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Shining Prospect Pte Ltd04 February 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Shining Prospect Pte Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of Aluminum Corporation of China Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc (1)Class of relevant security to which the dealingsbeing disclosed relate (Note 2) Ordinary Shares (2)Date of dealing 1st February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the classof relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 113,734,289 (11.4014%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 5,970,845 (0.5986%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 119,705,134 (12.00%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of thecompany, 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) Details (3)Class of relevant security: (4) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Buy 110,242,889 GBP 60.00Buy 3,491,400 GBP 47.291 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note Price per unit 7) (Note 5)e.g. CFDReturn Total Swap Short 3,491,400 GBP 47.291 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct name, Writing, selling, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, securities to American,e.g. call option varying etc. which the option price European etc. Date paid/received per relates (Note 7) unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (c) 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 derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any otherperson relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on thisform or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities towhich any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO (5) Date of disclosure 4th February 2008 (6) Contact name Wang Wenfu (7) Telephone number + 861082298506 (8)If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/Aconnected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 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