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SG Option Europe08 February 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 Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) SG Option EuropeCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) 10p Ordinary SharesDate of dealing 7 February 2008 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 276,554 0.03(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 276,554 0.03 (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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 Purchase 42643 52.22 Purchase 19005 52.39 Purchase 1000 52.71 Purchase 37093 52.74 Purchase 13196 52.79 Purchase 3060 52.80 Purchase 3597 52.85 Purchase 1366 52.89 Purchase 1403 53.13 Purchase 204 53.15 Purchase 1338 53.24 Total Buys 123905 Sale 2034 52.22 Sale 1055 52.31 Sale 3668 52.43 Sale 440 52.44 Sale 34154 52.56 Sale 63 52.60 Sale 3823 52.63 Sale 1135 52.64 Sale 82156 52.72 Sale 2273 52.73 Sale 37925 52.79 Sale 866 53.09 Total Sells 169592 (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) 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 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 8 February 2008Contact name Gemma MathiesonTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Rio Tinto plcSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 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