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Legal&Gen Inv Mgmnt02 April 2008 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) Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.Company dealt in Rio Tinto PLCClass of relevant security to which Ordinary Shares GBP 0.10the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)Date of dealing 01 Apr. 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 51,018,081 5.11(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total 51,018,081 5.11 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant Detailssecurity: 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale 60,000 GBP 51.11Sale 40,000 GBP 52.33Sale 300 GBP 50.87Sale 1,100 GBP 51.1545Purchases 1,000 GBP 50.87Purchase 500 GBP 52.2446 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price pername, e.g. (Note 6) securities (Note unit (Note 5)CFD 7) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date moneycall purchasing, to which American, paid/option varying the option European received etc. relates etc. per unit (Note 7) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of Exercise price per unite.g. call securities (Note 5)option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit(Note 8) (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 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 02 Apr. 2008Contact name Helen LewisTelephone number 0203 124 3851If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature ofconnection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 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) Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.Company dealt in Rio Tinto LtdClass of relevant security to which Ordinary Shares NPVthe dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)Date of dealing N/A 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 2,412,838 0.52(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total 2,412,838 0.52 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant Detailssecurity: 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price pername, e.g. (Note 6) securities (Note unit (Note 5)CFD 7) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date moneycall purchasing, to which American, paid/option varying the option European received etc. relates etc. per unit (Note 7) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of Exercise price per unite.g. call securities (Note 5)option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit(Note 8) (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 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 02 Apr. 2008Contact name Helen LewisTelephone number 0203 124 3851If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature ofconnection (Note 10) 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