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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)01 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 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 424,558 0.03(2) Derivatives (other than options) 435,217 0.03(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 424,558 435,217 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 2000 58.25 Purchase 11650 58.53 Purchase 2000 58.65 Purchase 347 58.71 Purchase 1653 58.73 Purchase 1000 58.80 Purchase 160 58.84 Purchase 1017 59.30 Purchase 980 59.31 Purchase 797 59.33 Purchase 1637 59.34 Purchase 452 59.35 Purchase 476 59.37 Purchase 1435 59.40 Total Purchase 25604 Sale 15 58.14 Sale 14 58.40 Sale 14 58.43 Sale 563 58.46 Sale 477 58.47 Sale 1089 58.50 Sale 535 58.53 Sale 822 58.54 Sale 3136 58.55 Sale 1609 58.58 Sale 1565 58.59 Sale 3 58.60 Sale 7000 58.61 Sale 1725 58.61 Sale 132 58.64 Sale 3 58.66 Sale 4 58.72 Sale 3 58.74 Sale 3 58.77 Sale 3 58.79 Sale 3 58.80 Sale 3 58.85 Sale 3 58.87 Sale 3 58.90 Sale 3 58.92 Sale 17 58.95 Sale 6 59.00 Sale 2 59.08 Sale 3 59.10 Sale 13 59.11 Sale 3 59.19 Sale 3 59.21 Sale 3 59.23 Sale 4 59.26 Sale 14 59.32 Sale 3 59.33 Sale 6 59.34 Sale 6794 59.34 Sale 3 59.44 Total Sale 25604 (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 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