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EPT Disclosure Replacement

5th Jun 2008 11:14

RNS Number : 0551W

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

05 June 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 June 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

576,858 0.07

(original figure reported in error)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

666,517 0.07

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

576,858 0.07

(original figure reported in error)

666,517 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	139	60.48
Purchase	26	60.50
Purchase	1667	60.54
Purchase	279	60.55
Purchase	130	60.60
Purchase	5445	60.62
Purchase	134	60.64
Purchase	3778	60.65
Purchase	183	60.69
Purchase	268	60.75
Purchase	401	60.76
Purchase	137	60.77
Purchase	407	60.78
Purchase	613	60.80
Purchase	130	60.82
Purchase	177	60.83
Purchase	144	60.84
Purchase	139	60.85
Purchase	362	60.86
Purchase	136	60.87
Purchase	29	60.89
Purchase	195	60.90
Purchase	169	60.91
Purchase	370	60.92
Purchase	841	60.93
Purchase	886	60.94
Purchase	752	60.95
Purchase	627	60.96
Purchase	829	60.97
Purchase	1747	60.98
Purchase	1288	60.99
Purchase	1264	61.00
Purchase	763	61.01
Purchase	6272	61.02
Purchase	131	61.03
Purchase	299	61.04
Purchase	921	61.05
Purchase	2687	61.06
Purchase	136	61.07
Purchase	1348	61.08
Purchase	911	61.09
Purchase	7326	61.10
Purchase	1275	61.11
Purchase	1342	61.12
Purchase	1119	61.13
Purchase	443	61.14
Purchase	1008	61.15
Purchase	311	61.16
Purchase	278	61.17
Purchase	683	61.18
Purchase	356	61.19
Purchase	984	61.20
Purchase	816	61.21
Purchase	660	61.22
Purchase	683	61.23
Purchase	340	61.24
Purchase	302	61.25
Purchase	55000	61.26
Purchase	587	61.26
Purchase	374	61.27
Purchase	744	61.28
Purchase	136	61.29
Purchase	456	61.30
Purchase	481	61.31
Purchase	143	61.32
Purchase	269	61.33
Purchase	130	61.34
Purchase	206	61.35
Purchase	408	61.36
Purchase	135	61.39
Purchase	443	61.40
Purchase	154	61.41
Purchase	100	61.42
Purchase	247	61.43
Purchase	667	61.44
Purchase	501	61.45
Purchase	320	61.46
Purchase	287	61.47
Purchase	430	61.48
Purchase	130	61.49
Purchase	130	61.50
Purchase	166	61.52
Purchase	303	61.53
Purchase	174	61.54
Purchase	252	61.55
Purchase	433	61.56
Purchase	278	61.59
Purchase	296	61.60
Purchase	268	61.61
Purchase	169	61.62
Purchase	157	61.63
Purchase	327	61.64
Purchase	158	61.65
Purchase	436	61.66
Purchase	260	61.67
Purchase	179	61.68
Purchase	149	61.69
Purchase	4469	61.70
Purchase	702	61.71
Purchase	606	61.73
Purchase	197	61.74
Purchase	723	61.75
Purchase	419	61.76
Purchase	141	61.77
Purchase	528	61.78
Purchase	531	61.80
Purchase	160	61.81
Purchase	274	61.83
Purchase	134	61.84
Purchase	139	61.86
Purchase	299	61.87
Purchase	288	61.88
Purchase	439	61.91
Purchase	181	61.93
Purchase	131	61.94
Total purchase	131930
Sale	5445	60.62
Sale	5445	60.68
Sale	11040	61.10
Sale	55000	61.26
Sale	55000	61.26
Total Sale	131930

(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	05 June 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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