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EPT Disclosure

15th May 2008 11:39

RNS Number : 5351U

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

15 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	14 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

409,858 0.03

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

420,517 0.03

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

409,858 0.03

420,517 0.03

(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	153	66.99
Purchase	120	67.00
Purchase	120	67.01
Purchase	247	67.02
Purchase	120	67.05
Purchase	136	67.06
Purchase	272	67.07
Purchase	163	67.08
Purchase	120	67.10
Purchase	120	67.11
Purchase	129	67.13
Purchase	125	67.14
Purchase	164	67.16
Purchase	250	67.17
Purchase	120	67.18
Purchase	252	67.20
Purchase	120	67.21
Purchase	484	67.22
Purchase	113	67.25
Purchase	481	67.26
Purchase	445	67.29
Purchase	220	67.30
Purchase	130	67.31
Purchase	241	67.33
Purchase	140	67.34
Purchase	487	67.36
Purchase	120	67.37
Purchase	120	67.40
Purchase	445	67.41
Purchase	312	67.44
Purchase	262	67.45
Purchase	495	67.48
Purchase	499	67.49
Purchase	708	67.50
Purchase	147	67.51
Purchase	125	67.52
Purchase	31	67.53
Purchase	121	67.56
Purchase	27383	67.57
Purchase	248	67.57
Purchase	185	67.58
Purchase	790	67.60
Purchase	120	67.61
Purchase	361	67.62
Purchase	120	67.63
Purchase	545	67.64
Purchase	120	67.65
Purchase	417	67.66
Purchase	488	67.67
Purchase	847	67.68
Purchase	120	67.69
Purchase	613	67.70
Purchase	16600	67.71
Purchase	578	67.71
Purchase	709	67.72
Purchase	887	67.73
Purchase	522	67.74
Purchase	438	67.75
Purchase	248	67.76
Purchase	409	67.77
Purchase	247	67.78
Purchase	126	67.79
Purchase	241	67.80
Purchase	127	67.83
Purchase	259	67.85
Purchase	137	67.86
Purchase	195	67.87
Purchase	128	67.88
Purchase	385	67.90
Purchase	386	67.91
Purchase	120	67.92
Purchase	965	67.93
Purchase	410	67.94
Purchase	721	67.96
Purchase	344	67.97
Purchase	127	67.98
Purchase	140	68.00
Purchase	127	68.02
Purchase	364	68.03
Purchase	672	68.05
Purchase	100	68.08
Purchase	268	68.09
Purchase	256	68.10
Purchase	385	68.11
Purchase	973	68.12
Purchase	640	68.13
Purchase	592	68.15
Purchase	160	68.16
Purchase	369	68.17
Purchase	125	68.18
Purchase	122	68.19
Purchase	380	68.20
Purchase	127	68.22
Purchase	120	68.24
Purchase	283	68.25
Purchase	266	68.26
Purchase	76	68.29
Purchase	1213	68.30
Purchase	277	68.31
Purchase	1067	68.32
Purchase	127	68.34
Purchase	132	68.35
Purchase	1652	68.36
Purchase	321	68.37
Purchase	1537	68.38
Purchase	205	68.39
Purchase	533	68.40
Purchase	120	68.42
Purchase	655	68.45
Purchase	672	68.46
Purchase	593	68.49
Purchase	120	68.53
Purchase	247	68.59
Purchase	120	68.61
Purchase	120	68.66
Purchase	252	68.67
Purchase	240	68.69
Purchase	244	68.70
Purchase	245	68.71
Purchase	120	68.72
Purchase	132	68.73
Purchase	365	68.75
Purchase	768	68.76
Purchase	264	68.77
Purchase	120	68.80
Purchase	212	68.82
Purchase	274	68.83
Purchase	585	68.84
Purchase	10000	68.84
Purchase	376	68.85
Purchase	263	68.86
Purchase	128	68.87
Purchase	124	68.88
Purchase	392	68.89
Purchase	149	68.90
Purchase	121	68.91
Purchase	246	68.92
Purchase	256	68.93
Purchase	936	68.95
Purchase	127	68.96
Purchase	260	68.98
Purchase	443	69.00
Purchase	254	69.01
Purchase	161	69.02
Purchase	125	69.03
Purchase	428	69.05
Purchase	120	69.06
Purchase	240	69.07
Purchase	158	69.09
Purchase	493	69.10
Purchase	120	69.11
Purchase	252	69.12
Purchase	152	69.13
Purchase	249	69.14
Purchase	240	69.15
Purchase	241	69.16
Purchase	512	69.18
Purchase	569	69.19
Purchase	121	69.20
Purchase	287	69.21
Purchase	247	69.22
Purchase	724	69.23
Purchase	363	69.24
Purchase	653	69.25
Purchase	506	69.26
Purchase	336	69.27
Purchase	636	69.28
Purchase	294	69.29
Purchase	240	69.30
Purchase	259	69.31
Purchase	305	69.32
Purchase	120	69.35
Purchase	120	69.36
Purchase	360	69.37
Purchase	126	69.38
Purchase	371	69.39
Purchase	621	69.40
Purchase	386	69.41
Purchase	161	69.42
Purchase	246	69.44
Purchase	251	69.45
Purchase	147	69.47
Purchase	134	69.49
Purchase	148	69.50
Purchase	130	69.53
Purchase	121	69.55
Purchase	120	69.56
Purchase	136	69.58
Purchase	482	69.59
Purchase	265	69.61
Purchase	158	69.64
Purchase	131	69.65
Purchase	134	69.66
Total Purchase	114574
Sale	27383	67.57
Sale	16600	67.71
Sale	3000	67.91
Sale	43400	68.14
Sale	5427	68.36
Sale	5000	68.85
Sale	5000	68.90
Sale	11764	69.03
Sale	3000	69.23
Total Sale	120574

(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

3000

69.23

CFD

Short

3000

67.91

(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	15 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

EMMILFVIETIELIT

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