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SG Option Europe07 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 6 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 322,241 0.03(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 322,241 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 232 53.77 Purchase 19 53.8 Purchase 289 53.85 Purchase 20 53.91 Purchase 35949 53.95 Purchase 99158 53.97 Purchase 22 54.01 Purchase 21383 54.02 Purchase 1844 54.03 Purchase 20074 54.04 Purchase 892 54.09 Purchase 40 54.12 Purchase 37502 54.17 Purchase 19 54.18 Purchase 10 54.20 Purchase 42 54.23 Purchase 19 54.24 Purchase 45 54.30 Purchase 19 54.37 Purchase 19 54.41 Purchase 26693 54.56 Sale 30 53.66 Sale 421 53.84 Sale 1281 53.87 Sale 5000 53.98 Sale 900 54.04 Sale 4226 54.07 Sale 36373 54.13 Sale 395 54.17 Sale 21929 54.20 Sale 5351 54.28 Sale 128 54.99 (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 7 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