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EPT Disclosure

2nd Oct 2008 09:59

RNS Number : 9162E

SG Option Europe

02 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	01 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	659,446 0.07
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	659,446 0.07

(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	215	34.26
Purchase	215	34.29
Purchase	856	34.34
Purchase	365	34.43
Purchase	674	34.44
Purchase	215	34.50
Purchase	215	34.52
Purchase	195	34.53
Purchase	215	34.55
Purchase	215	34.56
Purchase	150	34.58
Purchase	634	34.62
Purchase	215	34.64
Purchase	408	34.67
Purchase	200	34.68
Purchase	4609	34.76
Purchase	215	34.80
Purchase	12491	34.81
Purchase	350	34.86
Purchase	64531	34.87
Purchase	693	34.87
Purchase	215	34.91
Purchase	215	34.94
Purchase	215	34.98
Purchase	215	35.01
Purchase	432	35.35
Purchase	215	35.36
Purchase	215	35.40
Purchase	150	35.46
Purchase	215	35.52
Purchase	215	35.53
Purchase	215	35.55
Purchase	924	35.57
Purchase	923	35.68
Purchase	215	35.69
Purchase	256	35.84
Purchase	937	35.93
Purchase	76804	36.27
Purchase	866	36.42
Purchase	11386	36.44
Purchase	294	36.44
Purchase	215	36.45
Purchase	1485	36.48
Purchase	751	36.49
Purchase	332	36.50
Purchase	1374	36.51
Purchase	1093	36.53
Purchase	323	36.54
Purchase	215	36.55
Purchase	289	36.55
Purchase	912	36.56
Purchase	422	36.58
Purchase	651	36.59
Purchase	4183	36.60
Purchase	1322	36.61
Purchase	1079	36.62
Purchase	215	36.63
Purchase	879	36.64
Purchase	2291	36.65
Purchase	634	36.66
Purchase	774	36.67
Purchase	1078	36.68
Purchase	215	36.69
Purchase	1298	36.70
Purchase	2567	36.70
Purchase	1393	36.71
Purchase	215	36.72
Purchase	739	36.73
Purchase	871	36.74
Purchase	441	36.75
Purchase	580	36.77
Purchase	674	36.78
Purchase	1400	36.79
Purchase	1694	36.80
Purchase	1079	36.81
Purchase	370	36.82
Purchase	539	36.83
Purchase	695	36.84
Purchase	1298	36.85
Purchase	979	36.86
Purchase	462	36.89
Purchase	215	36.91
Purchase	646	36.92
Purchase	617	36.96
Purchase	215	36.97
Purchase	18620	36.97
Purchase	215	36.98
Purchase	215	36.99
Purchase	639	37.00
Purchase	626	37.01
Purchase	641	37.02
Purchase	52	37.03
Purchase	215	37.04
Purchase	250	37.07
Purchase	215	37.10
Purchase	200	37.13
Purchase	150	37.21
Purchase	215	37.22
Purchase	510	37.23
Purchase	847	37.24
Purchase	510	37.25
Purchase	215	37.26
Purchase	639	37.27
Purchase	978	37.29
Purchase	245	37.30
Purchase	1558	37.31
Purchase	215	37.32
Purchase	1128	37.33
Purchase	1619	37.34
Purchase	215	37.35
Purchase	1096	37.36
Purchase	1821	37.37
Purchase	642	37.38
Purchase	430	37.39
Purchase	705	37.40
Purchase	506	37.41
Purchase	215	37.42
Purchase	647	37.43
Purchase	645	37.45
Purchase	478	37.48
Purchase	198	37.60
Purchase	215	37.63
Total Purchase	261247
Sale	799	34.16
Sale	41901	34.30
Sale	125702	34.52
Sale	634	34.57
Sale	33520	34.76
Sale	520	34.78
Sale	17494	34.79
Sale	581	34.82
Sale	22258	34.87
Sale	364	35.01
Sale	471	35.06
Sale	273	35.19
Sale	88418	35.59
Sale	48706	35.77
Sale	31459	36.04
Sale	111005	36.13
Sale	248	36.14
Sale	355	36.38
Sale	314	36.43
Sale	215	36.47
Sale	452	36.50
Sale	451	36.52
Sale	251	36.53
Sale	1066	36.55
Sale	759	36.56
Sale	358	36.57
Sale	290	36.61
Sale	889	36.63
Sale	248	36.64
Sale	601	36.65
Sale	994	36.68
Sale	853	36.69
Sale	932	36.70
Sale	104	36.73
Sale	416	36.74
Sale	150	36.75
Sale	619	36.78
Sale	339	36.86
Sale	293	36.87
Sale	452	36.90
Sale	513	36.91
Sale	1052	36.94
Sale	484	36.95
Sale	215	36.96
Sale	619	36.98
Sale	38371	36.98
Sale	3573	36.98
Sale	96	37.00
Sale	215	37.02
Sale	33139	37.02
Sale	1053	37.06
Sale	4	37.08
Sale	646	37.11
Sale	215	37.16
Sale	215	37.20
Sale	646	37.25
Sale	1047	37.29
Sale	1124	37.31
Sale	421	37.32
Sale	1245	37.34
Sale	1074	37.35
Sale	472	37.36
Sale	375	37.37
Sale	142	37.38
Sale	1879	37.39
Sale	638	37.41
Sale	1058	37.42
Sale	2496	37.43
Sale	977	37.46
Sale	58	37.47
Sale	296	37.48
Sale	926	37.50
Sale	521	37.52
Sale	315	37.54
Sale	520	37.55
Sale	590	37.58
Sale	422	37.63
Sale	521	37.66
Sale	415	37.72
Total Sale	634342

(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	02 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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