EPT Disclosure - Amendment

30th Sep 2008 17:19

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 30September 2008 for date of dealing 29 September 2008 (RNS: 384D00243A16).Various Total Return Swap (TRS) transactions were added in Section 2(b) fordates of dealing from 10/09/2008 to 26/09/2008. 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 Please refer to note above------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales \* TTotal number of securities Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) purchased----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------833,604 35.4500 GBP 33.1837 GBP----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------614,364 35.3830 GBP 33.2600 GBP----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Note: See Annex 1 at end of disclosure for dealings for previous dates. (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. Please note that this amendment includes Total Return Swaps (TRS) - the dates in Section 2(b) refer to the date of dealing when the TRS occurred.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of disclosure 30 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 6) Advisor------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Annex 1 The following are dealings from previous dates. (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-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------10/09/2008 TRS Long 1,967 41.5100 GBP10/09/2008 TRS Long 405 41.7800 GBP10/09/2008 TRS Long 15,000 41.1741 GBP12/09/2008 TRS Long 3,000 44.4285 GBP12/09/2008 TRS Short 11,676 44.9000 GBP12/09/2008 TRS Long 313 44.9000 GBP12/09/2008 TRS Long 2,000 43.6500 GBP12/09/2008 TRS Long 4,845 42.9426 GBP16/09/2008 TRS Short 14,124 38.7200 GBP16/09/2008 TRS Long 1,900 38.7200 GBP17/09/2008 TRS Short 1,993 36.5000 GBP18/09/2008 TRS Long 6,000 36.6239 GBP19/09/2008 TRS Short 19,000 41.0079 GBP19/09/2008 TRS Short 4,000 41.7945 GBP19/09/2008 TRS Long 820 41.6800 GBP22/09/2008 TRS Long 1,338 42.9498 GBP26/09/2008 TRS Long 25,280 37.0500 GBP26/09/2008 TRS Short 20,000 33.1837 GBP-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008

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