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BNP Paribas London25 March 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 20th March 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 3,221,395 0.323% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,221,395 (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 5,402 47.52 Buy 2,833 47.59 Buy 5,000 47.62 Buy 2,556 47.64 Buy 201 47.67 Buy 200 47.68 Buy 93 47.69 Buy 770 47.70 Buy 896 47.74 Buy 4,104 47.75 Buy 5,000 47.76 Buy 248 47.77 Buy 19 47.79 Buy 491 47.85 Buy 162 47.86 Buy 5,240 47.87 Buy 5,000 47.89 Buy 1,000 47.90 Buy 2,000 47.92 Buy 663 47.97 Buy 305 47.99 Buy 30,036 48.00 Buy 6,144 48.01 Buy 5,020 48.02 Buy 15,018 48.05 Buy 913 48.06 Buy 10,000 48.09 Buy 380 48.10 Buy 800 48.13 Buy 2,714 48.17 Buy 432 48.18 Buy 700 48.19 Buy 7,432 48.20 Buy 384 48.22 Buy 758 48.23 Buy 6,329 48.25 Buy 700 48.26 Buy 683 48.27 Buy 212 48.28 Buy 3,276 48.29 Buy 4,000 48.29 Buy 899 48.30 Buy 1,471 48.31 Buy 520 48.32 Buy 763 48.34 Buy 22,619 48.35 Buy 177 48.36 Buy 1,212 48.37 Buy 1,000 48.38 Buy 2,862 48.39 Buy 1,000 48.40 Buy 2,785 48.41 Buy 1,710 48.42 Buy 110 48.43 Buy 1,866 48.45 Buy 550 48.46 Buy 2,778 48.47 Buy 241 48.48 Buy 936 48.49 Buy 1,370 48.50 Buy 782 48.51 Buy 1,084 48.52 Buy 6,408 48.53 Buy 551 48.54 Buy 2,336 48.55 Buy 2,349 48.56 Buy 151 48.63 Buy 225 48.64 Buy 223 48.65 Buy 458 48.67 Buy 239 48.69 Buy 801 48.70 Buy 4,199 48.76 Buy 334 48.79 Buy 10,619 48.81 Buy 1,938 48.82 Buy 558 48.83 Buy 1,411 48.84 Buy 5,322 48.85 Buy 13,361 48.86 Buy 2,455 48.87 Buy 108 48.88 Buy 11,067 48.89 Buy 4,546 48.90 Buy 2,960 48.91 Buy 6,496 48.92 Buy 2,676 48.93 Buy 2,728 48.94 Buy 2,036 48.95 Buy 3,215 48.96 Buy 281 48.97 Buy 4,355 48.98 Buy 246 48.99 Buy 3,245 49.00 Buy 3,413 49.01 Buy 2,275 49.03 Buy 2,334 49.04 Buy 1,766 49.08 Buy 67 49.09 Buy 197 49.10 Buy 74 49.16 Buy 1,062,359 49.18 Buy 114 49.22 Buy 2,200 49.37 Buy 1,374 49.40 Total 1,358,919 Buy/ Amount Price Sell Sell - 806 47.64 Sell - 1,775 47.92 Sell - 360 47.93 Sell - 2,544 47.98 Sell - 5 47.99 Sell - 16,994 48.00 Sell - 6 48.01 Sell - 270 48.02 Sell - 1,031 48.04 Sell - 2,928 48.08 Sell - 1,386 48.09 Sell - 258 48.10 Sell - 150 48.12 Sell - 2,414 48.13 Sell - 2,000 48.14 Sell - 538 48.15 Sell - 130 48.16 Sell - 282 48.17 Sell - 410 48.18 Sell - 982 48.20 Sell - 2,465 48.21 Sell - 450 48.22 Sell - 640 48.23 Sell - 675 48.24 Sell - 644 48.25 Sell - 6,150 48.26 Sell - 1,375 48.26 Sell - 2,121 48.27 Sell - 225 48.28 Sell - 635 48.29 Sell - 450 48.30 Sell - 1,192 48.31 Sell - 570 48.32 Sell - 540 48.33 Sell - 2,482 48.35 Sell - 225 48.36 Sell - 225 48.37 Sell - 225 48.38 Sell - 550 48.39 Sell - 1,523 48.40 Sell - 790 48.41 Sell - 1,717 48.42 Sell - 1,235 48.43 Sell - 2,393 48.44 Sell - 937 48.45 Sell - 825 48.46 Sell - 973 48.48 Sell - 710 48.49 Sell - 120 48.50 Sell - 450 48.52 Sell - 225 48.53 Sell - 450 48.55 Sell - 225 48.56 Sell - 225 48.58 Sell - 450 48.60 Sell - 196 48.61 Sell - 29 48.63 Sell - 900 48.64 Sell - 139 48.65 Sell - 536 48.66 Sell - 450 48.67 Sell - 465 48.68 Sell - 225 48.69 Sell - 225 48.70 Sell - 140 48.71 Sell - 14 48.73 Sell - 150 48.74 Sell - 34 48.76 Sell - 237 48.78 Sell - 570 48.79 Sell - 2,104 48.80 Sell - 282 48.82 Sell - 249 48.83 Sell - 261 48.84 Sell - 127 48.85 Sell - 272 48.86 Sell - 406 48.87 Sell - 346 48.91 Sell - 2,139 48.95 Sell - 21 48.96 Sell - 7 48.97 Sell - 773 48.98 Sell - 1,810 48.99 Sell - 1,026 49.01 Sell - 1,640 49.03 Sell - 1,370 49.04 Sell - 149 49.05 Sell - 66 49.08 Sell - 614 49.09 Sell - 106 49.10 Sell - 887 49.11 Sell - 300 49.13 Sell - 500 49.14 Sell - 1,308 49.16 Sell - 1,116 49.17 Sell - 279 49.18 Sell - 39 49.19 Sell - 45,000 56.00 Total - 137,863 (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 25th March 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