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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)25 April 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Societe Generale London Branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p Ordinary Date of dealing 24 April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 424,558 0.03 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 438,217 0.03 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 424,558 0.03 435,217 0.03 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per Unit Purchase 900 61.62 Purchase 540 61.93 Purchase 5740 62.17 Purchase 6000 62.34 Total Purchase 13180 Sale 125 61.24 Sale 124 61.33 Sale 30 61.41 Sale 255 61.44 Sale 124 61.49 Sale 126 61.50 Sale 124 61.51 Sale 125 61.56 Sale 133 61.59 Sale 949 61.60 Sale 115 61.62 Sale 125 61.69 Sale 124 61.71 Sale 222 61.77 Sale 130 61.79 Sale 5 61.85 Sale 126 61.86 Sale 125 61.87 Sale 909 61.93 Sale 249 61.96 Sale 125 61.97 Sale 126 62.06 Sale 126 62.09 Sale 124 62.15 Sale 128 62.16 Sale 125 62.19 Sale 126 62.23 Sale 249 62.25 Sale 146 62.27 Sale 124 62.28 Sale 339 62.29 Sale 569 62.30 Sale 1700 62.31 Sale 370 62.32 Sale 40 62.33 Sale 490 62.34 Sale 858 62.35 Sale 600 62.36 Sale 534 62.37 Sale 130 62.38 Sale 368 62.40 Sale 36 62.42 Sale 323 62.43 Sale 124 62.46 Sale 126 62.55 Sale 125 62.87 Sale 125 63.20 Sale 170 63.31 Sale 124 63.47 Sale 134 63.52 Sale 127 63.91 Sale 124 64.19 Total Sale 13180 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 25 April 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6885 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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