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EPT Disclosure

31st Oct 2008 10:55

RNS Number : 1378H

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

31 October 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	30 October 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

633,488 0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

730,217 0.07

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

633,488 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	243	26.72
Purchase	84	26.85
Purchase	297	26.89
Purchase	80	26.90
Purchase	400	27.09
Purchase	49600	27.10
Purchase	66	27.16
Purchase	283	27.18
Purchase	95	27.23
Purchase	82	27.27
Purchase	284	27.30
Purchase	328	27.33
Purchase	1	27.34
Purchase	68	27.38
Purchase	70	27.42
Purchase	50000	27.50
Purchase	70	27.57
Purchase	99	27.63
Purchase	63	27.64
Purchase	99880	27.66
Purchase	270	27.70
Purchase	127	27.71
Purchase	310	27.80
Purchase	269	27.81
Purchase	149	27.83
Purchase	192	27.86
Purchase	185000	27.86
Purchase	90	27.87
Purchase	98	27.88
Purchase	419	27.89
Purchase	59	27.92
Purchase	76	27.93
Purchase	128	27.97
Purchase	344	27.98
Purchase	483	27.99
Purchase	40002	28.00
Purchase	630	28.01
Purchase	541	28.03
Purchase	299	28.04
Purchase	908	28.07
Purchase	310	28.08
Purchase	1188	28.10
Purchase	624	28.11
Purchase	59	28.12
Purchase	1236	28.13
Purchase	875	28.14
Purchase	647	28.15
Purchase	306	28.16
Purchase	579	28.17
Purchase	299	28.18
Purchase	627	28.20
Purchase	300	28.21
Purchase	644	28.22
Purchase	110	28.23
Purchase	366	28.24
Purchase	615	28.26
Purchase	17289	28.26
Purchase	17289	28.26
Purchase	3032	28.26
Purchase	484	28.28
Purchase	388	28.29
Purchase	4245	28.30
Purchase	4565	28.32
Purchase	1712	28.40
Purchase	482	28.41
Purchase	1793	28.41
Purchase	1255	28.42
Purchase	269	28.45
Purchase	300	28.46
Purchase	330	28.47
Purchase	299	28.48
Purchase	846	28.49
Purchase	631	28.50
Purchase	1381	28.51
Purchase	798	28.52
Purchase	1231	28.53
Purchase	346	28.54
Purchase	33175	28.54
Purchase	358	28.56
Purchase	299	28.57
Purchase	274	28.59
Purchase	731	28.60
Purchase	75	28.61
Purchase	331	28.62
Purchase	300	28.63
Purchase	182	28.64
Purchase	299	28.65
Purchase	299	28.66
Purchase	146	28.67
Purchase	8651	28.68
Purchase	406	28.69
Purchase	628	28.70
Purchase	825	28.71
Purchase	453	28.73
Purchase	1198	28.74
Purchase	93	28.76
Purchase	270	28.77
Purchase	17296	28.78
Purchase	120	28.81
Purchase	309	28.82
Purchase	65	28.83
Purchase	269	28.84
Purchase	299	28.85
Purchase	299	28.86
Purchase	299	28.87
Purchase	656	28.88
Purchase	315	28.89
Purchase	568	28.90
Purchase	2690	28.93
Purchase	308	28.97
Purchase	25310	29.02
Purchase	299	29.04
Purchase	299	29.10
Purchase	348	29.22
Purchase	393	29.25
Purchase	299	29.26
Purchase	1000	29.30
Purchase	545	29.38
Purchase	139	29.42
Purchase	1083	29.43
Purchase	1353	29.45
Purchase	54	29.46
Total Sale	603845
Sale	50000	27.15
Sale	50000	27.55
Sale	89880	27.66
Sale	10000	27.67
Sale	185000	27.86
Sale	35000	28.03
Sale	17289	28.26
Sale	17289	28.26
Sale	4548	28.26
Sale	15773	28.27
Sale	9130	28.32
Sale	1793	28.41
Sale	1793	28.41
Sale	33175	28.54
Sale	33175	28.59
Sale	25000	28.78
Sale	25000	29.05
Total Sale	603845

(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	31 October 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

EMMILFEIIELLVIT

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