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EPT Disclosure

23rd Oct 2008 09:36

RNS Number : 5171G
SG Option Europe
23 October 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 October 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 

234,222   0.02

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

234,222  0.02

(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

486

23.49

Purchase

380

23.56

Purchase

380

23.60

Purchase

384

23.63

Purchase

597

23.64

Purchase

427

23.66

Purchase

63231

23.69

Purchase

36260

23.70

Purchase

29

23.75

Purchase

380

23.85

Purchase

908

23.88

Purchase

16112

23.89

Purchase

987

23.91

Purchase

38

23.92

Purchase

22624

23.95

Purchase

380

23.97

Purchase

18406

23.97

Purchase

578

23.98

Purchase

242

24.00

Purchase

313

24.01

Purchase

964

24.02

Purchase

1271

24.03

Purchase

454

24.05

Purchase

380

24.06

Purchase

45

24.07

Purchase

269820

24.07

Purchase

1856

24.10

Purchase

760

24.11

Purchase

380

24.14

Purchase

582

24.15

Purchase

380

24.20

Purchase

510

24.22

Purchase

380

24.23

Purchase

380

24.24

Purchase

5327

24.26

Purchase

2043

24.26

Purchase

577

24.27

Purchase

913

24.28

Purchase

821

24.30

Purchase

992

24.33

Purchase

1270

24.36

Purchase

1592

24.40

Purchase

39

24.41

Purchase

401

24.42

Purchase

300

24.43

Purchase

2839

24.45

Purchase

710

24.46

Purchase

1272

24.47

Purchase

974

24.48

Purchase

380

24.49

Purchase

677

24.50

Purchase

6024

24.50

Purchase

1626

24.51

Purchase

380

24.52

Purchase

760

24.53

Purchase

494

24.54

Purchase

694

24.55

Purchase

1093

24.58

Purchase

624

24.60

Purchase

297

24.64

Purchase

297

24.65

Purchase

380

24.67

Purchase

582

24.73

Total Purchase

475682

 

Sale

91

23.56

Sale

380

23.60

Sale

760

23.64

Sale

486

23.65

Sale

380

23.67

Sale

453

23.68

Sale

380

23.69

Sale

380

23.72

Sale

8475

23.76

Sale

925

23.76

Sale

301

23.77

Sale

456

23.82

Sale

380

23.85

Sale

525

23.88

Sale

150946

23.89

Sale

250

23.92

Sale

559

23.94

Sale

1358

23.97

Sale

86197

23.98

Sale

400

23.98

Sale

89627

23.98

Sale

120

23.99

Sale

18888

24.05

Sale

542

24.09

Sale

380

24.10

Sale

295520

24.14

Sale

483

24.14

Sale

1330

24.15

Sale

554

24.20

Sale

303

24.26

Sale

378

24.28

Sale

503

24.29

Sale

1067

24.30

Sale

1914

24.33

Sale

380

24.36

Sale

927

24.40

Sale

615

24.42

Sale

693

24.43

Sale

55213

24.45

Sale

1259

24.46

Sale

1201

24.47

Sale

2002

24.48

Sale

6693

24.48

Sale

11

24.49

Sale

1520

24.50

Sale

776

24.51

Sale

380

24.52

Sale

760

24.53

Sale

165

24.54

Sale

380

24.56

Sale

1124

24.57

Sale

55

24.59

Sale

732

24.60

Sale

380

24.61

Sale

324

24.62

Sale

721

24.63

Sale

386

24.65

Sale

380

24.66

Sale

396

24.67

Sale

1174

24.68

Sale

380

24.69

Sale

1140

24.70

Sale

266

24.71

Sale

588

24.72

Sale

760

24.73

Sale

380

24.74

Sale

380

24.75

Sale

171

24.77

Sale

380

24.78

Sale

760

24.80

Sale

760

24.82

Sale

380

24.84

Sale

26171

25.16

Total Sale

776854

 

(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

23 October 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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