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EPT Disclosure

7th Aug 2008 10:15

RNS Number : 8463A
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
07 August 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

06 August 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 (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

599,799     0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

778,517 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

599,799      0.06

778,517  0.08

(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

7200

48.30

Purchase

6456

48.52

Purchase

3200

48.53

Purchase

12143

48.54

Purchase

31401

48.55

Purchase

9805

48.60

Purchase

295

48.61

Purchase

1929

48.62

Purchase

289

48.64

Purchase

40447

48.65

Purchase

210953

48.69

Purchase

2014

48.72

Purchase

3651

48.74

Purchase

41335

48.75

Purchase

5500

48.77

Purchase

400

48.78

Purchase

1670

48.79

Purchase

24830

48.80

Purchase

39800

48.85

Purchase

18600

48.86

Total Purchase

461918

 

Sale

361

48.40

Sale

10953

48.49

Sale

697

48.53

Sale

913

48.56

Sale

213

48.59

Sale

334

48.60

Sale

248

48.62

Sale

196

48.63

Sale

167

48.64

Sale

11667

48.65

Sale

402

48.67

Sale

10000

48.67

Sale

347

48.69

Sale

210953

48.69

Sale

167

48.71

Sale

167

48.73

Sale

200000

48.76

Sale

167

48.77

Sale

192

48.78

Sale

320

48.84

Sale

168

48.85

Sale

9300

48.86

Sale

396

48.88

Sale

199

48.89

Sale

167

48.95

Sale

167

49.04

Sale

190

49.05

Sale

192

49.07

Sale

284

49.10

Sale

31

49.11

Sale

181

49.14

Sale

417

49.17

Sale

85

49.19

Sale

202

49.20

Sale

185

49.23

Sale

55

49.29

Sale

177

49.30

Sale

176

49.35

Sale

176

49.37

Sale

357

49.39

Sale

167

49.40

Sale

182

49.44

Total Sale

461918

 

(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)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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

07 August 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
 
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