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Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)26 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 thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p Ordinary Date of dealing 25 March 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 40,192 0.003 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 57,000 0.005(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 40,192 0.003 57,000 0.005 (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 8 49.12 Purchase 16 49.16 Purchase 4 49.19 Purchase 15 49.24 Purchase 93 49.28 Purchase 6 49.31 Purchase 29 49.40 Purchase 1500 49.41 Purchase 1500 49.41 Purchase 75 49.43 Purchase 62 49.44 Purchase 32 49.45 Purchase 70 49.46 Purchase 690 49.47 Purchase 43 49.50 Purchase 62 49.51 Purchase 3260 49.55 Purchase 42 49.57 Purchase 53 49.66 Purchase 42 49.68 Purchase 5758 49.85 Total Purchase 13360 Sale 34 48.85 Sale 91 49.11 Sale 138 49.12 Sale 46 49.14 Sale 69 49.19 Sale 169 49.24 Sale 34 49.25 Sale 36 49.26 Sale 33 49.33 Sale 35 49.36 Sale 18 49.38 Sale 52 49.39 Sale 10 49.40 Sale 1500 49.41 Sale 43 49.42 Sale 14 49.43 Sale 36 49.44 Sale 43 49.47 Sale 690 49.47 Sale 690 49.47 Sale 43 49.48 Sale 27 49.50 Sale 17 49.52 Sale 15 49.54 Sale 3266 49.55 Sale 33 49.56 Sale 58 49.57 Sale 18 49.58 Sale 33 49.59 Sale 15 49.60 Sale 1 49.61 Sale 36 49.62 Sale 40 49.63 Sale 3 49.65 Sale 12 49.68 Sale 15 49.72 Sale 33 49.75 Sale 36 49.78 Sale 35 49.80 Sale 15 49.82 Sale 5828 49.85 Total Sale 13360 (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 26 March 2008 Contact name Patrick Overmeer Telephone number 0207 676 6050 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plc 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto