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EPT Disclosure

3rd Jul 2008 10:19

RNS Number : 2284Y

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

03 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	02 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

655,412 0.07

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

775,517 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

655,412 0.07

775,517 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

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale	Number of Securities	Price per Unit (GBP)
Purchase	21535	55.11
Purchase	138	55.22
Purchase	138	55.24
Purchase	138	55.30
Purchase	165	55.33
Purchase	138	55.37
Purchase	283	55.40
Purchase	169	55.46
Purchase	144	55.47
Purchase	138	55.48
Purchase	141	55.49
Purchase	37	55.52
Purchase	281	55.58
Purchase	138	55.69
Purchase	138	55.93
Purchase	138	55.95
Purchase	138	56.03
Purchase	138	56.20
Purchase	138	56.21
Purchase	151	56.22
Purchase	150	56.37
Purchase	138	56.80
Purchase	152	57.00
Purchase	138	57.01
Purchase	144	57.20
Purchase	30	57.34
Purchase	142	57.40
Purchase	11670	57.54
Purchase	138	57.63
Purchase	138	57.87
Purchase	142	57.94
Purchase	292	57.96
Purchase	145	58.00
Purchase	158	58.01
Purchase	138	58.02
Purchase	177	58.10
Purchase	127	58.18
Purchase	139	58.22
Purchase	141	58.25
Purchase	138	58.32
Purchase	138	58.33
Purchase	139	58.34
Purchase	141	58.41
Purchase	138	58.47
Purchase	148	58.50
Purchase	142	58.51
Purchase	151	58.61
Purchase	138	58.62
Purchase	138	58.68
Purchase	143	58.70
Purchase	146	58.71
Purchase	139	58.72
Purchase	148	58.74
Purchase	138	58.75
Purchase	138	58.76
Purchase	161	58.78
Purchase	139	58.79
Purchase	140	58.80
Purchase	141	58.81
Purchase	147	58.88
Purchase	139	58.89
Purchase	138	58.90
Purchase	138	58.99
Purchase	138	59.01
Purchase	153	59.05
Purchase	141	59.09
Purchase	138	59.11
Purchase	138	59.12
Purchase	142	59.15
Purchase	141	59.21
Purchase	138	59.23
Purchase	145	59.25
Purchase	149	59.29
Purchase	140	59.30
Purchase	139	59.31
Purchase	138	59.32
Purchase	138	59.38
Total Purchase	44107
Sale	11767	55.11
Sale	9000	55.14
Sale	23340	57.54
Total Sale	44107

(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	03 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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