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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 31 October 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 585,436 0.128155772 1852609 0.4055482------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,678,431 0.367419532 200042 0.0437905------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 348,000 0.076179478 175000 0.0383086------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,611,867 0.571754782 2227651 0.4876474------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 645 74.41Purchase 47 74.42Purchase 431 74.43Purchase 32 74.44Purchase 8 74.47Purchase 87 74.48Purchase 397 74.71Purchase 45 74.79Purchase 9 74.8Purchase 291 74.87Purchase 162 74.9Purchase 44 74.99Purchase 523 75Purchase 520 75.12Purchase 1494 75.2Purchase 164 75.22Purchase 356 75.24Purchase 5 75.25Purchase 257 75.37Purchase 83 75.39Purchase 289 75.4Purchase 711 75.42Purchase 122 75.45Purchase 41 75.53Purchase 200 75.77Purchase 1050 75.8Purchase 384 75.81Purchase 1600 75.88Purchase 90 75.97Purchase 616 76Purchase 35 76.15Purchase 142 76.19Purchase 130 76.29Purchase 197 76.3Purchase 2 76.63Purchase 89 76.66Purchase 251 76.69Purchase 691 76.7Purchase 46 76.71Purchase 87 76.72Purchase 85 76.73Purchase 1 76.74Purchase 86 76.75Purchase 135 76.76Purchase 553 76.78Purchase 158 76.79Purchase 1 76.8Purchase 522 76.81Purchase 35 76.82Purchase 35 76.83Purchase 116 76.84Purchase 69 76.87Purchase 418 77.02Purchase 105 77.05Purchase 114 77.06Purchase 205 77.07Purchase 1000 77.1Purchase 150 77.16Purchase 600 77.17Purchase 1250 77.35Purchase 500 77.37 18511\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 74 74.38Sale 248 74.4Sale 145 74.41Sale 360 74.44Sale 315 74.45Sale 740 74.52Sale 834 74.55Sale 6 74.56Sale 114 74.57Sale 741 74.58Sale 435 74.59Sale 502 74.6Sale 160 74.61Sale 95 74.85Sale 568 74.88Sale 29 74.89Sale 700 74.9Sale 520 74.93Sale 803 75.1Sale 30 75.11Sale 100 75.14Sale 25 75.15Sale 15 75.16Sale 179 75.2Sale 1599 75.21Sale 199 75.25Sale 1 75.28Sale 23 75.29Sale 471 75.3Sale 61 75.32Sale 556 75.33Sale 1075 75.34Sale 25 75.35Sale 1502 75.36Sale 161 75.37Sale 337 75.38Sale 85 75.4Sale 1250 75.8Sale 528 76.55Sale 9 76.75Sale 713 76.8Sale 25 76.84Sale 679 76.85Sale 46 76.86Sale 246 77.04Sale 504 77.05Sale 500 77.12Sale 1000 77.15Sale 590 77.3Sale 7 77.32Sale 388 77.33Sale 5 77.34Sale 1367 77.35 21690\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOWZB Long (buy) 2000000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOWZA Long (buy) 2000000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOVZY Long (buy) 2000000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOVZZ Long (buy) 2000000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------RIOWZA Issued trading call warrant $65.00----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------RIOVZZ Issued trading put warrant $60.00----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------RIOVZY Issued trading put warrant $75.00----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------RIOWZB Issued trading call warrant $85.00----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* 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 4 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 20,000 110.00 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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