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Merrill Lynch International PLC08 January 2008 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) This replaces the 8.1 released on 08 January 2008 at 10:27 under announcementnumber 2867L. The percentage of shares has been amended. 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Merrill Lynch International Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 28/12/2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 2000 0.000% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 Total 0 2000 0.000% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 Total 0 0 (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) SALE SHORT (see 3(d) below) 2,000 426.1012 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) 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 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) Call option over basket. To hedge the exposure Merrill Lynch 426.1012 USD sold 2,000 Rio Tinto Ltd ordinaryA non-discretionary client has sold shares as detailed in 3(a) above, inMerrill Lynch a call option over a addition to shares on all otherbasket of 8 stocks which includes components of the basket.5,321 Rio Tinto Ltd ordinary shares.The components of the basket and their In the event that the option over therespective share amounts were: basket is exercised, Merrill Lynch will dispose of the 2,000 Rio TintoRTP 5,321 Ltd ordinary shares within 24 hours. AFG 61,900 The Panel has agreed on an ex-parte basis that the trade and possibleWFC 49,519 disposal indicated above have no Code consequences.AET 50,767 GENZ 29,428 AG 38,074 MRO 75,681 FMC 41,110 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 08/01/2008 Contact name Louise Howard Telephone number 020 7996 2121 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Rio Tinto LimitedSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) 2 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto