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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)08 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 07 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 109383 63.10 Purchase 430 63.20 Purchase 1237 63.22 Purchase 1540 63.24 Purchase 253 63.25 Purchase 331 63.26 Purchase 336 63.27 Purchase 548 63.28 Purchase 71 63.29 Purchase 761 63.30 Purchase 295 63.32 Purchase 1557 63.33 Purchase 394 63.70 Purchase 669 63.73 Purchase 340 63.74 Purchase 590 63.76 Purchase 515 63.77 Purchase 1508 63.78 Purchase 184 63.79 Purchase 673 63.80 Purchase 466 63.81 Purchase 124 63.82 Purchase 392 63.88 Purchase 886 63.91 Purchase 43443 63.95 Purchase 259 63.95 Total Purchase 167185 Sale 194 62.83 Sale 5129 62.85 Sale 328 62.86 Sale 1250 62.87 Sale 1303 62.88 Sale 2876 62.89 Sale 4304 62.90 Sale 5184 62.91 Sale 2184 62.92 Sale 3822 62.93 Sale 3255 62.94 Sale 2922 62.95 Sale 4938 62.96 Sale 2365 62.97 Sale 823 62.98 Sale 1696 62.99 Sale 2540 63.00 Sale 3710 63.01 Sale 1148 63.02 Sale 2477 63.03 Sale 1786 63.04 Sale 1585 63.05 Sale 1009 63.06 Sale 1427 63.07 Sale 1665 63.08 Sale 1687 63.09 Sale 7113 63.10 Sale 2766 63.11 Sale 1169 63.12 Sale 908 63.13 Sale 1439 63.14 Sale 1538 63.15 Sale 1528 63.16 Sale 680 63.17 Sale 335 63.18 Sale 1136 63.19 Sale 2012 63.20 Sale 1292 63.21 Sale 2878 63.22 Sale 877 63.23 Sale 1597 63.25 Sale 109 63.26 Sale 7359 63.27 Sale 476 63.28 Sale 960 63.29 Sale 803 63.30 Sale 715 63.32 Sale 489 63.33 Sale 156 63.34 Sale 819 63.35 Sale 299 63.36 Sale 611 63.38 Sale 1991 63.39 Sale 416 63.40 Sale 1544 63.41 Sale 965 63.42 Sale 591 63.43 Sale 546 63.44 Sale 382 63.45 Sale 1389 63.46 Sale 1501 63.49 Sale 569 63.50 Sale 958 63.51 Sale 338 63.52 Sale 741 63.54 Sale 1084 63.58 Sale 1752 63.59 Sale 304 63.60 Sale 7000 63.80 Sale 43443 63.98 Total Sale 167185 (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 08 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