31st Jul 2008 09:03
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 30 July 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 382,325 0.083693445 1673751 0.366395--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,141 0.364510264 156688 0.0343--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 60,000 0.013134393 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,107,466 0.461338102 1970439 0.431342--------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 182 121.15Purchase 255 121.24Purchase 17 121.25Purchase 165 121.28Purchase 303 121.29Purchase 342 121.31Purchase 680 121.36Purchase 473 121.39Purchase 188 121.4Purchase 336 121.42Purchase 315 121.43Purchase 98 121.45Purchase 348 121.46Purchase 70 121.49Purchase 612 121.5Purchase 319 121.51Purchase 86 121.53Purchase 294 121.54Purchase 153 121.55Purchase 226 121.56Purchase 63 121.57Purchase 137 121.58Purchase 783 121.59Purchase 663 121.6Purchase 10 121.61Purchase 636 121.62Purchase 345 121.64Purchase 494 121.65Purchase 285 121.66Purchase 842 121.67Purchase 376 121.68Purchase 349 121.69Purchase 2380 121.7Purchase 2 121.71Purchase 45 121.72Purchase 170 121.73Purchase 42 121.77Purchase 109 121.78Purchase 18 121.79Purchase 570 121.8Purchase 164 121.84Purchase 154 121.85Purchase 49 121.9Purchase 107 121.93Purchase 476 121.94Purchase 613 121.95Purchase 35 121.96Purchase 92 121.97Purchase 100 121.99Purchase 300 122Purchase 399 122.08Purchase 284 122.09Purchase 674 122.1Purchase 2000 122.12Purchase 163 122.13Purchase 323 122.14Purchase 416 122.15Purchase 196 122.17Purchase 927 122.18Purchase 214 122.25Purchase 176 122.3 21643\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 1011 121.44Sale 1074 121.45Sale 889 121.46Sale 650 121.47Sale 200 121.48Sale 41 121.49Sale 1593 121.5Sale 6 121.51Sale 408 121.52Sale 800 121.65Sale 700 121.67Sale 500 121.68Sale 14 121.72Sale 100 121.99 7986\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 2000 22.85--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 2000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.06--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.07--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.18--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.22--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 2000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.19--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 2000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.30--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 2000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 1000 180.00 American 25/6/09 4.38--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 31 July 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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