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FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) Amendment - Please note this disclosure replaces the disclosure issued on 24September 2008 for date of dealing 23 September 2008 (RNS: 3847001DBF16). TotalSales were increased by 55,758 shares to 599,574 in Section 2a.* 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 23 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales \* TTotal number of securities Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) purchased---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------544,793 41.8909 GBP 39.9700 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------599,574* 42.4000 GBP 39.7400 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.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 (Note varying etc. relates (Note 5) etc. 3)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of disclosure 25 September 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Fraser Wyeth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number (020) 7678 0480---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 6) Advisor---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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