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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)22 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 BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p OrdinaryDate of dealing 21 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 427,558 0.03(2) Derivatives (other than options) 438,217 0.03(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 427,558 438,217 0.03 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 29 61.50 Purchase 275 61.55 Purchase 143 61.57 Purchase 131 61.59 Purchase 398 61.60 Purchase 133 61.61 Purchase 415 61.63 Purchase 184 61.64 Purchase 132 61.65 Purchase 134 61.66 Purchase 390 61.67 Purchase 156 61.68 Purchase 408 61.70 Purchase 390 61.71 Purchase 273 61.73 Purchase 273 61.74 Purchase 286 61.75 Purchase 100130 61.77 Purchase 262 61.78 Purchase 666 61.79 Purchase 1040 61.80 Purchase 135 61.81 Purchase 132 61.82 Purchase 254 61.83 Purchase 4574 61.84 Purchase 847 61.85 Purchase 130 61.87 Purchase 1000 61.89 Purchase 1905 61.90 Purchase 387 61.91 Purchase 130 61.92 Purchase 7700 61.93 Purchase 490 61.93 Purchase 135 61.95 Purchase 270 61.97 Purchase 158 61.98 Purchase 1285 62.00 Purchase 816 62.01 Purchase 8520 62.02 Purchase 234 62.03 Purchase 74 62.04 Purchase 137 62.05 Purchase 132 62.08 Purchase 260 62.09 Purchase 333 62.10 Purchase 264 62.11 Purchase 277 62.15 Purchase 142 62.20 Purchase 178 62.22 Purchase 446 62.23 Purchase 113 62.24 Purchase 205 62.25 Purchase 148 62.26 Purchase 144 62.28 Purchase 3334 62.37 Total Purchase 141537 Sale 2402 61.84 Sale 6323 61.89 Sale 7700 61.93 Sale 7700 61.95 Sale 372 62.02 Sale 8520 62.02 Sale 8520 62.04 Total Sale 41537 (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 long 100,000 61.77 (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 22 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