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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 4 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 389,386 0.085239144 1672831 0.3661937------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,677 0.364627598 157856 0.0345557------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 60,000 0.013134393 140000 0.0306469------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,115,063 0.463001135 1970687 0.4313963------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 4621 118.1Purchase 1 118.37Purchase 7 118.41Purchase 518 118.44Purchase 500 118.45Purchase 3 118.48Purchase 6 118.5Purchase 8 118.51Purchase 5 118.54Purchase 7 118.58Purchase 7 118.59Purchase 9 118.6Purchase 18 118.61Purchase 12 118.67Purchase 3 118.68Purchase 19 118.83Purchase 26 118.97Purchase 23 118.98Purchase 7 119.07Purchase 3 119.08Purchase 15 119.09Purchase 7 119.1Purchase 22 119.11Purchase 31 119.14Purchase 21 119.15Purchase 14 119.23Purchase 22 119.24Purchase 16 119.25Purchase 15 119.3Purchase 33 119.33Purchase 25 119.36Purchase 19 119.37Purchase 4 119.41Purchase 4562 119.43Purchase 1 119.44Purchase 6 119.46Purchase 18 119.48Purchase 26 119.49Purchase 38 119.5Purchase 26 119.53Purchase 27 119.6Purchase 28 119.7Purchase 13 119.71Purchase 28 119.72Purchase 18 119.74Purchase 287 119.76Purchase 264 119.77Purchase 8 119.79Purchase 4 119.81Purchase 100 119.85Purchase 8 119.86Purchase 226 119.88Purchase 569 119.9Purchase 28 119.92Purchase 224 119.93Purchase 248 119.94Purchase 71523 121.6 84327\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 1772 118.1Sale 145 118.28Sale 115 118.29Sale 14 118.34Sale 350 118.36Sale 4 118.44Sale 20 118.46Sale 4 118.47Sale 15 118.48Sale 100 118.51Sale 29 118.54Sale 9 118.55Sale 5 118.59Sale 1 118.9Sale 14 118.98Sale 133 119Sale 8 119.03Sale 8 119.06Sale 19 119.11Sale 1 119.16Sale 335 119.17Sale 1 119.2Sale 1 119.27Sale 1 119.35Sale 5 119.41Sale 11 119.48Sale 15 119.55Sale 10 119.61Sale 18 119.62Sale 14 119.63Sale 1 119.66Sale 1211 119.67Sale 10 119.7Sale 22 119.73Sale 14 119.74Sale 84 119.91Sale 71523 121.6 76042\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOJZS Long (buy) 2000 27.92--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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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