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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 10 September 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 1,251,533 (0.1254%) 15,436 (0.0015%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 270 (0.0000%) 137,593 (0.0138%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 560,022 (0.0561%) 677,000 (0.0678%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 1,811,825 (0.1815%) 830,029 (0.0831%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 235 40.7100 GBPPurchase 165 40.7500 GBPPurchase 141 40.7600 GBPPurchase 115 40.8000 GBPPurchase 118 40.8200 GBPPurchase 108 40.9000 GBPPurchase 118 40.9500 GBPPurchase 118 40.9700 GBPPurchase 100 40.9800 GBPPurchase 106 40.9900 GBPPurchase 164 41.0100 GBPPurchase 127 41.0900 GBPPurchase 107 41.1000 GBPPurchase 127 41.1600 GBPPurchase 15,000 41.1690 GBPPurchase 97 41.2100 GBPPurchase 97 41.2200 GBPPurchase 279 41.2300 GBPPurchase 125 41.2800 GBPPurchase 139 41.3300 GBPPurchase 266 41.3700 GBPPurchase 356 41.3900 GBPPurchase 101 41.4000 GBPPurchase 123 41.4200 GBPPurchase 12 41.4900 GBPPurchase 235 41.5000 GBPPurchase 1,967 41.5048 GBPPurchase 125 41.5100 GBPPurchase 123 41.5300 GBPPurchase 313 41.5500 GBPPurchase 221 41.6000 GBPPurchase 300 41.6300 GBPPurchase 638 41.6500 GBPPurchase 315 41.6900 GBPPurchase 130 41.7100 GBPPurchase 150 41.7600 GBPPurchase 263 41.7700 GBPPurchase 405 41.7748 GBPPurchase 53 41.7900 GBPPurchase 130 41.8200 GBPPurchase 147 41.9300 GBPPurchase 232 41.9400 GBPPurchase 233 42.0000 GBPPurchase 150 42.0100 GBPPurchase 162 42.0900 GBPPurchase 289 42.1300 GBPPurchase 211 42.1500 GBPPurchase 146 42.1700 GBPPurchase 147 42.1900 GBPPurchase 237 42.2000 GBPPurchase 210 42.2300 GBPPurchase 236 42.2800 GBPPurchase 181 42.3000 GBPPurchase 102 42.3300 GBPPurchase 416 42.3500 GBPPurchase 238 42.3700 GBPPurchase 235 42.4000 GBPPurchase 192 42.8600 GBPPurchase 4,200 41.5577 GBPTOTALS: 31,776 Sale 282 40.7900 GBPSale 165 40.8100 GBPSale 3,000 40.8200 GBPSale 202 40.9400 GBPSale 100 40.9800 GBPSale 3,000 40.9900 GBPSale 746 41.0100 GBPSale 281 41.0200 GBPSale 2,930 41.0600 GBPSale 704 41.0700 GBPSale 300 41.0800 GBPSale 1,026 41.0900 GBPSale 658 41.1100 GBPSale 356 41.1200 GBPSale 120 41.1300 GBPSale 316 41.1600 GBPSale 1,460 41.1700 GBPSale 425 41.1900 GBPSale 133 41.2000 GBPSale 100 41.2300 GBPSale 455 41.2500 GBPSale 327 41.2800 GBPSale 253 41.2900 GBPSale 2,379 41.3000 GBPSale 840 41.3200 GBPSale 1,030 41.3300 GBPSale 211 41.3800 GBPSale 1,386 41.4000 GBPSale 66 41.4100 GBPSale 158 41.4300 GBPSale 164 41.4700 GBPSale 1,967 41.5100 GBPSale 262 41.6200 GBPSale 550 41.6300 GBPSale 178 41.6800 GBPSale 7,751 41.6940 GBPSale 2,000 41.6971 GBPSale 227 41.7200 GBPSale 405 41.7800 GBPSale 194 41.9700 GBPSale 121 42.2500 GBPSale 268 42.3500 GBPSale 227 42.8900 GBPTOTALS: 37,723---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 Put Warrant Short 700 0.2000 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Short 2,000 0.5700 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Short 1,500 0.4800 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Short 1,000 0.4900 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 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 11 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 0480---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 1,022 30.3400 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 150 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 75,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 2,000 72.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 10,000 40.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 7,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Purchase 33,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 16,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 5,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Purchase 26,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Written 1,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 7,000 60.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 6,000 64.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-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 14,000 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchase 250,000 27.0000 GBP European 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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