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BlackRock Group12 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 11th 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 30,692,411 3.07%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 58,640 0.006%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -319,000 -0.03%Total 30,751,051 3.08% -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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 453.71Purchase 21 ADR = 84 ord shares USD 454.08Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 460.00Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 462.04Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 464.00Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 464.85Purchase 200 ADR = 800 ord shares USD 465.66Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 469.64Purchase 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 470.52Purchase 8 ADR = 32 ord shares USD 470.60Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 470.64Purchase 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 473.47Sale 75,000 GBP 56.62Sale 68,741 GBP 56.775Sale 5,687 GBP 56.97Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 452.64Sale 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 457.99Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 459.07Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 459.14Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 459.56Sale 5 ADR = 20 ord shares USD 461.09Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 463.32Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 464.09Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 464.49Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 464.59Sale 16 ADR = 64 ord shares USD 469.33Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 469.99Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 470.00Sale 13 ADR = 52 ord shares USD 470.23Sale 15 ADR = 60 ord shares USD 471.00Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 471.27Sale 6 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 472.05 Note - there was a net transfer in of 22 ADRs representing 88 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 12th 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