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EPT Disclosure

18th Aug 2008 10:14

RNS Number : 5105B
SG Option Europe
18 August 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

15 August 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 

2,495,606   0.25

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

2,495,606  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

102838

46.05

Purchase

217

46.15

Purchase

372

46.17

Purchase

373

46.18

Purchase

535

46.19

Purchase

24950

46.23

Purchase

377

46.24

Purchase

349

46.35

Purchase

169

46.45

Purchase

16

46.54

Purchase

14730

46.57

Purchase

5447

46.57

Purchase

44

46.60

Purchase

332

46.61

Purchase

402

46.63

Purchase

628

46.84

Purchase

628

46.85

Purchase

82079

46.97

Purchase

17199

46.98

Purchase

69564

47.04

Purchase

573

47.17

Purchase

184

47.20

Purchase

10

47.21

Purchase

3281

47.26

Purchase

765

47.27

Purchase

105660

47.28

Purchase

418

47.29

Purchase

416

47.30

Purchase

416

47.31

Purchase

192

47.37

Purchase

892

47.38

Purchase

239

47.39

Purchase

214

47.40

Purchase

238

47.42

Purchase

384

47.50

Purchase

383

47.52

Total Purchase

435514

 

Sale

16775

46.05

Sale

604

46.19

Sale

366

46.21

Sale

260

46.25

Sale

89

46.27

Sale

636

46.29

Sale

413

46.31

Sale

781

46.32

Sale

865

46.33

Sale

251

46.34

Sale

606

46.35

Sale

346

46.39

Sale

250

46.40

Sale

457

46.41

Sale

249

46.43

Sale

449

46.44

Sale

249

46.47

Sale

249

46.48

Sale

54

46.49

Sale

250

46.50

Sale

24137

46.50

Sale

270

46.54

Sale

273

46.59

Sale

852

46.60

Sale

549

46.61

Sale

130476

46.61

Sale

276

46.62

Sale

480

46.64

Sale

277

46.65

Sale

553

46.66

Sale

265

46.67

Sale

580

46.69

Sale

492

46.70

Sale

292

46.72

Sale

292

46.73

Sale

196318

46.74

Sale

1001

46.75

Sale

505

46.76

Sale

289

46.77

Sale

287

46.78

Sale

559

46.80

Sale

391

46.81

Sale

301

46.82

Sale

509

46.83

Sale

943

46.84

Sale

727

46.88

Sale

562

46.92

Sale

287

46.97

Sale

262

46.99

Sale

331

47.17

Sale

200

47.18

Sale

347

47.19

Sale

200

47.20

Sale

529

47.24

Sale

443

47.25

Sale

2099

47.26

Sale

197593

47.28

Sale

240

47.28

Sale

28097

47.32

Sale

404

47.34

Sale

1546

47.35

Sale

673

47.36

Sale

671

47.37

Sale

414

47.39

Sale

399

47.40

Sale

2005

47.42

Sale

543

47.43

Sale

399

47.47

Total Sale

624337

 

(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

18 August 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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