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EPT Disclosure

29th Sep 2008 09:45

RNS Number : 5297E

SG Option Europe

29 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	26 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	56334	37.05
Purchase	191	37.21
Purchase	314	37.28
Purchase	191	37.30
Purchase	191	37.35
Purchase	191	37.36
Purchase	420	37.41
Purchase	191	37.46
Purchase	191	37.47
Purchase	191	37.49
Purchase	493	37.50
Purchase	191	37.57
Purchase	82674	37.57
Purchase	144	37.61
Purchase	367	37.64
Purchase	207	37.65
Purchase	191	37.67
Purchase	150	37.68
Purchase	191	37.72
Purchase	191	37.74
Purchase	286	37.75
Purchase	191	37.76
Purchase	53	37.77
Purchase	388	37.79
Purchase	191	37.80
Purchase	141075	37.82
Purchase	174	37.83
Purchase	775	37.87
Purchase	191	37.88
Purchase	376	37.89
Purchase	2095	37.90
Purchase	191	37.94
Purchase	640	37.96
Purchase	191	37.97
Purchase	191	37.98
Purchase	366	37.99
Purchase	1960	38.00
Purchase	1125	38.01
Purchase	682	38.02
Purchase	341	38.03
Purchase	5	38.04
Purchase	804	38.05
Purchase	248091	38.06
Purchase	783	38.06
Purchase	1024	38.07
Purchase	1061	38.08
Purchase	1285	38.09
Purchase	674	38.10
Purchase	491	38.11
Purchase	20000	38.12
Purchase	818	38.12
Purchase	869	38.13
Purchase	704	38.14
Purchase	309	38.15
Purchase	580	38.16
Purchase	328	38.19
Purchase	739	38.20
Purchase	368	38.20
Purchase	431	38.22
Purchase	1632	38.23
Purchase	580	38.24
Purchase	191	38.25
Purchase	418	38.27
Purchase	266	38.28
Purchase	761	38.29
Purchase	244	38.33
Purchase	598	38.37
Purchase	332	38.38
Purchase	191	38.45
Purchase	251	38.47
Purchase	191	38.48
Purchase	276	38.49
Purchase	150	38.50
Purchase	360	38.51
Purchase	191	38.53
Purchase	191	38.55
Purchase	203	38.56
Purchase	502	38.57
Purchase	1522	38.58
Purchase	1480	38.59
Purchase	1227	38.60
Purchase	191	38.62
Purchase	630	38.63
Purchase	1064	38.64
Purchase	313	38.65
Purchase	191	38.66
Purchase	150	38.67
Purchase	834	38.68
Purchase	191	39.03
Total Purchase	589371
Sale	87334	37.05
Sale	10475	37.10
Sale	8380	37.13
Sale	284	37.28
Sale	750	37.29
Sale	62471	37.36
Sale	326	37.44
Sale	177	37.54
Sale	496	37.64
Sale	81	37.69
Sale	191	37.71
Sale	328	37.72
Sale	12	37.75
Sale	969	37.76
Sale	216	37.77
Sale	12	37.79
Sale	404	37.80
Sale	646	37.82
Sale	769	37.86
Sale	441	37.90
Sale	359	37.93
Sale	179460	37.97
Sale	239	37.98
Sale	308	37.99
Sale	844	38.04
Sale	1002	38.05
Sale	667	38.07
Sale	2388	38.08
Sale	1229	38.09
Sale	442	38.10
Sale	191	38.12
Sale	191	38.14
Sale	3	38.15
Sale	485	38.16
Sale	191	38.18
Sale	371	38.19
Sale	191	38.24
Sale	425	38.28
Sale	201	38.30
Sale	25	38.35
Sale	191	38.36
Sale	921	38.39
Sale	358	38.40
Sale	357	38.41
Sale	358	38.42
Sale	802	38.43
Sale	1035	38.44
Sale	715	38.45
Sale	347	38.48
Sale	343	38.49
Sale	191	38.50
Sale	189	38.51
Sale	801	38.53
Sale	250	38.54
Sale	307	38.55
Sale	200	38.56
Sale	681	38.57
Sale	680	38.58
Sale	854	38.59
Sale	350	38.60
Sale	245	38.64
Sale	191	38.65
Sale	358	38.66
Sale	60	38.67
Sale	191	38.68
Sale	930	38.69
Sale	282	38.70
Sale	501	38.73
Sale	699	38.74
Sale	574	38.79
Total Sale	377935

(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	29 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

END

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