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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 Equities Australia Limited---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 17 July 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 306,182 0.067025244 1,671,284 0.365855------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,591 0.364608772 159294 0.0348705------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 45,000 0.009850795 140000 0.0306469------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,016,773 0.44148481 1,970,578 0.4313724------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* T Class 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 105 116.56Purchase 280 116.58Purchase 115 116.59Purchase 1000 116.72Purchase 83 117.28Purchase 200 117.29Purchase 33 117.3Purchase 64 117.34Purchase 891 117.35Purchase 70 117.39Purchase 714 117.4Purchase 53 117.48Purchase 178716 117.4843Purchase 29 117.49Purchase 1089 117.5Purchase 243 117.52Purchase 2775 117.53Purchase 982 117.54Purchase 1000 117.6Purchase 635 117.71Purchase 147 117.8Purchase 314 117.81Purchase 130 117.82Purchase 200 117.84Purchase 1509 117.85Purchase 1059 117.9Purchase 78 117.91Purchase 376 117.95Purchase 1109 118Purchase 32 118.02 194031\* T \* T Sales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 500 117.07Sale 1000 117.42Sale 200 117.59Sale 5000 117.6Sale 501 117.61Sale 1300 117.64Sale 152 117.76Sale 646 117.9Sale 354 117.91Sale 1469 118Sale 1 118.03 11123\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) AUDe.g. CFD---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 500 18.16---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 200 18.68---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 1800 18.73---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 500 17.69---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 200 18.39---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 186 18.40---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 900 18.45---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 714 18.50---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 300 18.91---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 144 18.92---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 1180 18.95---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 376 19.05---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 option European per unit varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 18 July 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 1904---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Ltd---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes: The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's websiteat www.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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 25,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 20,000 180.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 100 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 4,440 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 1,330 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 3,350 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 950 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 200 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Short 750 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 67,987 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 212,013 05/09/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 1,385,091 29/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------RIO Swap Long 178,716 29/10/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------\* 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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