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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)02 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 Societe Generale London BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p OrdinaryDate of dealing 01 May 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 424,858 0.03(2) Derivatives (other than options) 435,517 0.03(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 424,858 435,517 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 134 58.31 Purchase 135 58.39 Purchase 205 58.40 Purchase 135 58.42 Purchase 276 58.44 Purchase 134 58.46 Purchase 172 58.47 Purchase 139 58.50 Purchase 359 58.52 Purchase 215 58.53 Purchase 134 58.54 Purchase 657 58.56 Purchase 134 58.57 Purchase 135 58.61 Purchase 1434 58.62 Purchase 2782 58.64 Purchase 157 58.66 Purchase 280 58.67 Purchase 134 58.69 Purchase 147 58.70 Purchase 150 58.71 Purchase 139 58.72 Purchase 216 58.76 Purchase 146 58.85 Purchase 148 58.91 Purchase 134 59.02 Purchase 134 59.14 Purchase 154 59.19 Purchase 146 59.20 Purchase 134 59.21 Purchase 316 59.28 Purchase 136 59.31 Purchase 134 59.34 Purchase 134 59.37 Purchase 276 59.40 Purchase 134 59.43 Purchase 135 59.46 Purchase 167 59.48 Purchase 134 59.49 Purchase 349 59.50 Purchase 134 59.62 Purchase 137 59.64 Purchase 134 59.66 Purchase 145 59.68 Purchase 282 59.69 Purchase 147 59.70 Purchase 134 59.72 Purchase 95 59.73 Purchase 165 59.80 Purchase 281 59.81 Purchase 302 59.82 Purchase 31910 59.83 Purchase 152 59.86 Purchase 325 59.88 Purchase 305 59.89 Purchase 284 59.90 Purchase 298 59.91 Purchase 146 59.92 Purchase 134 59.93 Purchase 413 59.94 Purchase 137 59.99 Purchase 277 60.00 Purchase 134 60.05 Purchase 11 60.08 Purchase 593 60.10 Purchase 134 60.13 Purchase 349 60.14 Purchase 137 60.16 Purchase 443 60.18 Purchase 402 60.19 Purchase 547 60.20 Purchase 134 60.21 Purchase 134 60.22 Purchase 134 60.23 Purchase 273 60.25 Purchase 334 60.26 Purchase 519 60.27 Purchase 587 60.30 Purchase 240 60.31 Purchase 193 60.32 Purchase 137 60.33 Purchase 145 60.35 Purchase 157 60.36 Purchase 307 60.40 Purchase 159 60.41 Purchase 353 60.42 Purchase 333 60.45 Purchase 134 60.46 Purchase 147 60.48 Purchase 196 60.49 Purchase 134 60.51 Purchase 135 60.54 Purchase 149 60.56 Purchase 134 60.58 Purchase 164 60.60 Purchase 146 60.61 Purchase 134 60.64 Purchase 377 60.65 Purchase 274 60.67 Purchase 142 60.69 Purchase 271 60.70 Purchase 945 60.71 Purchase 597 60.72 Purchase 139 60.73 Purchase 134 60.75 Purchase 209 60.77 Purchase 371 60.80 Purchase 160 60.81 Purchase 194 60.82 Purchase 207 60.83 Purchase 162 60.84 Purchase 555 60.88 Purchase 134 60.91 Purchase 429 60.92 Purchase 590 60.93 Purchase 65 60.95 Purchase 138 60.97 Purchase 368 60.98 Purchase 328 61.00 Purchase 134 61.01 Purchase 373 61.08 Purchase 134 61.10 Purchase 65 61.11 Purchase 138 61.20 Purchase 174 61.35 Total Purchase 63820 Sale 63820 59.83 Total Sale 63820 (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) Stock Dividend 300 securities 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 02 May 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:
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