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EPT Disclosure

17th Sep 2008 09:43

RNS Number : 6245D

SG Option Europe

17 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	16 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	2,035,546 0.24
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	2,035,546 0.24

(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	179	38.30
Purchase	179	38.36
Purchase	34	38.37
Purchase	358	38.42
Purchase	179	38.44
Purchase	179	38.45
Purchase	342	38.50
Purchase	100	38.51
Purchase	1396	38.60
Purchase	357	38.62
Purchase	114	38.65
Purchase	179	38.66
Purchase	458	38.68
Purchase	412	38.69
Purchase	1169	38.70
Purchase	293	38.71
Purchase	135626	38.72
Purchase	179	38.73
Purchase	42518	38.74
Purchase	179	38.78
Purchase	364	38.87
Purchase	39892	39.17
Purchase	26591	39.17
Purchase	415	39.32
Purchase	62077	39.39
Purchase	155	39.60
Purchase	297191	39.61
Purchase	179	39.69
Purchase	179	39.71
Purchase	124	39.72
Purchase	45	39.76
Purchase	179	39.77
Purchase	1170	39.78
Purchase	725	39.79
Purchase	179	39.80
Purchase	727	39.82
Purchase	168	39.84
Purchase	61	39.84
Purchase	604	39.85
Purchase	427	39.87
Purchase	15	39.89
Purchase	382	39.90
Purchase	925	39.91
Purchase	342	39.92
Purchase	179	39.93
Purchase	358	39.96
Purchase	665	39.98
Purchase	179	39.99
Purchase	789	40.00
Purchase	705	40.01
Purchase	179	40.02
Purchase	774	40.04
Purchase	179	40.04
Purchase	854	40.06
Purchase	200	40.09
Purchase	1325	40.10
Purchase	738	40.11
Purchase	315	40.12
Purchase	1047	40.15
Purchase	179	40.15
Purchase	11078	40.17
Purchase	179	40.18
Purchase	179	40.19
Purchase	815	40.21
Purchase	116	40.22
Purchase	32	40.23
Purchase	464	40.24
Purchase	756	40.25
Purchase	499	40.26
Purchase	179	40.28
Purchase	179	40.29
Purchase	179	40.30
Purchase	1160	40.31
Purchase	1046	40.32
Purchase	827	40.34
Purchase	179	40.35
Purchase	179	40.36
Purchase	84	40.37
Purchase	395	40.37
Purchase	1621	40.40
Purchase	558	40.42
Purchase	457	40.43
Purchase	381	40.45
Purchase	357	40.51
Purchase	358	40.52
Purchase	276	40.54
Purchase	546	40.55
Purchase	599	40.56
Purchase	179	40.57
Purchase	358	40.59
Purchase	547	40.61
Purchase	581	40.63
Purchase	716	40.64
Purchase	123	40.65
Purchase	179	40.66
Purchase	179	40.69
Purchase	184	40.70
Purchase	358	40.75
Purchase	179	40.78
Purchase	16	40.81
Purchase	204	40.83
Total Purchase	653692
Sale	537	38.49
Sale	85	38.51
Sale	11521	38.55
Sale	776	38.56
Sale	776	38.57
Sale	195	38.62
Sale	537	38.64
Sale	1349	38.69
Sale	42333	38.70
Sale	90013	38.72
Sale	209962	38.73
Sale	4700	38.73
Sale	798	38.74
Sale	396	38.75
Sale	400	38.76
Sale	564	38.81
Sale	564	38.82
Sale	793	38.85
Sale	15404	38.86
Sale	518	38.88
Sale	220	38.90
Sale	960	39.00
Sale	8377	39.01
Sale	200	39.03
Sale	556	39.04
Sale	200	39.05
Sale	392	39.06
Sale	1122	39.11
Sale	298	39.18
Sale	200	39.31
Sale	177	39.33
Sale	12586	39.36
Sale	165887	39.45
Sale	403715	39.48
Sale	500	39.56
Sale	49	39.58
Sale	193	39.64
Sale	3100	39.69
Sale	765	39.75
Sale	4500	39.77
Sale	391	39.80
Sale	473	39.85
Sale	398	39.87
Sale	582	39.92
Sale	537	39.98
Sale	705	39.99
Sale	718	40.02
Sale	267	40.03
Sale	200	40.04
Sale	381	40.06
Sale	917	40.08
Sale	200	40.09
Sale	415	40.12
Sale	200	40.13
Sale	490	40.16
Sale	884	40.17
Sale	497	40.18
Sale	242	40.20
Sale	737	40.21
Sale	137	40.23
Sale	591	40.25
Sale	3326	40.25
Sale	17	40.26
Sale	895	40.27
Sale	601	40.28
Sale	721	40.31
Sale	200	40.32
Sale	547	40.34
Sale	302	40.36
Sale	537	40.37
Sale	340	40.45
Sale	74	40.47
Sale	33	40.52
Sale	366	40.58
Sale	513	40.59
Sale	340	40.60
Sale	537	40.62
Sale	226	40.63
Sale	537	40.64
Sale	470	40.65
Sale	122	40.66
Sale	327	40.68
Sale	537	40.79
Sale	537	40.81
Sale	537	40.95
Total Sale	1008822

(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	17 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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