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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 04 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 11381 55.05 Purchase 600 55.26 Purchase 1476 55.27 Purchase 2500 55.34 Purchase 2500 55.37 Purchase 2500 55.38 Purchase 960 55.5 Purchase 700 55.52 Purchase 2550 55.53 Purchase 987 55.6 Purchase 4751 55.61 Purchase 2289 55.63 Purchase 1920 55.7 Purchase 4835 55.75 Purchase 6008 55.8 Sale 135 54.88 Sale 135 55.08 Sale 7656 55.1 Sale 1809 55.11 Sale 495 55.13 Sale 273 55.14 Sale 248 55.16 Sale 586 55.17 Sale 135 55.18 Sale 449 55.19 Sale 136 55.2 Sale 135 55.23 Sale 135 55.24 Sale 137 55.25 Sale 600 55.26 Sale 1550 55.27 Sale 121 55.28 Sale 2500 55.37 Sale 2500 55.37 Sale 135 55.4 Sale 135 55.43 Sale 135 55.53 Sale 139 55.58 Sale 272 55.69 Sale 25000 55.7 Sale 135 55.71 Sale 136 55.74 Sale 135 55.8 (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