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BlackRock Group27 December 2007 THIS REPLACES ANNOUNCEMENT # 6494K WHICH WAS RELEASED ON 27-DEC-07. SECTIONS 2(a), 3(a) and 3(c) HAVE BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT THE EFFECT OF CALL OPTIONS OVER200,000 SHARES BEING EXERCISED AGAINST BLACKROCK, RESULTING IN THE SHORT OPTIONS POSITION BEING CLOSED OUT, AND THE ORDINARY SHAREHOLDING BEING REDUCED BY 200,000 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 Group Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 21st 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 29,536,853 2.96%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 58,640 0.006%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -119,000 -0.01%Total 29,595,493 2.96% -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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 40,400 GBP 52.78Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 416.37Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 418.27Purchase 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 418.95Purchase 4 ADR = 16 ord shares USD 419.25Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 419.63Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 420.51Purchase 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 420.97Sale 200,000 GBP 45.00Sale 175 GBP 52.32Sale 100 GBP 52.78Sale 1 ADR = 4 ord shares USD 415.19Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 420.91Sale 6 ADR = 24 ord shares USD 420.9133Sale 2 ADR = 8 ord shares USD 421.19Sale 3 ADR = 12 ord shares USD 422.99 NB there were net transfers in of 263 ADR representing 1,052 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) Call Option 200,000 GBP 45.00 (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 27th December 2007 Contact name Thomas Hone Telephone number 020 7743 2098 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billitonconnected If 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