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EPT Disclosure

8th Oct 2008 10:16

RNS Number : 3522F

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

08 October 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	07 October 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

635,519 0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

768,857 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

635,519 0.06

768,857 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	37466	29.17
Purchase	310	29.18
Purchase	271	29.20
Purchase	278	29.21
Purchase	276	29.22
Purchase	1496	29.23
Purchase	938	29.24
Purchase	191	29.25
Purchase	1076	29.26
Purchase	431	29.27
Purchase	869	29.28
Purchase	1405	29.29
Purchase	2553	29.30
Purchase	948	29.31
Purchase	948	29.31
Purchase	948	29.31
Purchase	225	29.31
Purchase	754	29.32
Purchase	1366	29.33
Purchase	1155	29.34
Purchase	5323	29.35
Purchase	794	29.36
Purchase	2647	29.37
Purchase	914	29.38
Purchase	843	29.39
Purchase	4335	29.40
Purchase	30579	29.41
Purchase	2986	29.42
Purchase	26284	29.43
Purchase	1557	29.44
Purchase	3687	29.45
Purchase	9135	29.46
Purchase	537	29.47
Purchase	744	29.48
Purchase	1743	29.49
Purchase	11198	29.50
Purchase	1943	29.51
Purchase	3317	29.52
Purchase	1868	29.53
Purchase	2674	29.54
Purchase	1595	29.55
Purchase	2600	29.56
Purchase	2008	29.57
Purchase	2331	29.58
Purchase	32880	29.59
Purchase	15617	29.60
Purchase	1422	29.61
Purchase	2129	29.62
Purchase	2252	29.63
Purchase	2124	29.64
Purchase	602	29.65
Purchase	3345	29.66
Purchase	180000	29.66
Purchase	1095	29.67
Purchase	1136	29.68
Purchase	1035	29.69
Purchase	5366	29.70
Purchase	3747	29.71
Purchase	4631	29.72
Purchase	1969	29.73
Purchase	4960	29.74
Purchase	768	29.75
Purchase	1567	29.76
Purchase	2192	29.76
Purchase	2192	29.76
Purchase	1954	29.77
Purchase	3221	29.78
Purchase	600	29.79
Purchase	7409	29.80
Purchase	20000	29.80
Purchase	1146	29.81
Purchase	1433	29.82
Purchase	673	29.83
Purchase	1243	29.84
Purchase	6331	29.85
Purchase	1563	29.87
Purchase	1933	29.88
Purchase	3277	29.89
Purchase	2107	29.90
Purchase	1700	29.95
Purchase	236	29.99
Purchase	1875	30.00
Purchase	5672	30.04
Purchase	4328	30.06
Purchase	13382	30.08
Purchase	1618	30.10
Purchase	400	30.14
Purchase	8810	30.15
Purchase	2170	30.20
Purchase	5497	30.36
Purchase	3123	30.40
Purchase	1800	30.62
Total Purchase	550076
Sale	90	29.12
Sale	22466	29.17
Sale	15000	29.18
Sale	87	29.25
Sale	52	29.27
Sale	36	29.28
Sale	345	29.30
Sale	948	29.31
Sale	948	29.31
Sale	428	29.33
Sale	80000	29.51
Sale	500	29.52
Sale	100890	29.58
Sale	90	29.64
Sale	180000	29.66
Sale	90	29.75
Sale	2192	29.76
Sale	2192	29.76
Sale	2192	29.76
Sale	20000	29.80
Sale	20000	29.83
Sale	100000	29.83
Sale	1800	30.62
Total Sale	550346

(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	08 October 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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