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EPT Disclosure

12th Nov 2008 09:29

RNS Number : 9848H

SG Option Europe

12 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	11 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	3,218,664 0.3
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	3,218,664 0.3

(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	30036	25.92
Purchase	33422	25.93
Purchase	714	25.97
Purchase	712	26.00
Purchase	9127	26.09
Purchase	514	26.12
Purchase	514	26.13
Purchase	660	26.16
Purchase	773	26.17
Purchase	300	26.18
Purchase	125102	26.19
Purchase	372	26.21
Purchase	2425	26.22
Purchase	861	26.23
Purchase	200	26.24
Purchase	580	26.25
Purchase	376	26.26
Purchase	925	26.27
Purchase	785	26.28
Purchase	910	26.31
Purchase	41499	26.32
Purchase	700	26.34
Purchase	516	26.36
Purchase	854	26.37
Purchase	150	26.38
Purchase	1365	26.41
Purchase	8084	26.42
Purchase	1216	26.42
Purchase	1900	26.43
Purchase	3111	26.44
Purchase	100	26.46
Purchase	660	26.48
Purchase	1537	26.50
Purchase	1422	26.52
Purchase	983	26.53
Purchase	1203	26.54
Purchase	159711	26.55
Purchase	420	26.55
Purchase	400	26.56
Purchase	1356	26.57
Purchase	755	26.58
Purchase	409	26.60
Purchase	804	26.61
Purchase	280	26.63
Purchase	731	26.64
Purchase	31768	26.64
Purchase	750	26.65
Purchase	467	26.66
Purchase	398	26.67
Purchase	280	26.68
Purchase	405	26.69
Purchase	359	26.70
Purchase	304	26.70
Purchase	402	26.71
Purchase	1444	26.72
Purchase	1260	26.73
Purchase	280	26.74
Purchase	395	26.76
Purchase	798	26.77
Purchase	383	26.83
Purchase	400	26.91
Purchase	303	26.93
Purchase	1360	26.94
Purchase	5805	26.94
Purchase	396	26.95
Purchase	1139	26.97
Purchase	15594	26.97
Purchase	644	26.99
Purchase	100	27.00
Purchase	1294	27.03
Purchase	241	27.04
Purchase	482	27.09
Purchase	414	27.10
Purchase	200	27.11
Purchase	1213	27.12
Purchase	200	27.13
Purchase	7000	27.18
Purchase	80	27.20
Purchase	1088	27.21
Purchase	331	27.24
Purchase	160	27.25
Purchase	54309	27.28
Purchase	760	27.29
Purchase	1191	27.30
Purchase	616	27.31
Purchase	984	27.32
Purchase	1122	27.33
Purchase	324	27.35
Purchase	1244	27.36
Purchase	330	27.37
Purchase	645	27.38
Purchase	898	27.39
Purchase	805	27.40
Purchase	592	27.41
Purchase	2340	27.42
Purchase	420	27.43
Purchase	668	27.44
Purchase	695	27.45
Purchase	268	27.46
Purchase	284	27.47
Purchase	2297	27.48
Purchase	359	27.50
Purchase	726	27.52
Purchase	462	27.53
Purchase	618	27.54
Purchase	618	27.55
Purchase	1220	27.58
Purchase	722	27.59
Purchase	6306	27.60
Purchase	174	27.61
Purchase	618	27.62
Purchase	200	27.65
Purchase	1243	27.66
Purchase	619	27.69
Purchase	276	27.72
Purchase	579	27.80
Purchase	323	27.84
Purchase	633	27.89
Purchase	353	27.95
Purchase	217	27.99
Purchase	253	28.24
Total Purchase	604922
Sale	193	25.69
Sale	2180	25.72
Sale	623	25.85
Sale	375	25.88
Sale	684	25.90
Sale	33493	25.92
Sale	368	25.99
Sale	429	26.01
Sale	368	26.02
Sale	930	26.03
Sale	14922	26.04
Sale	312	26.04
Sale	825	26.08
Sale	921	26.09
Sale	246	26.10
Sale	798	26.11
Sale	702	26.13
Sale	633	26.14
Sale	449	26.15
Sale	881	26.18
Sale	1278	26.19
Sale	1883	26.20
Sale	812	26.21
Sale	424	26.22
Sale	234	26.23
Sale	877	26.24
Sale	1316	26.25
Sale	1315	26.26
Sale	2074	26.27
Sale	314	26.28
Sale	2468	26.29
Sale	1686	26.30
Sale	436	26.31
Sale	426	26.32
Sale	426	26.33
Sale	1915	26.34
Sale	1013	26.35
Sale	660	26.36
Sale	1390	26.37
Sale	967	26.38
Sale	798	26.39
Sale	201	26.40
Sale	734	26.41
Sale	600	26.42
Sale	988	26.43
Sale	779	26.44
Sale	428	26.45
Sale	686	26.46
Sale	411	26.47
Sale	367	26.51
Sale	45599	26.51
Sale	266	26.63
Sale	628	26.66
Sale	404	26.69
Sale	397	26.70
Sale	116	26.71
Sale	282	26.80
Sale	196602	26.83
Sale	17906	26.84
Sale	415	26.85
Sale	5805	26.86
Sale	654	26.97
Sale	320	26.99
Sale	1823	27.00
Sale	1133	27.02
Sale	598	27.03
Sale	389	27.05
Sale	660	27.11
Sale	1415	27.12
Sale	660	27.13
Sale	686	27.17
Sale	100	27.21
Sale	300	27.22
Sale	46720	27.22
Sale	535	27.25
Sale	424	27.26
Sale	389	27.28
Sale	868	27.30
Sale	240	27.31
Sale	356	27.33
Sale	354	27.34
Sale	100	27.36
Sale	746	27.37
Sale	220	27.38
Sale	1459	27.43
Sale	344	27.43
Sale	336	27.45
Sale	330	27.46
Sale	1143	27.49
Sale	330	27.50
Sale	834	27.53
Sale	331	27.56
Sale	3862	27.57
Sale	200	27.62
Sale	635	27.63
Sale	314	27.64
Sale	300	27.65
Sale	282	27.66
Sale	964	27.68
Sale	651	27.70
Sale	669	27.73
Sale	506	27.77
Sale	318	27.78
Sale	648	27.81
Sale	608	27.82
Sale	203	27.83
Sale	317	27.84
Sale	739	27.86
Sale	665	27.94
Total Sale	433336

(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	12 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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