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EPT Disclosure

19th Sep 2008 10:14

RNS Number : 8371D

SG Option Europe

19 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	18 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	1,436,716 0.14
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,436,716 0.14

(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	209	35.98
Purchase	38	36.19
Purchase	209	36.29
Purchase	209	36.30
Purchase	209	36.31
Purchase	627	36.35
Purchase	209	36.38
Purchase	259	36.40
Purchase	26	36.41
Purchase	209	36.43
Purchase	627	36.45
Purchase	296	36.47
Purchase	209	36.50
Purchase	20906	36.55
Purchase	209	36.64
Purchase	150	36.70
Purchase	418	36.73
Purchase	209	36.74
Purchase	373	36.76
Purchase	209	36.80
Purchase	209	36.85
Purchase	279	36.88
Purchase	362	36.89
Purchase	209	36.92
Purchase	861	36.94
Purchase	517	36.95
Purchase	638	36.96
Purchase	209	36.97
Purchase	209	36.98
Purchase	56671	36.99
Purchase	7500	37.00
Purchase	205	37.01
Purchase	709	37.02
Purchase	418	37.03
Purchase	209	37.05
Purchase	418	37.06
Purchase	209	37.07
Purchase	263	37.08
Purchase	608	37.09
Purchase	418	37.10
Purchase	436	37.12
Purchase	293	37.13
Purchase	260	37.14
Purchase	418	37.15
Purchase	5704	37.16
Purchase	415	37.16
Purchase	82	37.18
Purchase	209	37.19
Purchase	321680	37.19
Purchase	439	37.20
Purchase	397	37.21
Purchase	299	37.23
Purchase	378	37.24
Purchase	759	37.25
Purchase	13	37.26
Purchase	794	37.28
Purchase	344	37.29
Purchase	1131	37.30
Purchase	10300	37.30
Purchase	623	37.31
Purchase	511	37.32
Purchase	418	37.33
Purchase	678	37.34
Purchase	636	37.35
Purchase	229	37.36
Purchase	209	37.38
Purchase	1697	37.39
Purchase	1733	37.39
Purchase	227	37.40
Purchase	515	37.41
Purchase	1338	37.42
Purchase	884	37.44
Purchase	1135	37.45
Purchase	1289	37.46
Purchase	713	37.48
Purchase	14000	37.48
Purchase	448	37.49
Purchase	1045	37.50
Purchase	10920	37.52
Purchase	209	37.52
Purchase	209	37.53
Purchase	499	37.54
Purchase	967	37.55
Purchase	371	37.56
Purchase	209	37.57
Purchase	787	37.58
Purchase	209	37.59
Purchase	627	37.61
Purchase	209	37.65
Purchase	381	37.67
Purchase	81	37.74
Purchase	500	37.80
Purchase	501	37.82
Purchase	627	37.85
Purchase	213	37.86
Purchase	325	37.88
Purchase	209	37.89
Purchase	627	37.92
Purchase	4179	37.93
Purchase	723	37.93
Purchase	627	38.12
Purchase	83	38.17
Purchase	247	38.20
Purchase	627	38.33
Total Purchase	494776
Sale	2	36.10
Sale	405	36.30
Sale	439	36.50
Sale	209	36.52
Sale	8464	36.55
Sale	387	36.57
Sale	255	36.62
Sale	209	36.63
Sale	1676	36.85
Sale	196	36.86
Sale	627	36.95
Sale	627	36.96
Sale	1003	37.00
Sale	411	37.01
Sale	627	37.05
Sale	16377	37.05
Sale	190	37.06
Sale	627	37.10
Sale	14696	37.11
Sale	138	37.12
Sale	57527	37.13
Sale	438	37.17
Sale	331	37.19
Sale	627	37.21
Sale	817	37.26
Sale	475	37.27
Sale	836	37.28
Sale	1584	37.29
Sale	1333	37.29
Sale	497	37.29
Sale	406	37.30
Sale	2636	37.31
Sale	1849	37.32
Sale	932	37.33
Sale	1608	37.34
Sale	168480	37.35
Sale	797	37.36
Sale	302	37.37
Sale	1722	37.38
Sale	1805	37.39
Sale	1101	37.40
Sale	391	37.41
Sale	674	37.42
Sale	1147	37.43
Sale	209	37.44
Sale	2262	37.45
Sale	303	37.46
Sale	1562	37.48
Sale	397	37.48
Sale	119872	37.49
Sale	302	37.49
Sale	2926	37.50
Sale	1120	37.51
Sale	771	37.52
Sale	358	37.53
Sale	989	37.56
Sale	383871	37.58
Sale	627	37.58
Sale	54	37.59
Sale	167975	37.60
Sale	324	37.61
Sale	279	37.62
Sale	379	37.63
Sale	591	37.64
Sale	317	37.65
Sale	770	37.66
Sale	356	37.67
Sale	209	37.70
Sale	195	37.71
Sale	209	37.74
Sale	190	37.76
Sale	434	37.77
Sale	334	37.78
Sale	1000	37.79
Sale	2380	37.80
Sale	775	37.81
Sale	609	37.82
Sale	1166	37.83
Sale	884	37.84
Sale	298	37.85
Sale	571	37.86
Sale	209	37.87
Sale	300	37.88
Sale	837	37.89
Sale	627	37.93
Sale	314	37.95
Sale	209	37.96
Sale	209	37.97
Sale	209	37.98
Sale	440	37.99
Sale	472	38.00
Sale	783	38.02
Sale	713	38.03
Sale	69	38.04
Sale	770	38.06
Sale	209	38.07
Sale	209	38.14
Sale	209	38.15
Sale	209	38.20
Sale	209	38.23
Sale	138	38.27
Sale	882	38.28
Sale	105	38.33
Sale	470	38.35
Sale	209	38.36
Sale	418	38.38
Sale	209	38.41
Total Sale	1001385

(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	19 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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