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EPT Disclosure

9th Sep 2008 10:02

RNS Number : 0254D

SG Option Europe

09 September 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	SG Option Europe
Company dealt in	Rio Tinto plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	10p Ordinary
Date of dealing	08 September 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	1,704,262 0.17
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,704,262 0.17

(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	3352	44.77
Purchase	581	44.78
Purchase	580	44.79
Purchase	6982	44.80
Purchase	258	44.83
Purchase	1605	44.85
Purchase	16181	44.85
Purchase	179074	44.89
Purchase	10659	44.89
Purchase	28621	44.90
Purchase	44505	44.91
Purchase	72903	45.33
Purchase	96	45.47
Purchase	244	45.49
Purchase	439	45.50
Purchase	149	45.52
Purchase	1730	45.53
Purchase	1490	45.54
Purchase	1063	45.56
Purchase	534	45.57
Purchase	1123	45.58
Purchase	375	45.59
Purchase	34	45.61
Purchase	464	45.62
Total Purchase	373042
Sale	1003	44.68
Sale	1026	44.75
Sale	796	44.77
Sale	796	44.78
Sale	45738	44.90
Sale	3457	44.99
Sale	2099	45.00
Sale	578	45.34
Sale	125416	45.39
Sale	241	45.43
Sale	9994	45.45
Sale	3960	45.67
Sale	576	45.69
Sale	1182	45.70
Sale	591	45.71
Sale	589	45.74
Sale	1024	45.76
Sale	1258	45.80
Sale	660	45.80
Sale	572	45.90
Sale	687	45.93
Sale	678	45.96
Total Sale	202921

(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)

(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	09 September 2008
Contact name	Patrick Overmeer
Telephone number	0207 676 6885
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto
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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