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EPT Disclosure

10th Oct 2008 10:16

RNS Number : 5660F

SG Option Europe

10 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	09 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	566,204 0.06
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	566,204 0.06

(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	320	27.14
Purchase	679	27.33
Purchase	342	27.35
Purchase	335	27.41
Purchase	28000	27.41
Purchase	320	27.42
Purchase	6285	27.44
Purchase	341	27.45
Purchase	320	27.46
Purchase	337	27.49
Purchase	52937	27.50
Purchase	683	27.51
Purchase	3247	27.54
Purchase	500	27.55
Purchase	331	27.56
Purchase	648	27.57
Purchase	320	27.58
Purchase	69887	27.60
Purchase	1184	27.60
Purchase	478	27.61
Purchase	320	27.63
Purchase	988	27.65
Purchase	194	27.65
Purchase	166	27.66
Purchase	320	27.67
Purchase	50010	27.68
Purchase	354	27.68
Purchase	727	27.69
Purchase	334	27.70
Purchase	320	27.71
Purchase	671	27.75
Purchase	394	27.76
Purchase	422	27.77
Purchase	351	27.80
Purchase	568	27.82
Purchase	317	27.83
Purchase	318	27.84
Purchase	1284	27.86
Purchase	347	27.87
Purchase	351	27.89
Purchase	720	27.91
Purchase	943	27.92
Purchase	440	27.93
Purchase	1382	27.94
Purchase	220227	27.94
Purchase	320	27.97
Purchase	320	27.98
Purchase	634	27.99
Purchase	1398	28.00
Purchase	640	28.01
Purchase	397	28.02
Purchase	490	28.05
Purchase	1023	28.06
Purchase	320	28.07
Purchase	283	28.08
Purchase	282	28.09
Purchase	559	28.10
Purchase	657	28.11
Purchase	281	28.12
Purchase	553	28.13
Purchase	1549	28.14
Purchase	387	28.15
Purchase	820	28.16
Purchase	171	28.16
Purchase	500	28.17
Purchase	1167	28.18
Purchase	1082	28.19
Purchase	1165	28.20
Purchase	2503	28.21
Purchase	902	28.22
Purchase	604	28.23
Purchase	2162	28.24
Purchase	320	28.25
Purchase	665	28.26
Purchase	1122	28.27
Purchase	1560	28.28
Purchase	254	28.30
Purchase	562	28.31
Purchase	1372	28.32
Purchase	665	28.33
Purchase	22929	28.36
Purchase	294	28.36
Purchase	295	28.38
Purchase	145	28.39
Purchase	100	28.40
Purchase	647	28.41
Purchase	320	28.42
Purchase	433	28.43
Purchase	563	28.45
Purchase	490	28.47
Purchase	482	28.49
Purchase	320	28.52
Purchase	408	28.59
Purchase	320	28.61
Purchase	302	28.63
Purchase	320	28.64
Purchase	791	28.65
Purchase	665	28.66
Purchase	344	28.68
Purchase	326	28.69
Purchase	525	28.70
Purchase	229	28.72
Purchase	394	28.77
Purchase	255	28.78
Purchase	413	28.80
Purchase	522	28.82
Purchase	353	28.83
Purchase	284	28.91
Purchase	320	28.96
Purchase	996	28.98
Purchase	700	28.99
Purchase	2465	29.01
Purchase	1858	29.02
Purchase	1087	29.03
Purchase	698	29.04
Purchase	415	29.06
Purchase	255	29.07
Purchase	436	29.11
Purchase	362	29.19
Total Purchase	520712
Sale	27119	27.01
Sale	19062	27.09
Sale	321	27.20
Sale	796	27.23
Sale	320	27.30
Sale	320	27.33
Sale	640	27.35
Sale	320	27.38
Sale	320	27.49
Sale	16234	27.50
Sale	320	27.51
Sale	507	27.52
Sale	588	27.56
Sale	640	27.57
Sale	2688	27.57
Sale	900	27.58
Sale	840	27.59
Sale	859	27.64
Sale	18367	27.67
Sale	527	27.75
Sale	1154	27.78
Sale	318	27.79
Sale	473	27.81
Sale	87	27.82
Sale	319	27.85
Sale	539	27.89
Sale	200	27.90
Sale	327	27.91
Sale	303	27.93
Sale	675	27.94
Sale	1371	27.98
Sale	960	27.99
Sale	920	28.01
Sale	604	28.02
Sale	178725	28.03
Sale	625	28.03
Sale	583	28.04
Sale	856	28.05
Sale	770	28.07
Sale	733	28.08
Sale	328	28.09
Sale	313	28.10
Sale	1159	28.12
Sale	1399	28.13
Sale	1264	28.14
Sale	900	28.15
Sale	1020	28.16
Sale	842	28.17
Sale	483	28.18
Sale	666	28.19
Sale	120	28.20
Sale	974	28.21
Sale	987	28.22
Sale	642	28.23
Sale	250	28.24
Sale	1004	28.25
Sale	956	28.26
Sale	800	28.27
Sale	217	28.28
Sale	633	28.29
Sale	31971	28.32
Sale	313	28.32
Sale	621	28.33
Sale	614	28.36
Sale	302	28.37
Sale	907	28.38
Sale	737	28.39
Sale	989	28.40
Sale	1300	28.41
Sale	469	28.45
Sale	1842	28.46
Sale	469	28.47
Sale	785	28.48
Sale	1516	28.49
Sale	849	28.50
Sale	650	28.51
Sale	320	28.52
Sale	959	28.53
Sale	320	28.61
Sale	807	28.63
Sale	1287	28.64
Sale	1014	28.66
Sale	382	28.68
Sale	393	28.69
Sale	781	28.70
Sale	547	28.74
Sale	461	28.78
Sale	800	28.79
Sale	1073	28.80
Sale	52	28.81
Sale	410	28.82
Sale	342	28.83
Sale	320	28.89
Sale	619	28.90
Sale	703	28.91
Sale	455	28.95
Sale	320	28.98
Sale	459	28.99
Sale	320	29.01
Sale	649	29.04
Sale	1240	29.05
Sale	11379	29.06
Sale	857	29.06
Sale	791	29.07
Sale	250	29.08
Sale	150	29.10
Sale	1345	29.11
Sale	1181	29.12
Sale	520	29.13
Sale	341	29.15
Sale	800	29.18
Sale	359	29.19
Sale	772	29.23
Total Sale	375299

(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	10 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

END

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