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SG Option Europe07 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 Europe Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which 10p Ordinarythe dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) Date of dealing 06 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 560,362 0.06 (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total 560,362 0.06 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/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 25831 58.07 Purchase 817 58.19 Purchase 2500 58.25 Purchase 1916 58.26 Purchase 11839 58.28 Total Purchase 42903 Sale 266 57.98 Sale 1888 58.07 Sale 8927 58.27 Sale 700 58.27 Sale 2100 58.28 Sale 553 58.35 Sale 845 58.38 Sale 80102 58.39 Sale 39104 58.50 Total Sale 134485 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 4) 6)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option price European date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. 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 disclosingand any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under anyoption referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition ordisposal 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 7 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6050 Name 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto