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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)24 April 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 23 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) 438,217 0.03(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 424,558 0.03 435,217 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 126 63.16 Purchase 127 63.21 Purchase 128 63.34 Purchase 3000 63.38 Purchase 126 63.38 Purchase 130 63.39 Purchase 128 63.40 Purchase 126 63.41 Purchase 133 63.42 Purchase 126 63.43 Purchase 126 63.44 Purchase 252 63.45 Purchase 126 63.46 Purchase 126 63.47 Purchase 130 63.48 Purchase 256 63.52 Purchase 127 63.56 Purchase 128 63.57 Purchase 133 63.64 Purchase 126 63.66 Purchase 126 63.72 Purchase 60 63.74 Purchase 127 63.75 Purchase 131 63.78 Purchase 126 63.87 Purchase 126 63.95 Purchase 133 63.96 Purchase 127 64.02 Purchase 2760 64.11 Purchase 260 64.17 Purchase 128 64.18 Purchase 253 64.26 Purchase 126 64.28 Purchase 380 64.30 Purchase 126 64.32 Purchase 132 64.35 Purchase 139 64.37 Purchase 127 64.38 Purchase 136 64.41 Purchase 131 64.42 Purchase 129 64.44 Purchase 130 64.48 Purchase 293 64.63 Purchase 3416 64.64 Purchase 127 64.73 Purchase 135 64.79 Purchase 131 64.82 Total Purchase 15695 Sale 3000 63.38 Sale 3000 63.41 Sale 7199 64.00 Sale 2730 64.11 Sale 2766 64.64 Total Sale 18695 (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 CFD Short 3000 63.38 (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 24 April 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