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EPT Disclosure

12th Sep 2008 10:25

RNS Number : 3155D

SG Option Europe

12 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	11 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	2,544,622 0.25
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	2,544,622 0.25

(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	200	40.50
Purchase	366	40.54
Purchase	503	40.63
Purchase	351	40.64
Purchase	970	40.66
Purchase	364	40.70
Purchase	365	40.72
Purchase	462	40.76
Purchase	345	40.77
Purchase	81	40.82
Purchase	521	40.94
Purchase	190	40.95
Purchase	591	40.96
Purchase	551	40.97
Purchase	590	40.98
Purchase	371	41.03
Purchase	535	41.07
Purchase	166	41.09
Purchase	298	41.17
Purchase	298	41.18
Purchase	595	41.19
Purchase	1582	41.20
Purchase	1015	41.21
Purchase	624	41.22
Purchase	734	41.23
Purchase	296	41.26
Purchase	72	41.27
Purchase	204	41.32
Purchase	352	41.36
Purchase	761	41.37
Purchase	907	41.38
Purchase	174	41.41
Purchase	373	41.45
Purchase	363	41.47
Purchase	1547	41.48
Purchase	772	41.50
Purchase	427	41.51
Purchase	2433	41.52
Purchase	457	41.53
Purchase	95266	41.58
Purchase	200	41.59
Purchase	272	41.60
Purchase	74	41.61
Purchase	9895	41.61
Purchase	265428	41.64
Purchase	381	41.64
Purchase	166	41.65
Purchase	93325	41.67
Purchase	188	41.68
Purchase	176	41.69
Purchase	136	41.76
Purchase	187	41.78
Purchase	547	41.80
Purchase	358	41.82
Purchase	547	41.85
Purchase	961	41.88
Purchase	1049	41.89
Purchase	318	41.90
Purchase	1267	41.91
Purchase	1071	41.92
Purchase	708	41.93
Purchase	728	41.94
Purchase	1448	41.95
Purchase	1811	41.96
Purchase	969	41.97
Purchase	853	41.98
Purchase	316	41.99
Purchase	2619	42.00
Purchase	2585	42.03
Purchase	108	42.08
Purchase	160	42.11
Purchase	1900	42.11
Purchase	98	42.23
Purchase	630	42.29
Purchase	318	42.30
Purchase	182	42.31
Purchase	319	42.32
Purchase	663	42.33
Purchase	166	42.34
Purchase	452	42.35
Purchase	655	42.39
Purchase	729	42.43
Purchase	377	42.44
Purchase	1039	42.45
Purchase	342	42.46
Purchase	889	42.47
Purchase	665	42.48
Purchase	608	42.49
Purchase	529	42.50
Purchase	244	42.51
Purchase	558	42.52
Purchase	643	42.53
Purchase	502	42.55
Purchase	344	42.58
Purchase	645	42.59
Purchase	344	42.62
Total Purchase	519764
Sale	182	40.64
Sale	182	40.65
Sale	43	40.75
Sale	74	40.77
Sale	282	40.79
Sale	300	40.89
Sale	182	40.90
Sale	182	40.91
Sale	182	40.94
Sale	182	40.95
Sale	182	40.96
Sale	352	40.97
Sale	182	40.98
Sale	246	41.00
Sale	685	41.01
Sale	685	41.02
Sale	135	41.03
Sale	182	41.06
Sale	182	41.07
Sale	237	41.15
Sale	182	41.18
Sale	182	41.20
Sale	182	41.22
Sale	90	41.24
Sale	182	41.25
Sale	413	41.26
Sale	623	41.28
Sale	295	41.29
Sale	104	41.33
Sale	189132	41.36
Sale	182	41.37
Sale	364	41.43
Sale	182	41.44
Sale	182	41.49
Sale	5756	41.50
Sale	171	41.54
Sale	166	41.55
Sale	207	41.58
Sale	182	41.60
Sale	508	41.62
Sale	2672	41.63
Sale	166	41.64
Sale	53	41.66
Sale	39220	41.67
Sale	597	41.67
Sale	597	41.68
Sale	1440	41.69
Sale	298	41.71
Sale	299	41.73
Sale	2407	41.74
Sale	182	41.75
Sale	182	41.76
Sale	8396	41.77
Sale	182	41.84
Sale	932	41.85
Sale	300	41.86
Sale	182	41.87
Sale	310	41.88
Sale	182	41.90
Sale	200	41.91
Sale	547	41.92
Sale	182	41.93
Sale	364	41.94
Sale	360	41.95
Sale	182	41.96
Sale	441	41.97
Sale	836	41.99
Sale	625	42.01
Sale	260	42.03
Sale	131	42.05
Sale	181	42.09
Sale	470	42.10
Sale	1811	42.11
Sale	359	42.12
Sale	639	42.27
Sale	1325	42.28
Sale	660	42.29
Sale	111	42.31
Sale	182	42.34
Sale	553	42.35
Sale	200	42.37
Sale	153	42.38
Sale	182	42.39
Sale	182	42.40
Sale	110	42.45
Sale	364	42.53
Sale	919	42.55
Sale	182	42.58
Sale	364	42.59
Sale	331	42.62
Sale	546	42.63
Sale	400	42.68
Sale	182	42.74
Total Sale	277275

(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	12 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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