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SG Option Europe01 May 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 30 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 1,678,933 0.16 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,678,933 0.16 (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 81 58.47 Purchase 3 58.60 Purchase 3 58.61 Purchase 3 58.66 Purchase 4 58.72 Purchase 3 58.74 Purchase 5848 58.76 Purchase 3 58.77 Purchase 3 58.79 Purchase 3 58.80 Purchase 3 58.85 Purchase 3 58.87 Purchase 3 58.90 Purchase 3 58.92 Purchase 3 58.95 Purchase 64132 58.98 Purchase 6 59.00 Purchase 2250 59.06 Purchase 9752 59.07 Purchase 3 59.10 Purchase 52841 59.10 Purchase 22553 59.11 Purchase 3 59.19 Purchase 11975 59.20 Purchase 3 59.21 Purchase 3 59.23 Purchase 4 59.26 Purchase 3 59.33 Purchase 6 59.34 Purchase 3 59.44 Total Purchase 169506 Sale 3 58.54 Sale 1434 58.69 Sale 53726 58.98 Sale 58094 59.02 Sale 12228 59.11 Sale 137 59.21 Sale 1500 59.31 Sale 1890 59.69 Total Sale 129012 (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 01 May 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name 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