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EPT Disclosure

23rd Jul 2008 10:16

RNS Number : 6856Z
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
23 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
 22 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 (%)
Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
 
 660,649 0.07
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 778,517 0.08
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
Total
 
 660,649 0.07
 778,517 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
 
 
 
 
(c) 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
153
50.39
Purchase
154
50.40
Purchase
184
50.45
Purchase
60
50.46
Purchase
367
50.49
Purchase
427
50.50
Purchase
527
50.51
Purchase
486
50.53
Purchase
592
50.54
Purchase
632
50.55
Purchase
1060
50.56
Purchase
745
50.57
Purchase
866
50.58
Purchase
603
50.59
Purchase
1426
50.60
Purchase
835
50.61
Purchase
198
50.62
Purchase
767
50.63
Purchase
744
50.64
Purchase
153
50.65
Purchase
812
50.66
Purchase
1128
50.67
Purchase
442
50.68
Purchase
487
50.72
Purchase
153
50.73
Purchase
153
50.74
Purchase
500
50.76
Purchase
336
50.77
Purchase
173
50.80
Purchase
164
50.82
Purchase
333
50.83
Purchase
477
50.86
Purchase
579
50.88
Purchase
735
50.89
Purchase
16222
50.90
Purchase
1570
50.91
Purchase
1379
50.92
Purchase
777
50.93
Purchase
684
50.94
Purchase
848
50.95
Purchase
499
50.96
Purchase
2186
50.97
Purchase
514
50.98
Purchase
733
50.99
Purchase
1594
51.00
Purchase
924
51.01
Purchase
588
51.02
Purchase
1064
51.04
Purchase
571
51.05
Purchase
755
51.06
Purchase
473
51.07
Purchase
313
51.08
Purchase
591
51.09
Purchase
257
51.10
Purchase
895
51.11
Purchase
14
51.12
Purchase
1272
51.13
Purchase
615
51.14
Purchase
309
51.15
Purchase
153
51.16
Purchase
216
51.18
Purchase
154
51.20
Purchase
318
51.22
Purchase
671
51.24
Purchase
212
51.26
Purchase
985
51.28
Purchase
175
51.30
Purchase
9316
51.31
Purchase
669
51.32
Purchase
590
51.33
Purchase
569
51.34
Purchase
647
51.35
Purchase
960
51.36
Purchase
768
51.37
Purchase
650
51.38
Purchase
535
51.39
Purchase
598
51.40
Purchase
653
51.41
Purchase
189
51.42
Purchase
153
51.46
Purchase
3353
51.47
Purchase
1146
51.48
Purchase
725
51.49
Purchase
42951
51.50
Purchase
676
51.51
Purchase
359
51.52
Purchase
205
51.54
Purchase
713
51.55
Purchase
462
51.57
Purchase
336
51.58
Purchase
185
51.59
Purchase
847
51.60
Purchase
316
51.62
Purchase
187
51.64
Purchase
5354
51.65
Purchase
166
51.66
Purchase
153
51.67
Purchase
216
51.68
Purchase
37
51.69
Purchase
5163
51.70
Purchase
653
51.72
Purchase
169
51.73
Purchase
300
51.75
Purchase
171
51.76
Purchase
673
51.77
Purchase
32
51.79
Purchase
153
51.82
Purchase
939
51.83
Purchase
2789
51.84
Purchase
1153
51.85
Purchase
700
51.86
Purchase
5165
51.87
Purchase
190000
51.87
Purchase
8272
51.88
Purchase
2100
51.89
Purchase
7740
51.90
Purchase
8403
51.91
Purchase
272
51.92
Purchase
28
51.93
Purchase
1593
51.94
Purchase
407
51.95
Purchase
996
51.97
Purchase
1985
51.98
Purchase
2171
52.00
Purchase
1200
52.01
Purchase
300
52.02
Purchase
7100
52.03
Purchase
222
52.04
Purchase
4800
52.05
Purchase
6578
52.06
Purchase
2530
52.07
Purchase
1250
52.08
Purchase
19059
52.10
Purchase
3500
52.11
Purchase
513
52.12
Purchase
187
52.13
Purchase
600
52.14
Purchase
1021
52.16
Purchase
1075
52.17
Purchase
1018
52.18
Purchase
5459
52.19
Purchase
3352
52.20
Purchase
159
52.21
Purchase
86000
52.22
Purchase
700
52.22
Purchase
455
52.23
Purchase
4149
52.24
Purchase
27296
52.25
Purchase
447
52.26
Purchase
171
52.29
Purchase
166
52.30
Purchase
43000
52.31
Purchase
43000
52.31
Purchase
1447
52.48
Purchase
1447
52.50
Purchase
1447
52.50
Purchase
5000
52.86
Total Purchase
647341
 
Sale
100000
51.69
Sale
190000
51.87
Sale
66689
52.16
Sale
86000
52.22
Sale
43000
52.22
Sale
23311
52.28
Sale
13
52.29
Sale
131
52.31
Sale
43000
52.31
Sale
86000
52.31
Sale
145
52.33
Sale
136
52.35
Sale
74
52.38
Sale
266
52.43
Sale
1447
52.50
Sale
1447
52.50
Sale
146
52.50
Sale
146
52.56
Sale
129
52.64
Sale
129
52.75
Sale
132
52.81
Total Sale
644841
 
 
 
(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
 
SHORT
5000
52.86 (GBP)
CFD
LONG
 
2500
 
50.97 (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
 23 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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