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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)06 February 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 01 February 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 36,000 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options) 36,000 0.003(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 36,000 36,000 0.003 0.003 (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 2000 53.01 Purchase 50000 53.55 Purchase 1000 53.56 Purchase 101669 53.81 Purchase 15933 54 Purchase 34067 54.02 Purchase 1000 54.39 Purchase 203 55.46 Purchase 151 55.5 Purchase 192 55.56 Purchase 187 55.6 Purchase 365 55.63 Purchase 171 55.64 Purchase 151 55.65 Purchase 152 55.66 Purchase 322 55.67 Purchase 151 55.71 Purchase 151 55.74 Purchase 394 55.75 Purchase 324 55.77 Purchase 151 55.78 Purchase 151 55.82 Purchase 303 55.84 Purchase 580 55.85 Purchase 69 55.86 Purchase 123 55.9 Purchase 151 55.93 Purchase 619 55.94 Purchase 152 55.95 Purchase 202 55.96 Purchase 169 55.97 Purchase 494 55.98 Purchase 832 55.99 Purchase 4167 56 Purchase 481 56.01 Purchase 376 56.02 Purchase 293 56.04 Purchase 2546 56.05 Purchase 151 56.07 Purchase 52 56.08 Purchase 211 56.09 Purchase 302 56.1 Purchase 308 56.11 Purchase 151 56.12 Purchase 1151 56.15 Purchase 185 56.17 Purchase 319 56.19 Purchase 311 56.26 Purchase 157 56.29 Purchase 151 56.3 Purchase 233 56.31 Purchase 179 56.32 Purchase 197 56.37 Purchase 176 56.38 Purchase 151 56.39 Purchase 169 56.4 Purchase 151 56.41 Purchase 163 56.42 Purchase 151 56.43 Purchase 310 56.47 Purchase 305 56.48 Purchase 151 56.51 Purchase 151 56.52 Purchase 151 56.53 Purchase 203 56.55 Purchase 510 56.56 Purchase 155 56.57 Purchase 151 56.58 Purchase 163 56.65 Purchase 151 56.66 Purchase 151 56.67 Purchase 306 56.7 Purchase 467 56.71 Purchase 218 56.72 Purchase 152 56.74 Purchase 169 56.75 Purchase 323 56.76 Purchase 297 56.8 Purchase 307 56.82 Purchase 201 56.83 Purchase 158 56.84 Purchase 302 56.85 Purchase 322 56.89 Purchase 151 56.9 Purchase 302 56.92 Purchase 347 56.93 Purchase 302 56.94 Purchase 341 56.95 Purchase 2000 56.96 Purchase 462 56.98 Purchase 303 56.99 Purchase 5307 57 Purchase 1157 57.01 Purchase 183 57.03 Purchase 169 57.04 Purchase 639 57.05 Purchase 119 57.06 Purchase 166 57.07 Purchase 151 57.08 Purchase 453 57.1 Purchase 151 57.12 Purchase 805 57.14 Purchase 311 57.17 Purchase 151 57.18 Purchase 303 57.2 Purchase 318 57.21 Purchase 458 57.22 Purchase 67 57.23 Purchase 302 57.24 Purchase 151 57.26 Purchase 34 57.29 Purchase 591 57.3 Purchase 151 57.31 Purchase 174 57.32 Purchase 249 57.34 Purchase 125 57.35 Purchase 247 57.37 Purchase 151 57.38 Purchase 406 57.39 Purchase 152 57.41 Purchase 151 57.44 Purchase 462 57.45 Purchase 207 57.47 Purchase 604 57.48 Purchase 320 57.51 Purchase 152 57.53 Purchase 154 57.54 Purchase 159 57.56 Purchase 151 57.58 Purchase 151 57.6 Purchase 151 57.66 Purchase 193 57.67 Purchase 164 57.7 Purchase 151 57.73 Purchase 169 57.77 Purchase 153 57.86 Sale 201669 53.81 Sale 34 55.6 Sale 75 55.84 Sale 69 55.86 Sale 123 55.9 Sale 81 55.98 Sale 5682 56 Sale 169 56.01 Sale 1669 56.08 Sale 43 56.37 Sale 45000 56.39 Sale 64 56.72 Sale 119 57.06 Sale 67 57.23 Sale 34 57.29 Sale 40 57.34 Sale 125 57.35 Sale 45 57.47 Sale 450 57.48 (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 6 February 2008Contact name Gemma MathiesonTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name 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