Newedge Group - EPT Disclosure

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:55am EDT

RNS Number:0605S
Newedge Group
10 April 2008


               
                                                                    FORM 38.5(a)

                                                                                

                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS                 

                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS                       

                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY                      

                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)                       

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
Name of exempt principal trader            Newedge Group (UK Branch)                    

Company dealt in                           Rio Tinto                    

Class of relevant security to              Ordinary Shares                    
which the dealings being                                  
disclosed relate (Note 1)                                 

Date of dealing                            9th April 2008                    

  

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 
Total number of securities    Highest price paid       Lowest price paid           
purchased                     (Note 3)                 (Note 3)       
                                                        
2161                          59.72832 GBP              59.72832 GBP

 

Total number of securities    Highest price received   Lowest price  received
sold                          (Note 3)                 (Note 3)         
                                                        

18321                         59.71347 GBP             59.71347 GBP

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
Product name,      Long/short      Number of securities     Price per unit 
e.g. CFD           (Note 4)        (Note 5)                 (Note 3)    
                                                      
                                                      

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Product     Writing,       Number of    Exercise   Type,      Expiry  Option   
name,e.g    selling,       securities   price      e.g.       date    money paid
call        purchasing,    to which                American,          /received
option      varying etc    the option              European           per unit 
                           relates                 etc.               (Note 3) 
                           (Note 5)                                      
                                                                   
                                                                   

(ii) Exercising

 
Product name,   Number of securities  Exercise price per
e.g. call                             unit              
option                                (Note 3)          
                                                        
                                                        

3. 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.

 
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Date of disclosure                      10th April 2008                     

Contact name                            Susan Barlow                      

Telephone number                        020 7676 8862                     

Name of offeree/offeror with            Rio Tinto                     
which connected                                              

Nature of connection (Note 6)           Affiliate of SG, Adviser to offeree                     

 

 

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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