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EPT Disclosure Replacement

12th May 2008 10:07

RNS Number : 1695U

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

12 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	08 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

421,858 0.03

(original figure reported in error)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

432,517 0.03

(original figure reported in error)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

424,858 0.03

(original figure reported in error)

432,517 0.03

(original figure reported in error)

(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- original figures reported in error

Purchase/Sale	Number of Securities	Price per Unit
Purchase	81	62.81
Purchase	124	63.26
Purchase	126	63.34
Purchase	127	63.39
Purchase	125	63.43
Purchase	124	63.45
Purchase	124	63.51
Purchase	126	63.54
Purchase	125	63.58
Purchase	130	63.62
Purchase	124	63.68
Purchase	251	63.79
Purchase	124	63.82
Purchase	125	63.88
Purchase	130	63.89
Purchase	128	63.90
Purchase	124	63.96
Purchase	394	63.97
Purchase	410	63.99
Purchase	125	64.00
Purchase	270	64.02
Purchase	127	64.04
Purchase	260	64.05
Purchase	258	64.09
Purchase	255	64.10
Purchase	124	64.11
Purchase	129	64.12
Purchase	256	64.15
Purchase	506	64.16
Purchase	124	64.17
Purchase	248	64.19
Purchase	705	64.20
Purchase	345	64.21
Purchase	249	64.22
Purchase	257	64.23
Purchase	128	64.24
Purchase	142	64.26
Purchase	253	64.28
Purchase	126	64.29
Purchase	184	64.30
Purchase	422	64.31
Purchase	132	64.32
Purchase	124	64.33
Purchase	130	64.34
Purchase	256	64.35
Purchase	124	64.36
Purchase	124	64.42
Purchase	145	64.43
Purchase	258	64.45
Purchase	126	64.49
Purchase	142	64.52
Purchase	128	64.54
Purchase	124	64.55
Purchase	124	64.56
Purchase	124	64.57
Purchase	124	64.58
Purchase	125	64.60
Purchase	126	64.62
Purchase	124	64.66
Purchase	141	64.68
Purchase	138	64.69
Purchase	124	64.74
Purchase	229	64.76
Purchase	125	64.77
Purchase	124	64.78
Purchase	124	64.79
Purchase	128	64.82
Purchase	252	64.83
Purchase	157	64.84
Purchase	130	64.87
Purchase	124	64.90
Purchase	124	64.92
Purchase	384	64.95
Purchase	124	64.96
Purchase	260	64.97
Purchase	266	64.99
Purchase	3540	65.00
Purchase	124	65.01
Purchase	128	65.03
Purchase	372	65.04
Purchase	131	65.05
Purchase	131	65.06
Purchase	124	65.07
Purchase	124	65.08
Purchase	124	65.09
Purchase	395	65.10
Purchase	253	65.13
Purchase	144	65.14
Purchase	134	65.15
Purchase	261	65.16
Purchase	276	65.17
Purchase	124	65.19
Purchase	124	65.20
Purchase	126	65.22
Purchase	129	65.25
Total Purchase	20793
Sale	19130	64.49
Sale	1663	65.00
Sale	3000	65.12
Total Sale	23793

(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

65.12

(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	12 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

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