Societe Gen.Lon(EPT) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:1372R
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
31 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 the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
10p Ordinary
Date of dealing

28 March 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 40,192
0.003
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 57,000
0.005
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 40,192 57,000
0.003 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 3177
51.57
Purchase 3177
51.57
Purchase 72
51.67
Purchase 20810
51.93
Total Purchase 27236
Sale 712
51.51
Sale 288
51.56
Sale 3354
51.57
Sale 1614
51.58
Sale 186
51.60
Sale 200
51.61
Sale 72
51.67
Sale 155
51.68
Sale 153
51.70
Sale 153
51.72
Sale 202
51.73
Sale 640
51.74
Sale 227
51.75
Sale 166
51.77
Sale 331
51.80
Sale 183
51.81
Sale 300
51.82
Sale 154
51.83
Sale 163
51.84
Sale 223
51.85
Sale 154
51.86
Sale 153
51.87
Sale 154
51.88
Sale 153
51.89
Sale 361
51.91
Sale 10405
51.93
Sale 45
51.93
Sale 459
51.94
Sale 853
51.95
Sale 651
51.97
Sale 587
51.98
Sale 816
51.99
Sale 307
52.00
Sale 153
52.01
Sale 649
52.02
Sale 307
52.03
Sale 328
52.04
Sale 153
52.05
Sale 153
52.09
Sale 153
52.10
Sale 612
52.13
Sale 154
52.16
Total Sale 27236

(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 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

31 March 2008
Contact name

Patrick Overmeer
Telephone number

0207 676 6050
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

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