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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 1 August 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 397,516 0.087018854 1675000 0.3666685------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,141 0.364510264 157376 0.0344506------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 60,000 0.013134393 140000 0.0306469------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,122,657 0.464663511 1972376 0.431766------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 2 121.09Purchase 36 121.14Purchase 64 121.25Purchase 67 121.28Purchase 1 121.37Purchase 1 121.4Purchase 444 121.45Purchase 385 121.46Purchase 1 121.47Purchase 215 121.48Purchase 1 121.51Purchase 3 121.56Purchase 213 121.6Purchase 1 121.67Purchase 1 121.68Purchase 1 121.69Purchase 4 121.7Purchase 1 121.71Purchase 3 121.74Purchase 3 121.81Purchase 3 121.85Purchase 20 121.87Purchase 166 121.9Purchase 45 121.91Purchase 238 121.93Purchase 70 122.01Purchase 141 122.07Purchase 37 122.1Purchase 92 122.11Purchase 240 122.3Purchase 35 122.83Purchase 78 122.86Purchase 1 122.91Purchase 36 122.93Purchase 1 122.98Purchase 47 123.22Purchase 36 123.23Purchase 173 123.26Purchase 108 123.27Purchase 126 123.28Purchase 36 123.3Purchase 158 123.31Purchase 71 123.33Purchase 180 123.34Purchase 433 123.35Purchase 12 123.36Purchase 88 123.37Purchase 118 123.38Purchase 154 123.42Purchase 198 123.43Purchase 35 123.45Purchase 311 123.46Purchase 4 123.47Purchase 131 123.48Purchase 245 123.49Purchase 35 123.5Purchase 125 123.51Purchase 262 123.52Purchase 374 123.54Purchase 299 123.55Purchase 107 123.65Purchase 54 123.68Purchase 2 123.75Purchase 107 123.76Purchase 104 124.02Purchase 25 124.06Purchase 105 124.18Purchase 612 124.21Purchase 131 124.25Purchase 333 124.38Purchase 364 124.39Purchase 72 124.49Purchase 58 124.5Purchase 447 124.58Purchase 21 124.62Purchase 226 124.68Purchase 364 124.69Purchase 50 124.7Purchase 230 124.72Purchase 28206 125.4 38027\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 1 121.25Sale 421 121.3Sale 1 121.31Sale 208 121.32Sale 1 121.4Sale 350 121.44Sale 1 121.46Sale 1 121.49Sale 1 121.5Sale 2 121.51Sale 1 121.56Sale 3315 121.6Sale 3 121.61Sale 2 121.65Sale 431 121.66Sale 3 121.76Sale 3 121.79Sale 1 121.85Sale 2 121.87Sale 2 121.9Sale 1 122.01Sale 1 122.03Sale 2 122.05Sale 2 122.07Sale 1 122.1Sale 2 122.75Sale 32 122.98Sale 21 123.8Sale 28206 125.4 33018\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 5 August 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 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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