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EPT Disclosure

1st Oct 2008 09:37

RNS Number : 7936E

SG Option Europe

01 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	30 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	1,032,541 0.10
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,032,541 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	892	32.69
Purchase	6124	33.38
Purchase	404	33.41
Purchase	703	33.42
Purchase	404	33.43
Purchase	202	33.45
Purchase	760	33.46
Purchase	961	33.47
Purchase	1456	33.48
Purchase	356	33.50
Purchase	889	33.51
Purchase	688	33.52
Purchase	440	33.53
Purchase	385	33.54
Purchase	202	33.56
Purchase	677	33.58
Purchase	202	33.59
Purchase	538	33.60
Purchase	568	33.61
Purchase	361	33.64
Purchase	202	33.65
Purchase	202	33.66
Purchase	150	33.67
Purchase	265	33.70
Purchase	202	33.73
Purchase	202	33.74
Purchase	1823	33.75
Purchase	1713	33.77
Purchase	554	33.78
Purchase	400	33.79
Purchase	351	33.81
Purchase	202	33.82
Purchase	550	33.84
Purchase	1549	33.85
Purchase	630	33.86
Purchase	577	33.87
Purchase	748	33.88
Purchase	482	33.89
Purchase	667	33.90
Purchase	611	33.91
Purchase	125439	33.92
Purchase	404	33.93
Purchase	545	33.94
Purchase	202	33.95
Purchase	865	33.96
Purchase	150	33.97
Purchase	546	33.98
Purchase	331	33.99
Purchase	660	34.00
Purchase	877	34.01
Purchase	1036	34.02
Purchase	577	34.04
Purchase	212	34.06
Purchase	6072	34.06
Purchase	404	34.10
Purchase	404	34.12
Purchase	202	34.13
Purchase	202	34.15
Purchase	889	34.16
Purchase	306	34.17
Purchase	206	34.21
Purchase	202	34.29
Purchase	496	34.30
Purchase	87707	34.32
Purchase	207	34.34
Purchase	249	34.35
Purchase	100	34.36
Purchase	4621	34.40
Purchase	261	34.41
Purchase	817	34.42
Purchase	582	34.43
Purchase	184	34.44
Purchase	185	34.45
Purchase	202	34.48
Purchase	624	34.50
Purchase	202	34.51
Purchase	42189	34.54
Purchase	3101	34.55
Purchase	214	34.57
Purchase	202	34.58
Purchase	3457	34.59
Purchase	202	34.59
Purchase	33139	34.59
Purchase	90	34.62
Purchase	202	34.63
Purchase	880	34.64
Purchase	150	34.66
Purchase	329	34.67
Purchase	20950	34.69
Purchase	202	34.70
Purchase	333525	34.71
Purchase	100	34.72
Purchase	554	34.73
Purchase	478	34.74
Purchase	709	34.75
Purchase	711	34.77
Purchase	577	34.78
Purchase	202	34.79
Purchase	202	34.81
Purchase	29330	34.85
Purchase	1287	34.85
Purchase	202	34.86
Purchase	404	34.87
Purchase	607	34.91
Purchase	202	34.94
Purchase	500	34.95
Purchase	446	34.96
Purchase	577	34.98
Purchase	266	35.02
Purchase	607	35.15
Total Purchase	743253
Sale	181082	32.97
Sale	253	33.49
Sale	1057	33.58
Sale	702	33.59
Sale	550	33.59
Sale	373	33.61
Sale	483	33.64
Sale	202	33.65
Sale	607	33.66
Sale	227	33.67
Sale	202	33.69
Sale	371	33.71
Sale	240	33.72
Sale	549	33.76
Sale	338	33.77
Sale	257	33.80
Sale	207	33.83
Sale	554	33.84
Sale	202	33.85
Sale	260	33.88
Sale	50	33.91
Sale	19	33.92
Sale	310	33.93
Sale	14	33.94
Sale	404	33.96
Sale	606	33.98
Sale	284	34.02
Sale	150	34.04
Sale	407	34.08
Sale	202	34.13
Sale	4591	34.17
Sale	495	34.17
Sale	59731	34.26
Sale	473	34.35
Sale	202	34.39
Sale	815	34.40
Sale	248	34.41
Sale	12047	34.43
Sale	442	34.43
Sale	2676	34.44
Sale	205	34.45
Sale	258	34.46
Sale	545	34.47
Sale	302	34.47
Sale	551	34.49
Sale	202	34.50
Sale	910	34.51
Sale	2125	34.52
Sale	635	34.52
Sale	404	34.53
Sale	444	34.57
Sale	404	34.58
Sale	323	34.59
Sale	50	34.61
Sale	1157	34.63
Sale	606	34.64
Sale	630	34.67
Sale	958	34.68
Sale	202	34.69
Sale	7959	34.70
Sale	15700	34.71
Sale	262	34.72
Sale	766	34.73
Sale	3398	34.74
Sale	586	34.75
Sale	591	34.76
Sale	202	34.77
Sale	414	34.78
Sale	200	34.79
Sale	208	34.80
Sale	467	34.83
Sale	288	34.88
Sale	64	34.92
Sale	218	35.00
Sale	912	35.05
Sale	202	35.08
Sale	202	35.11
Sale	202	35.14
Sale	256	35.15
Sale	184	35.22
Total Sale	317074

(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	01 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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