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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 10 November 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 592,644 0.129733651 1851325 0.4052672------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,666,091 0.364718225 218492 0.0478293------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 348,000 0.076179478 155000 0.0339305------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,606,735 0.570631354 2224817 0.487027------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 6 75Purchase 60 75.83Purchase 54 76.01Purchase 50 76.02Purchase 66 76.04Purchase 39 76.08Purchase 1271 76.49Purchase 787 76.5Purchase 102 76.6Purchase 850 76.68Purchase 63 76.69Purchase 31 76.76Purchase 90 76.85Purchase 72 76.87Purchase 515 76.88Purchase 1364 76.89Purchase 113 76.99Purchase 32 77.01Purchase 62 77.06Purchase 92 77.07Purchase 89 77.17Purchase 70 77.18Purchase 73 77.19Purchase 4 77.21Purchase 109 77.22Purchase 62 77.25Purchase 5 77.28Purchase 114 77.29Purchase 78 77.35Purchase 27 77.37Purchase 9 77.38Purchase 93 77.4Purchase 82 77.43Purchase 61 77.56Purchase 1000 77.59Purchase 58 77.66Purchase 125 77.68Purchase 15 77.72Purchase 70 77.85Purchase 47 77.99Purchase 1776 78Purchase 500 78.01Purchase 300 78.02Purchase 200 78.03Purchase 38 78.05Purchase 102 78.07Purchase 208 78.11Purchase 100 78.12Purchase 425 78.13Purchase 42 78.16Purchase 36 78.19Purchase 53 78.22Purchase 10 78.24Purchase 86 78.27Purchase 14 78.28Purchase 32 78.33Purchase 47 78.49 11879\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 2000 74.83Sale 1 75Sale 423 75.85Sale 12 75.91Sale 2636 75.94Sale 334 75.95Sale 200 75.96Sale 500 75.99Sale 1227 76Sale 250 76.01Sale 200 76.02Sale 330 76.05Sale 243 76.06Sale 1018 76.25Sale 2000 76.4Sale 219 76.44Sale 137 76.48Sale 94 76.52Sale 50 76.65Sale 419 76.83Sale 309 76.84Sale 272 76.88Sale 2200 77Sale 49 77.02Sale 1260 77.03Sale 491 77.04Sale 1000 77.25Sale 81 77.26Sale 51 77.28Sale 451 77.36Sale 1000 77.42Sale 60 77.43Sale 76 77.47Sale 74 77.5Sale 106 77.57Sale 50 77.59Sale 7 77.78Sale 16 77.79Sale 118 77.8Sale 11 77.87Sale 42 77.88Sale 17 78.12Sale 650 78.15Sale 91 78.17Sale 8 78.18Sale 61 78.22Sale 41 78.24Sale 998 78.26Sale 73 78.31Sale 2 78.32Sale 92 78.34 22050\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 300 84.48---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 200 84.52---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 1000 84.54---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 500 85.20---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 231 86.08---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 269 86.12---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 500 86.57---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 1900 20.60---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 100 20.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 2000 21.00---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 4000 21.60---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 1000 21.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 1000 22.02---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Short (sell) 2000 21.11---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 11 November 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 Written 5,000 110.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 10,000 110.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 52,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 18,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 40,000 144.00 American 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 10,000 144.00 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------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Dec 08 Call Purchased 163,000 0.01 European 18/12/08------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- --------------------- ------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------Jun 09 Call Written 140,000 146.00 European 25/06/09------------------------ ------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------\* 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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