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EPT Disclosure

26th Sep 2008 10:05

RNS Number : 3996E

SG Option Europe

26 September 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	25 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	1,090,939 0.13
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,090,939 0.13

(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	190	38.55
Purchase	121	38.58
Purchase	190	38.61
Purchase	190	38.64
Purchase	239	38.69
Purchase	190	38.79
Purchase	293	38.82
Purchase	361	38.83
Purchase	246	38.84
Purchase	190	38.85
Purchase	190	38.87
Purchase	552	38.88
Purchase	190	38.93
Purchase	964	39.00
Purchase	570	39.01
Purchase	298	39.02
Purchase	431	39.03
Purchase	1752	39.04
Purchase	1228	39.05
Purchase	195	39.06
Purchase	620	39.07
Purchase	815	39.08
Purchase	427	39.11
Purchase	427	39.12
Purchase	401	39.14
Purchase	383	39.16
Purchase	190	39.17
Purchase	840	39.21
Purchase	652	39.22
Purchase	499	39.25
Purchase	173	39.27
Purchase	203	39.30
Purchase	380	39.30
Purchase	173	39.31
Purchase	416	39.32
Purchase	2756	39.35
Purchase	23000	39.35
Purchase	314	39.36
Purchase	691	39.37
Purchase	25140	39.40
Purchase	10107	39.40
Purchase	190	39.42
Purchase	160982	39.45
Purchase	191365	39.47
Purchase	5028	39.51
Purchase	5	39.52
Purchase	394	39.55
Purchase	193	39.57
Purchase	190	39.58
Purchase	190	39.59
Purchase	328	39.63
Purchase	108	39.65
Purchase	327	39.66
Purchase	198	39.67
Purchase	1237	39.68
Purchase	190	39.69
Purchase	190	39.74
Purchase	507	39.77
Purchase	190	39.78
Purchase	273	39.83
Purchase	92	39.84
Purchase	946	39.88
Purchase	383	39.89
Purchase	381	39.90
Purchase	100	39.91
Purchase	430	39.92
Purchase	340	39.93
Purchase	190	39.95
Purchase	67	39.96
Purchase	997	39.98
Purchase	897	39.99
Purchase	1232	40.00
Purchase	733	40.01
Purchase	190	40.02
Purchase	409	40.03
Purchase	190	40.10
Total Purchase	446849
Sale	331	38.53
Sale	247	38.56
Sale	325	38.57
Sale	492	38.58
Sale	1060	38.91
Sale	739	38.93
Sale	967	38.94
Sale	931	38.95
Sale	120	38.96
Sale	353	39.03
Sale	351	39.04
Sale	355	39.05
Sale	957	39.06
Sale	1066	39.09
Sale	629	39.11
Sale	190	39.15
Sale	581	39.16
Sale	405	39.18
Sale	326	39.24
Sale	363	39.25
Sale	363	39.28
Sale	65	39.29
Sale	190	39.32
Sale	588	39.33
Sale	63321	39.34
Sale	54	39.36
Sale	18	39.38
Sale	17096	39.40
Sale	226	39.41
Sale	2106	39.42
Sale	322	39.43
Sale	1101	39.46
Sale	2580	39.46
Sale	346	39.48
Sale	167	39.51
Sale	500	39.52
Sale	244	39.53
Sale	219281	39.59
Sale	97	39.61
Sale	323	39.63
Sale	628	39.64
Sale	256	39.65
Sale	740	39.66
Sale	449	39.68
Sale	670	39.70
Sale	429	39.71
Sale	57500	39.75
Sale	190	39.77
Sale	303	39.78
Sale	463	39.90
Sale	49	39.91
Sale	351	39.93
Sale	776	39.95
Sale	477	39.97
Sale	161	40.02
Sale	448	40.05
Sale	157	40.08
Sale	115	40.09
Sale	313	40.10
Total Sale	384251

(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	26 September 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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