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EPT Disclosure

5th Nov 2008 09:36

RNS Number : 4809H
SG Option Europe
05 November 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

04 November 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 

1,997,743   0.2

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,997,743  0.2

(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

703

27.08

Purchase

515

27.10

Purchase

3996

27.12

Purchase

200

27.13

Purchase

653

27.15

Purchase

1165

27.20

Purchase

653

27.21

Purchase

597

27.26

Purchase

660

28.04

Purchase

439

28.08

Purchase

272

28.11

Purchase

17500

28.16

Purchase

459

28.24

Purchase

705

28.25

Purchase

272

28.26

Purchase

944

28.29

Purchase

408

28.40

Purchase

189

28.41

Purchase

449

28.45

Purchase

200

28.48

Purchase

396

28.49

Purchase

693

28.52

Purchase

660

28.57

Purchase

176

28.63

Purchase

35861

28.65

Purchase

1165

28.70

Purchase

158

28.79

Purchase

145222

28.80

Purchase

6439

28.83

Purchase

560

28.92

Purchase

471

28.95

Purchase

88727

29.07

Purchase

392091

29.26

Purchase

400

29.31

Purchase

66083

29.53

Purchase

28435

29.58

Purchase

400

29.70

Purchase

477

29.75

Purchase

343

29.78

Purchase

480

29.92

Purchase

82984

29.94

Purchase

622

29.98

Purchase

392

30.00

Purchase

1582

30.08

Purchase

324

30.10

Purchase

700

30.12

Purchase

185

30.14

Purchase

192

30.19

Purchase

280

30.23

Purchase

986

30.24

Purchase

286

30.32

Purchase

329

30.35

Purchase

857

30.40

Purchase

1620

30.45

Purchase

220

30.49

Purchase

104452

30.70

Purchase

2210

30.80

Purchase

12326

30.95

Purchase

943

31.04

Purchase

5653

31.08

Purchase

400

31.12

Purchase

21240

31.13

Purchase

1146

31.15

Purchase

417

31.17

Purchase

6267

31.21

Purchase

6500

31.23

Purchase

13101

31.27

Purchase

648

31.29

Purchase

51132

31.35

Total Purchase

1118210

 

Sale

1929

26.94

Sale

229

26.95

Sale

275

27.01

Sale

422

27.02

Sale

728

27.07

Sale

200

27.85

Sale

272

27.86

Sale

127

27.97

Sale

1013

27.98

Sale

525

28.00

Sale

414

28.07

Sale

220

28.22

Sale

402

28.23

Sale

1156

28.26

Sale

149

28.27

Sale

445

28.30

Sale

115

28.38

Sale

2802

28.55

Sale

507

28.64

Sale

2074

28.83

Sale

8000

29.00

Sale

14623

29.15

Sale

75631

29.24

Sale

515

29.28

Sale

400

29.29

Sale

608

29.35

Sale

660

29.36

Sale

288

29.37

Sale

30095

29.48

Sale

206825

29.73

Sale

45642

29.95

Sale

200

29.97

Sale

785

30.01

Sale

686

30.06

Sale

197

30.07

Sale

200

30.11

Sale

208

30.12

Sale

203

30.28

Sale

49684

30.68

Sale

146

30.84

Sale

252

30.88

Sale

1040

31.00

Sale

348

31.04

Sale

475

31.05

Sale

2391

31.17

Sale

450

31.19

Sale

239

31.21

Sale

219

31.22

Sale

317

31.26

Sale

889

31.28

Sale

16481

31.35

Sale

272

31.43

Total Sale

472973

 

(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

05 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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