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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 21 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 318,354 0.069689774 1672296 0.3660765--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,591 0.364608772 156009 0.0341514--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 45,000 0.009850795 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,028,945 0.444149341 1968305 0.4308748--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* TPurchases Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Purchase 65341 115.5Purchase 41 117.86Purchase 247 117.9Purchase 107 117.96Purchase 39 117.98Purchase 119 118Purchase 139 118.05Purchase 70 118.06Purchase 30 118.07Purchase 107 118.08Purchase 106 118.11Purchase 35 118.12Purchase 343 118.13Purchase 231 118.14Purchase 107 118.15Purchase 278 118.16Purchase 12 118.17Purchase 136 118.2Purchase 35 118.29Purchase 45 118.3Purchase 178 118.31Purchase 36 118.33Purchase 108 118.34Purchase 94 118.35Purchase 70 118.36Purchase 36 118.37Purchase 27 118.38Purchase 54 118.39Purchase 84 118.4Purchase 36 118.45Purchase 11275 118.49Purchase 36 118.5Purchase 200 118.51Purchase 144 118.52Purchase 8 118.55Purchase 94 118.59Purchase 258 118.6Purchase 1 118.61Purchase 140 118.66Purchase 109 118.67Purchase 99 118.68Purchase 27 118.69Purchase 460 118.7Purchase 36 118.71Purchase 1099 118.73Purchase 430 118.74Purchase 1398 118.76Purchase 36 118.81Purchase 63 118.83Purchase 253 118.89Purchase 736 118.9Purchase 271 118.91Purchase 153 118.92Purchase 323 118.93Purchase 142 118.94Purchase 65 118.95Purchase 615 119Purchase 71 119.01Purchase 357 119.02Purchase 179 119.03Purchase 88 119.05Purchase 71 119.06Purchase 48 119.07Purchase 531 119.08Purchase 43 119.1Purchase 319 119.16Purchase 18 119.19Purchase 107 119.22Purchase 373 119.24Purchase 91 119.25Purchase 236 119.26Purchase 33 119.29Purchase 141 119.32Purchase 70 119.39Purchase 71 119.4Purchase 30 119.43Purchase 14 119.48Purchase 297 119.55 89950\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 65341 115.5Sale 87 118.36Sale 672 118.45Sale 11788 118.49Sale 200 118.5Sale 301 118.51Sale 53 118.56Sale 10 118.58Sale 317 118.6Sale 161 118.64Sale 1000 118.73Sale 5000 118.9 84930\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZI Long (buy) 2350 2.39--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 672 19.43--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 401 19.48--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 100 19.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 327 19.58--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 72 19.72--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 30 19.73--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 500 19.75--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 898 19.76--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 22 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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