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EPT Disclosure

23rd Sep 2008 09:45

RNS Number : 0577E

SG Option Europe

23 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	22 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	1,178,660 0.10
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,178,660 0.10

(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	206	42.03
Purchase	300	42.04
Purchase	495	42.07
Purchase	330	42.29
Purchase	200	42.30
Purchase	337	42.31
Purchase	200	42.34
Purchase	1279	42.36
Purchase	12439	42.38
Purchase	16483	42.40
Purchase	181	42.42
Purchase	5524	42.45
Purchase	206	42.46
Purchase	756	42.48
Purchase	505	42.50
Purchase	339	42.52
Purchase	346	42.53
Purchase	792	42.54
Purchase	342	42.55
Purchase	346	42.57
Purchase	22976	42.58
Purchase	316	42.58
Purchase	346	42.59
Purchase	50665	42.60
Purchase	611	42.60
Purchase	804	42.61
Purchase	331	42.62
Purchase	331	42.63
Purchase	203	42.64
Purchase	330	42.65
Purchase	542	42.65
Purchase	620	42.66
Purchase	430	42.67
Purchase	150	42.68
Purchase	897	42.69
Purchase	203	42.70
Purchase	169	42.72
Purchase	527	42.76
Purchase	645	42.77
Purchase	165	42.79
Purchase	720	42.80
Purchase	462	42.83
Purchase	800	42.85
Purchase	667	42.86
Purchase	1070	42.88
Purchase	235235	42.89
Purchase	543	42.89
Purchase	165	42.90
Purchase	194	42.91
Purchase	418	42.92
Purchase	757	42.93
Purchase	181	42.94
Purchase	346	42.95
Purchase	679	42.97
Purchase	1090	42.98
Purchase	2417	43.00
Purchase	2762	43.01
Purchase	656	43.02
Purchase	181	43.03
Purchase	866	43.04
Purchase	971	43.05
Purchase	394	43.06
Purchase	948	43.07
Purchase	165	43.08
Purchase	1124	43.09
Purchase	807	43.10
Purchase	758	43.11
Purchase	1398	43.12
Purchase	568	43.13
Purchase	1331	43.14
Purchase	774	43.15
Purchase	124	43.16
Purchase	30792	43.17
Purchase	149	43.17
Purchase	165	43.19
Purchase	1493	43.20
Purchase	181	43.26
Purchase	317	43.30
Purchase	314	43.31
Purchase	801	43.33
Purchase	1367	43.33
Purchase	181	43.34
Purchase	350	43.35
Purchase	1175	43.36
Purchase	1965	43.37
Purchase	526	43.40
Purchase	172	43.45
Purchase	954	43.46
Purchase	820	43.47
Purchase	822	43.48
Purchase	252	43.49
Purchase	250	43.51
Purchase	970	43.53
Purchase	544	43.57
Purchase	1014	43.60
Purchase	596	43.61
Purchase	773	43.62
Purchase	544	43.65
Purchase	272	43.67
Purchase	389	43.72
Purchase	400	43.80
Purchase	28	43.84
Purchase	196	43.85
Purchase	396	43.88
Total Purchase	431606
Sale	4083	42.32
Sale	100	42.37
Sale	2661	42.40
Sale	570	42.41
Sale	2663	42.51
Sale	165	42.53
Sale	502	42.63
Sale	968	42.64
Sale	654	42.65
Sale	3345	42.66
Sale	200	42.66
Sale	207	42.67
Sale	419	42.68
Sale	150	42.70
Sale	361	42.72
Sale	400	42.73
Sale	165	42.74
Sale	13861	42.74
Sale	739	42.75
Sale	197	42.78
Sale	423	42.80
Sale	407	42.81
Sale	1269	42.82
Sale	83917	42.82
Sale	596	42.85
Sale	495	42.86
Sale	410	42.88
Sale	291	42.89
Sale	483	42.90
Sale	295	42.91
Sale	1074	42.92
Sale	35	42.93
Sale	493	42.94
Sale	83801	42.96
Sale	374	42.97
Sale	784	42.99
Sale	6000	43.00
Sale	200	43.01
Sale	989	43.02
Sale	821	43.06
Sale	165	43.07
Sale	408	43.10
Sale	3363	43.11
Sale	424	43.13
Sale	55300	43.16
Sale	15	43.20
Sale	181	43.29
Sale	200	43.30
Sale	200	43.32
Sale	181	43.34
Sale	48	43.36
Sale	1420	43.36
Sale	481	43.39
Sale	2357	43.45
Sale	181	43.46
Sale	100	43.47
Sale	181	43.49
Sale	181	43.50
Sale	362	43.54
Sale	181	43.61
Sale	181	43.72
Sale	181	43.75
Sale	200	43.78
Sale	948	43.81
Sale	400	43.84
Sale	696	43.85
Sale	100	43.86
Sale	484	43.87
Sale	484	43.88
Sale	483	43.90
Sale	889	43.91
Sale	181	43.95
Sale	492	44.00
Sale	8	44.01
Total Sale	287223

(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	23 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

END

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