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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)11 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 10 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 36,270 0.004(2) Derivatives (other than options) 51,000 0.005(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 36,270 51,000 0.004 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 15000 52.90 Purchase 27000 54.11 Purchase 6000 53.40 Total Purchase 48000 Sale 3096 52.85 Sale 500 52.86 Sale 10000 52.91 Sale 1404 52.93 Sale 124 53.86 Sale 1000 53.88 Sale 4453 53.89 Sale 315 53.93 Sale 419 53.95 Sale 1199 53.99 Sale 1293 54.00 Sale 272 54.02 Sale 999 54.03 Sale 632 54.12 Sale 599 54.15 Sale 2990 54.16 Sale 1999 54.17 Sale 499 54.18 Sale 1199 54.22 Sale 1898 54.24 Sale 5039 54.25 Sale 800 54.26 Sale 1271 54.30 Total Sale 42000 (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 CFD Short 6000 53.40 (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 11 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