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EPT Disclosure

14th Jul 2008 10:13

RNS Number : 9770Y

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

14 July 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	11 July 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	655,912 0.07
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		776,017 0.08
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	655,912 0.07	776,017 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	Numer of Securities	Price per Unit (GBP)
Purchase	143	53.10
Purchase	141	53.16
Purchase	143	53.18
Purchase	174	53.21
Purchase	304	53.32
Purchase	144	53.38
Purchase	141	53.39
Purchase	141	53.49
Purchase	167	53.54
Purchase	141	53.56
Purchase	152	53.59
Purchase	447	53.61
Purchase	423	53.64
Purchase	155	53.65
Purchase	158	53.66
Purchase	162	53.67
Purchase	141	53.69
Purchase	141	53.70
Purchase	141	53.72
Purchase	141	53.75
Purchase	290	53.82
Purchase	141	53.88
Purchase	297	53.92
Purchase	146	53.93
Purchase	141	53.94
Purchase	149	53.95
Purchase	308	53.96
Purchase	154	53.97
Purchase	149	53.99
Purchase	293	54.02
Purchase	146	54.05
Purchase	141	54.14
Purchase	141	54.15
Purchase	14037	54.17
Purchase	14037	54.17
Purchase	141	54.18
Purchase	141	54.19
Purchase	70	54.20
Purchase	282	54.24
Purchase	147	54.29
Purchase	148	54.32
Purchase	288	54.34
Purchase	141	54.35
Purchase	151	54.36
Purchase	172	54.37
Purchase	141	54.38
Purchase	564	54.39
Purchase	144	54.41
Purchase	156	54.42
Purchase	153	54.44
Purchase	424	54.46
Purchase	451	54.47
Purchase	308	54.51
Purchase	168	54.54
Purchase	141	54.55
Purchase	162	54.57
Purchase	295	54.58
Purchase	141	54.62
Purchase	150	54.65
Purchase	149	54.66
Purchase	141	54.67
Purchase	181	54.69
Purchase	289	54.71
Purchase	142	54.72
Purchase	155	54.73
Purchase	5000	54.74
Purchase	1389	54.75
Purchase	282	54.76
Purchase	5000	54.76
Purchase	12600	54.77
Purchase	800	54.78
Purchase	2541	54.80
Purchase	143	54.81
Purchase	6595	54.82
Purchase	2482	54.83
Purchase	908	54.84
Purchase	10692	54.85
Purchase	3949	54.86
Purchase	422	54.87
Purchase	2063	54.88
Purchase	443	54.89
Purchase	1970	54.90
Purchase	5141	54.91
Purchase	5000	54.92
Purchase	5000	54.93
Purchase	10041	54.94
Purchase	205000	54.96
Purchase	6040	54.96
Purchase	400000	54.96
Purchase	843	54.97
Purchase	19543	54.98
Purchase	10596	54.99
Purchase	9154	55.00
Purchase	800	55.01
Purchase	12067	55.02
Purchase	8840	55.03
Purchase	13302	55.04
Purchase	48059	55.05
Purchase	37500	55.12
Purchase	812	55.17
Purchase	10000	55.17
Purchase	1044	55.18
Purchase	64	55.19
Purchase	573	55.20
Purchase	10000	55.20
Purchase	1640	55.21
Purchase	231	55.22
Purchase	1019	55.24
Purchase	199	55.26
Purchase	665	55.27
Purchase	861	55.28
Purchase	2482	55.29
Purchase	1203	55.31
Purchase	452	55.32
Purchase	386	55.33
Purchase	1160	55.34
Purchase	1560	55.37
Purchase	546	55.39
Purchase	250	55.40
Purchase	2384	55.41
Purchase	868	55.42
Purchase	3760	55.43
Purchase	3518	55.44
Purchase	4804	55.45
Purchase	684	55.46
Purchase	774	55.47
Purchase	393	55.49
Purchase	25000	55.50
Purchase	4075	55.50
Purchase	853	55.51
Purchase	991	55.52
Purchase	2750	55.53
Purchase	3486	55.54
Purchase	3641	55.55
Purchase	5178	55.56
Purchase	600	55.58
Purchase	1498	55.59
Purchase	1378	55.60
Purchase	500	55.61
Purchase	218	55.62
Purchase	1248	55.80
Total Purchase	998359
Sale	14037	54.17
Sale	14037	54.17
Sale	14037	54.17
Sale	1941	54.75
Sale	5000	54.76
Sale	3059	54.77
Sale	205000	54.96
Sale	400000	54.96
Sale	200000	55.03
Sale	70000	55.12
Sale	3082	55.19
Sale	5038	55.20
Sale	10000	55.20
Sale	1880	55.22
Sale	25000	55.50
Sale	25000	55.53
Sale	565	55.80
Sale	624	55.80
Sale	59	55.81
Total Sale	998359

(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	14 July 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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