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EPT Disclosure

18th Sep 2008 10:17

RNS Number : 7309D

SG Option Europe

18 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	17 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	1,943,325 0.19
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,943,325 0.19

(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	191	36.17
Purchase	119	36.49
Purchase	26599	36.50
Purchase	191	36.54
Purchase	191	36.55
Purchase	191	36.58
Purchase	308	36.67
Purchase	435	36.68
Purchase	1049	36.69
Purchase	246	36.73
Purchase	436	36.74
Purchase	432	36.75
Purchase	19824	36.87
Purchase	191	37.10
Purchase	377	37.20
Purchase	337	37.29
Purchase	191	37.91
Purchase	191	37.95
Purchase	191	37.97
Purchase	14	37.99
Purchase	191	38.08
Purchase	191	38.11
Purchase	191	38.15
Purchase	175	38.18
Purchase	191	38.23
Purchase	12	38.27
Purchase	97	38.35
Purchase	216	38.37
Purchase	191	38.40
Purchase	838	38.44
Purchase	191	38.52
Purchase	191	38.60
Purchase	668	38.62
Purchase	191	38.65
Purchase	335	38.67
Purchase	191	38.68
Purchase	191	38.72
Purchase	517	38.73
Purchase	191	38.80
Purchase	191	38.82
Purchase	155	38.84
Purchase	191	39.06
Purchase	705	39.07
Purchase	705	39.08
Purchase	706	39.10
Purchase	707	39.11
Purchase	708	39.12
Purchase	177	39.27
Purchase	331792	39.40
Purchase	191	39.40
Purchase	191	39.43
Purchase	4804	39.48
Purchase	190	39.59
Purchase	951	39.60
Purchase	951	39.61
Purchase	1142	39.62
Purchase	967	39.62
Purchase	86526	39.67
Purchase	217	39.71
Purchase	91	39.72
Purchase	212	39.75
Purchase	389	39.76
Purchase	382	39.77
Purchase	263	39.78
Purchase	314	39.79
Purchase	50	39.81
Purchase	382	39.82
Purchase	434	39.90
Purchase	191	39.96
Purchase	191	39.97
Purchase	191	39.98
Purchase	243	40.00
Purchase	14	40.02
Purchase	382	40.06
Purchase	382	40.07
Purchase	853	40.08
Purchase	1722	40.09
Purchase	382	40.09
Purchase	191	40.10
Purchase	191	40.12
Purchase	382	40.13
Purchase	720	40.15
Purchase	336	40.16
Purchase	191	40.17
Purchase	191	40.20
Purchase	250	40.24
Purchase	191	40.25
Purchase	191	40.26
Purchase	240	40.29
Purchase	247	40.30
Purchase	833	40.31
Purchase	183	40.32
Purchase	4190	40.34
Purchase	191	40.35
Purchase	872	40.40
Purchase	509	40.41
Purchase	891	40.42
Purchase	318	40.43
Purchase	710	40.44
Purchase	191	40.46
Purchase	292	40.50
Purchase	517	40.51
Purchase	2275	40.52
Purchase	321	40.52
Purchase	269	40.53
Purchase	489	40.54
Purchase	513	40.55
Purchase	174	40.56
Purchase	191	40.57
Purchase	459	40.58
Purchase	72818	40.58
Purchase	191	40.60
Purchase	323	40.63
Purchase	417	40.64
Purchase	603	40.65
Purchase	309	40.66
Purchase	200	40.68
Purchase	340	40.69
Purchase	310	40.71
Purchase	354	40.73
Purchase	820	40.76
Purchase	268	40.78
Purchase	503	40.79
Purchase	610	40.80
Purchase	707	40.81
Purchase	626	40.84
Purchase	354	40.85
Purchase	651	40.87
Purchase	247	40.88
Purchase	340	40.90
Purchase	280	40.94
Purchase	715	40.96
Purchase	386	40.99
Purchase	766	41.00
Purchase	26	41.01
Purchase	348	41.08
Purchase	203	41.10
Purchase	235	41.12
Purchase	191	41.33
Purchase	228	41.35
Purchase	191	41.44
Purchase	293	41.50
Purchase	191	41.51
Purchase	395	41.54
Purchase	330	41.58
Purchase	191	41.62
Purchase	390	41.71
Purchase	281	41.75
Purchase	255	41.90
Total Purchase	600493
Sale	80105	36.50
Sale	1140	36.55
Sale	1606	36.71
Sale	400	36.75
Sale	152	37.24
Sale	4005	37.68
Sale	574	37.76
Sale	19423	38.26
Sale	217	38.34
Sale	300	38.47
Sale	400	38.50
Sale	600	38.54
Sale	542	38.56
Sale	217	38.62
Sale	330	38.73
Sale	681	38.78
Sale	175	38.79
Sale	680	38.80
Sale	3500	38.96
Sale	1075	39.19
Sale	568	39.27
Sale	357	39.28
Sale	71693	39.34
Sale	1239	39.48
Sale	47869	39.56
Sale	402	39.59
Sale	404650	39.65
Sale	1148	39.85
Sale	156	39.86
Sale	574	39.87
Sale	1480	40.00
Sale	840	40.01
Sale	423	40.06
Sale	485	40.07
Sale	463	40.10
Sale	282	40.12
Sale	355	40.14
Sale	533	40.16
Sale	209	40.17
Sale	662	40.18
Sale	191	40.19
Sale	1600	40.20
Sale	744	40.21
Sale	782	40.22
Sale	191	40.23
Sale	481	40.25
Sale	709	40.26
Sale	704	40.28
Sale	260	40.29
Sale	754	40.30
Sale	398	40.31
Sale	382	40.32
Sale	191	40.33
Sale	299	40.35
Sale	382	40.38
Sale	882	40.40
Sale	191	40.42
Sale	366	40.44
Sale	191	40.45
Sale	307	40.46
Sale	183	40.47
Sale	464	40.48
Sale	962	40.49
Sale	559	40.50
Sale	191	40.51
Sale	370	40.52
Sale	96	40.54
Sale	1967	40.56
Sale	191	40.57
Sale	223	40.58
Sale	3478	40.60
Sale	191	40.61
Sale	191	40.63
Sale	191	40.64
Sale	5	40.65
Sale	197	40.67
Sale	281	40.70
Sale	547	40.74
Sale	357	40.75
Sale	213	40.77
Sale	555	40.79
Sale	1020	40.81
Sale	382	40.84
Sale	521	40.85
Sale	1065	40.86
Sale	223	40.87
Sale	314	40.88
Sale	881	40.90
Sale	478	40.91
Sale	183	40.92
Sale	191	40.93
Sale	73	40.97
Sale	191	40.98
Sale	20	41.00
Sale	223	41.01
Sale	207	41.05
Sale	191	41.06
Sale	300	41.09
Sale	382	41.10
Sale	358	41.21
Sale	540	41.25
Sale	239	41.30
Sale	501	41.32
Sale	633	41.34
Sale	369	41.35
Sale	448	41.36
Sale	738	41.39
Sale	552	41.43
Sale	362	41.44
Sale	555	41.45
Sale	122	41.46
Sale	616	41.48
Sale	587	41.50
Sale	23	41.51
Sale	480	41.52
Sale	100	41.53
Sale	333	41.55
Sale	547	41.56
Sale	517	41.57
Sale	130	41.58
Sale	164	41.59
Sale	864	41.60
Sale	604	41.61
Sale	552	41.63
Sale	433	41.64
Sale	1037	41.65
Sale	459	41.67
Sale	307	41.68
Sale	47	41.71
Sale	259	41.80
Sale	466	41.83
Total Sale	692714

(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	18 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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