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EPT Disclosure

4th Nov 2008 09:48

RNS Number : 3710H

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

04 November 2008

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader	Societe Generale London Branch
Company dealt in	Rio Tinto plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	10p Ordinary
Date of dealing	03 November 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities

647,458 0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

730,217 0.07

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

647,458 0.06

730,217 0.07

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale	Number of Securities	Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase	222	28.13
Purchase	773	28.14
Purchase	344	28.15
Purchase	72	28.16
Purchase	51	28.25
Purchase	306	28.26
Purchase	407	28.28
Purchase	1832	28.29
Purchase	1309	28.30
Purchase	2518	28.31
Purchase	254	28.32
Purchase	1855	28.33
Purchase	537	28.34
Purchase	334	28.35
Purchase	2445	28.36
Purchase	1723	28.37
Purchase	510	28.38
Purchase	2026	28.39
Purchase	29231	28.40
Purchase	1609	28.40
Purchase	2934	28.41
Purchase	2834	28.42
Purchase	2430	28.43
Purchase	914	28.44
Purchase	775	28.45
Purchase	100	28.46
Purchase	1246	28.47
Purchase	53	28.48
Purchase	787	28.49
Purchase	7000	28.50
Purchase	2566	28.51
Purchase	19439	28.52
Purchase	922	28.53
Purchase	1929	28.54
Purchase	99	28.55
Purchase	280	28.56
Purchase	1052	28.57
Purchase	2105	28.58
Purchase	1005	28.59
Purchase	15250	28.60
Purchase	1761	28.61
Purchase	11116	28.62
Purchase	342	28.63
Purchase	1369	28.64
Purchase	831	28.65
Purchase	1954	28.66
Purchase	25600	28.68
Purchase	726	28.69
Purchase	36826	28.70
Purchase	1478	28.71
Purchase	303	28.72
Purchase	628	28.73
Purchase	817	28.74
Purchase	1187	28.75
Purchase	267	28.76
Purchase	240068	28.77
Purchase	17944	28.78
Purchase	580	28.79
Purchase	995	28.81
Purchase	57	28.84
Purchase	2921	28.85
Purchase	33877	28.86
Purchase	667	28.87
Purchase	47735	28.88
Purchase	296	28.89
Purchase	264	28.91
Purchase	5774	28.93
Purchase	19431	28.96
Purchase	300	28.97
Purchase	3569	28.98
Purchase	20000	28.99
Purchase	49977	29.00
Total purchase	641738
Sale	749	28.30
Sale	111	28.33
Sale	1176	28.34
Sale	695	28.35
Sale	1153	28.36
Sale	1964	28.37
Sale	2983	28.38
Sale	5107	28.39
Sale	2769	28.40
Sale	2746	28.41
Sale	3395	28.42
Sale	2679	28.43
Sale	1777	28.44
Sale	400	28.45
Sale	1106	28.46
Sale	421	28.47
Sale	61894	28.51
Sale	26294	28.71
Sale	240068	28.77
Sale	200000	28.80
Sale	13774	28.92
Sale	200	28.96
Sale	300	28.97
Sale	56007	29.00
Total sale	627768

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 4)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure	04 November 2008
Contact name	Patrick Overmeer
Telephone number	0207 676 6885
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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