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EPT Disclosure

13th Nov 2008 09:23

RNS Number : 0858I
SG Option Europe
13 November 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

12 November 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 

3,352,800   0.3

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3,352,800  0.3

(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

347

24.76

Purchase

434

24.84

Purchase

661

24.85

Purchase

562

24.92

Purchase

843

24.94

Purchase

394

25.07

Purchase

1226

25.08

Purchase

199

25.09

Purchase

666

25.10

Purchase

902

25.11

Purchase

803

25.13

Purchase

380

25.15

Purchase

740

25.19

Purchase

400

25.20

Purchase

379

25.22

Purchase

381

25.27

Purchase

1586

25.31

Purchase

454

25.33

Purchase

496

25.34

Purchase

962

25.35

Purchase

386

25.36

Purchase

40162

25.36

Purchase

200

25.41

Purchase

598

25.42

Purchase

1136

25.43

Purchase

2638

25.44

Purchase

1528

25.44

Purchase

608

25.45

Purchase

6816

25.46

Purchase

1121

25.47

Purchase

778

25.48

Purchase

783

25.49

Purchase

91

25.50

Purchase

1380

25.51

Purchase

811

25.53

Purchase

265

25.54

Purchase

472

25.56

Purchase

654

25.57

Purchase

719

25.59

Purchase

20750

25.60

Purchase

700

25.64

Purchase

1310

25.65

Purchase

40452

25.66

Purchase

198

25.66

Purchase

1421

25.67

Purchase

125289

25.69

Purchase

691

25.70

Purchase

268

25.71

Purchase

1299

25.74

Purchase

36676

25.74

Purchase

1390

25.76

Purchase

707

25.82

Purchase

200

25.85

Purchase

677

25.86

Purchase

676

25.87

Purchase

189

25.89

Purchase

707

25.91

Purchase

1228

25.93

Purchase

447

26.00

Purchase

2272

26.02

Purchase

788

26.04

Purchase

835

26.05

Purchase

1386

26.07

Purchase

1586

26.08

Purchase

695

26.09

Purchase

205

26.11

Purchase

502

26.12

Purchase

660

26.14

Purchase

547

26.16

Purchase

344

26.25

Purchase

682

26.26

Purchase

342

26.30

Purchase

343

26.31

Purchase

336

26.32

Purchase

21515

26.32

Purchase

3104

26.35

Purchase

340

26.37

Purchase

643

26.38

Purchase

1526

26.39

Purchase

1343

26.40

Purchase

237

26.41

Purchase

213

26.42

Purchase

526

26.43

Purchase

30739

26.44

Purchase

348

26.48

Purchase

2741

26.53

Total Purchase

384034

 

Sale

550

24.65

Sale

848

24.70

Sale

1035

24.73

Sale

400

24.74

Sale

722

24.77

Sale

559

24.79

Sale

1565

24.80

Sale

559

24.81

Sale

662

24.82

Sale

390

24.83

Sale

409

24.84

Sale

417

24.85

Sale

414

24.86

Sale

415

24.87

Sale

1248

24.89

Sale

9955

24.89

Sale

419

24.90

Sale

834

24.91

Sale

366

24.92

Sale

423

24.94

Sale

423

24.95

Sale

417

24.96

Sale

423

24.99

Sale

1315

25.00

Sale

420

25.01

Sale

1682

25.02

Sale

420

25.07

Sale

423

25.08

Sale

881

25.10

Sale

1218

25.11

Sale

84664

25.15

Sale

400

25.16

Sale

2607

25.16

Sale

350

25.24

Sale

349

25.25

Sale

622

25.26

Sale

478

25.28

Sale

874

25.29

Sale

415

25.31

Sale

415

25.32

Sale

38210

25.34

Sale

414

25.35

Sale

340

25.37

Sale

11690

25.38

Sale

4127

25.38

Sale

246

25.39

Sale

227

25.42

Sale

329

25.45

Sale

7633

25.46

Sale

329

25.48

Sale

71

25.49

Sale

386

25.50

Sale

1106

25.59

Sale

34816

25.60

Sale

380

25.61

Sale

103

25.62

Sale

472

25.63

Sale

1297

25.64

Sale

1169

25.65

Sale

713

25.66

Sale

1367

25.67

Sale

696

25.68

Sale

692

25.70

Sale

943

25.71

Sale

671

25.72

Sale

354

25.73

Sale

374

25.74

Sale

783

25.75

Sale

412

25.77

Sale

400

25.78

Sale

272

25.80

Sale

776

25.81

Sale

149

25.82

Sale

396

25.85

Sale

809

25.86

Sale

1271

25.87

Sale

414

25.88

Sale

1315

25.89

Sale

1472

25.90

Sale

405

25.91

Sale

911

25.93

Sale

402

25.95

Sale

391

25.96

Sale

396

25.98

Sale

590

25.99

Sale

1855

25.99

Sale

1197

26.00

Sale

403

26.01

Sale

929

26.02

Sale

245

26.03

Sale

402

26.04

Sale

689

26.26

Sale

342

26.30

Sale

84

26.34

Sale

340

26.35

Sale

347

26.37

Sale

698

26.39

Sale

662

26.94

Total Sale

249898

 

(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)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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

13 November 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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