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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)25 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 20 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 40,192 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options) 57,000 0.005(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 40,192 57,000 0.003 0.005 (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 8299 48.42 Purchase 7500 49.00 Purchase 3000 48.06 Purchase 3000 51.98 Total Purchase 21799 Sale 460 48.22 Sale 402 48.23 Sale 226 48.24 Sale 420 48.25 Sale 61 48.26 Sale 1 48.28 Sale 293 48.29 Sale 216 48.30 Sale 288 48.31 Sale 208 48.33 Sale 57 48.34 Sale 143 48.35 Sale 177 48.39 Sale 246 48.40 Sale 143 48.41 Sale 1089 48.42 Sale 172 48.43 Sale 449 48.44 Sale 140 48.45 Sale 285 48.46 Sale 594 48.47 Sale 180 48.49 Sale 145 48.53 Sale 619 48.55 Sale 142 48.56 Sale 143 48.60 Sale 255 48.61 Sale 142 48.65 Sale 153 48.66 Sale 159 48.67 Sale 142 48.68 Sale 149 48.70 Sale 7500 49.00 Total Sale 15799 (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 CFD Short 3000 51.98 CFD Short 3000 48.06 (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 25 March 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6050Name 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