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BNP Paribas London30 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 Ordinary sharesthe dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) Date of dealing 29th April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 4,146,090 0.42%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 4,146,090 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Buy/ Amount Price Sell Buy 120 59.54 Buy 120 59.55 Buy 105 59.58 Buy 120 59.60 Buy 233 59.61 Buy 105 59.62 Buy 352 59.63 Buy 105 59.64 Buy 151 59.65 Buy 1,092 59.66 Buy 225 59.67 Buy 301 59.68 Buy 299 59.69 Buy 854 59.70 Buy 225 59.71 Buy 514 59.72 Buy 473 59.73 Buy 465 59.74 Buy 240 59.75 Buy 818 59.76 Buy 240 59.77 Buy 120 59.78 Buy 120 59.80 Buy 134 59.81 Buy 1,149 59.83 Buy 360 59.84 Buy 285 59.85 Buy 20 59.86 Buy 105 59.87 Buy 120 59.88 Buy 105 59.89 Buy 240 59.90 Buy 4 60.01 Buy 182 60.02 Buy 2,078 60.05 Buy 246 60.06 Buy 360 60.09 Buy 22,042 60.10 Buy 1,045 60.11 Buy 289 60.12 Buy 830 60.13 Buy 1,153 60.14 Buy 1,520 60.15 Buy 1,582 60.16 Buy 1,617 60.17 Buy 366 60.18 Buy 440 60.19 Buy 1,324 60.20 Buy 354 60.21 Buy 360 60.22 Buy 5,600 60.23 Buy 240 60.24 Buy 238 60.25 Buy 301 60.26 Buy 700 60.27 Buy 254 60.28 Buy 250 60.29 Buy 750 60.31 Buy 532 60.33 Buy 400 60.35 Buy 250 60.36 Buy 486 60.37 Buy 483 60.38 Buy 1,645 60.39 Buy 2,854 60.40 Buy 795 60.41 Buy 210 60.42 Buy 450 60.43 Buy 1,163 60.44 Buy 766 60.45 Buy 536 60.46 Buy 250 60.49 Buy 703 60.50 Buy 56 60.51 Buy 324 60.52 Buy 396 60.53 Buy 1,689 60.55 Buy 704 60.56 Buy 1,423 60.57 Buy 60 60.58 Buy 2,053 60.60 Buy 690 60.61 Buy 235 60.64 Buy 12 60.65 Buy 767 60.66 Buy 403 60.68 Buy 286 60.70 Buy 239 60.71 Buy 72 60.81 Buy 126 60.85 Buy 89 60.92 Buy 78 60.93 Buy 329 60.95 Buy 56 60.97 Buy 3,286 61.00 Buy 1 61.01 Buy 3,750 61.05 Buy 100 61.06 Buy 284 61.07 Buy 509 61.55 Total 83,580 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 165 59.62 Sell - 180 59.64 Sell - 165 59.65 Sell - 255 59.66 Sell - 90 59.67 Sell - 691 59.68 Sell - 495 59.69 Sell - 748 59.70 Sell - 180 59.71 Sell - 397 59.72 Sell - 538 59.73 Sell - 531 59.74 Sell - 2,514 59.75 Sell - 241 59.76 Sell - 180 59.77 Sell - 2,267 59.80 Sell - 708 59.81 Sell - 186 59.82 Sell - 777 59.83 Sell - 600 59.84 Sell - 99 59.85 Sell - 180 59.86 Sell - 414 59.88 Sell - 1,823 60.00 Sell - 105 60.02 Sell - 3,442 60.05 Sell - 920 60.06 Sell - 1,705 60.07 Sell - 324 60.08 Sell - 2,044 60.09 Sell - 1,310 60.15 Sell - 482 60.15 Sell - 209 60.16 Sell - 327 60.17 Sell - 1,252 60.18 Sell - 241 60.20 Sell - 481 60.21 Sell - 261 60.22 Sell - 135 60.23 Sell - 311 60.24 Sell - 659 60.25 Sell - 336 60.26 Sell - 66 60.28 Sell - 264 60.31 Sell - 237 60.32 Sell - 279 60.33 Sell - 349 60.34 Sell - 27 60.35 Sell - 589 60.36 Sell - 10 60.38 Sell - 60 60.39 Sell - 162 60.40 Sell - 288 60.41 Sell - 249 60.42 Sell - 17,000 60.44 Sell - 55 60.44 Sell - 148 60.45 Sell - 259 60.49 Sell - 241 60.50 Sell - 206 60.53 Sell - 2,172 60.54 Sell - 393 60.55 Sell - 169 60.56 Sell - 882 60.57 Sell - 345 60.59 Sell - 582 60.60 Sell - 455 60.61 Sell - 462 60.63 Sell - 235 60.64 Sell - 355 60.66 Sell - 470 60.68 Sell - 22 60.69 Sell - 1,109 60.70 Sell - 875 60.71 Sell - 844 60.72 Sell - 25 60.74 Sell - 269 60.76 Sell - 379 60.77 Sell - 84 60.79 Sell - 284 60.80 Sell - 165 60.82 Sell - 331 60.83 Sell - 657 60.84 Sell - 32 60.87 Sell - 1,288 60.88 Sell - 582 60.89 Sell - 432 60.90 Sell - 102 60.91 Sell - 79 60.92 Sell - 12 60.93 Sell - 241 60.94 Sell - 639 60.96 Sell - 946 60.99 Sell - 387 61.00 Sell - 159 61.12 Sell - 1 61.16 Sell - 249 61.19 Sell - 500 61.20 Sell - 39 61.21 Sell - 136 61.22 Total - 66,845 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit e.g. CFD (Note 5) (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American, date paid/receivede.g. call option purchasing, which the option price European per unit varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (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 disclosingand any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under anyoption referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition ordisposal 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 30th 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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