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BlackRock Group08 May 2008 yFORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) BlackRock GroupCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 7th May 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 25,084,055 2.51%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 103,600 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -175,000 -0.01%Total 25,187,655 2.52% -175,000 -0.01% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 8,163 GBP 63.59Purchase 10 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 488.67Purchase 40 ADR = 160 ord shares USD 488.97Purchase 7 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 491.49Purchase 13 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 493.20Purchase 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 495.70Purchase 12 ADR = 48 ord shares USD 495.76Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 496.56Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 496.96Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 496.99Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 497.16Purchase 2,200 ADR = 8,800 ord shares USD 497.73Purchase 13 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 497.96Purchase 9 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 500.37Purchase 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 500.70Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 501.20Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 488.01Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 489.98Sale 8 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 490.34Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 490.35Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 490.75Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 491.53Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 492.50Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 497.27Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 497.28Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 497.39Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 498.77 NB There was a net transfer out of 17ADRs representing 68 ordinary shares. (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name Writing, Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date Option money paid/,e.g. call selling, securities to American, received per unitoption purchasing, which the option European etc. (Note 5) varying etc. relates (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 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 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 8th May 2008 Contact name Kai ChewTelephone number 020 7743 2602If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which BHP BillitonconnectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Category 2 Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased to which the option or (Note 2) American,e.g. call option derivative relates European etc. Call Option Sold -55,000 GBP 59.9154 European 8 May 2008Call Option Sold -64,000 GBP 60.19335 European 13 May 2008Call Option Sold -56,000 USD 460.00 American 17 May 2008 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which 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