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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)07 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 Societe Generale London Branch Company dealt in Rio Tinto plc Class of relevant security to which 10p Ordinarythe dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) Date of dealing 06 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 30,297 0.003 (2) Derivatives (other than 45,000 0.005options) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total 30,297 0.003 45,000 0.005 (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/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 133 57.98 Purchase 133 58.11 Purchase 133 58.15 Purchase 152 58.16 Purchase 266 58.17 Purchase 281 58.19 Purchase 133 58.20 Purchase 151 58.21 Purchase 595 58.22 Purchase 412 58.24 Purchase 2304 58.25 Purchase 268 58.26 Purchase 266 58.27 Purchase 143 58.28 Purchase 266 58.29 Purchase 415 58.31 Purchase 266 58.32 Purchase 133 58.33 Purchase 403 58.37 Purchase 138 58.40 Purchase 201 58.53 Purchase 133 58.62 Purchase 175 58.78 Total Purchase 7500 Sale 7500 58.26 (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 7 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6050 Name 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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