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EPT Disclosure

15th Sep 2008 10:09

RNS Number : 4174D

SG Option Europe

15 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	12 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	2,521,849 0.25
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	2,521,849 0.25

(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	164	42.63
Purchase	468	42.83
Purchase	469	42.84
Purchase	1661	42.86
Purchase	501	42.96
Purchase	498	42.98
Purchase	1057	43.29
Purchase	840	43.32
Purchase	598	43.35
Purchase	200	43.42
Purchase	1800	43.44
Purchase	804	43.45
Purchase	1045	43.46
Purchase	729	43.52
Purchase	8	43.54
Purchase	154470	43.59
Purchase	164	43.65
Purchase	109	43.68
Purchase	344	43.76
Purchase	900	43.77
Purchase	1097	43.79
Purchase	449	43.80
Purchase	784	43.81
Purchase	559	43.84
Purchase	656	43.92
Purchase	614	43.93
Purchase	541	43.95
Purchase	135	43.96
Purchase	200	44.03
Purchase	552	44.04
Purchase	1092	44.05
Purchase	103	44.06
Purchase	302	44.07
Purchase	25967	44.07
Purchase	390	44.09
Purchase	150	44.22
Purchase	400	44.28
Purchase	95736	44.29
Purchase	607	44.35
Purchase	680	44.39
Purchase	886	44.40
Purchase	979	44.41
Purchase	804	44.57
Purchase	559	44.64
Purchase	8186	44.71
Purchase	531	44.83
Purchase	720	44.87
Purchase	84966	44.90
Total purchase	395474
Sale	15294	42.64
Sale	603	42.86
Sale	2629	42.87
Sale	2585	42.91
Sale	317	42.91
Sale	247	42.93
Sale	180	42.94
Sale	180	43.01
Sale	1138	43.11
Sale	600	43.13
Sale	665	43.14
Sale	180	43.23
Sale	180	43.24
Sale	320	43.25
Sale	473	43.26
Sale	180	43.27
Sale	1373	43.28
Sale	471	43.29
Sale	1058	43.30
Sale	1047	43.30
Sale	308	43.31
Sale	534	43.32
Sale	1137	43.34
Sale	1125	43.36
Sale	874	43.38
Sale	1725	43.39
Sale	1916	43.40
Sale	449	43.41
Sale	179	43.43
Sale	393	43.44
Sale	180	43.45
Sale	686	43.46
Sale	1525	43.47
Sale	179	43.49
Sale	422	43.50
Sale	990	43.51
Sale	489	43.52
Sale	949	43.53
Sale	404	43.55
Sale	180	43.56
Sale	866	43.57
Sale	1921	43.58
Sale	180	43.59
Sale	540	43.60
Sale	180	43.62
Sale	735	43.63
Sale	481	43.66
Sale	180	43.67
Sale	156	43.68
Sale	180	43.69
Sale	640	43.70
Sale	164	43.71
Sale	152617	43.71
Sale	411	43.72
Sale	1083	43.72
Sale	180	43.74
Sale	360	43.75
Sale	619	43.76
Sale	903	43.78
Sale	597	43.79
Sale	1047	43.80
Sale	4815	43.80
Sale	1122	43.81
Sale	1120	43.82
Sale	99659	43.82
Sale	180	43.83
Sale	2560	43.83
Sale	404	43.84
Sale	526	43.85
Sale	540	43.86
Sale	854	43.87
Sale	1210	43.89
Sale	180	43.90
Sale	255	43.92
Sale	600	43.93
Sale	338	43.94
Sale	172	43.95
Sale	307	43.96
Sale	806	43.97
Sale	287	43.98
Sale	769	43.99
Sale	1107	44.01
Sale	292	44.03
Sale	571	44.07
Sale	692	44.09
Sale	180	44.11
Sale	465	44.15
Sale	459	44.16
Sale	158	44.18
Sale	2120	44.19
Sale	180	44.21
Sale	7960	44.33
Sale	210	44.43
Sale	183	44.44
Sale	93	44.45
Sale	180	44.47
Sale	24000	44.54
Sale	690	44.64
Sale	400	44.65
Sale	53199	44.90
Total sale	418247

(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 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

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