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EPT Disclosure

15th Sep 2008 10:11

RNS Number : 4177D

Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)

15 September 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	12 September 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

619,609 0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

778,517 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

619,609 0.06

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	397	43.29
Purchase	293	43.32
Purchase	492	43.34
Purchase	1033	43.36
Purchase	1163	43.37
Purchase	623	43.39
Purchase	1803	43.40
Purchase	417	43.42
Purchase	538	43.43
Purchase	550	43.44
Purchase	2600	43.45
Purchase	1600	43.46
Purchase	643	43.46
Purchase	5847	43.47
Purchase	179	43.49
Purchase	422	43.50
Purchase	2000	43.57
Purchase	3000	43.58
Purchase	195	43.66
Purchase	3000	43.67
Purchase	1000	43.68
Purchase	3700	43.70
Purchase	4500	43.71
Purchase	37000	43.75
Purchase	8435	43.75
Purchase	734	43.76
Purchase	4636	43.81
Purchase	512	43.82
Purchase	968	43.83
Purchase	520	43.84
Purchase	2000	43.98
Purchase	1800	44.04
Total Purchase	92600
Sale	17000	43.43
Sale	97	43.44
Sale	800	43.46
Sale	703	43.46
Sale	37000	43.75
Sale	37000	43.78
Total Sale	92600

(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	15 September 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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