27th Aug 2008 09:09
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 26 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 440,556 0.096440592 1674029 0.3664559------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,666,232 0.364749091 164509 0.0360121------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 150,000 0.032835982 140000 0.0306469------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------Total 2,256,788 0.494025665 1978538 0.4331149------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------\* 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 154 120.5Purchase 5 120.54Purchase 5 120.55Purchase 69 121.82Purchase 15 121.87Purchase 100 121.88Purchase 1 121.89Purchase 8 121.9Purchase 520 121.92Purchase 417 121.93Purchase 278 121.95Purchase 66 121.96Purchase 288 121.97Purchase 532 121.98Purchase 130 121.99Purchase 1622 122Purchase 14 122.03Purchase 12 122.04Purchase 372 122.05Purchase 129 122.14Purchase 57 122.15Purchase 568 122.17Purchase 300 122.19Purchase 723 122.2Purchase 296 122.22Purchase 200 122.25Purchase 539 122.26Purchase 418 122.27Purchase 550 122.3Purchase 82 122.31Purchase 37 122.32Purchase 24 122.36Purchase 236 122.38Purchase 2302 122.4Purchase 109 122.43Purchase 60 122.44Purchase 281 122.45Purchase 47 122.46Purchase 504 122.49Purchase 99 122.53Purchase 252 122.54Purchase 90 122.55Purchase 538 122.56Purchase 408 122.58Purchase 889 122.59Purchase 1309 122.6Purchase 107 122.61Purchase 99 122.62Purchase 109 122.64Purchase 501 122.66Purchase 137 122.67Purchase 276 122.68Purchase 36 122.69Purchase 1091 122.7Purchase 70 122.72Purchase 200 122.74Purchase 322 122.76Purchase 602 122.77Purchase 177 122.78Purchase 726 122.79Purchase 176 122.8Purchase 105 122.82Purchase 344 122.83Purchase 34 122.85Purchase 99 122.87Purchase 657 122.88Purchase 3786 122.89Purchase 193 122.9Purchase 3 123Purchase 24 123.27Purchase 976 123.29Purchase 12 123.53 26517\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 479 120.37Sale 160 120.38Sale 53 120.41Sale 766 120.42Sale 37 120.48Sale 44 120.5Sale 124 120.51Sale 35 120.52Sale 39 120.61Sale 391 120.62Sale 167 120.74Sale 42 120.79Sale 49 120.8Sale 311 120.9Sale 61 120.91Sale 73 120.95Sale 74 120.96Sale 3 120.97Sale 313 120.98Sale 76 121Sale 88 121.11Sale 55 121.15Sale 42 121.21Sale 82 122.18Sale 41 122.29Sale 135 122.33Sale 57 122.5Sale 50 122.61Sale 35 122.67Sale 45 122.7Sale 1 122.76Sale 11 122.8Sale 41 122.89Sale 28 123.01Sale 22 123.12Sale 1 123.17Sale 41 123.21Sale 12 123.22Sale 125 123.3Sale 29 123.41Sale 26 123.42Sale 38 123.5Sale 2481 124.06 6783\* 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 27 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 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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