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BlackRock Group28 March 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 27th March 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 24,748,659 2.48%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 103,511 0.01%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -119,000 -0.01%Total 24,852,170 2.49% -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 1,067 GBP 50.1637Purchase 9.225 GBP 50.79Purchase 4,300 GBP 51.5836Purchase 65,700 GBP 51.74Purchase 27 ADR = 108 ord shares USD 411.55Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 411.94Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 412.99Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 413.10Purchase 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 414.18Purchase 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 415.41Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 415.81Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 417.21Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 417.46Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 418.88Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 405.95Sale 8 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 407.98Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 408.14Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 408.41Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 409.27Sale 6 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 409.28Sale 6 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 409.34Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 409.35Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 410.31Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 410.32Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 410.55Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 410.74Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 411.60Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 413.50Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 414.70Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 416.97 NB There was a net transfer in of 1 ADR representing 4 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 28th March 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 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