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EPT Disclosure

18th Aug 2008 10:15

RNS Number : 5107B

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

18 August 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	15 August 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

599,799 0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

778,517 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

599,799 0.06

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

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	5000	46.03
Purchase	45000	46.05
Purchase	166	46.12
Purchase	167	46.15
Purchase	709	46.17
Purchase	332	46.18
Purchase	528	46.19
Purchase	847	46.20
Purchase	309	46.21
Purchase	242	46.22
Purchase	946	46.23
Purchase	793	46.24
Purchase	658	46.25
Purchase	382	46.26
Purchase	696	46.27
Purchase	500	46.28
Purchase	653	46.29
Purchase	582	46.30
Purchase	1218	46.31
Purchase	865	46.32
Purchase	559	46.33
Purchase	325	46.34
Purchase	1619	46.35
Purchase	765	46.36
Purchase	1112	46.37
Purchase	1782	46.38
Purchase	571	46.39
Purchase	437	46.40
Purchase	347	46.41
Purchase	184	46.42
Purchase	367	46.43
Purchase	466	46.44
Purchase	548	46.45
Purchase	345	46.52
Purchase	166	46.54
Purchase	367	46.55
Purchase	114	46.56
Purchase	336	46.57
Purchase	166	46.59
Purchase	1638	46.60
Purchase	516	46.62
Purchase	1039	46.63
Purchase	342	46.64
Purchase	607	46.65
Purchase	209	46.66
Purchase	572	46.67
Purchase	215	46.68
Purchase	726	46.69
Purchase	551	46.70
Purchase	199	46.71
Purchase	168	46.72
Purchase	178	46.73
Purchase	511	46.74
Purchase	180	46.75
Purchase	1043	46.76
Purchase	399	46.77
Purchase	415	46.78
Purchase	543	46.79
Purchase	997	46.80
Purchase	351	46.81
Purchase	166	46.82
Purchase	347	46.84
Purchase	334	46.85
Purchase	430	46.86
Purchase	372	46.87
Purchase	1784	46.88
Purchase	545	46.89
Purchase	36363	46.90
Purchase	268	46.91
Purchase	2938	46.92
Purchase	1269	46.93
Purchase	176	46.94
Purchase	9983	46.95
Purchase	195	46.96
Purchase	227	46.98
Purchase	758	46.99
Purchase	20436	47.00
Purchase	600	47.01
Purchase	200	47.04
Purchase	500	47.06
Purchase	8130	47.07
Purchase	166	47.09
Purchase	4147	47.10
Purchase	4358	47.11
Purchase	1166	47.13
Purchase	300400	47.14
Purchase	22098	47.14
Purchase	22729	47.15
Purchase	22205	47.16
Purchase	19155	47.18
Purchase	291	47.19
Purchase	4552	47.20
Purchase	21538	47.21
Purchase	10961	47.22
Purchase	37163	47.23
Purchase	1169	47.24
Purchase	25871	47.25
Purchase	2305	47.26
Purchase	1441	47.27
Purchase	28482	47.28
Purchase	175	47.29
Purchase	148	47.30
Purchase	651	47.31
Purchase	808	47.32
Purchase	391	47.33
Purchase	193	47.34
Purchase	345	47.35
Purchase	176	47.36
Purchase	216	47.38
Purchase	428	47.39
Purchase	177	47.44
Purchase	757	47.45
Purchase	321	47.47
Purchase	383	47.48
Purchase	193	47.49
Purchase	107028	47.50
Purchase	166	47.50
Total Purchase	811342
Sale	30000	46.05
Sale	20000	46.07
Sale	300400	47.14
Sale	300400	47.18
Sale	53514	47.35
Sale	107028	47.50
Total Sale	811342

(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	18 August 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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