Societe Gen.Lon(EPT) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5574S
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
17 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 16 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

221,409
0.02
(2) Derivatives (other than options)

238,217
0.024
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

221,409 238,217
0.02 0.024

(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 2000 61.5596
Purchase 651 61.88
Purchase 1000 62.84
Purchase 70 63.18
Total Purchase 3721
Sale 1359 61.55
Sale 641 61.58
Sale 651 61.88
Sale 6000 61.97
Sale 1000 62.84
Sale 70 63.18
Total Sale 9721

(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

CFD short 6,000 61.97

(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

17 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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