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EPT Disclosure

22nd Sep 2008 10:45

RNS Number : 9524D

SG Option Europe

22 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	19 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	1,034,277 0.10
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1,034,277 0.10

(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	38021	36.55
Purchase	191	38.88
Purchase	206	38.92
Purchase	448	38.93
Purchase	206	38.97
Purchase	206	39.01
Purchase	449	39.02
Purchase	483	39.03
Purchase	255	39.04
Purchase	206	39.06
Purchase	223	39.09
Purchase	480	39.13
Purchase	205	39.16
Purchase	428	39.18
Purchase	613	39.20
Purchase	347	39.21
Purchase	206	39.26
Purchase	206	39.27
Purchase	189	39.30
Purchase	12	39.43
Purchase	87	39.44
Purchase	383	39.45
Purchase	206	39.51
Purchase	18	39.55
Purchase	406	39.57
Purchase	54	39.58
Purchase	412	39.60
Purchase	612	39.61
Purchase	58	39.63
Purchase	209	39.64
Purchase	339	39.65
Purchase	200	39.66
Purchase	206	39.67
Purchase	206	39.69
Purchase	242	39.70
Purchase	41	39.73
Purchase	230	39.74
Purchase	206	39.75
Purchase	250	39.78
Purchase	295	39.79
Purchase	293	39.80
Purchase	518	39.85
Purchase	277	39.86
Purchase	543	39.94
Purchase	10	39.97
Purchase	206	39.98
Purchase	206	39.99
Purchase	45	40.15
Purchase	450	40.16
Purchase	613	40.20
Purchase	26	40.21
Purchase	199	40.23
Purchase	5	40.24
Purchase	376	40.26
Purchase	575	40.28
Purchase	376	40.30
Purchase	712	40.31
Purchase	293	40.33
Purchase	358	40.35
Purchase	92	40.36
Purchase	442	40.37
Purchase	381	40.38
Purchase	116	40.40
Purchase	5	40.41
Purchase	211	40.42
Purchase	10	40.43
Purchase	431	40.44
Purchase	289	40.45
Purchase	752	40.47
Purchase	376	40.48
Purchase	245	40.50
Purchase	681	40.51
Purchase	18179	40.52
Purchase	620	40.52
Purchase	676	40.53
Purchase	632	40.54
Purchase	366	40.57
Purchase	194	40.58
Purchase	355	40.59
Purchase	100	40.61
Purchase	300	40.66
Purchase	199	40.72
Purchase	295	40.73
Purchase	305	40.77
Purchase	507	40.82
Purchase	92992	40.86
Purchase	376	40.88
Purchase	2304	40.91
Purchase	1129	40.94
Purchase	620	40.98
Purchase	845	40.99
Purchase	565	41.00
Purchase	114	41.01
Purchase	617	41.03
Purchase	206	41.07
Purchase	620	41.10
Purchase	400	41.13
Purchase	130584	41.13
Purchase	259623	41.15
Purchase	51008	41.17
Purchase	356	41.17
Purchase	259	41.18
Purchase	371	41.20
Purchase	2790	41.21
Purchase	344	41.21
Purchase	145966	41.22
Purchase	579	41.22
Purchase	241	41.23
Purchase	361	41.24
Purchase	76	41.25
Purchase	100	41.26
Purchase	440	41.28
Purchase	348	41.29
Purchase	79	41.32
Purchase	350	41.33
Purchase	206	41.37
Purchase	376	41.40
Purchase	200	41.41
Purchase	427	41.42
Purchase	88684	41.43
Purchase	620	41.45
Purchase	226	41.48
Purchase	300	41.51
Purchase	305	41.52
Purchase	500	41.53
Purchase	150	41.56
Purchase	629	41.60
Purchase	436	41.61
Purchase	1398	41.63
Purchase	526	41.64
Purchase	206	41.65
Purchase	986	41.67
Purchase	105902	41.68
Purchase	39796	41.68
Purchase	1250	41.70
Purchase	189	41.71
Purchase	1092	41.72
Purchase	850	41.79
Purchase	620	41.83
Purchase	400	41.85
Purchase	150	41.87
Purchase	206	41.94
Purchase	250	41.96
Purchase	199	42.01
Purchase	100	42.19
Purchase	413	42.22
Purchase	188	42.45
Purchase	150	42.46
Purchase	200	42.48
Purchase	206	42.53
Purchase	211	42.60
Purchase	190	42.73
Purchase	223	42.76
Total Purchase	1024703
Sale	38021	36.55
Sale	52486	38.78
Sale	399	38.96
Sale	213	38.99
Sale	189	39.02
Sale	195	39.04
Sale	206	39.10
Sale	822	39.11
Sale	206	39.15
Sale	654	39.20
Sale	181	39.25
Sale	429	39.28
Sale	213486	39.29
Sale	250	39.30
Sale	199	39.36
Sale	252	39.50
Sale	250	39.51
Sale	477	39.55
Sale	195	39.60
Sale	4179	39.61
Sale	464	39.62
Sale	21	39.63
Sale	206	39.71
Sale	128331	39.72
Sale	296	39.72
Sale	408	39.78
Sale	402760	39.80
Sale	412	39.81
Sale	105	39.85
Sale	371	39.90
Sale	282	39.94
Sale	521	39.95
Sale	603	39.98
Sale	618	39.99
Sale	453	40.00
Sale	237	40.10
Sale	206	40.16
Sale	100	40.20
Sale	256	40.25
Sale	215	40.26
Sale	224	40.30
Sale	188	40.31
Sale	12	40.37
Sale	606	40.38
Sale	272	40.45
Sale	300	40.48
Sale	40	40.50
Sale	300	40.54
Sale	333	40.57
Sale	297	40.58
Sale	364	40.60
Sale	250	40.62
Sale	219	40.63
Sale	206	40.69
Sale	4	40.70
Sale	206	40.73
Sale	392308	40.75
Sale	206	40.75
Sale	206	40.77
Sale	102	40.79
Sale	206	40.80
Sale	206	40.82
Sale	158	40.83
Sale	206	40.84
Sale	206	40.85
Sale	615	40.86
Sale	206	40.90
Sale	12	40.91
Sale	206	40.93
Sale	206	40.94
Sale	447	40.94
Sale	206	41.00
Sale	14904	41.00
Sale	205	41.01
Sale	100	41.02
Sale	215	41.05
Sale	171	41.06
Sale	100	41.10
Sale	287	41.11
Sale	206	41.15
Sale	266	41.17
Sale	650	41.18
Sale	206	41.23
Sale	206	41.25
Sale	412	41.26
Sale	206	41.27
Sale	399	41.31
Sale	192	41.33
Sale	104	41.35
Sale	206	41.38
Sale	206	41.39
Sale	544	41.40
Sale	100	41.43
Sale	21	41.44
Sale	50154	41.46
Sale	206	41.48
Sale	618	41.49
Sale	618	41.50
Sale	412	41.51
Sale	582	41.54
Sale	456	41.55
Sale	1321	41.56
Sale	412	41.57
Sale	47529	41.58
Sale	206	41.59
Sale	206	41.60
Sale	455	41.62
Sale	701	41.63
Sale	862	41.64
Sale	206	41.66
Sale	284	41.67
Sale	36325	41.68
Sale	9793	41.70
Sale	372	41.70
Sale	206	41.71
Sale	150	41.72
Sale	434	41.73
Sale	188	41.77
Sale	562	41.78
Sale	206	41.81
Sale	272	41.86
Sale	206	41.96
Sale	193	42.02
Sale	351	42.08
Sale	50	42.09
Sale	246	42.14
Sale	206	42.20
Sale	200	42.24
Sale	902	42.25
Sale	306	42.27
Sale	200	42.30
Sale	259	42.31
Sale	102	42.32
Sale	99	42.50
Sale	42	42.51
Sale	214	42.58
Sale	206	42.68
Sale	41	42.87
Total Sale	1427142

(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	22 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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