Societe Gen.Lon(EPT) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:0617S
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
10 April 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

09 April 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 18128 57.98
Purchase 10832 58.30
Purchase 2000 59.29
Purchase 1536 60.00
Total purchase 32496
Sale 4586 57.90
Sale 364 57.92
Sale 7690 58.00
Sale 1488 58.01
Sale 1922 58.02
Sale 1078 58.03
Sale 1000 58.05
Sale 10832 58.30
Sale 1974 59.29
Sale 26 59.31
Sale 1536 60.00
Total Sale 32496

(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

10 April 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

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