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FORM 38.5(b) 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 \* TName of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch (Subsidiary of RFS Holding N.V.)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD GBP 0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 14 October 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) \* T Long Short---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 1,450,292 0.1453% 1,032 0.0001%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)16 0.0000% 120,434 0.0121%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 526,022 0.0527% 626,000 0.0627%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 1,976,330 0.1980% 747,466 0.0749%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* TClass of relevant security: Long Short---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 0 0% 0 0%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)0 0% 0 0%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0% 0 0%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 0 0% 0 0%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 8 27.4500 GBPPurchase 150 27.4600 GBPPurchase 1,314 27.5600 GBPPurchase 851 27.5800 GBPPurchase 1,366 27.6200 GBPPurchase 438 27.6800 GBPPurchase 1,352 27.6900 GBPPurchase 2,587 27.7400 GBPPurchase 16,000 28.1395 GBPPurchase 1,051 28.2300 GBPPurchase 2,459 28.2500 GBPPurchase 24,881 28.2600 GBPPurchase 957 28.4300 GBPPurchase 305 28.4600 GBPPurchase 400 28.4800 GBPPurchase 100 29.6400 GBPPurchase 900 30.5300 GBPPurchase 200 30.5800 GBPTOTAL: 55,319 Sale 158 27.4595 GBPSale 9,570 27.7970 GBPSale 799 28.0000 GBPSale 696 28.0100 GBPSale 254 28.0200 GBPSale 274 28.0300 GBPSale 139 28.0500 GBPSale 457 28.0600 GBPSale 911 28.0700 GBPSale 415 28.0800 GBPSale 534 28.0900 GBPSale 1,192 28.1000 GBPSale 422 28.1100 GBPSale 1,964 28.1200 GBPSale 279 28.1300 GBPSale 1,238 28.1400 GBPSale 2,073 28.1500 GBPSale 674 28.1700 GBPSale 619 28.1800 GBPSale 75 28.2100 GBPSale 161 28.2300 GBPSale 210 28.2500 GBPSale 66,704 28.2600 GBPSale 354 28.2700 GBPSale 258 28.2800 GBPSale 265 28.2900 GBPSale 834 28.3000 GBPSale 105 28.3100 GBPSale 131 28.3300 GBPSale 90 28.3400 GBPSale 304 28.3500 GBPSale 500 29.6200 GBPSale 100 29.6400 GBPSale 900 30.5300 GBPSale 200 30.5800 GBPTOTAL: 93,859---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Long 2,000 0.5000 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Warrant Short 840 0.3200 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Long 1,000 0.1200 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 2009 Call Warrant Short 100 0.5200 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the European etc. per unit (Note varying etc. option relates 4) (Note 6)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) \* TNature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull 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.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO \* TDate of disclosure 15 October 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Antonio Gagliostro---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number +44 (0) 20 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) \* TProduct name, Written or Number of Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry datee.g. call option purchased securities to (Note 2) American, which the option European or derivative etc. relates-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 1,022 30.3400 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 150,000 38.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 10,000 40.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 1,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 1,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 48,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 12,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 58,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 61,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 2,000 72.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 2008 Call Option Purchase 35,000 48.0000 GBP American 17-Oct-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Put Option Purchase 1,000 40.0000 GBP American 18-Dec-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Call Option Purchase 29,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Call Option Written 4,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Put Option Written 13,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 75,000 52.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2010 Put Option Purchase 75,000 56.0000 GBP European 17-Dec-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 150,000 38.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchase 150,000 60.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oct 2008 Call Option Purchase 250,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreementsto purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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