EPT Disclosure

23rd Jul 2008 10:16

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

	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

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

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

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)

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)

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 4)

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.

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

ENDEMMIIFLADEIVFIT

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