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BNP Paribas London23 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 SNCCompany dealt in RIO TINTO PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22nd 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 3,878,336 0.389% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,878,336 (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 62.96 422 Buy 62.98 40 Buy 63.02 416 Buy 63.06 94 Buy 63.07 10 Buy 63.08 378 Buy 63.11 609 Buy 63.12 510 Buy 1,689 63.13 Buy 63.16 79 Buy 63.17 424 Buy 63.19 281 Buy 63.21 333 Buy 63.22 121 Buy 1,575 63.26 Buy 1,575 63.28 Buy 63.30 130 Buy 3,530 63.31 Buy 63.32 744 Buy 63.33 11 Buy 63.34 367 Buy 1,843 63.38 Buy 63.39 804 Buy 2,968 63.40 Buy 3,802 63.42 Buy 2,687 63.44 Buy 63.45 41 Buy 63.46 258 Buy 63.47 760 Buy 63.48 123 Buy 1,098 63.50 Buy 1,900 63.51 Buy 2,202 63.52 Buy 1,804 63.53 Buy 1,611 63.54 Buy 3,024 63.55 Buy 63.56 481 Buy 1,333 63.58 Buy 63.59 813 Buy 4,511 63.60 Buy 63.61 146 Buy 63.62 121 Buy 2,007 63.63 Buy 63.64 94 Buy 63.68 333 Buy 1,033 63.70 Buy 63.71 41 Buy 63.74 653 Buy 6,875 63.85 Buy 63.87 448 Buy 63.88 982 Buy 63.90 52 Total 58,186 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 62.55 514 Sell - 62.68 30 Sell - 62.70 56 Sell - 62.78 101 Sell - 63.00 416 Sell - 1,120 63.01 Sell - 63.03 118 Sell - 63.04 308 Sell - 63.05 44 Sell - 63.06 100 Sell - 63.07 276 Sell - 63.09 10 Sell - 63.10 280 Sell - 63.11 400 Sell - 1,810 63.12 Sell - 63.13 277 Sell - 63.14 428 Sell - 1,634 63.15 Sell - 63.16 629 Sell - 63.19 814 Sell - 63.20 917 Sell - 63.21 331 Sell - 63.22 883 Sell - 1,042 63.23 Sell - 63.24 117 Sell - 63.25 46 Sell - 63.26 358 Sell - 1,016 63.27 Sell - 63.28 450 Sell - 63.30 316 Sell - 63.34 13 Sell - 1,140 63.35 Sell - 1,448 63.36 Sell - 1,679 63.37 Sell - 1,284 63.37 Sell - 2,960 63.38 Sell - 12,800 63.40 Sell - 4,243 63.40 Sell - 63.41 570 Sell - 2,733 63.42 Sell - 1,096 63.43 Sell - 63.44 878 Sell - 1,908 63.45 Sell - 63.46 8 Sell - 2,621 63.47 Sell - 63.48 973 Sell - 63.49 410 Sell - 24,000 63.50 Sell - 63.50 393 Sell - 63.51 380 Sell - 63.52 484 Sell - 63.53 344 Sell - 63.54 338 Sell - 63.55 169 Sell - 1,238 63.56 Sell - 63.57 249 Sell - 63.58 86 Sell - 63.59 200 Sell - 63.60 187 Sell - 63.61 84 Sell - 63.62 270 Sell - 63.63 38 Sell - 63.64 256 Sell - 63.65 620 Sell - 63.67 319 Sell - 63.68 249 Sell - 63.73 261 Sell - 63.75 267 Sell - 11,503 63.85 Total - 93,540 (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 23rd April 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