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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 28 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 353,944 0.077480658 1673273 0.3662904--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,141 0.364510264 156304 0.034216--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 45,000 0.009850795 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,064,085 0.451841717 1969577 0.4311533--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 49432 113.8Purchase 904 115.58Purchase 213 115.7Purchase 33 115.73Purchase 115 115.74Purchase 261 115.77Purchase 71 115.84Purchase 71 115.87Purchase 36 115.88Purchase 41 115.91Purchase 788 115.92Purchase 107 115.93Purchase 368 115.96Purchase 271 115.99Purchase 124 116.02Purchase 51 116.04Purchase 160 116.05Purchase 84 116.06Purchase 216 116.07Purchase 200 116.08Purchase 324 116.11Purchase 390 116.14Purchase 28 116.16Purchase 138 116.17Purchase 42 116.19Purchase 136 116.21Purchase 192 116.22Purchase 71 116.24Purchase 171 116.26Purchase 14 116.27Purchase 71 116.28Purchase 759 116.29Purchase 71 116.31Purchase 35 116.32Purchase 53 116.38Purchase 180 116.44Purchase 400 116.48Purchase 88 116.5Purchase 676 116.56Purchase 288 116.57Purchase 105 116.61Purchase 89 116.64Purchase 234 116.65Purchase 471 116.75Purchase 16 116.78Purchase 160 116.81Purchase 107 116.82Purchase 71 116.83Purchase 18 116.84Purchase 555 116.85Purchase 136 116.93Purchase 49 116.94Purchase 205 116.96Purchase 417 116.97Purchase 219 116.98Purchase 327 116.99Purchase 783 117Purchase 309 117.02Purchase 443 117.07Purchase 159 117.08Purchase 377 117.09Purchase 131 117.14Purchase 4 117.16Purchase 47 117.17Purchase 37 117.18Purchase 237 117.19Purchase 37 117.36Purchase 331 117.39Purchase 250 117.4Purchase 395 117.42Purchase 955 117.43Purchase 36 117.46Purchase 35 117.47Purchase 120 117.49Purchase 70 117.5Purchase 709 117.51Purchase 64 117.52Purchase 412 117.54Purchase 489 117.55Purchase 711 117.58Purchase 347 117.59Purchase 1089 117.6Purchase 83 117.61Purchase 290 117.64Purchase 388 117.65Purchase 243 117.69Purchase 149 117.7Purchase 183 117.72Purchase 3 117.76Purchase 103 117.77Purchase 116 117.79Purchase 256 117.8Purchase 27 117.9Purchase 251 117.91Purchase 275 117.92Purchase 36 117.96Purchase 276 117.97Purchase 443 117.98Purchase 50 117.99Purchase 2087 118Purchase 289 118.01Purchase 426 118.02Purchase 146 118.04Purchase 159 118.05Purchase 74 118.07Purchase 40 118.08Purchase 147 118.1Purchase 133 118.11Purchase 18 118.12Purchase 69 118.15Purchase 165 118.17Purchase 331 118.18Purchase 1775 118.6 78460\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 49432 113.8Sale 629 116.82Sale 323 116.83Sale 650 116.84Sale 350 116.85Sale 48 116.86Sale 1000 116.95Sale 205 116.97Sale 284 116.99Sale 244 117Sale 22 117.03Sale 500 117.36Sale 269 117.5Sale 203 117.51Sale 85 118.11Sale 62 118.22Sale 938 118.23Sale 2231 118.6 57475\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOVZL Long (buy) 9000 1.03--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 29 July 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Oliver Bainbridge - Kirit Devshi---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 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 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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