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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 16 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 759,199 0.16619363 1850182 0.405017--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 24,510,570 5.365524206 24334239 5.3269242--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,850,091 0.40499703 196900 0.0431027--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 27,119,860 5.936714866 26381321 5.7750438--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 787 66.01Purchase 2500 66.69Purchase 4 66.81Purchase 1000 66.82Purchase 28 66.83Purchase 41 66.86Purchase 44 66.88Purchase 2614 66.89Purchase 1415 66.9Purchase 25 66.92Purchase 30 66.99Purchase 1083 67Purchase 2000 67.01Purchase 1000 67.07Purchase 3861 67.08Purchase 193 67.09Purchase 1456 67.1Purchase 26 67.12Purchase 60 67.13Purchase 510 67.14Purchase 6 67.15Purchase 350 67.16Purchase 340 67.18Purchase 611 67.19Purchase 1000 67.2Purchase 22 67.25Purchase 500 67.36Purchase 24 67.42Purchase 220 67.58Purchase 24 67.6Purchase 19 67.61Purchase 1300 67.65Purchase 14 67.78Purchase 14 67.86Purchase 8 67.94Purchase 40 67.96Purchase 1900 67.97Purchase 5 67.98Purchase 84 67.99Purchase 471 68Purchase 1 68.03Purchase 9 68.08Purchase 5 68.11Purchase 2 68.12Purchase 500 68.18Purchase 2 68.23Purchase 500 68.24Purchase 500 68.29 27148\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 896 66.71Sale 24 66.76Sale 127 66.78Sale 4266 66.8Sale 1000 66.81Sale 2548 66.83Sale 30 66.88Sale 34 66.92Sale 57 66.94Sale 21 66.96Sale 500 66.98Sale 6234 67Sale 2500 67.01Sale 35 67.08Sale 4 67.09Sale 500 67.11Sale 1797 67.13Sale 810 67.14Sale 125 67.17Sale 82 67.18Sale 1300 67.21Sale 38 67.3Sale 7 67.37Sale 39 67.38Sale 470 67.39Sale 30 67.4Sale 24 67.42Sale 16 67.44Sale 756 67.45Sale 7 67.52Sale 30 67.56Sale 19 67.62Sale 39 67.63Sale 880 67.66Sale 120 67.68Sale 2141 67.71Sale 14 67.73Sale 215 67.74Sale 40 67.77Sale 500 67.8Sale 520 67.9Sale 480 67.93Sale 8 67.96Sale 100 68.05Sale 137 68.06Sale 510 68.07Sale 19 68.08Sale 18 68.11Sale 112 68.12Sale 1518 68.18Sale 38 68.22Sale 15 68.24Sale 4 68.26Sale 27 68.27Sale 1500 68.29Sale 3 68.37Sale 186 68.38Sale 44 68.39Sale 5 68.46Sale 6 68.69 33525\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 110.00 American 25/06/09 2.30--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 110.00 American 25/06/09 2.67--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 10000 110.00 American 25/06/09 2.67--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 110.00 American 25/06/09 2.67--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 10000 110.00 American 25/06/09 2.68--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 10000 130.00 American 25/06/09 1.16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 10000 130.00 American 25/06/09 1.385--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 20000 130.00 American 25/06/09 1.385--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 10000 130.00 American 25/06/09 1.385--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 20000 130.00 American 25/06/09 1.385--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.34--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 10000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 10000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.42--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 17 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 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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