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SG Option Europe26 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 25 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 1,241,950 0.12 (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total 1,241,950 0.12 (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/sellTotal (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 34 48.85 Purchase 361 49.02 Purchase 46 49.14 Purchase 269 49.19 Purchase 33 49.24 Purchase 34 49.25 Purchase 36 49.26 Purchase 33 49.33 Purchase 33 49.36 Purchase 33 49.39 Purchase 404216 49.40 Purchase 211714 49.41 Purchase 33 49.42 Purchase 157431 49.43 Purchase 33 49.47 Purchase 33 49.48 Purchase 697 49.51 Purchase 3957 49.55 Purchase 33 49.56 Purchase 33 49.57 Purchase 33 49.59 Purchase 35 49.62 Purchase 33 49.75 Purchase 4145 49.76 Purchase 11600 49.77 Purchase 36 49.78 Purchase 10571 49.79 Purchase 5604 49.85 Total Purchase 811149 Sale 106 48.83 Sale 785 49.14 Sale 16 49.16 Sale 29900 49.19 Sale 300 49.21 Sale 1515 49.24 Sale 30 49.28 Sale 3553 49.39 Sale 16 49.40 Sale 95245 49.50 Sale 12465 49.85 Total Sale 143931 (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 26 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6050 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Nature 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:
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