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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)19 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 Branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p Ordinary Date of dealing 18 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 34,192 0.003 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 51,000 0.005 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 34,192 0.003 51,000 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 42396 51.58 Purchase 1500 52.15 Purchase 234 52.22 Purchase 1632 52.24 Purchase 1581 52.25 Purchase 2522 52.73 Total Purchase 49865 Sale 135 51.22 Sale 42396 51.58 Sale 43 51.60 Sale 137 51.79 Sale 20 51.97 Sale 43 52.00 Sale 3 52.01 Sale 199 52.04 Sale 8 52.05 Sale 7 52.06 Sale 36 52.09 Sale 43 52.11 Sale 40 52.13 Sale 44 52.14 Sale 8 52.15 Sale 17 52.18 Sale 135 52.19 Sale 12 52.20 Sale 15 52.21 Sale 20 52.23 Sale 69 52.24 Sale 3447 52.24 Sale 6 52.26 Sale 41 52.29 Sale 5 52.30 Sale 20 52.33 Sale 37 52.35 Sale 33 52.37 Sale 33 52.67 Sale 3 52.68 Sale 2614 52.73 Sale 77 52.76 Sale 15 52.78 Sale 38 52.80 Sale 33 52.85 Sale 33 52.87 Total Sale 49865 (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 19 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6050 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