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EPT Disclosure

6th Oct 2008 10:15

RNS Number : 1359F

SG Option Europe

06 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	03 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	584,567 0.06
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	584,567 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	100	31.31
Purchase	671	31.46
Purchase	236	31.48
Purchase	521	31.51
Purchase	472	31.53
Purchase	150	31.57
Purchase	393	31.68
Purchase	250	31.78
Purchase	1128	31.81
Purchase	222	31.84
Purchase	236	31.86
Purchase	316	31.87
Purchase	538	31.92
Purchase	200	31.96
Purchase	938	31.97
Purchase	236	31.98
Purchase	150	32.02
Purchase	236	32.03
Purchase	236	32.05
Purchase	236	32.06
Purchase	236	32.08
Purchase	420	32.09
Purchase	236	32.10
Purchase	132	32.11
Purchase	472	32.13
Purchase	499	32.14
Purchase	241	32.17
Purchase	236	32.22
Purchase	236	32.23
Purchase	838	32.25
Purchase	239	32.26
Purchase	236	32.27
Purchase	339	32.29
Purchase	472	32.30
Purchase	472	32.31
Purchase	250	32.32
Purchase	651	32.33
Purchase	236	32.35
Purchase	233	32.36
Purchase	236	32.37
Purchase	726	32.38
Purchase	6246	32.39
Purchase	472	32.41
Purchase	243	32.44
Purchase	792	32.47
Purchase	236	32.51
Purchase	236	32.53
Purchase	284	32.54
Purchase	316	32.55
Purchase	9943	32.56
Purchase	221	32.58
Purchase	150	32.61
Purchase	272934	32.64
Purchase	236	32.65
Purchase	236	32.66
Purchase	417	32.81
Purchase	292	32.84
Purchase	5171	32.90
Purchase	394	32.92
Purchase	426	33.39
Purchase	88465	33.42
Purchase	46592	33.43
Purchase	595	33.74
Purchase	9550	33.97
Purchase	68852	33.98
Total Purchase	528400
Sale	236	31.54
Sale	609	31.55
Sale	236	31.69
Sale	236	31.71
Sale	236	31.75
Sale	351	31.77
Sale	236	31.85
Sale	236	31.88
Sale	493	31.94
Sale	409	31.98
Sale	484	32.07
Sale	521	32.09
Sale	549	32.12
Sale	437	32.13
Sale	386	32.14
Sale	778	32.16
Sale	1165	32.17
Sale	236	32.18
Sale	130	32.21
Sale	650	32.24
Sale	305	32.25
Sale	1546	32.27
Sale	300	32.28
Sale	1128	32.29
Sale	496	32.30
Sale	150	32.31
Sale	609	32.32
Sale	1272	32.34
Sale	1800	32.35
Sale	961	32.36
Sale	333	32.37
Sale	886	32.38
Sale	332	32.39
Sale	855	32.40
Sale	236	32.43
Sale	236	32.47
Sale	485	32.48
Sale	332	32.51
Sale	699	32.52
Sale	221	32.53
Sale	236	32.56
Sale	438191	32.57
Sale	200	32.58
Sale	430	32.59
Sale	931	32.60
Sale	385	32.63
Sale	236	32.85
Sale	150	32.86
Sale	236	32.90
Sale	236	32.92
Sale	236	32.99
Sale	63237	33.20
Sale	236	33.23
Sale	236	33.29
Sale	16998	33.34
Sale	1069	33.38
Sale	236	33.45
Sale	236	33.60
Sale	236	33.72
Sale	236	33.79
Sale	236	33.80
Sale	236	33.89
Sale	23595	33.96
Sale	16452	33.98
Sale	215	34.00
Sale	150	34.02
Sale	11825	34.04
Sale	236	34.19
Total Sale	598928

(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	06 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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