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EPT Disclosure

27th Aug 2008 09:50

RNS Number : 0942C
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
27 August 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

26 August 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 (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

599,799     0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

778,517 0.08

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

599,799      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

1100

49.96

Purchase

2026

50.15

Purchase

824

50.81

Purchase

412

50.88

Purchase

1700

51.55

Purchase

1250

51.56

Purchase

500

51.57

Purchase

1250

51.59

Total Purchase

9062

 

Sale

90

49.90

Sale

95

49.94

Sale

1100

49.96

Sale

36

49.98

Sale

134

50.01

Sale

91

50.04

Sale

110

50.11

Sale

39

50.14

Sale

1013

50.15

Sale

20

50.17

Sale

36

50.18

Sale

18

50.20

Sale

13

50.21

Sale

18

50.22

Sale

19

50.24

Sale

18

50.25

Sale

36

50.26

Sale

41

50.27

Sale

72

50.30

Sale

18

50.31

Sale

71

50.32

Sale

18

50.33

Sale

115

50.35

Sale

36

50.36

Sale

13

50.37

Sale

36

50.72

Sale

412

50.81

Sale

412

50.88

Sale

36

51.07

Sale

36

51.14

Sale

36

51.33

Sale

36

51.45

Sale

43

51.50

Sale

6

51.55

Sale

4700

51.57

Sale

1

51.59

Sale

36

51.66

Sale

2

51.75

Total Sale

9062

 

(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)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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

27 August 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
 
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