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EPT Disclosure

25th Sep 2008 09:54

RNS Number : 2817E
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
25 September 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

24 September 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 

633,413     0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

768,857 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

633,413      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

4106

40.17

Purchase

176

40.27

Purchase

189

40.33

Purchase

16

40.38

Purchase

170

40.39

Purchase

16

40.41

Purchase

89

40.48

Purchase

52

40.52

Purchase

48

40.53

Purchase

303

40.62

Purchase

179

40.66

Purchase

179

40.70

Purchase

71

40.71

Purchase

71

40.71

Purchase

202

40.72

Purchase

180

40.75

Purchase

6580

40.76

Purchase

6580

40.76

Purchase

47936

40.76

Purchase

23968

40.76

Purchase

177

40.77

Purchase

558

40.78

Purchase

277

40.79

Purchase

509

40.80

Purchase

361

40.81

Purchase

178

40.82

Purchase

571

40.83

Purchase

588

40.84

Purchase

191

40.85

Purchase

642

40.86

Purchase

176

40.87

Purchase

371

40.89

Purchase

182

40.95

Total Purchase

95892

 

Sale

9660

39.91

Sale

1

40.09

Sale

1545

40.17

Sale

2053

40.17

Sale

508

40.18

Sale

1

40.32

Sale

6

40.37

Sale

2

40.60

Sale

2

40.61

Sale

8

40.66

Sale

2

40.67

Sale

1

40.68

Sale

2

40.69

Sale

1

40.70

Sale

71

40.71

Sale

1

40.72

Sale

1

40.73

Sale

5

40.75

Sale

6580

40.76

Sale

6580

40.76

Sale

23968

40.76

Sale

23968

40.76

Sale

1

40.76

Sale

6580

40.77

Sale

1

40.77

Sale

856

40.78

Sale

842

40.79

Sale

4281

40.80

Sale

2253

40.81

Sale

10614

40.82

Sale

2274

40.83

Sale

782

40.84

Sale

609

40.85

Sale

907

40.86

Sale

584

40.87

Sale

1

40.90

Sale

1

40.95

Total Sale

105552

 

(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)

CFD

Long

9,660

39.91 (GBP)

(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

25 September 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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