20th Feb 2008 10:05
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)20 February 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 BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p OrdinaryDate of dealing 19 February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 34,006 0.004(2) Derivatives (other than options) 42,000 0.004(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 34,006 42,000 0.004 0.004 (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 (c) 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 136 57.63 Purchase 132 57.68 Purchase 455 57.7 Purchase 175 57.71 Purchase 274 57.72 Purchase 453 57.77 Purchase 167 57.78 Purchase 278 57.8 Purchase 164 57.81 Purchase 135 57.85 Purchase 171 57.9 Purchase 264 57.91 Purchase 132 57.92 Purchase 133 57.93 Purchase 133 57.94 Purchase 132 57.95 Purchase 150 57.97 Purchase 265 57.98 Purchase 708 58 Purchase 349 58.02 Purchase 543 58.03 Purchase 487 58.04 Purchase 278 58.05 Purchase 220 58.06 Purchase 1164 58.07 Purchase 545 58.08 Purchase 1060 58.09 Purchase 1081 58.1 Purchase 536 58.11 Purchase 622 58.12 Purchase 518 58.13 Purchase 746 58.14 Purchase 530 58.15 Purchase 562 58.16 Purchase 468 58.17 Purchase 1014 58.18 Purchase 405 58.19 Purchase 1178 58.2 Purchase 728 58.21 Purchase 858 58.22 Purchase 979 58.23 Purchase 850 58.24 Purchase 1399 58.25 Purchase 1617 58.26 Purchase 864 58.27 Purchase 810 58.28 Purchase 366 58.29 Purchase 173 58.3 Purchase 144 58.31 Purchase 825 58.32 Purchase 1095 58.33 Purchase 536 58.34 Purchase 406 58.35 Purchase 447 58.36 Purchase 311 58.37 Purchase 698 58.38 Purchase 530 58.39 Purchase 463 58.41 Purchase 329 58.42 Purchase 251 58.43 Purchase 823 58.44 Purchase 653 58.45 Purchase 260 58.46 Purchase 580 58.47 Purchase 563 58.48 Purchase 563 58.49 Purchase 431 58.5 Purchase 408 58.51 Purchase 452 58.52 Purchase 157 58.53 Purchase 548 58.54 Purchase 473 58.55 Purchase 577 58.58 Purchase 511 58.59 Purchase 623 58.6 Purchase 148 58.63 Purchase 358 58.67 Purchase 298 58.68 Purchase 132 58.72 Total Purchase 40000 Sale 185 57.7 Sale 89 57.72 Sale 117 57.8 Sale 71 58.23 Sale 88 58.24 Sale 40000 58.24 Sale 29 58.26 Sale 34 58.29 Sale 30 58.3 Sale 58 58.44 Total Sale 40701 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 20 February 2008Contact name Gemma MathiesonTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plcNature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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