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EPT Disclosure

24th Jul 2008 11:01

RNS Number : 7894Z

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

24 July 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	23 July 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

694,553 0.07

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

778,517 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

694,553 0.07

778,517 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	400	50.37
Purchase	1800	50.38
Purchase	448	50.39
Purchase	22352	50.40
Purchase	352	50.45
Purchase	10148	50.46
Purchase	700	50.49
Purchase	2800	50.50
Purchase	468	50.51
Purchase	3697	50.56
Purchase	8805	50.57
Purchase	2615	50.58
Purchase	4226	50.59
Purchase	69890	50.60
Purchase	175000	50.64
Purchase	2837	50.72
Purchase	1744	50.73
Purchase	911	50.74
Purchase	10008	50.75
Purchase	3759	50.77
Purchase	3759	50.78
Purchase	700	50.79
Purchase	131	50.81
Purchase	2134	50.83
Purchase	635	50.84
Purchase	635	50.86
Purchase	1223	50.89
Purchase	500	50.90
Purchase	200	50.92
Purchase	1280	50.94
Purchase	1223	50.95
Purchase	19	50.96
Purchase	357	50.97
Purchase	600	50.98
Purchase	547	50.99
Purchase	40583	51.00
Purchase	134	51.01
Purchase	706	51.02
Purchase	1395	51.03
Purchase	40	51.04
Purchase	611	51.05
Purchase	194	51.06
Purchase	197	51.07
Purchase	790	51.08
Purchase	213	51.09
Purchase	380	51.10
Purchase	869	51.11
Purchase	496	51.12
Purchase	729	51.13
Purchase	718	51.14
Purchase	178	51.15
Purchase	258	51.16
Purchase	1087	51.18
Purchase	1016	51.19
Purchase	774	51.20
Purchase	466	51.21
Purchase	74	51.22
Purchase	357	51.23
Purchase	1372	51.24
Purchase	306	51.25
Purchase	281	51.26
Purchase	86	51.27
Purchase	184	51.28
Purchase	185	51.29
Purchase	575	51.30
Purchase	207	51.31
Purchase	183	51.32
Purchase	208	51.33
Purchase	209	51.34
Purchase	182	51.36
Purchase	267	51.70
Purchase	300	51.72
Purchase	181	51.75
Purchase	208	51.76
Purchase	169	51.78
Purchase	1500	51.79
Purchase	819	51.80
Purchase	167	51.82
Purchase	727	51.83
Purchase	50	51.84
Purchase	936	51.85
Purchase	2944	51.86
Purchase	169	51.87
Purchase	192	51.88
Purchase	1143	51.90
Purchase	67	51.92
Purchase	142	51.95
Purchase	84	51.96
Purchase	140	51.98
Purchase	140	51.99
Purchase	169	52.06
Purchase	466	52.10
Purchase	120	52.18
Purchase	372	52.19
Purchase	160	52.20
Purchase	109	52.23
Purchase	402	52.30
Purchase	648	52.34
Purchase	101	52.37
Purchase	613	52.40
Purchase	2136	52.43
Purchase	784	52.45
Purchase	133	52.46
Purchase	175	52.57
Purchase	223	52.59
Purchase	211	52.60
Purchase	183	52.61
Total Purchase	410496
Sale	142	50.38
Sale	147	50.41
Sale	141	50.42
Sale	140	50.45
Sale	141	50.46
Sale	140	50.50
Sale	140	50.58
Sale	140	50.59
Sale	140	50.60
Sale	175000	50.64
Sale	155	50.64
Sale	144	50.65
Sale	175000	50.70
Sale	278	50.78
Sale	3759	50.78
Sale	700	50.79
Sale	51	50.83
Sale	427	50.85
Sale	143	50.86
Sale	139	50.90
Sale	140	50.96
Sale	90	50.97
Sale	190	50.99
Sale	18374	51.00
Sale	153	51.04
Sale	141	51.08
Sale	157	51.15
Sale	140	51.21
Sale	140	51.39
Total Sale	376592

(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	24 July 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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