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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)31 March 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 BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p OrdinaryDate of dealing 28 March 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 40,192 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options) 57,000 0.005(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 40,192 57,000 0.003 0.005 (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 3177 51.57 Purchase 3177 51.57 Purchase 72 51.67 Purchase 20810 51.93 Total Purchase 27236 Sale 712 51.51 Sale 288 51.56 Sale 3354 51.57 Sale 1614 51.58 Sale 186 51.60 Sale 200 51.61 Sale 72 51.67 Sale 155 51.68 Sale 153 51.70 Sale 153 51.72 Sale 202 51.73 Sale 640 51.74 Sale 227 51.75 Sale 166 51.77 Sale 331 51.80 Sale 183 51.81 Sale 300 51.82 Sale 154 51.83 Sale 163 51.84 Sale 223 51.85 Sale 154 51.86 Sale 153 51.87 Sale 154 51.88 Sale 153 51.89 Sale 361 51.91 Sale 10405 51.93 Sale 45 51.93 Sale 459 51.94 Sale 853 51.95 Sale 651 51.97 Sale 587 51.98 Sale 816 51.99 Sale 307 52.00 Sale 153 52.01 Sale 649 52.02 Sale 307 52.03 Sale 328 52.04 Sale 153 52.05 Sale 153 52.09 Sale 153 52.10 Sale 612 52.13 Sale 154 52.16 Total Sale 27236 (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 31 March 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6050Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plcNature 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