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EPT Disclosure

20th Oct 2008 10:10

RNS Number : 1948G

SG Option Europe

20 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	17 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	912,061 0.10
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	912,061 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
Purchase	45071	19.60
Purchase	418	19.81
Purchase	418	19.86
Purchase	418	19.90
Purchase	418	19.93
Purchase	418	19.95
Purchase	418	19.99
Purchase	137	20.00
Purchase	498	20.02
Purchase	396	20.03
Purchase	575	20.10
Purchase	434	20.11
Purchase	1427	20.12
Purchase	1268	20.14
Purchase	418	20.15
Purchase	438	20.16
Purchase	418	20.18
Purchase	836	20.19
Purchase	418	20.20
Purchase	418	20.21
Purchase	273	20.22
Purchase	250	20.23
Purchase	605	20.24
Purchase	1254	20.25
Purchase	380	20.26
Purchase	418	20.28
Purchase	1283	20.29
Purchase	1682	20.30
Purchase	950	20.31
Purchase	912	20.32
Purchase	853	20.34
Purchase	498	20.35
Purchase	418	20.37
Purchase	418	20.38
Purchase	836	20.39
Purchase	1189	20.40
Purchase	418	20.41
Purchase	1704	20.42
Purchase	444	20.43
Purchase	294	20.44
Purchase	20991	20.44
Purchase	418	20.46
Purchase	418	20.47
Purchase	889	20.48
Purchase	418	20.49
Purchase	937	20.50
Purchase	418	20.52
Purchase	418	20.53
Purchase	418	20.55
Purchase	802	20.56
Purchase	52	20.57
Purchase	418	20.58
Purchase	418	20.59
Purchase	1105	20.60
Purchase	418	20.61
Purchase	1172	20.63
Purchase	1315	20.65
Purchase	836	20.66
Purchase	493	20.71
Purchase	9158	20.71
Purchase	718	20.73
Purchase	504	20.75
Purchase	1687	20.76
Purchase	705	20.77
Purchase	480	20.79
Purchase	168	20.80
Purchase	488	20.82
Purchase	380	20.84
Purchase	400	20.85
Purchase	667	20.86
Purchase	2459	20.90
Purchase	1254	20.91
Purchase	1254	20.92
Purchase	590	20.94
Purchase	1254	20.95
Purchase	811	20.96
Purchase	280	20.97
Purchase	1345	20.99
Purchase	360	21.00
Purchase	2402	21.04
Purchase	418	21.05
Purchase	439	21.08
Purchase	119	21.09
Purchase	189	21.10
Purchase	226	21.11
Purchase	848	21.14
Purchase	630	21.15
Purchase	418	21.19
Purchase	1254	21.20
Purchase	389	21.25
Purchase	8775	21.25
Purchase	2052	21.30
Purchase	425	21.31
Purchase	422447	21.32
Purchase	1672	21.32
Purchase	292	21.34
Purchase	220023	21.38
Purchase	418	21.41
Purchase	516	21.42
Purchase	1254	21.43
Purchase	821	21.48
Purchase	542	21.59
Purchase	217	21.60
Purchase	836	21.70
Purchase	430	21.71
Purchase	1254	21.72
Purchase	480	21.73
Purchase	1254	21.77
Purchase	22564	21.81
Purchase	791	21.87
Purchase	597	21.92
Purchase	418	21.92
Purchase	418	21.98
Purchase	418	22.09
Purchase	230454	22.10
Purchase	418	22.14
Purchase	418	22.25
Purchase	28538	22.27
Purchase	418	22.31
Purchase	415	22.37
Purchase	486	22.42
Purchase	836	22.43
Purchase	30763	22.50
Purchase	418	22.58
Purchase	418	22.60
Purchase	418	22.65
Purchase	418	22.67
Purchase	836	22.68
Purchase	418	22.71
Purchase	12271	22.72
Purchase	414	22.84
Purchase	380	22.86
Purchase	418	22.90
Purchase	836	22.94
Total Purchase	1133892
Sale	853	19.84
Sale	1219	19.85
Sale	1595	19.88
Sale	423	19.89
Sale	418	19.93
Sale	1254	20.00
Sale	440	20.09
Sale	1082	20.10
Sale	497	20.12
Sale	656	20.16
Sale	380	20.17
Sale	790	20.19
Sale	584	20.23
Sale	418	20.24
Sale	418	20.27
Sale	418	20.29
Sale	1254	20.30
Sale	253	20.31
Sale	1577	20.34
Sale	418	20.35
Sale	6693	20.35
Sale	1026	20.37
Sale	572	20.38
Sale	3183	20.39
Sale	418	20.40
Sale	418	20.41
Sale	418	20.42
Sale	409	20.43
Sale	2095	20.44
Sale	615	20.45
Sale	217	20.47
Sale	450	20.48
Sale	948	20.51
Sale	1254	20.52
Sale	1254	20.54
Sale	380	20.58
Sale	600	20.61
Sale	689	20.62
Sale	475	20.63
Sale	418	20.64
Sale	570	20.66
Sale	380	20.67
Sale	677	20.68
Sale	1864	20.68
Sale	418	20.69
Sale	418	20.70
Sale	404	20.72
Sale	418	20.73
Sale	418	20.75
Sale	418	20.76
Sale	418	20.78
Sale	418	20.79
Sale	418	20.80
Sale	418	20.82
Sale	418	20.83
Sale	418	20.84
Sale	418	20.85
Sale	627	20.88
Sale	236	20.89
Sale	584	20.96
Sale	400	20.97
Sale	418	21.00
Sale	422	21.03
Sale	382	21.04
Sale	418	21.09
Sale	172	21.11
Sale	483	21.18
Sale	38	21.19
Sale	309974	21.20
Sale	397	21.24
Sale	418	21.25
Sale	350	21.31
Sale	418	21.35
Sale	418	21.38
Sale	836	21.40
Sale	836	21.42
Sale	149770	21.43
Sale	689	21.45
Sale	418	21.46
Sale	418	21.49
Sale	836	21.50
Sale	418	21.51
Sale	181	21.54
Sale	836	21.55
Sale	836	21.56
Sale	418	21.57
Sale	836	21.58
Sale	418	21.59
Sale	455	21.60
Sale	418	21.62
Sale	836	21.65
Sale	718	21.66
Sale	1254	21.68
Sale	290	21.69
Sale	836	21.70
Sale	418	21.71
Sale	836	21.74
Sale	825	21.79
Sale	619	21.80
Sale	84	21.81
Sale	315	21.82
Sale	300	21.83
Sale	1254	21.85
Sale	836	21.87
Sale	509	21.88
Sale	5301	21.88
Sale	836	21.89
Sale	418	21.90
Sale	418	21.91
Sale	1011	21.92
Sale	418	21.94
Sale	418	21.95
Sale	718	21.96
Sale	418	21.97
Sale	7709	22.00
Sale	1069	22.19
Sale	33947	22.38
Sale	43975	22.41
Sale	418	22.43
Sale	12988	22.43
Sale	30	22.44
Sale	48185	22.44
Sale	1254	22.46
Sale	33132	22.46
Sale	56	22.47
Sale	1254	22.49
Sale	25137	22.50
Sale	1254	22.51
Total Sale	751458

(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	20 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

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