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BNP Paribas London04 April 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 3rd April 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 3,621,884 0.363% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,621,884 (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 200 53.74 Buy 80 53.75 Buy 292 53.76 Buy 650 53.78 Buy 365 53.81 Buy 100 53.82 Buy 967 53.83 Buy 2,345 53.84 Buy 229 53.85 Buy 2,130 53.86 Buy 1,632 53.87 Buy 677 53.88 Buy 2,470 53.89 Buy 340 53.90 Buy 2,148 53.91 Buy 317 53.92 Buy 1,553 53.93 Buy 404 53.94 Buy 242 53.95 Buy 1,242 53.96 Buy 12,485 53.97 Buy 911 53.97 Buy 1,295 53.98 Buy 1,780 54.00 Buy 113 54.01 Buy 253 54.02 Buy 2,363 54.03 Buy 911 54.05 Buy 650 54.06 Buy 401 54.07 Buy 459 54.08 Buy 294 54.09 Buy 156 54.10 Buy 304 54.11 Buy 57 54.12 Buy 90 54.13 Buy 335 54.15 Buy 905 54.16 Buy 90 54.17 Buy 703 54.18 Buy 1,062 54.19 Buy 1,519 54.20 Buy 2,231 54.21 Buy 205 54.23 Buy 200 54.24 Buy 293 54.25 Buy 736 54.26 Buy 254 54.27 Buy 352 54.28 Buy 4,018 54.29 Buy 3,624 54.30 Buy 300 54.32 Buy 1,012 54.33 Buy 2,870 54.34 Buy 2,044 54.35 Buy 2,304 54.36 Buy 278 54.38 Buy 1,147 54.39 Buy 117 54.40 Buy 2,378 54.41 Buy 7,287 54.42 Buy 3,150 54.43 Buy 3,418 54.44 Buy 90 54.45 Buy 90 54.46 Buy 1,538 54.48 Buy 2,485 54.49 Buy 2,253 54.50 Buy 1,025 54.51 Buy 2,857 54.52 Buy 2,071 54.54 Buy 800 54.55 Buy 1,109 54.56 Buy 357 54.58 Buy 654 54.60 Buy 450 54.66 Buy 1,987 54.67 Buy 357 54.70 Total 101,860 Buy/ Sell Amount Price --------- ------ ----- Sell - 924 53.64 Sell - 963 53.73 Sell - 1,436 53.76 Sell - 1,286 53.77 Sell - 323 53.79 Sell - 2,389 53.80 Sell - 2,144 53.82 Sell - 267 53.83 Sell - 1,350 53.84 Sell - 2,104 53.85 Sell - 872 53.86 Sell - 10 53.87 Sell - 512 53.88 Sell - 1,798 53.89 Sell - 2,970 53.90 Sell - 169 53.91 Sell - 1,241 53.92 Sell - 939 53.93 Sell - 990 53.94 Sell - 991 53.95 Sell - 1,525 53.97 Sell - 1,783 53.98 Sell - 308 53.99 Sell - 523 54.00 Sell - 914 54.02 Sell - 605 54.03 Sell - 2,513 54.04 Sell - 7,728 54.05 Sell - 929 54.06 Sell - 5,741 54.07 Sell - 24 54.08 Sell - 1,279 54.09 Sell - 5,060 54.10 Sell - 259 54.11 Sell - 610 54.12 Sell - 170 54.13 Sell - 925 54.14 Sell - 21 54.15 Sell - 485 54.16 Sell - 623 54.17 Sell - 1,964 54.18 Sell - 796 54.20 Sell - 399 54.23 Sell - 180 54.24 Sell - 180 54.25 Sell - 329 54.26 Sell - 266 54.27 Sell - 725 54.28 Sell - 2,024 54.29 Sell - 466 54.30 Sell - 180 54.32 Sell - 1,343 54.33 Sell - 823 54.36 Sell - 412 54.37 Sell - 35 54.38 Sell - 666 54.40 Sell - 2,662 54.41 Sell - 10,890 54.42 Sell - 2,328 54.43 Sell - 1,695 54.44 Sell - 11,285 54.45 Sell - 926 54.46 Sell - 214 54.47 Sell - 175 54.48 Sell - 350 54.49 Sell - 3,405 54.50 Sell - 4,561 54.51 Sell - 892 54.52 Sell - 625 54.53 Sell - 159 54.54 Sell - 86 54.59 Sell - 670 54.60 Sell - 634 54.62 Sell - 120 54.66 ------- Total - 108,168 ======= (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 4th April 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