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EPT Disclosure

28th Oct 2008 09:40

RNS Number : 8206G

SG Option Europe

28 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	27 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	666,168 0.06
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	666,168 0.06

(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	1421	20.21
Purchase	232	20.22
Purchase	436	20.23
Purchase	612	20.24
Purchase	1349	20.25
Purchase	350	20.34
Purchase	426	20.35
Purchase	776	20.36
Purchase	985	20.37
Purchase	820	20.39
Purchase	1328	20.41
Purchase	1902	20.42
Purchase	804	20.43
Purchase	2111	20.44
Purchase	3033	20.46
Purchase	1334	20.48
Purchase	18	20.51
Purchase	2178	20.53
Purchase	2025	20.54
Purchase	660	20.55
Purchase	868	20.56
Purchase	880	20.57
Purchase	1327	20.58
Purchase	546	20.61
Purchase	662	20.63
Purchase	388	20.65
Purchase	600	20.67
Purchase	400	20.68
Purchase	605	20.69
Purchase	715	20.74
Purchase	388	20.75
Purchase	250	20.77
Purchase	969	20.78
Purchase	520	20.79
Purchase	1933	20.80
Purchase	176	20.84
Purchase	652	20.87
Purchase	985	20.88
Purchase	1148	20.89
Purchase	332	20.90
Purchase	180	20.91
Purchase	1003	20.92
Purchase	415	20.96
Purchase	667	20.98
Purchase	439	21.00
Purchase	806	21.02
Purchase	512	21.03
Purchase	776	21.08
Purchase	353	21.09
Purchase	660	21.10
Purchase	1154	21.13
Purchase	1161	21.14
Purchase	498	21.17
Purchase	400	21.26
Purchase	400	21.33
Purchase	532	21.36
Purchase	483	21.40
Purchase	12292	21.42
Purchase	664	21.50
Purchase	400	21.51
Purchase	343316	21.52
Purchase	413	21.56
Purchase	660	21.60
Purchase	1022	21.62
Purchase	660	21.67
Purchase	115567	21.67
Purchase	400	21.71
Purchase	515	21.73
Purchase	521	21.75
Purchase	1608	21.81
Purchase	41901	21.84
Purchase	548	21.85
Purchase	943	21.86
Purchase	1296	21.87
Purchase	359	21.88
Purchase	832	21.91
Purchase	440	21.92
Purchase	1200	21.93
Purchase	388	21.95
Purchase	436	21.96
Purchase	2852	21.97
Purchase	821	21.98
Purchase	969	21.99
Purchase	749	22.01
Purchase	450	22.02
Purchase	1268	22.03
Purchase	1009	22.04
Purchase	628	22.05
Purchase	1072	22.06
Purchase	2518	22.07
Purchase	1164	22.08
Purchase	440	22.09
Purchase	2156	22.10
Purchase	2346	22.11
Purchase	2109	22.13
Purchase	1364	22.14
Purchase	456	22.15
Purchase	869	22.16
Purchase	1846	22.17
Purchase	844	22.18
Purchase	820	22.19
Purchase	1456	22.20
Purchase	420	22.21
Purchase	2957	22.22
Purchase	388	22.23
Purchase	660	22.24
Purchase	21	22.25
Purchase	600	22.26
Purchase	432	22.27
Purchase	656	22.28
Purchase	867	22.29
Purchase	1049	22.31
Purchase	644	22.32
Purchase	822	22.32
Purchase	1848	22.34
Purchase	584	22.35
Purchase	930	22.36
Purchase	388	22.37
Purchase	2113	22.38
Purchase	1152	22.40
Purchase	369	22.41
Purchase	1628	22.42
Purchase	20290	22.43
Purchase	944	22.44
Purchase	782	22.45
Purchase	388	22.48
Purchase	382	22.50
Purchase	1007	22.52
Purchase	598	22.53
Purchase	84189	22.54
Purchase	660	22.55
Purchase	1448	22.57
Purchase	700	22.68
Total Purchase	732086
Sale	840	20.16
Sale	838	20.35
Sale	744	20.37
Sale	600	20.38
Sale	400	20.39
Sale	753	20.40
Sale	1549	20.42
Sale	968	20.48
Sale	767	20.49
Sale	762	20.54
Sale	1147	20.55
Sale	808	20.56
Sale	400	20.57
Sale	432	20.58
Sale	29247	20.58
Sale	120	20.60
Sale	462	20.61
Sale	400	20.64
Sale	1232	20.66
Sale	400	20.67
Sale	573	20.71
Sale	2900	20.72
Sale	142	20.72
Sale	388	20.75
Sale	388	20.78
Sale	388	20.80
Sale	388	20.93
Sale	469	20.96
Sale	404	20.97
Sale	438	21.02
Sale	464	21.04
Sale	4880	21.13
Sale	388	21.21
Sale	660	21.24
Sale	384	21.26
Sale	400	21.29
Sale	84	21.30
Sale	1048	21.32
Sale	749	21.33
Sale	1048	21.37
Sale	717	21.38
Sale	250	21.40
Sale	4189	21.41
Sale	660	21.42
Sale	1460	21.44
Sale	192	21.46
Sale	400	21.48
Sale	822	21.53
Sale	1355	21.56
Sale	326515	21.57
Sale	443	21.59
Sale	1231	21.62
Sale	720	21.63
Sale	543	21.64
Sale	482	21.65
Sale	400	21.66
Sale	1170	21.73
Sale	806	21.76
Sale	600	21.77
Sale	388	21.80
Sale	1552	21.81
Sale	300	21.83
Sale	211	21.85
Sale	368	21.86
Sale	853	21.87
Sale	1182	21.90
Sale	644	21.91
Sale	660	21.92
Sale	1561	21.94
Sale	628	21.95
Sale	388	21.96
Sale	565	21.97
Sale	633	21.98
Sale	388	22.01
Sale	1831	22.04
Sale	64	22.06
Sale	324	22.07
Sale	902	22.08
Sale	95669	22.11
Sale	685	22.13
Sale	400	22.16
Sale	388	22.19
Sale	847	22.20
Sale	2610	22.22
Sale	580	22.25
Sale	3578	22.26
Sale	900	22.27
Sale	37	22.28
Sale	1023	22.30
Sale	517	22.30
Sale	660	22.31
Sale	1070	22.35
Sale	930	22.36
Sale	412	22.39
Sale	388	22.41
Sale	588	22.42
Sale	77056	22.43
Sale	360	22.44
Sale	720	22.45
Sale	432	22.48
Sale	700	22.68
Total Purchase	606399

(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	28 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

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