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EPT Disclosure

14th Oct 2008 09:55

RNS Number : 7812F

SG Option Europe

14 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	13 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	894,122 0.09
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	892,122 0.09

(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	280	25.49
Purchase	357	25.50
Purchase	357	25.85
Purchase	357	25.88
Purchase	357	25.92
Purchase	357	25.97
Purchase	324	25.99
Purchase	70	26.03
Purchase	357	26.06
Purchase	326	26.07
Purchase	100	26.10
Purchase	357	26.11
Purchase	337	26.14
Purchase	337	26.16
Purchase	357	26.21
Purchase	757	26.23
Purchase	357	26.24
Purchase	138	26.25
Purchase	92	26.27
Purchase	693	26.30
Purchase	250	26.32
Purchase	357	26.33
Purchase	486	26.38
Purchase	692	26.40
Purchase	347	26.42
Purchase	1064	26.44
Purchase	357	26.53
Purchase	69	26.54
Purchase	1114	26.59
Purchase	6000	26.60
Purchase	744	26.61
Purchase	355	26.65
Purchase	10715	26.67
Purchase	357	26.70
Purchase	1172	26.71
Purchase	920	26.71
Purchase	1324	26.73
Purchase	966	26.74
Purchase	357	26.75
Purchase	1182	26.76
Purchase	1357	26.78
Purchase	170	26.79
Purchase	2000	26.80
Purchase	727	26.81
Purchase	1215	26.82
Purchase	360	26.83
Purchase	484	26.86
Purchase	841	26.87
Purchase	436	26.89
Purchase	216894	26.89
Purchase	509	26.90
Purchase	1428	26.93
Purchase	381582	26.97
Purchase	8380	27.01
Purchase	357	27.05
Purchase	357	27.08
Purchase	396	27.14
Purchase	381	27.15
Purchase	726	27.16
Purchase	120	27.17
Purchase	357	27.20
Purchase	357	27.25
Purchase	357	27.28
Purchase	24053	27.31
Purchase	1265	27.31
Purchase	357	27.34
Purchase	914	27.36
Purchase	357	27.37
Purchase	357	27.38
Purchase	357	27.39
Purchase	357	27.40
Purchase	1439	27.43
Purchase	713	27.44
Purchase	357	27.46
Purchase	1277	27.51
Purchase	480	27.53
Purchase	357	27.54
Purchase	6430	27.58
Purchase	357	27.60
Purchase	507	27.61
Purchase	557	27.62
Purchase	357	27.63
Purchase	357	27.72
Purchase	974	27.75
Purchase	39733	27.77
Purchase	411	27.80
Purchase	357	27.81
Purchase	357	27.82
Purchase	215	27.83
Purchase	357	27.84
Purchase	709	27.85
Purchase	411	27.86
Purchase	357	27.87
Purchase	411	27.88
Purchase	357	27.94
Purchase	357	27.95
Purchase	357	28.01
Total Purchase	741854
Sale	252	25.57
Sale	1072	26.15
Sale	660	26.21
Sale	260	26.22
Sale	859	26.26
Sale	341	26.30
Sale	346	26.32
Sale	177	26.39
Sale	1072	26.40
Sale	100	26.42
Sale	761	26.43
Sale	200	26.48
Sale	313	26.49
Sale	1072	26.50
Sale	680	26.54
Sale	800	26.55
Sale	468	26.57
Sale	31	26.58
Sale	937	26.61
Sale	151906	26.62
Sale	1072	26.62
Sale	1072	26.75
Sale	59	26.82
Sale	458	26.83
Sale	462	26.87
Sale	472	26.88
Sale	462	26.89
Sale	84520	26.98
Sale	266	27.12
Sale	463	27.15
Sale	810	27.20
Sale	773	27.21
Sale	699	27.24
Sale	300	27.40
Sale	77208	27.42
Sale	567	27.50
Sale	1064	27.56
Sale	11002	27.71
Sale	79375	27.97
Total Sale	423411

(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	14 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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