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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)07 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 06 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 15996 62.92 Purchase 14580 62.95 Purchase 8293 63.12 Purchase 176 63.25 Purchase 359 63.29 Purchase 170 63.30 Total Purchase 39574 Sale 2415 62.77 Sale 486 62.79 Sale 757 62.80 Sale 2795 62.82 Sale 1474 62.83 Sale 383 62.84 Sale 532 62.85 Sale 2009 62.86 Sale 1144 62.89 Sale 1249 62.95 Sale 14580 62.97 Sale 1857 63.05 Sale 772 63.09 Sale 757 63.10 Sale 930 63.12 Sale 607 63.13 Sale 846 63.15 Sale 1269 63.16 Sale 894 63.17 Sale 361 63.18 Sale 705 63.28 Sale 2752 63.30 Total Sale 39574 (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 07 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:
Rio Tinto