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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)03 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 29 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 27,247 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options) 42,000 0.004(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 27,247 42,000 0.003 0.004 (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 salesPurchase 100 58.0127Purchase 9450 57.643Total Purchases 9550Sale 6 57.26Sale 9 58.04Sale 14 58.04Sale 18 57.86Sale 20 57.1Sale 22 57.14Sale 38 56.9Sale 91 58.01Sale 93 57.9Sale 105 57.19Sale 107 57.19Sale 110 57.14Sale 112 57.1Sale 120 58.04Sale 128 57.26Sale 132 57.79Sale 132 57.77Sale 132 57.82Sale 132 57.8Sale 132 57.77Sale 132 57.8Sale 132 57.86Sale 132 58.46Sale 132 58.45Sale 132 58.48Sale 132 58.42Sale 132 58.41Sale 132 57.93Sale 132 58.04Sale 132 57.12Sale 132 57.03Sale 132 57.13Sale 132 57.08Sale 132 56.87Sale 133 58.36Sale 133 58.04Sale 133 57.61Sale 133 57.56Sale 133 57.47Sale 133 57.4Sale 134 57.83Sale 134 57.18Sale 135 58Sale 135 57.07Sale 135 56.71Sale 136 57.73Sale 136 57.66Sale 136 57.86Sale 137 57.51Sale 138 57.71Sale 139 57.92Sale 139 58.41Sale 139 58.07Sale 140 57.86Sale 140 57.7Sale 140 58.19Sale 141 57.76Sale 141 57.79Sale 145 57.92Sale 148 57.84Sale 149 58.46Sale 155 57.94Sale 166 57.92Sale 167 57.57Sale 168 57.97Sale 172 57.19Sale 195 57.19Sale 200 57.19Sale 891 57.19Sale 1602 57.19Sale 1890 57.2Sale 2000 57.19Total Sales 14822 (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 3 March 2008Contact name Dan BatchelorTelephone number 0207 676 6936Name 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