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EPT Disclosure

3rd Oct 2008 10:44

RNS Number : 0327F

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

03 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	02 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

635,789 0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

768,857 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

635,789 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	457	31.92
Purchase	768	31.94
Purchase	123	31.95
Purchase	597	31.95
Purchase	458	31.96
Purchase	698	31.98
Purchase	228	31.99
Purchase	228	32.00
Purchase	520	32.01
Purchase	230	32.02
Purchase	228	32.03
Purchase	228	32.04
Purchase	228	32.05
Purchase	479	32.06
Purchase	228	32.07
Purchase	228	32.08
Purchase	30000	32.08
Purchase	37903	32.10
Purchase	458	32.11
Purchase	928	32.14
Purchase	240	32.15
Purchase	524	32.18
Purchase	656	32.21
Purchase	1182	32.24
Purchase	228	32.27
Purchase	476	32.28
Purchase	574	32.29
Purchase	254	32.31
Purchase	83	32.34
Purchase	228	32.35
Purchase	574	32.37
Purchase	251	32.38
Purchase	445	32.39
Purchase	494	32.39
Purchase	189	32.40
Purchase	228	32.41
Purchase	337	32.44
Purchase	463	32.45
Purchase	469	32.60
Purchase	344	32.61
Purchase	522	32.62
Purchase	725	32.63
Purchase	254	32.65
Purchase	3848	32.66
Purchase	57259	32.67
Purchase	350	32.72
Purchase	239	32.73
Purchase	237	32.76
Purchase	692	32.79
Purchase	463	32.82
Purchase	476	32.83
Purchase	247	32.87
Purchase	241	32.92
Purchase	499	32.93
Purchase	254	32.94
Purchase	5881	32.95
Purchase	8534	32.96
Purchase	611	32.97
Purchase	10432	32.98
Purchase	1604	32.99
Purchase	4124	33.00
Purchase	3641	33.01
Purchase	7905	33.02
Purchase	1935	33.03
Purchase	291	33.04
Purchase	654	33.07
Purchase	233	33.08
Purchase	228	33.11
Purchase	228	33.14
Purchase	228	33.15
Purchase	250	33.19
Purchase	256	33.21
Purchase	957	33.23
Purchase	50000	34.30
Purchase	67	34.32
Purchase	46691	34.35
Purchase	17500	34.40
Purchase	3009	34.45
Purchase	5600	34.48
Purchase	310000	34.49
Purchase	25600	34.50
Purchase	1333	34.53
Purchase	30267	34.55
Purchase	198	34.72
Purchase	24046	34.74
Purchase	95756	34.75
Total Purchase	807819
Sale	246	31.95
Sale	60000	32.10
Sale	988	32.39
Sale	57259	32.67
Sale	57259	32.67
Sale	12000	32.82
Sale	10000	33.00
Sale	67	34.32
Sale	310000	34.49
Sale	300000	34.58
Total Sale	807819

(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	03 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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