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EPT Disclosure

21st Nov 2008 10:57

RNS Number : 6668I
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
21 November 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

20 November 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 

897,458     0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

980,217 0.07

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

897,458      0.06

980,217  0.07

(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

25000

20.21

Purchase

16924

20.22

Purchase

18000

20.23

Purchase

58000

20.48

Purchase

2000

20.55

Purchase

33000

20.66

Purchase

250000

20.68

Purchase

3233

20.94

Total Purchase

406157

 

Sale

800

19.90

Sale

2800

19.91

Sale

1800

20.00

Sale

1200

20.08

Sale

3600

20.10

Sale

600

20.11

Sale

41924

20.22

Sale

1800

20.29

Sale

58000

20.48

Sale

2000

20.55

Sale

2561

20.59

Sale

3439

20.60

Sale

5000

20.61

Sale

3880

20.62

Sale

2320

20.63

Sale

5600

20.64

Sale

1800

20.65

Sale

2000

20.69

Sale

1518

20.70

Sale

282

20.71

Sale

2200

20.72

Sale

600

20.74

Sale

200

20.75

Sale

4000

20.80

Sale

3000

20.82

Sale

28

20.86

Sale

403

20.89

Sale

1338

20.92

Sale

301

20.94

Sale

470

20.96

Sale

213

20.98

Sale

480

20.99

Total Sale

156157

 

(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

250,000

26.68 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

21 November 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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