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EPT Disclosure

18th Jul 2008 10:08

RNS Number : 3804Z

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

18 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	17 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 (%)

(1) Relevant securities

658,149 0.07

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

776,017 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

658,149 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	Number of Securities	Price per Unit (GBP)
Purchase	2	49.81
Purchase	1	49.82
Purchase	20	49.87
Purchase	1	49.88
Purchase	46	49.91
Purchase	7	49.94
Purchase	10	49.95
Purchase	20	49.96
Purchase	91	49.97
Purchase	23	49.98
Purchase	43	49.99
Purchase	44	50.00
Purchase	32	50.01
Purchase	1	50.02
Purchase	1	50.03
Purchase	2	50.04
Purchase	1	50.05
Purchase	25	50.07
Purchase	6	50.10
Purchase	6	50.11
Purchase	21	50.12
Purchase	1	50.13
Purchase	18	50.16
Purchase	25	50.18
Purchase	1	50.25
Purchase	25	50.27
Purchase	1	50.30
Purchase	2	50.31
Purchase	43	50.32
Purchase	1	50.34
Purchase	18	50.35
Purchase	17	50.37
Purchase	1	50.38
Purchase	1	50.40
Purchase	17	50.41
Purchase	50	50.42
Purchase	39	50.44
Purchase	49	50.45
Purchase	25	50.46
Purchase	22	50.47
Purchase	2	50.48
Purchase	25	50.50
Purchase	17	50.51
Purchase	24	50.52
Purchase	2	50.53
Purchase	85000	50.54
Purchase	36	50.54
Purchase	4	50.55
Purchase	21	50.56
Purchase	2	50.57
Purchase	6	50.58
Purchase	48000	50.60
Purchase	15	50.60
Purchase	5	50.61
Purchase	85000	50.61
Purchase	4	50.62
Purchase	34	50.63
Purchase	5	50.64
Purchase	3	50.65
Purchase	43	50.66
Purchase	6	50.67
Purchase	2	50.68
Purchase	3	50.69
Purchase	64	50.70
Purchase	4	50.71
Purchase	124	50.72
Purchase	32	50.73
Purchase	39	50.74
Purchase	1	50.75
Purchase	67	50.76
Purchase	6	50.78
Purchase	596	50.79
Purchase	1137	50.80
Purchase	54	50.81
Purchase	2669	50.82
Purchase	538	50.82
Purchase	57	50.83
Purchase	135	50.84
Purchase	2980	50.85
Purchase	1291	50.85
Purchase	622	50.86
Purchase	374	50.87
Purchase	1	50.88
Purchase	139	50.89
Purchase	381	50.90
Purchase	9	50.91
Purchase	74	50.92
Purchase	16	50.93
Purchase	121	50.94
Purchase	425	50.95
Purchase	855	50.96
Purchase	855	50.96
Purchase	855	50.96
Purchase	100	50.96
Purchase	23	50.97
Purchase	98	50.98
Purchase	26	51.00
Purchase	16	51.01
Purchase	16	51.03
Purchase	1	51.05
Purchase	4174	51.05
Purchase	9	51.06
Purchase	7	51.07
Purchase	44	51.08
Purchase	49	51.10
Purchase	2	51.11
Purchase	4	51.12
Purchase	6	51.13
Purchase	45	51.15
Purchase	29	51.16
Purchase	47	51.17
Purchase	5	51.18
Purchase	40	51.19
Purchase	72	51.20
Purchase	27	51.22
Purchase	400	51.23
Purchase	33	51.24
Purchase	1	51.25
Purchase	4550	51.26
Purchase	25	51.27
Purchase	4	51.28
Purchase	7	51.29
Purchase	34	51.30
Purchase	7	51.31
Purchase	9	51.32
Purchase	40	51.34
Purchase	27	51.35
Purchase	6	51.36
Purchase	31	51.37
Purchase	6	51.38
Purchase	52	51.39
Purchase	65	51.40
Purchase	32	51.41
Purchase	1	51.42
Purchase	68	51.43
Purchase	20	51.44
Purchase	16	51.45
Purchase	4	51.47
Purchase	5	51.48
Purchase	2	51.49
Purchase	40	51.50
Purchase	7	51.51
Purchase	53	51.52
Purchase	2	51.53
Purchase	17	51.54
Purchase	16	51.55
Purchase	119	51.57
Purchase	21	51.59
Purchase	8	51.61
Purchase	21	51.62
Purchase	25	51.63
Purchase	6	51.64
Purchase	2	51.65
Purchase	7	51.66
Purchase	2	51.67
Purchase	44	51.68
Purchase	49	51.69
Purchase	56	51.70
Purchase	14	51.71
Purchase	3	51.72
Purchase	65	51.73
Purchase	7	51.74
Purchase	7	51.75
Purchase	71	51.76
Purchase	48	51.77
Purchase	2	51.78
Purchase	6	51.79
Purchase	3	51.80
Purchase	4	51.81
Purchase	73	51.82
Purchase	29	51.83
Purchase	103	51.84
Purchase	69	51.85
Purchase	59	51.86
Purchase	3	51.87
Purchase	68	51.88
Purchase	1	51.89
Purchase	79	51.90
Purchase	1	51.92
Purchase	36	51.93
Purchase	18	51.95
Purchase	1	51.96
Purchase	3	51.97
Total Purchase	245092
Sale	36679	50.00
Sale	2309	50.01
Sale	3967	50.02
Sale	619	50.03
Sale	3652	50.05
Sale	6000	50.10
Sale	500	50.20
Sale	144	50.21
Sale	193	50.33
Sale	159	50.34
Sale	166	50.39
Sale	191	50.41
Sale	210	50.42
Sale	670	50.45
Sale	158	50.47
Sale	860	50.48
Sale	826	50.49
Sale	5935	50.50
Sale	2168	50.51
Sale	2257	50.52
Sale	432	50.53
Sale	3947	50.54
Sale	1198	50.55
Sale	848	50.56
Sale	1602	50.57
Sale	698	50.58
Sale	2267	50.59
Sale	4007	50.60
Sale	1142	50.61
Sale	85000	50.61
Sale	1512	50.62
Sale	968	50.63
Sale	1134	50.64
Sale	3557	50.65
Sale	868	50.66
Sale	272	50.67
Sale	408	50.69
Sale	482	50.70
Sale	237	50.71
Sale	1120	50.72
Sale	1067	50.73
Sale	299	50.74
Sale	298	50.75
Sale	767	50.76
Sale	337	50.77
Sale	1155	50.78
Sale	379	50.79
Sale	353	50.80
Sale	268	50.81
Sale	2669	50.82
Sale	2669	50.82
Sale	4113	50.82
Sale	631	50.83
Sale	2980	50.85
Sale	167	50.85
Sale	2600	50.87
Sale	373	50.88
Sale	134	50.90
Sale	27	50.92
Sale	159	50.93
Sale	487	50.94
Sale	6	50.95
Sale	855	50.96
Sale	855	50.96
Sale	279	50.97
Sale	158	50.98
Sale	83	51.00
Sale	4174	51.05
Sale	4174	51.08
Sale	311	51.12
Sale	299	51.20
Sale	291	51.22
Sale	431	51.24
Sale	109	51.25
Sale	1186	51.26
Sale	2275	51.26
Sale	567	51.28
Sale	91	51.31
Sale	186	51.38
Sale	558	51.39
Sale	92	51.43
Sale	283	51.55
Sale	6449	51.70
Sale	51	51.71
Sale	280	51.73
Sale	14152	51.80
Sale	1617	51.81
Sale	570	51.82
Sale	2060	51.83
Sale	251	51.84
Sale	317	51.86
Sale	158	51.87
Sale	243	51.88
Sale	150	51.89
Sale	86	51.90
Sale	63	51.92
Sale	88	51.93
Total Sale	245092

(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	18 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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