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EPT Disclosure

15th Oct 2008 11:22

RNS Number : 8911F

SG Option Europe

15 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	14 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	735,862 0.09
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	735,862 0.09

(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
Purchase	400	27.31
Purchase	400	27.35
Purchase	7	27.56
Purchase	10	27.61
Purchase	682	27.65
Purchase	673	27.77
Purchase	360	27.79
Purchase	824	27.82
Purchase	249	27.83
Purchase	399	27.85
Purchase	452	27.86
Purchase	264	27.90
Purchase	70369	27.98
Purchase	300	27.98
Purchase	64	28.02
Purchase	50000	28.06
Purchase	839	28.07
Purchase	7797	28.18
Purchase	926	28.21
Purchase	45779	28.26
Purchase	732	28.31
Purchase	375	28.33
Purchase	628	28.37
Purchase	358	28.41
Purchase	468	28.49
Purchase	590	28.50
Purchase	50068	28.60
Purchase	24154	28.61
Purchase	204542	28.93
Purchase	427	28.94
Purchase	2095	29.07
Purchase	460	29.21
Purchase	291	29.24
Purchase	414	29.29
Purchase	2094	29.30
Purchase	423	29.31
Purchase	648	29.33
Purchase	969	29.35
Purchase	1124	29.37
Purchase	470	29.38
Purchase	19155	29.40
Purchase	357	29.40
Purchase	2014	29.41
Purchase	1233	29.42
Purchase	716	29.44
Purchase	492	29.45
Purchase	1051	29.46
Purchase	357	29.48
Purchase	357	29.49
Purchase	357	29.51
Purchase	1884	29.52
Purchase	848	29.53
Purchase	1076	29.55
Purchase	62	29.57
Purchase	357	29.58
Purchase	1349	29.59
Purchase	766	29.60
Purchase	1814	29.61
Purchase	357	29.66
Purchase	487	29.68
Purchase	716	29.69
Purchase	854	29.71
Purchase	487	29.72
Purchase	291	29.73
Purchase	146	29.74
Purchase	250	29.75
Purchase	382	29.76
Purchase	357	29.78
Purchase	491	29.79
Purchase	291	29.80
Purchase	390	29.81
Purchase	90	29.84
Purchase	462	29.85
Purchase	405	29.86
Purchase	465	29.95
Purchase	357	30.03
Purchase	357	30.05
Purchase	357	30.12
Purchase	350	30.42
Purchase	542	30.47
Purchase	1831	30.51
Purchase	357	30.52
Purchase	390	30.55
Purchase	357	30.57
Purchase	300	30.61
Purchase	667	30.64
Purchase	200	30.65
Purchase	357	30.68
Purchase	1221	30.69
Purchase	1271	30.70
Purchase	1785	30.71
Purchase	357	30.72
Purchase	832	30.74
Purchase	714	30.75
Purchase	714	30.76
Purchase	357	30.78
Purchase	2307	30.78
Purchase	344	30.80
Purchase	357	30.93
Total Purchase	529971
Sale	264	27.40
Sale	357	27.52
Sale	450	27.62
Sale	357	27.63
Sale	254	27.74
Sale	104	27.83
Sale	87	27.84
Sale	177	28.07
Sale	350	28.08
Sale	719	28.10
Sale	25102	28.12
Sale	546	28.17
Sale	400	28.22
Sale	193	28.24
Sale	782	28.25
Sale	132568	28.26
Sale	357	28.27
Sale	502	28.28
Sale	357	28.29
Sale	548	28.30
Sale	357	28.33
Sale	369	28.34
Sale	386	28.35
Sale	320	28.36
Sale	18041	28.37
Sale	400	28.39
Sale	287	28.44
Sale	295	28.48
Sale	46490	28.51
Sale	774	28.63
Sale	197768	28.80
Sale	1550	28.88
Sale	136	28.90
Sale	365	28.93
Sale	136	28.94
Sale	398	28.94
Sale	795	28.96
Sale	7000	29.12
Sale	347	29.14
Sale	500	29.19
Sale	529	29.23
Sale	392	29.26
Sale	1014	29.34
Sale	393	29.35
Sale	400	29.36
Sale	729	29.39
Sale	357	29.40
Sale	2000	29.40
Sale	359	29.41
Sale	719	29.41
Sale	357	29.42
Sale	291	29.43
Sale	1483	29.44
Sale	357	29.47
Sale	1366	29.48
Sale	971	29.49
Sale	78094	29.49
Sale	714	29.50
Sale	357	29.51
Sale	720	29.53
Sale	55415	29.54
Sale	876	29.54
Sale	816	29.55
Sale	714	29.55
Sale	449	29.56
Sale	600	29.57
Sale	1072	29.58
Sale	890	29.61
Sale	1429	29.62
Sale	357	29.64
Sale	357	29.65
Sale	672	29.67
Sale	200	29.68
Sale	76924	29.70
Sale	1119	29.70
Sale	357	29.71
Sale	802	29.72
Sale	497	29.73
Sale	441	29.76
Sale	463	29.83
Sale	357	29.85
Sale	441	29.87
Sale	357	29.92
Sale	22	30.02
Sale	1119	30.04
Sale	452	30.05
Sale	178	30.27
Sale	357	30.30
Sale	176	30.45
Sale	714	30.47
Sale	357	30.50
Sale	329	30.56
Sale	2677	30.58
Sale	674	30.60
Sale	446	30.63
Sale	811	30.71
Sale	257	30.73
Sale	637	30.81
Sale	630	30.93
Total Sale	688231

(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	15 October 2008
Contact name	Gemma Mathieson
Telephone number	0207 676 6280
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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