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EPT Disclosure

16th Sep 2008 10:09

RNS Number : 5230D

SG Option Europe

16 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	15 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	2,390,676 0.24
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	2,390,676 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	400	41.58
Purchase	847	41.59
Purchase	1001	41.60
Purchase	200	41.70
Purchase	199	41.76
Purchase	400	41.77
Purchase	200	41.78
Purchase	168	41.80
Purchase	98	41.83
Purchase	221	41.84
Purchase	14	41.90
Purchase	203	41.91
Purchase	224403	41.94
Purchase	168	41.96
Purchase	168	41.99
Purchase	702	42.00
Purchase	228	42.01
Purchase	168	42.03
Purchase	168	42.04
Purchase	437	42.05
Purchase	46	42.06
Purchase	680	42.08
Purchase	168	42.10
Purchase	779	42.12
Purchase	240	42.13
Purchase	78	42.15
Purchase	323	42.16
Purchase	670	42.17
Purchase	334	42.18
Purchase	215	42.20
Purchase	168	42.22
Purchase	114	42.23
Purchase	498	42.24
Purchase	196	42.25
Purchase	403	42.26
Purchase	354	42.27
Purchase	336	42.30
Purchase	535	42.31
Purchase	357	42.34
Purchase	336	42.36
Purchase	447	42.37
Purchase	168	42.39
Purchase	6466	42.41
Purchase	154	42.41
Purchase	662	42.42
Purchase	76321	42.42
Purchase	507	42.43
Purchase	168	42.44
Purchase	847	42.45
Purchase	168	42.46
Purchase	337	42.49
Purchase	168	42.50
Purchase	1023	42.51
Purchase	741	42.52
Purchase	336	42.54
Purchase	266	42.55
Purchase	180	42.56
Purchase	341863	42.56
Purchase	188	42.58
Purchase	254	42.59
Purchase	168	42.60
Purchase	168	42.62
Purchase	360	42.66
Purchase	568	42.67
Purchase	168	42.69
Purchase	3911	42.71
Purchase	168	42.72
Purchase	359	42.73
Purchase	168	42.75
Purchase	508	42.78
Purchase	168	42.85
Purchase	378	42.86
Purchase	29	42.88
Purchase	330	42.89
Purchase	168	42.91
Purchase	380	42.92
Purchase	168	42.94
Purchase	168	42.95
Purchase	588	42.96
Purchase	168	42.98
Purchase	6715	42.99
Purchase	168	43.00
Purchase	152	43.01
Purchase	24	43.02
Purchase	609	43.03
Purchase	16	43.05
Purchase	187	43.06
Purchase	179	43.12
Purchase	336	43.13
Purchase	256	43.15
Purchase	168	43.16
Purchase	168	43.17
Purchase	325	43.22
Purchase	562	43.24
Purchase	256	43.26
Purchase	168	43.28
Purchase	177	43.29
Purchase	187	43.30
Purchase	560	43.31
Purchase	168	43.33
Purchase	944	43.35
Purchase	2174	43.35
Purchase	5230	43.36
Purchase	274	43.40
Purchase	828	43.41
Purchase	16	43.42
Purchase	278	43.43
Purchase	276	43.45
Purchase	200	43.47
Total Purchase	699179
Sale	168	41.56
Sale	466	41.65
Sale	251	41.66
Sale	444	41.70
Sale	153	41.75
Sale	153	41.76
Sale	175	41.77
Sale	168	41.79
Sale	173	41.93
Sale	30000	41.94
Sale	1051	41.98
Sale	883	41.99
Sale	882	42.00
Sale	568	42.04
Sale	62398	42.05
Sale	344	42.05
Sale	166	42.06
Sale	168	42.07
Sale	168	42.08
Sale	52480	42.09
Sale	33659	42.10
Sale	1716	42.10
Sale	968	42.15
Sale	887	42.18
Sale	1073	42.19
Sale	504	42.21
Sale	504	42.23
Sale	787	42.25
Sale	12514	42.25
Sale	764	42.29
Sale	918	42.30
Sale	746	42.31
Sale	551	42.31
Sale	537	42.32
Sale	70000	42.35
Sale	141	42.38
Sale	282	42.40
Sale	897	42.43
Sale	224	42.43
Sale	108	42.44
Sale	326	42.47
Sale	153	42.48
Sale	411	42.49
Sale	1320	42.50
Sale	1176	42.51
Sale	783	42.52
Sale	306	42.53
Sale	168	42.54
Sale	56	42.55
Sale	602	42.56
Sale	700	42.58
Sale	214	42.60
Sale	881	42.63
Sale	445	42.64
Sale	91921	42.65
Sale	372905	42.66
Sale	153	42.66
Sale	240	42.67
Sale	910	42.69
Sale	96	42.70
Sale	115	42.71
Sale	305	42.74
Sale	385	42.77
Sale	38777	42.77
Sale	191	42.78
Sale	386	42.81
Sale	390	42.85
Sale	376	42.86
Sale	703	42.87
Sale	23	42.88
Sale	168	42.90
Sale	25967	42.91
Sale	377	42.96
Sale	1000	43.00
Sale	158	43.01
Sale	388	43.03
Sale	2012	43.04
Sale	280	43.04
Sale	328	43.06
Sale	325	43.07
Sale	397	43.08
Sale	354	43.11
Sale	282	43.12
Sale	149	43.17
Sale	123	43.19
Sale	168	43.25
Sale	632	43.26
Sale	875	43.27
Sale	237	43.29
Sale	169	43.30
Sale	374	43.32
Sale	336	43.35
Sale	168	43.36
Sale	629	43.38
Total Sale	830352

(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	16 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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