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EPT Disclosure

29th May 2008 11:21

RNS Number : 5015V

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

29 May 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	28 May 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

652,858 0.07

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

663,517 0.07

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

652,858 0.07

663,517 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
Purchase	1000	60.90
Purchase	2000	61.01
Purchase	143	61.15
Purchase	1558	61.20
Purchase	258	61.22
Purchase	600	61.23
Purchase	3150	61.24
Purchase	4724	61.25
Purchase	2071	61.26
Purchase	92	61.27
Purchase	3750	61.28
Purchase	4391	61.29
Purchase	953	61.30
Purchase	427	61.31
Purchase	469	61.32
Purchase	518	61.33
Purchase	765	61.34
Purchase	512	61.35
Purchase	552	61.36
Purchase	4349	61.37
Purchase	500	61.38
Purchase	1058	61.39
Purchase	395	61.40
Purchase	263	61.41
Purchase	354	61.42
Purchase	459	61.43
Purchase	781	61.44
Purchase	475	61.45
Purchase	132	61.46
Purchase	282	61.47
Purchase	847	61.48
Purchase	1013	61.49
Purchase	272	61.50
Purchase	138	61.51
Purchase	392	61.53
Purchase	512	61.54
Purchase	261	61.55
Purchase	113	61.56
Purchase	849	61.57
Purchase	130	61.58
Purchase	951	61.59
Purchase	923	61.60
Purchase	580	61.61
Purchase	1367	61.63
Purchase	131	61.64
Purchase	129	61.65
Purchase	185	61.66
Purchase	632	61.70
Purchase	172	61.71
Purchase	145	61.76
Purchase	421	61.78
Purchase	138	61.79
Purchase	72	61.80
Purchase	315	61.81
Purchase	273	61.82
Purchase	198	61.83
Purchase	2000	61.85
Purchase	164	61.86
Purchase	142	61.89
Purchase	159	61.90
Purchase	146	61.91
Purchase	196	61.92
Purchase	150	61.95
Purchase	225	61.96
Purchase	130	61.98
Purchase	223	62.03
Purchase	457	62.04
Purchase	175	62.06
Purchase	131	62.07
Purchase	255	62.08
Purchase	301	62.09
Purchase	258	62.10
Purchase	270	62.11
Purchase	171	62.17
Purchase	167	62.20
Purchase	331	62.21
Purchase	139	62.23
Purchase	147	62.24
Purchase	132	62.25
Purchase	280	62.26
Purchase	289	62.30
Purchase	132	62.34
Purchase	130	62.38
Total Purchase	55440
Sale	44000	61.34
Sale	30440	61.55
Total Sale	74440

(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

Long

3,000

61.29

(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	29 May 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

EMMILFLIEDIAFIT

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