54.17Sell -231 54.18Sell -395 54.19Sell -889 54.20Sell -223 54.21Sell -240 54.22Sell -505 54.23Sell -320 54.24Sell -1499 54.25Sell -480 54.26Sell -1138 54.27Sell -237 54.28Sell -706 54.29Sell -6701 54.30Sell -3486 54.31Sell -2936 54.32Sell -4259 54.33Sell -1484 54.34Sell -1775 54.35Sell -1192 54.36Sell -553 54.37Sell -1156 54.38Sell -683 54.39Sell -474 54.40Sell -853 54.41Sell -7254 54.42Sell -265 54.43Sell -902 54.44Sell -786 54.45Sell -1337 54.46Sell -506 54.47Sell -1171 54.48Sell -938 54.49Sell -1129 54.50Sell -307 54.51Sell -360 54.52Sell -360 54.53Sell -220 54.54Sell -211 54.55Sell -439 54.57Sell -563 54.58Sell -496 54.59Sell -88 54.60Sell -11 54.61Sell -45 54.62Sell -396 54.63Sell -74 54.67Sell -457 54.68Sell -5000 54.75Sell -149 54.82Sell -56 54.83Sell -247 54.84Sell -300 54.88Sell -10300 54.91Total -82199 (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 13 March 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 Exchange

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