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EPT Disclosure

8th Oct 2008 10:13

RNS Number : 3517F

SG Option Europe

08 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	07 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	525,902 0.05
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	525,902 0.05

(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	425	28.64
Purchase	461	28.68
Purchase	323	28.70
Purchase	600	28.90
Purchase	510	28.94
Purchase	1653	29.00
Purchase	895	29.03
Purchase	468	29.05
Purchase	757	29.10
Purchase	231	29.11
Purchase	381	29.12
Purchase	874	29.13
Purchase	327	29.14
Purchase	12640	29.16
Purchase	567	29.17
Purchase	875	29.17
Purchase	255	29.18
Purchase	358	29.19
Purchase	1244	29.20
Purchase	1048	29.21
Purchase	1283	29.22
Purchase	255	29.23
Purchase	255	29.24
Purchase	1020	29.25
Purchase	60	29.27
Purchase	222	29.28
Purchase	818	29.29
Purchase	590	29.30
Purchase	1380	29.31
Purchase	259	29.32
Purchase	562	29.35
Purchase	558	29.36
Purchase	312	29.37
Purchase	11768	29.37
Purchase	38000	29.38
Purchase	510	29.38
Purchase	469	29.39
Purchase	567	29.40
Purchase	1219	29.42
Purchase	109	29.43
Purchase	432	29.45
Purchase	213	29.45
Purchase	871	29.46
Purchase	1548	29.47
Purchase	978	29.48
Purchase	650	29.49
Purchase	717	29.50
Purchase	510	29.51
Purchase	1181	29.52
Purchase	1309	29.53
Purchase	1063	29.54
Purchase	640	29.55
Purchase	1515	29.56
Purchase	894	29.57
Purchase	2413	29.59
Purchase	2729	29.60
Purchase	1555	29.61
Purchase	7038	29.63
Purchase	366	29.63
Purchase	255	29.64
Purchase	2344	29.65
Purchase	78253	29.66
Purchase	781	29.66
Purchase	568	29.69
Purchase	805	29.70
Purchase	1116	29.71
Purchase	430	29.72
Purchase	477	29.75
Purchase	275	29.77
Purchase	4189	29.77
Purchase	329	29.78
Purchase	359861	29.78
Purchase	1818	29.79
Purchase	1369	29.80
Purchase	1784	29.81
Purchase	546	29.82
Purchase	455	29.83
Purchase	1028	29.84
Purchase	2239	29.85
Purchase	278	29.87
Purchase	599	29.88
Purchase	1676	29.89
Purchase	605	29.91
Purchase	913	29.92
Purchase	582	29.95
Purchase	255	29.96
Purchase	436	29.97
Purchase	512	30.01
Purchase	1054	30.07
Purchase	982	30.08
Purchase	455	30.10
Purchase	597	30.12
Purchase	652	30.16
Purchase	35	30.17
Purchase	75	30.21
Purchase	1097	30.22
Purchase	901	30.22
Purchase	417	30.25
Purchase	700	30.27
Purchase	255	30.30
Purchase	804	30.31
Purchase	460	30.32
Purchase	277	30.33
Purchase	255	30.34
Purchase	1001	30.35
Purchase	255	30.36
Purchase	360	30.40
Purchase	685	30.41
Purchase	906	30.42
Purchase	2188	30.44
Purchase	145	30.45
Purchase	200	30.47
Purchase	107	30.51
Purchase	1221	30.51
Purchase	689	30.52
Purchase	318	30.54
Purchase	753	30.60
Purchase	455	30.61
Purchase	781	30.62
Purchase	348	30.63
Purchase	645	30.64
Purchase	28	30.65
Purchase	255	30.66
Purchase	39	30.67
Purchase	33	30.73
Purchase	397	30.81
Purchase	531	30.96
Purchase	633	31.06
Total Purchase	598497
Sale	453	28.97
Sale	322	28.98
Sale	320	29.02
Sale	232	29.03
Sale	469	29.04
Sale	319	29.05
Sale	575	29.06
Sale	321	29.08
Sale	418	29.09
Sale	400	29.11
Sale	423	29.15
Sale	31138	29.17
Sale	232	29.18
Sale	841	29.20
Sale	1117	29.21
Sale	1719	29.22
Sale	255	29.24
Sale	1626	29.25
Sale	1043	29.26
Sale	335	29.27
Sale	1752	29.28
Sale	1202	29.29
Sale	655	29.30
Sale	2960	29.31
Sale	5237	29.31
Sale	1187	29.32
Sale	45	29.33
Sale	997	29.35
Sale	967	29.37
Sale	934	29.38
Sale	1093	29.39
Sale	1399	29.40
Sale	255	29.41
Sale	548	29.42
Sale	586	29.43
Sale	332	29.45
Sale	255	29.47
Sale	22416	29.48
Sale	839	29.48
Sale	255	29.49
Sale	613	29.50
Sale	228	29.51
Sale	660	29.52
Sale	255	29.54
Sale	152	29.55
Sale	255	29.56
Sale	469	29.57
Sale	1453	29.60
Sale	200	29.62
Sale	36709	29.63
Sale	213495	29.64
Sale	700	29.68
Sale	200	29.72
Sale	279	29.75
Sale	1020	29.77
Sale	598	29.78
Sale	279	29.79
Sale	255	29.80
Sale	963	29.80
Sale	1700	29.80
Sale	500	29.81
Sale	896	29.83
Sale	910	29.84
Sale	169	29.85
Sale	1473	29.87
Sale	347	29.88
Sale	1307	29.89
Sale	510	29.91
Sale	592	29.93
Sale	255	29.94
Sale	241	29.98
Sale	481	29.99
Sale	255	30.00
Sale	343	30.01
Sale	255	30.03
Sale	143	30.06
Sale	255	30.07
Sale	255	30.08
Sale	255	30.10
Sale	255	30.11
Sale	106	30.20
Sale	4211	30.21
Sale	87303	30.22
Sale	150	30.27
Sale	599	30.30
Sale	68	30.31
Sale	255	30.38
Sale	29562	30.38
Sale	510	30.42
Sale	255	30.44
Sale	30	30.45
Sale	286	30.46
Sale	268	30.50
Sale	892	30.54
Sale	275	30.55
Sale	255	30.60
Sale	255	30.68
Total Sale	481932

(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	08 October 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

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