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EPT Disclosure

9th Oct 2008 09:34

RNS Number : 4615F

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

09 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	08 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

635,519 0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

768,857 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

635,519 0.06

768,857 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	3000	26.02
Purchase	4018	26.27
Purchase	123	26.61
Purchase	363	26.65
Purchase	1735	26.65
Purchase	1249	26.66
Purchase	158	26.67
Purchase	269	27.12
Purchase	73	27.17
Purchase	307	27.18
Purchase	519	27.21
Purchase	297	27.22
Purchase	269	27.24
Purchase	725	27.25
Purchase	552	27.26
Purchase	365	27.27
Purchase	290	27.28
Purchase	1366	27.32
Purchase	592	27.33
Purchase	997	27.34
Purchase	577	27.35
Purchase	1094	27.36
Purchase	639	27.37
Purchase	893	27.39
Purchase	18250	27.39
Purchase	538	27.40
Purchase	100000	27.40
Purchase	269	27.41
Purchase	584	27.42
Purchase	1474	27.43
Purchase	278	27.44
Purchase	300	27.45
Purchase	100	27.46
Purchase	189	27.47
Purchase	649	27.48
Purchase	528	27.49
Purchase	242	27.50
Purchase	354	27.52
Purchase	376	27.53
Purchase	620	27.54
Purchase	107	27.56
Purchase	363	27.57
Purchase	559	27.58
Purchase	293	27.61
Purchase	603	27.65
Purchase	92	27.71
Purchase	92	27.71
Purchase	30445	28.15
Purchase	250000	28.60
Purchase	12000	28.83
Purchase	12000	28.83
Purchase	150000	29.33
Purchase	270	29.50
Total Purchase	602045
Sale	1186	26.01
Sale	796	26.02
Sale	1018	26.03
Sale	4018	26.27
Sale	3470	26.65
Sale	158	26.67
Sale	30	27.22
Sale	36500	27.39
Sale	44498	27.40
Sale	2909	27.42
Sale	2593	27.43
Sale	17100	27.49
Sale	10031	27.50
Sale	14448	27.53
Sale	259	27.54
Sale	8162	27.57
Sale	30	27.71
Sale	92	27.71
Sale	427	27.92
Sale	380	27.93
Sale	253	27.95
Sale	199	27.96
Sale	346	27.98
Sale	1220	28.01
Sale	447	28.02
Sale	1283	28.03
Sale	99	28.04
Sale	2931	28.06
Sale	2270	28.07
Sale	2652	28.08
Sale	951	28.09
Sale	179	28.10
Sale	1247	28.11
Sale	808	28.12
Sale	546	28.13
Sale	2139	28.14
Sale	1160	28.15
Sale	621	28.17
Sale	1130	28.18
Sale	1378	28.19
Sale	2111	28.20
Sale	400	28.21
Sale	100	28.22
Sale	278	28.24
Sale	1176	28.25
Sale	504	28.26
Sale	271	28.28
Sale	425	28.29
Sale	302	28.31
Sale	326	28.39
Sale	260	28.48
Sale	150	28.52
Sale	140	28.54
Sale	268	28.55
Sale	439	28.56
Sale	342	28.59
Sale	250000	28.60
Sale	319	28.62
Sale	1552	28.77
Sale	963	28.79
Sale	1283	28.80
Sale	1742	28.81
Sale	1394	28.82
Sale	12000	28.83
Sale	829	28.83
Sale	1395	28.86
Sale	1548	28.88
Sale	1047	28.90
Sale	247	28.92
Sale	13500	29.00
Sale	1500	29.03
Sale	800	29.17
Sale	37947	29.20
Sale	380	29.22
Sale	1551	29.23
Sale	2322	29.27
Sale	9300	29.34
Sale	200	29.35
Sale	500	29.37
Sale	24380	29.45
Sale	7822	29.46
Sale	1668	29.47
Sale	1000	29.48
Sale	130	29.49
Sale	24663	29.50
Sale	270	29.50
Sale	733	29.51
Sale	1604	29.53
Sale	9161	29.57
Sale	1493	29.58
Sale	300	29.59
Sale	800	29.60
Sale	7846	29.61
Sale	400	29.62
Total Sale	602045

(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	09 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

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