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BNP Paribas London22 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 21st 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 3,913,690 0.0392% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,913,690 (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/ Amount Price Sell Buy 91 61.49 Buy 1,620 61.61 Buy 4,799 61.63 Buy 1,320 61.65 Buy 350 61.66 Buy 11 61.68 Buy 19 61.70 Buy 1,629 61.71 Buy 312 61.72 Buy 1,741 61.73 Buy 2,979 61.74 Buy 362 61.75 Buy 64 61.76 Buy 409 61.77 Buy 444 61.78 Buy 214 61.79 Buy 843 61.80 Buy 2,140 61.81 Buy 807 61.82 Buy 1,118 61.83 Buy 1,075 61.84 Buy 47 61.85 Buy 101 61.86 Buy 70 61.87 Buy 12,800 61.87 Buy 559 61.88 Buy 574 61.89 Buy 551 61.90 Buy 272 61.91 Buy 286 61.92 Buy 544 61.93 Buy 1,068 61.95 Buy 367 61.96 Buy 58 61.97 Buy 1,580 61.97 Buy 309 61.99 Buy 4,340 62.00 Buy 412 62.01 Buy 1,110 62.02 Buy 563 62.03 Buy 145 62.04 Buy 737 62.05 Buy 846 62.07 Buy 1,931 62.08 Buy 563 62.09 Buy 392 62.10 Buy 327 62.11 Buy 54 62.13 Buy 416 62.14 Buy 987 62.15 Buy 44 62.16 Buy 83 62.17 Buy 94 62.18 Buy 602 62.19 Buy 2,484 62.20 Buy 36 62.21 Buy 595 62.22 Buy 2,498 62.24 Buy 15,549 62.37 Total 76,341 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 1 61.13 Sell - 25 61.20 Sell - 30 61.30 Sell - 817 61.41 Sell - 210 61.42 Sell - 156 61.44 Sell - 1,000 61.45 Sell - 273 61.50 Sell - 100 61.51 Sell - 202 61.53 Sell - 270 61.56 Sell - 1 61.57 Sell - 1,620 61.63 Sell - 168 61.64 Sell - 9 61.67 Sell - 1,855 61.69 Sell - 936 61.70 Sell - 1,030 61.71 Sell - 2,652 61.72 Sell - 55 61.73 Sell - 2,806 61.74 Sell - 2,451 61.75 Sell - 1,822 61.76 Sell - 1,389 61.77 Sell - 311 61.78 Sell - 1,474 61.79 Sell - 2,031 61.80 Sell - 1,373 61.81 Sell - 467 61.82 Sell - 77 61.83 Sell - 1,099 61.84 Sell - 504 61.86 Sell - 495 61.87 Sell - 1,109 61.88 Sell - 67 61.90 Sell - 862 61.91 Sell - 568 61.92 Sell - 922 61.93 Sell - 1,372 61.95 Sell - 85 61.97 Sell - 145 62.03 Sell - 204 62.04 Sell - 666 62.06 Sell - 92 62.07 Sell - 72 62.08 Sell - 1,001 62.09 Sell - 110 62.11 Sell - 182 62.12 Sell - 18 62.15 Sell - 97 62.23 Sell - 66 62.29 Sell - 6,635 62.37 Total - 41,982 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 22nd 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