21st Oct 2008 09:11
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 20 October 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 108,431 0.023736256 1850107 0.4050005------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 2,018,474 0.44185717 289912 0.0634636------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 493,114 0.107945882 0 0------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,620,019 0.573539308 2140019 0.4684642------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 82184 62.62Purchase 2000 64.76Purchase 246 65.01Purchase 54 65.06Purchase 2000 65.2Purchase 1000 65.21Purchase 1 65.27Purchase 11 65.32Purchase 6 65.33Purchase 5 65.36Purchase 176 65.67Purchase 9824 65.68Purchase 78 65.69Purchase 1000 65.7Purchase 356 65.75Purchase 1644 65.77Purchase 29 65.82Purchase 254 65.86Purchase 1000 65.9Purchase 43 65.92Purchase 17 65.93Purchase 17 65.96Purchase 34 65.99Purchase 1023 66Purchase 8661 66.01Purchase 45 66.04Purchase 2000 66.06Purchase 16 66.12Purchase 13 66.14Purchase 73 66.15Purchase 3517 66.16 117327\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 73441 62.62Sale 7 64.74Sale 4 64.78Sale 5 64.83Sale 79 64.92Sale 18 64.95Sale 1579 64.97Sale 433 64.99Sale 15 65Sale 6 65.05Sale 24 65.17Sale 37 65.23Sale 7 65.24Sale 1000 65.27Sale 40 65.29Sale 87 65.3Sale 33 65.33Sale 2145 65.37Sale 22 65.39Sale 20 65.41Sale 38 65.42Sale 12 65.43Sale 42 65.48Sale 30 65.49Sale 19 65.62Sale 45 65.67Sale 25 65.69Sale 536 65.7Sale 541 65.71Sale 46 65.72Sale 1000 65.74Sale 52 65.76Sale 32 65.8Sale 58 65.81Sale 30 65.82Sale 17 65.87Sale 59 65.88Sale 500 66Sale 9178 66.01Sale 200 66.05Sale 100 66.06Sale 84 66.12Sale 27 66.14Sale 290 66.15Sale 40 66.19Sale 664 66.29Sale 500 67.1Sale 1000 67.14 94167\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 500 96.26---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 1000 96.52---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 1000 95.29---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 500 95.33---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 400 9.92---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 1600 9.90---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 2000 10.30---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Short (sell) 2000 9.70---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Short (sell) 2000 10.14---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZK Long (buy) 15064 2.30---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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)------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------Dec 11 Put Selling 15000 80.00 American 22/12/11 25.90------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ --------------\* 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 21 October 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 Written 5,000 110.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 20,000 110.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 10,000 110.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 52,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 18,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 40,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 163,000 0.01 European 18/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------\* 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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