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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)07 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 Branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p Ordinary Date of dealing 06 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 38,982 0.003 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 36,000 0.003 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 38,982 0.003 36,000 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 15 53.61 Purchase 302 53.62 Purchase 991 53.63 Purchase 1175 53.66 Purchase 198 53.67 Purchase 5000 53.68 Purchase 16703 53.69 Purchase 616 53.70 Purchase 550 53.72 Purchase 1896 53.74 Purchase 13789 53.75 Purchase 5000 53.83 Purchase 2000 53.85 Purchase 3765 53.86 Purchase 1015 53.87 Purchase 750 53.88 Purchase 100000 53.89 Purchase 28799 53.90 Purchase 1420 54.02 Purchase 900 54.03 Purchase 900 54.07 Purchase 3046 54.10 Purchase 180 54.17 Purchase 3200 54.24 Purchase 2972 54.25 Purchase 20100 54.30 Purchase 100 54.34 Purchase 1803 54.35 Purchase 1270 54.38 Purchase 5845 54.39 Total Buys 224300 Sales 81 53.78 Sales 19 53.80 Sales 710 53.85 Sales 100081 53.88 Sales 20 53.91 Sales 82 53.96 Sales 100000 53.99 Sales 22 54.01 Sales 81 54.03 Sales 900 54.07 Sales 900 54.10 Sales 40 54.12 Sales 81 54.15 Sales 313 54.17 Sales 19 54.18 Sales 710 54.20 Sales 1417 54.23 Sales 19 54.24 Sales 14122 54.30 Sales 4388 54.33 Sales 160 54.34 Sales 19 54.37 Sales 19 54.41 Sales 97 54.47 Total Sales 224300 (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 7 February 2008 Contact name Gemma Mathieson Telephone number 0207 676 6885 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