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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 BANK N.V. London Branch (Subsidiary of RFS Holding N.V.)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD GBP 0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 12 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 1,254,363 (0.1257%) 13,676 (0.0014%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 270 (0.0000%) 136,093 (0.0136%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 560,022 (0.0561%) 677,000 (0.0678%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 1,814,655 (0.1818%) 826,769 (0.0828%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 2,000 42.6100 GBPPurchase 5,000 43.4400 GBPPurchase 994 43.5600 GBPPurchase 764 43.5800 GBPPurchase 1,700 43.6300 GBPPurchase 2,000 43.6445 GBPPurchase 1,557 43.6500 GBPPurchase 2,985 43.6600 GBPPurchase 1,393 43.8000 GBPPurchase 107 43.8100 GBPPurchase 300 43.9700 GBPPurchase 3,000 44.4229 GBPPurchase 313 44.8944 GBPPurchase 11,676 44.9000 GBPTOTAL: 33,789 Sale 148 43.7300 GBPSale 189 43.7600 GBPSale 395 43.7800 GBPSale 179 43.8100 GBPSale 505 43.8200 GBPSale 262 43.9000 GBPSale 162 43.9200 GBPSale 184 43.9600 GBPSale 446 43.9700 GBPSale 1,100 44.0100 GBPSale 675 44.0600 GBPSale 1,263 44.4200 GBPSale 1,263 44.4300 GBPSale 130 44.4400 GBPSale 344 44.4500 GBPSale 313 44.9000 GBPSale 9,394 44.9056 GBPSale 2,282 44.9056 GBPTOTAL: 19,234---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Call Warrant Long 1,500 0.6800 EUR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 15 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Antonio Gagliostro---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 1,022 30.3400 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 150 38.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 10,000 40.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchased 1,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 1,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchased 48,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 12,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 58,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 75,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 2,000 72.0000 GBP American 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 10,000 40.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 7,000 44.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Purchase 33,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Purchase 16,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 5,000 52.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Purchase 26,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Put Option Written 1,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 7,000 60.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 2008 Call Option Written 6,000 64.0000 GBP American 19-Sep-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2009 Put Option Purchase 1,000 40.0000 GBP American 18-Dec-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Call Option Purchase 29,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Put Option Written 10,000 48.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Call Option Written 4,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 2009 Put Option Written 14,000 56.0000 GBP American 19-Jun-09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Written 75,000 52.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2010 Put Option Purchase 75,000 56.0000 GBP European 17-Dec-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Written 150,000 38.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Call Option Purchase 150,000 60.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-08-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dec 2008 Put Option Purchase 250,000 27.0000 GBP European 19-Dec-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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