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BlackRock Group23 January 2008 FORM 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 22nd January 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 28,284,393 2.83%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 134,825 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -119,000 -0.01%Total 28,419,218 2.85% -119,000 -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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 15,885 GBP 39.10Purchase 26,212 GBP 39.5593Purchase 1,700 GBP 40.085Purchase 735 GBP 41.36Purchase 18 ADR = 72 ord shares USD 326.47Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 326.99Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 327.42Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 327.69Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 327.70Purchase 8 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 328.30Purchase 60 ADR = 240 ord shares USD 328.98Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 329.17Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 329.72Purchase 70 ADR = 280 ord shares USD 329.83Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 329.86Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 330.23Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 330.31Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 330.75Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 331.00Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 331.36Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 331.47Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 331.93Purchase 14 ADR = 56 ord shares USD 332.00Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 332.50Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 332.84Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 332.90Purchase 10 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 333.37Purchase 11 ADR = 44 ord shares USD 334.23Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 334.54Purchase 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 335.63Sale 3,560 GBP 41.7275Sale 500,000 GBP 41.846615Sale 250,000 GBP 42.562927Sale 3,300 GBP 42.95Sale 19 ADR = 76 ord shares USD 315.99Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 325.45Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 325.98Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 326.19Sale 13 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 327.29Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 327.47Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 328.08Sale 61 ADR = 244 ord shares USD 328.72Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 330.35Sale 14 ADR = 56 ord shares USD 330.46Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 330.79Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 331.24Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 331.49Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 331.52Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 331.67Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 331.68Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 333.24Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 333.49 (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 varyingProduct 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 23rd January 2008Contact name Thomas HoneTelephone number 020 7743 2098If 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 54.8217 European 20 February 2008Call Option Sold - 64,000 GBP 58.08 European 3 April 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