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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)30 April 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 29 April 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 424,558 0.03(2) Derivatives (other than options) 435,217 0.03(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 424,558 0.03 435,217 0.03 (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 136 59.58 Purchase 135 59.61 Purchase 132 59.62 Purchase 131 59.66 Purchase 390 59.68 Purchase 712 59.70 Purchase 263 59.71 Purchase 255 59.72 Purchase 284 59.73 Purchase 274 59.74 Purchase 131 59.75 Purchase 127 59.76 Purchase 127 59.80 Purchase 52 59.81 Purchase 258 59.82 Purchase 703 59.83 Purchase 186 59.84 Purchase 153 59.85 Purchase 132 59.86 Purchase 137 59.93 Purchase 222 59.99 Purchase 257 60.00 Purchase 30 60.04 Purchase 516 60.05 Purchase 254 60.06 Purchase 335 60.07 Purchase 410 60.08 Purchase 170 60.09 Purchase 3050 60.10 Purchase 136 60.11 Purchase 209 60.12 Purchase 320 60.13 Purchase 552 60.14 Purchase 386 60.15 Purchase 683 60.16 Purchase 272 60.17 Purchase 154 60.18 Purchase 382 60.19 Purchase 757 60.20 Purchase 127 60.21 Purchase 511 60.22 Purchase 281 60.23 Purchase 255 60.24 Purchase 452 60.25 Purchase 390 60.26 Purchase 585 60.27 Purchase 281 60.28 Purchase 158 60.29 Purchase 452 60.30 Purchase 182 60.31 Purchase 796 60.32 Purchase 61 60.34 Purchase 177 60.35 Purchase 132 60.36 Purchase 289 60.37 Purchase 419 60.38 Purchase 255 60.39 Purchase 273 60.40 Purchase 267 60.41 Purchase 287 60.42 Purchase 135 60.44 Purchase 286 60.45 Purchase 696 60.46 Purchase 160 60.47 Purchase 499 60.49 Purchase 339 60.50 Purchase 168 60.51 Purchase 351 60.52 Purchase 393 60.53 Purchase 322 60.54 Purchase 422 60.55 Purchase 127 60.56 Purchase 266 60.57 Purchase 127 60.59 Purchase 127 60.60 Purchase 256 60.61 Purchase 202 60.62 Purchase 258 60.64 Purchase 165 60.65 Purchase 177 60.66 Purchase 162 60.68 Purchase 263 60.70 Purchase 268 60.71 Purchase 559 60.74 Purchase 127 60.77 Purchase 155 60.82 Purchase 133 60.83 Purchase 192 60.84 Purchase 137 60.86 Purchase 209 60.88 Purchase 327 60.89 Purchase 122 60.91 Purchase 222 60.95 Purchase 112 60.97 Purchase 129 60.98 Purchase 46 61.00 Purchase 1782 61.13 Total Purchase 30864 Sale 56 59.81 Sale 27730 60.25 Sale 55 60.31 Sale 185 60.52 Sale 1056 60.90 Sale 372 61.09 Sale 777 61.10 Sale 512 61.20 Sale 121 61.22 Total Sale 30864 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 30 April 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone 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