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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 17 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 589,309 0.129003597 1852288 0.405478------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,670,374 0.365655802 218661 0.0478663------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 348,000 0.076179478 175000 0.0383086------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,607,683 0.570838877 2245949 0.4916529------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 32 61.9Purchase 37 61.98Purchase 32 62.02Purchase 39 62.16Purchase 20 62.32Purchase 9 62.44Purchase 21 62.53Purchase 975 62.62Purchase 4 62.78Purchase 6 62.79Purchase 9 62.89Purchase 7 62.94Purchase 6 62.97Purchase 10 63.07Purchase 22 63.15Purchase 304 63.18Purchase 1000 63.19Purchase 8 63.22Purchase 9 63.25Purchase 22 63.33Purchase 12 63.35Purchase 89 63.36Purchase 20 63.37Purchase 22 63.38Purchase 37 63.4Purchase 32 63.43Purchase 23 63.44Purchase 17 63.45Purchase 33 63.46Purchase 32 63.47Purchase 67 63.49Purchase 7 63.51Purchase 1000 63.52Purchase 63 63.54Purchase 74 63.55Purchase 34 63.56Purchase 35 63.59Purchase 1000 63.76Purchase 15 64.56Purchase 31 64.96Purchase 31 65.11Purchase 10 65.26Purchase 9 65.43Purchase 100 65.49Purchase 1560 65.5Purchase 407 65.52Purchase 668 65.53Purchase 1265 65.54Purchase 937 65.76Purchase 63 65.8Purchase 77877 66.01Purchase 130 66.02Purchase 3 66.07Purchase 11 66.26Purchase 3 66.54Purchase 11 66.57Purchase 9 66.59Purchase 176 66.61Purchase 6 66.65Purchase 3835 66.66Purchase 35 66.74Purchase 37 66.78Purchase 125 66.82Purchase 20 66.9Purchase 18 66.93Purchase 19 66.96Purchase 21 66.98Purchase 132 66.99Purchase 1900 67Purchase 30 67.03Purchase 17 67.12Purchase 20 67.13Purchase 28 67.18Purchase 21 67.2Purchase 27 67.26Purchase 27 67.3Purchase 100 67.32Purchase 3900 67.33Purchase 760 67.38Purchase 5 67.39Purchase 1768 67.4Purchase 1522 67.41Purchase 1767 67.45Purchase 6311 67.46Purchase 941 67.47Purchase 17006 67.5 128883\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 68 61.86Sale 32 61.9Sale 4 62.37Sale 22 62.69Sale 5 63.25Sale 1674 63.34Sale 32 63.36Sale 311 63.37Sale 1 63.41Sale 4 63.42Sale 2126 63.45Sale 122 63.98Sale 95 63.99Sale 133 64Sale 76 64.08Sale 69 64.14Sale 4840 64.2Sale 133 64.21Sale 27 64.22Sale 1220 64.25Sale 581 64.26Sale 3064 64.5Sale 1883 64.58Sale 117 64.59Sale 2100 64.6Sale 1099 64.61Sale 754 64.69Sale 1246 64.7Sale 96 64.74Sale 10 64.75Sale 249 64.8Sale 250 64.88Sale 4 65.81Sale 17306 66.01Sale 431 66.05Sale 165 66.09Sale 400 66.13Sale 149 66.35Sale 421 66.52Sale 1884 66.57Sale 430 66.59Sale 407 66.6Sale 593 66.8Sale 1000 66.85Sale 116 66.89Sale 50 67.04Sale 4 67.3Sale 1 67.34Sale 5000 67.35Sale 1 67.36Sale 3 67.4Sale 25000 67.43Sale 500 68.1Sale 329 68.3Sale 302 68.31Sale 301 68.32Sale 68 68.41 77308\* 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) 1000 99.20---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 1000 95.55---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 2126 98.95---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 200 99.03---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 1817 99.07---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 20 October 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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