20th Mar 2008 14:00
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)20 March 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 thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p Ordinary Date of dealing 19 March 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 34,192 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options) 51,000 0.005(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 34,192 0.003 51,000 0.005 (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 100000 52.01 Purchase 154 52.36 Purchase 171 52.40 Purchase 154 52.41 Purchase 159 52.42 Purchase 151 52.43 Purchase 5000 5247.2 Purchase 303 52.47 Purchase 160 52.49 Purchase 149 52.50 Purchase 159 52.51 Purchase 308 52.52 Purchase 100 52.55 Purchase 298 52.62 Purchase 752 52.73 Purchase 635 52.74 Purchase 1880 52.75 Purchase 158 52.76 Purchase 631 52.77 Purchase 868 52.80 Purchase 149 52.81 Purchase 368 52.82 Purchase 298 52.85 Purchase 244 52.87 Purchase 36 52.89 Purchase 149 52.91 Purchase 176 52.92 Purchase 158 52.94 Purchase 149 52.96 Purchase 229 52.98 Purchase 303 53.00 Purchase 149 53.01 Purchase 175 53.08 Purchase 12726 5309.882 Purchase 149 53.09 Purchase 216 53.10 Purchase 211 53.17 Purchase 1765 53.18 Purchase 159 52.19 Purchase 232 53.21 Purchase 228 52.23 Purchase 149 53.26 Purchase 298 53.33 Purchase 149 53.35 Purchase 177 53.37 Purchase 191 53.43 Purchase 194 53.44 Purchase 156 53.49 Purchase 475 53.51 Purchase 165 53.52 Purchase 169 53.57 Purchase 452 53.61 Purchase 167 53.62 Purchase 507 53.63 Purchase 153 53.64 Purchase 105 53.65 Purchase 149 53.66 Purchase 285 53.69 Purchase 395 53.71 Purchase 149 53.74 Total Purchase 134944 Sale 890 51.84 Sale 350 51.85 Sale 3000 51.94 Sale 13050 51.95 Sale 5000 51.97 Sale 4000 51.99 Sale 35095 52.00 Sale 1617 52.02 Sale 4000 5201 Sale 3857 52.03 Sale 6690 52.05 Sale 7420 52.06 Sale 3097 52.07 Sale 236 52.08 Sale 1102 52.09 Sale 5010 52.10 Sale 1710 52.12 Sale 286 52.14 Sale 2145 52.15 Sale 1445 52.16 Sale 4800 52.47 Sale 200 52.52 Sale 4170 52.71 Sale 12726 52.94 Sale 11598 5310.2 Sale 1450 53.18 Total sale 134944 (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 March 2008Contact name Gemma MathiesonTelephone number 0207 676 6050Name 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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