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BNP Paribas London07 May 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 6th May 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 4,203,163 0.421% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,203,163 (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 Buys Quantity PriceBuy 259 62.27Buy 90 62.28Buy 258 62.30Buy 90 62.32Buy 90 62.34Buy 75 62.35Buy 75 62.36Buy 90 62.39Buy 349 62.40Buy 334 62.43Buy 1223 62.45Buy 1040 62.46Buy 1225 62.48Buy 3926 62.49Buy 2315 62.50Buy 1403 62.51Buy 3751 62.52Buy 2739 62.53Buy 1622 62.54Buy 817 62.55Buy 3712 62.56Buy 1471 62.57Buy 203 62.58Buy 137 62.60Buy 666 62.61Buy 951 62.62Buy 1870 62.64Buy 774 62.65Buy 517 62.66Buy 511 62.67Buy 787 62.69Buy 75 62.70Buy 75 62.71Buy 757 62.72Buy 10 62.73Buy 45 62.74Buy 813 62.75Buy 135 62.76Buy 155 62.77Buy 342 62.78Buy 30 62.80Buy 90 62.81Buy 195 62.82Buy 475 62.83Buy 75 62.85Buy 594 62.87Buy 89 62.88Buy 293 62.90Buy 180 62.91Buy 264 62.94Buy 662 62.96Buy 27 63.01Buy 135 63.05Buy 135 63.12Buy 60 63.14Buy 395 63.18Buy 60 63.22Buy 75 63.25Buy 60 63.29Buy 2998 63.30Buy 1120 63.31Buy 795 63.32Buy 1638 63.33Buy 240 63.34Buy 255 63.36Buy 1086 63.37Buy 28653 63.54Total Buys 76456 Sales Quantity PriceSell -5000 62.37Sell -403 62.38Sell -500 62.41Sell -77 62.42Sell -3617 62.43Sell -45 62.44Sell -500 62.45Sell -600 62.47Sell -795 62.49Sell -983 62.50Sell -1000 62.51Sell -2456 62.52Sell -9800 62.53Sell -852 62.54Sell -3128 62.55Sell -500 62.56Sell -1217 62.57Sell -693 62.58Sell -406 62.60Sell -1 62.62Sell -500 62.63Sell -500 62.70Sell -90 62.74Sell -306 62.75Sell -480 62.77Sell -64 62.78Sell -105 62.79Sell -751 62.80Sell -229 62.81Sell -771 62.82Sell -195 62.83Sell -90 62.84Sell -90 62.88Sell -234 62.90Sell -91 62.91Sell -283 62.92Sell -1969 62.95Sell -42 62.96Sell -186 62.98Sell -76 62.99Sell -1188 63.00Sell -2132 63.01Sell -665 63.02Sell -105 63.04Sell -90 63.05Sell -150 63.06Sell -724 63.07Sell -105 63.08Sell -195 63.09Sell -180 63.11Sell -495 63.12Sell -195 63.13Sell -270 63.14Sell -182 63.16Sell -3 63.17Sell -88 63.18Sell -240 63.19Sell -196 63.20Sell -237 63.21Sell -104 63.23Sell -86 63.25Sell -832 63.26Sell -555 63.28Sell -196 63.29Sell -1640 63.30Sell -20351 63.31Sell -1321 63.32Sell -1050 63.33Sell -3237 63.34Sell -443 63.35Sell -580 63.36Sell -300 63.37Sell -90 63.40Sell -300 63.41Sell -18 63.43Sell -1125 63.44Sell -870 63.45Sell -372 63.46Sell -20203 63.54Total Sales -100738 (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 7th May 2008 Contact name Laura Ashbourne Telephone number 020 7595 3644 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