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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 9 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 465,866 0.101981117 1674206 0.3664947--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,152 0.364512672 188228 0.0412043--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 150,000 0.032835982 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,281,018 0.499329771 2002434 0.4383459--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 26 106.81Purchase 99 106.82Purchase 9 106.85Purchase 79 106.86Purchase 84 106.88Purchase 32 106.9Purchase 70 106.91Purchase 48 106.93Purchase 96 106.94Purchase 295 106.95Purchase 158 106.96Purchase 49 106.97Purchase 368 107.14Purchase 174 107.19Purchase 306 107.2Purchase 195 107.21Purchase 48 107.24Purchase 34 107.25Purchase 1002 107.5Purchase 26 107.52Purchase 61 107.56Purchase 34 107.59Purchase 61 107.6Purchase 14 107.61Purchase 20 107.65Purchase 4 107.67Purchase 26 107.72Purchase 108 107.73Purchase 21 107.82Purchase 84 108.01Purchase 11 108.05Purchase 500 108.24Purchase 20 108.3Purchase 62 108.31Purchase 125 108.33Purchase 25 108.41Purchase 182 108.84Purchase 119 108.9Purchase 98 108.92Purchase 381 108.94Purchase 337 108.95Purchase 242 108.96Purchase 36 108.99Purchase 27643 110.25 33412\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 390 106.82Sale 4 106.94Sale 51 106.96Sale 22 106.98Sale 32 107.02Sale 36 107.07Sale 87 107.08Sale 32 107.11Sale 101 107.24Sale 130 107.27Sale 126 107.44Sale 1155 107.5Sale 193 107.51Sale 31 107.58Sale 193 107.63Sale 4 107.71Sale 7 107.77Sale 31 107.9Sale 803 107.98Sale 197 107.99Sale 10 108.04Sale 30 108.07Sale 6 108.12Sale 1 108.13Sale 44 108.21Sale 41 108.24Sale 32 108.36Sale 392 108.38Sale 551 108.4Sale 19 108.41Sale 23 108.44Sale 56 108.46Sale 36 108.47Sale 37 108.49Sale 32 108.51Sale 50 108.55Sale 41 108.62Sale 282 108.65Sale 199 108.66Sale 163 108.67Sale 325 108.69Sale 42 108.7Sale 45 108.74Sale 5 108.75Sale 64 108.76Sale 14 108.79Sale 27643 110.25 33808\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOSZB Short (sell) 129 61.99--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 3373 9.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Selling 90000 102.00 American 22/12/11 19.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 11 Purchasing 90000 85.00 American 22/12/11 11.60--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Put Dec 13 Purchasing 6000 110.00 American 19/12/13 23.50--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 10 September 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 11 Put Written 60,000 85.00 American 22/12/11-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 3,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 8,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 4,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 22,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 2,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 5,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 29,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 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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