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EPT Disclosure

11th Sep 2008 10:23

RNS Number : 2111D

SG Option Europe

11 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	10 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	2,302,133 0.23
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	2,302,133 0.23

(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	177	40.61
Purchase	157	40.62
Purchase	177	40.68
Purchase	699	40.70
Purchase	1040	40.72
Purchase	354	40.73
Purchase	100	40.74
Purchase	177	40.75
Purchase	55	40.78
Purchase	328	40.79
Purchase	354	40.80
Purchase	359	40.81
Purchase	338	40.83
Purchase	177	40.85
Purchase	177	40.86
Purchase	508	40.87
Purchase	107	40.88
Purchase	857	40.90
Purchase	177	41.00
Purchase	177	41.01
Purchase	338	41.03
Purchase	177	41.04
Purchase	566	41.05
Purchase	503	41.06
Purchase	525	41.07
Purchase	486	41.08
Purchase	177	41.09
Purchase	607	41.10
Purchase	607	41.11
Purchase	983	41.12
Purchase	177	41.15
Purchase	132	41.18
Purchase	20	41.23
Purchase	1220	41.32
Purchase	191	41.37
Purchase	823	41.39
Purchase	177	41.40
Purchase	177	41.41
Purchase	200	41.42
Purchase	333	41.43
Purchase	382	41.47
Purchase	121668	41.48
Purchase	5	41.48
Purchase	11082	41.49
Purchase	425	41.50
Purchase	32914	41.51
Purchase	17041	41.52
Purchase	641	41.53
Purchase	339	41.54
Purchase	8396	41.54
Purchase	377	41.56
Purchase	491	41.57
Purchase	376	41.58
Purchase	82	41.62
Purchase	18323	41.62
Purchase	177	41.63
Purchase	333182	41.64
Purchase	6987	41.64
Purchase	673	41.64
Purchase	168	41.66
Purchase	177	41.71
Purchase	1169	41.72
Purchase	577	41.75
Purchase	177	41.82
Purchase	372	41.83
Purchase	475	41.84
Purchase	349	41.85
Purchase	177	41.87
Purchase	354	41.90
Purchase	313	41.91
Purchase	647	41.92
Purchase	1447	41.93
Purchase	973	41.94
Purchase	615	41.99
Purchase	1471	42.00
Purchase	760	42.01
Purchase	177	42.03
Purchase	794	42.08
Purchase	888	42.09
Purchase	200	42.10
Purchase	791	42.11
Purchase	295	42.12
Purchase	2230	42.15
Purchase	401	42.16
Purchase	178	42.17
Purchase	546	42.18
Purchase	1028	42.19
Purchase	885	42.20
Purchase	425	42.21
Purchase	448	42.22
Purchase	515	42.23
Purchase	806	42.24
Purchase	531	42.25
Purchase	43	42.27
Purchase	749	42.29
Purchase	747	42.30
Purchase	32	42.32
Purchase	177	42.33
Purchase	499	42.36
Purchase	400	42.41
Purchase	875	42.42
Purchase	475	42.44
Purchase	598	42.48
Purchase	454	42.50
Purchase	424	42.55
Purchase	177	42.58
Purchase	186	42.71
Purchase	189	42.83
Total Purchase	595859
Sale	531	40.90
Sale	354	40.99
Sale	2765	41.00
Sale	137	41.03
Sale	376	41.07
Sale	388	41.10
Sale	12	41.11
Sale	388	41.12
Sale	321	41.14
Sale	342	41.17
Sale	342	41.20
Sale	311	41.21
Sale	1262	41.23
Sale	511	41.24
Sale	1081	41.25
Sale	871	41.26
Sale	836	41.28
Sale	1482	41.29
Sale	1087	41.30
Sale	322	41.38
Sale	1611	41.38
Sale	770	41.40
Sale	875	41.42
Sale	475	41.43
Sale	774	41.44
Sale	812	41.48
Sale	68409	41.49
Sale	22048	41.51
Sale	1888	41.52
Sale	294443	41.62
Sale	161	41.63
Sale	531	41.67
Sale	317	41.70
Sale	2677	41.73
Sale	128	41.78
Sale	28000	41.87
Sale	445	41.91
Sale	449	41.92
Sale	867	41.97
Sale	200	41.98
Sale	315	41.99
Sale	4036	42.00
Sale	2138	42.02
Sale	905	42.06
Sale	191	42.06
Sale	230	42.11
Sale	1834	42.15
Sale	249	42.16
Sale	693	42.19
Sale	692	42.20
Sale	710	42.21
Sale	729	42.22
Sale	184	42.23
Sale	796	42.25
Sale	291	42.27
Sale	469	42.28
Sale	333	42.29
Sale	204	42.31
Sale	145	42.34
Sale	1026	42.37
Sale	750	42.38
Sale	1263	42.39
Sale	1026	42.40
Sale	632	42.41
Sale	499	42.44
Sale	150	42.87
Sale	741	42.97
Sale	177	43.00
Sale	244	43.04
Total Sale	461251

(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	11 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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