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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 18 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 635,597 0.139136344 1678174 0.3673633--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,202 0.364523617 269617 0.0590209--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 150,000 0.032835982 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,450,799 0.536495943 2087791 0.4570311--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2207 97.15Purchase 61 97.21Purchase 204 97.22Purchase 1112 97.33Purchase 1196 97.34Purchase 76 97.45Purchase 44 97.47Purchase 152 97.48Purchase 150 97.49Purchase 364 97.5Purchase 1 97.52Purchase 4268 97.56Purchase 250 97.57Purchase 427 97.6Purchase 50 97.64Purchase 179 97.68Purchase 102 97.71Purchase 196 97.72Purchase 358 97.74Purchase 199 97.75Purchase 297 97.76Purchase 303 97.77Purchase 375 97.78Purchase 608 97.79Purchase 478 97.8Purchase 167 97.81Purchase 84 97.83Purchase 1085 97.84Purchase 145 97.85Purchase 347 97.87Purchase 197 97.88Purchase 774 97.89Purchase 500 97.9Purchase 125 97.91Purchase 172 97.92Purchase 2 97.93Purchase 51 97.94Purchase 100 97.96Purchase 421 97.99Purchase 2699 98Purchase 36 98.01Purchase 74 98.02Purchase 140 98.03Purchase 675 98.04Purchase 273 98.05Purchase 405 98.06Purchase 492 98.08Purchase 2164 98.09Purchase 36 98.1Purchase 15 98.14Purchase 831 98.15Purchase 71 98.16Purchase 36 98.17Purchase 7 98.18Purchase 452 98.19Purchase 728 98.2Purchase 513 98.21Purchase 836 98.22Purchase 528 98.23Purchase 178 98.24Purchase 225 98.25Purchase 618 98.26Purchase 17 98.29Purchase 212 98.3Purchase 1 98.32Purchase 35 98.33Purchase 143 98.34Purchase 400 98.36Purchase 463 98.37Purchase 74 98.38Purchase 521 98.39Purchase 1359 98.4Purchase 556 98.41Purchase 443 98.42Purchase 655 98.43Purchase 309 98.44Purchase 83 98.45Purchase 440 98.46Purchase 90 98.47Purchase 1356 98.48Purchase 2485 98.5Purchase 450 98.51Purchase 234 98.52Purchase 591 98.53Purchase 1705 98.54Purchase 1528 98.55Purchase 725 98.56Purchase 909 98.57Purchase 195 98.58Purchase 963 98.59Purchase 795 98.6Purchase 162 98.61Purchase 724 98.62Purchase 823 98.63Purchase 1328 98.64Purchase 478 98.65Purchase 35 98.66Purchase 571 98.67Purchase 624 98.68Purchase 2103 98.69Purchase 1847 98.7Purchase 1928 98.71Purchase 967 98.72Purchase 619 98.73Purchase 603 98.74Purchase 122 98.75Purchase 721 98.76Purchase 240 98.77Purchase 56 98.78Purchase 189 98.79Purchase 480 98.8Purchase 646 98.81Purchase 26 98.82Purchase 17 98.84Purchase 201 98.85Purchase 80 98.87Purchase 100 98.93Purchase 1020 98.96Purchase 107 98.97Purchase 1029 98.98Purchase 85 98.99Purchase 1490 99Purchase 66 99.02Purchase 109 99.07Purchase 141 99.09Purchase 99 99.1Purchase 25 99.11Purchase 298 99.12Purchase 462 99.15Purchase 1 99.16Purchase 371 99.17Purchase 185 99.18Purchase 659 99.19Purchase 28 99.22Purchase 177 99.23Purchase 15 99.24Purchase 773 99.25Purchase 54 99.26Purchase 57 99.27Purchase 414 99.28Purchase 26 99.29Purchase 68 99.3Purchase 180 99.32Purchase 62 99.39Purchase 907 99.4Purchase 55 99.41Purchase 207 99.42Purchase 199 99.43Purchase 385 99.44Purchase 169 99.56Purchase 8 99.57Purchase 14799 102Purchase 22106 106.85 110122\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 77 97.39Sale 81 97.46Sale 6 97.52Sale 210 97.56Sale 284 97.59Sale 626 97.6Sale 25 97.61Sale 349 97.66Sale 83 97.74Sale 79 97.86Sale 87 98Sale 83 98.04Sale 144 98.06Sale 59 98.17Sale 402 98.21Sale 209 98.22Sale 79 98.26Sale 58 98.28Sale 80 98.3Sale 78 98.31Sale 83 98.34Sale 200 98.39Sale 781 98.4Sale 85 98.42Sale 84 98.43Sale 64 98.52Sale 46 98.54Sale 107 98.55Sale 86 98.56Sale 30 98.6Sale 575 98.61Sale 66 98.66Sale 5 98.67Sale 43 98.71Sale 65 98.73Sale 64 98.75Sale 17 98.78Sale 63 98.81Sale 1 98.83Sale 65 98.87Sale 66 98.91Sale 59 98.92Sale 65 98.93Sale 7 98.94Sale 66 98.95Sale 64 98.98Sale 24 99.01Sale 60 99.02Sale 61 99.03Sale 67 99.06Sale 57 99.11Sale 88 99.16Sale 982 99.18Sale 57 99.2Sale 59 99.24Sale 60 99.32Sale 17 99.43Sale 14799 102 22287\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZU Long (buy) 500 51.56--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZU Short (sell) 500 51.26--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOIZZ Long (buy) 1000 47.70--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 19 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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