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BlackRock Group04 December 2007 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 3rd December 2007 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 31,244,208 3.13%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 58,640 0.006%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -319,000 -0.03%Total 31,302,848 3.13% -319,000 -0.03% (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 100 GBP 54.43Purchase 8 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 447.90Purchase 15 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 447.91Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 448.42Purchase 11 ADR = 44 ord shares USD 448.73Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 449.07Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 449.48Purchase 20 ADR = 80 ord shares USD 450.16Purchase 50 ADR = 200 ord shares USD 450.21Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 450.80Purchase 6 ADR = 36 ord shares USD 450.89Purchase 10 ADR = 40 ord shares USD 451.87Purchase 7 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 452.29Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 452.80Purchase 7 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 452.92Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 453.36Purchase 7 ADR = 28 ord shares USD 453.47Sale 50,000 GBP 54.51Sale 35,763 GBP 55.14Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 447.31Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 447.39Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 447.42Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 447.56Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 447.5625Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 448.11Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 448.19Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 448.20Sale 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 448.53Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 448.77Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 449.92Sale 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 449.9225Sale 15 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 449.9227Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 449.925Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 451.10Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 452.29Sale 6 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 452.40Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 452.60 * There was a net transfer out of -10 ADRs (representing -40 ord shares) and anet transfer in of 1072 ord 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 4th December 2007Contact name Louise LyleTelephone number 0131 472 7472If 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 2007Call Option Sold - 64,000 GBP 44.10 European 12 December 2007Call Option Sold - 200,000 GBP 45.00 American 21 December 2007 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