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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 15 July 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 280,985 0.061509456 1847298 0.4043856--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,845,307 0.403949781 155114 0.0339555--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 45,000 0.009850795 140000 0.0306469--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,171,292 0.475310031 2142412 0.468988--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 300 121.45Purchase 261 121.63Purchase 13 121.64Purchase 893 122Purchase 254 122.2Purchase 256 122.95Purchase 200 122.96Purchase 19 122.97Purchase 29006 123.54Purchase 500 124.18Purchase 500 124.2Purchase 2 125.39Purchase 10001 125.4 42205\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 50 121.1Sale 50 121.51Sale 200 121.68Sale 210 121.7Sale 4391 122Sale 2007 122.01Sale 176 122.02Sale 119 122.72Sale 77 122.73Sale 804 122.74Sale 700 123Sale 28586 123.54Sale 1313 123.9Sale 165 123.95Sale 1123 123.98Sale 502 124.54Sale 75 124.68Sale 799 124.75Sale 2 124.76Sale 6 124.77Sale 790 124.78Sale 28 124.81Sale 127 124.85Sale 1146 124.86Sale 550 125.4Sale 1 125.41 43997\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 30 25.96--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 1197 25.90--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 400 25.93--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 500 25.69--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 773 26.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 500 26.01--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Long (buy) 75 25.83--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 256 24.11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 200 24.12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 19 24.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 300 22.61--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 500 25.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZH Short (sell) 500 25.36--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 16 July 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 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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