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SG Option Europe19 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 SG Option EuropeCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p OrdinaryDate of dealing 18 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 636,944 0.06 Figure amended CFD transaction for 5,190 reported in error (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 636,944 0.06 Figure amended CFD transaction for 5,190 reported in error (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 42396 51.58 Purchase 43 51.60 Purchase 111 51.79 Purchase 2500 51.83 Purchase 33 52.00 Purchase 33 52.04 Purchase 36 52.09 Purchase 43 52.11 Purchase 40 52.13 Purchase 33 52.14 Purchase 48153 52.20 Purchase 33 52.24 Purchase 4304 52.25 Purchase 194759 52.25 Purchase 41 52.29 Purchase 128 52.31 Purchase 37 52.35 Purchase 33 52.37 Purchase 2202 52.43 Purchase 161604 52.50 Purchase 4228 52.59 Purchase 33 52.67 Purchase 15858 52.71 Purchase 3949 52.73 Purchase 66 52.76 Purchase 38 52.80 Purchase 33 52.85 Purchase 33 52.87 Total Purchase 480800 (5,190 removed) Sale 1700 51.87 Sale 295 51.91 Sale 1107 52.06 Sale 2500 52.16 Sale 76549 52.18 Sale 163368 52.21 Sale 48778 52.41 Sale 2114 52.56 Sale 9779 52.62 Sale 26350 52.71 Sale 39783 52.73 Total Sale 372323 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 19 March 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6050Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio TintoNature 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