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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 10 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 600,713 0.131500008 1848079 0.4045566--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,669,202 0.365399244 238431 0.0521941--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 313,000 0.068517749 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,582,915 0.565417 2226510 0.4873976--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 15 71.17Purchase 36 71.35Purchase 122 71.37Purchase 889 71.38Purchase 695 71.39Purchase 163 71.42Purchase 13 71.43Purchase 300 71.45Purchase 204 71.46Purchase 180 71.47Purchase 194 71.51Purchase 131 71.52Purchase 165 71.54Purchase 117 71.58Purchase 211 71.6Purchase 65 71.64Purchase 667 71.65Purchase 296 71.69Purchase 37 71.74Purchase 752 71.77Purchase 486 71.79Purchase 453 71.8Purchase 362 71.83Purchase 55 71.84Purchase 34 71.88Purchase 815 71.9Purchase 609 71.91Purchase 237 71.92Purchase 812 71.93Purchase 6 71.94Purchase 404 71.95Purchase 527 71.96Purchase 3 72.01Purchase 1 72.02Purchase 773 72.03Purchase 23 72.04Purchase 65 72.05Purchase 102 72.06Purchase 250 72.08Purchase 112 72.09Purchase 537 72.1Purchase 637 72.11Purchase 601 72.12Purchase 146 72.13Purchase 352 72.14Purchase 1953 72.15Purchase 26 72.16Purchase 1173 72.17Purchase 326 72.18Purchase 448 72.2Purchase 161 72.21Purchase 390 72.22Purchase 186 72.23Purchase 250 72.24Purchase 3 72.25Purchase 35 72.26Purchase 601 72.28Purchase 413 72.29Purchase 923 72.3Purchase 209 72.31Purchase 911 72.33Purchase 395 72.35Purchase 301 72.37Purchase 265 72.39Purchase 59 72.4Purchase 199 72.43Purchase 277 72.44Purchase 3593 72.45Purchase 26 72.47Purchase 596 72.48Purchase 128 72.49Purchase 109 72.5Purchase 207 72.51Purchase 33 72.52Purchase 79 72.54Purchase 56 72.55Purchase 616 72.56Purchase 172 72.59Purchase 132 72.6Purchase 28 72.62Purchase 317 72.64Purchase 681 72.65Purchase 41 72.66Purchase 14 72.67Purchase 19 72.7Purchase 71 72.71Purchase 36 72.72Purchase 123 72.73Purchase 571 72.74Purchase 408 72.75Purchase 12 72.77Purchase 2461 72.78Purchase 531 72.79Purchase 1277 72.8Purchase 359 72.82Purchase 655 72.83Purchase 122 72.84Purchase 191 72.86Purchase 400 72.87Purchase 24 72.88Purchase 1013 72.9Purchase 63 72.94Purchase 389 72.95Purchase 222 72.97Purchase 413 72.98Purchase 125 72.99Purchase 9032 73Purchase 445 73.04Purchase 51 73.15Purchase 76 73.16Purchase 378 73.26Purchase 58 73.27Purchase 53 73.28Purchase 67 73.45Purchase 87 73.48Purchase 113 73.51Purchase 25 73.7Purchase 40 73.79Purchase 274 73.8Purchase 149 73.93Purchase 11 73.95Purchase 375 74Purchase 40 74.02Purchase 48306 78.01 99051\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 199 71.13Sale 608 71.19Sale 114 71.2Sale 3000 71.21Sale 79 71.23Sale 490 71.25Sale 283 71.29Sale 41 71.3Sale 200 71.31Sale 31 71.32Sale 24 71.43Sale 2112 71.45Sale 29 71.47Sale 572 71.5Sale 170 71.52Sale 6 71.53Sale 12 71.64Sale 188 71.71Sale 32 71.72Sale 8 71.78Sale 1000 72Sale 23 72.01Sale 18 72.09Sale 84 72.15Sale 19 72.16Sale 233 72.2Sale 21 72.22Sale 21 72.23Sale 24 72.27Sale 627 72.35Sale 15 72.47Sale 197 72.5Sale 45 72.51Sale 260 72.52Sale 14 72.54Sale 32 72.64Sale 17 72.68Sale 398 72.7Sale 4 72.74Sale 48 72.8Sale 14 72.82Sale 103 72.85Sale 193 72.86Sale 9 72.89Sale 91 72.9Sale 134 72.92Sale 166 72.93Sale 91 72.94Sale 752 72.95Sale 9283 73Sale 232 73.12Sale 186 73.15Sale 1582 73.2Sale 211 73.29Sale 1000 73.3Sale 782 73.31Sale 13 73.33Sale 675 73.34Sale 197 73.4Sale 89 73.41Sale 334 73.45Sale 1007 73.46Sale 178 73.49Sale 10742 73.5Sale 2533 73.51Sale 803 73.52Sale 1727 73.6Sale 78 73.63Sale 194 73.8Sale 676 73.9Sale 32204 78.01 77577\* 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 Long (buy) 66 32.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZK Long (buy) 2000 10.96--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 13 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 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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