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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 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 602,429 0.131875651 1850035 0.4049848--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,667,231 0.364967779 202681 0.0443682--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 383,000 0.083841207 210000 0.0459704--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,652,660 0.580684637 2262716 0.4953233--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* TClass 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 14 77.69Purchase 118 78.01Purchase 6 78.05Purchase 20 78.09Purchase 7 78.1Purchase 264 78.11Purchase 76 78.12Purchase 63000 78.1256Purchase 32 78.13Purchase 19 78.15Purchase 16 78.17Purchase 20 78.21Purchase 9 78.27Purchase 20 78.28Purchase 6 78.29Purchase 58 78.31Purchase 25 78.32Purchase 20 78.33Purchase 150 78.37Purchase 100 78.39Purchase 35 78.4Purchase 2279 78.5Purchase 11 78.51Purchase 8 78.55Purchase 4 78.56Purchase 9 78.58Purchase 7 78.64Purchase 700 78.65Purchase 9 78.66Purchase 3 78.77Purchase 9 78.79Purchase 2 78.8Purchase 6 78.94Purchase 16 79.08Purchase 27 79.1Purchase 7 79.14Purchase 2 79.15Purchase 11 79.16Purchase 25 79.2Purchase 29 79.22Purchase 15 79.25Purchase 6 79.33Purchase 13 79.36Purchase 1500 79.38Purchase 24 79.42Purchase 5 79.49Purchase 6 79.54Purchase 1084 79.6Purchase 2 79.98Purchase 157 80.68Purchase 175 80.7Purchase 351 81Purchase 52879 82.8 123396\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 50 78.01Sale 200 78.02Sale 6 78.23Sale 400 78.29Sale 100 78.3Sale 65 78.42Sale 50 78.43Sale 2042 78.5Sale 31 78.58Sale 1000 78.65Sale 1085 78.81Sale 31 79.07Sale 20 79.32Sale 109 79.35Sale 400 79.39Sale 1006 79.42Sale 2 79.44Sale 100 79.46Sale 2 79.52Sale 6 79.56Sale 10 79.64Sale 3 79.69Sale 365 79.85Sale 8012 82.8 15095\* 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZK Long (buy) 103 17.24--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZK Long (buy) 400 17.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZK Long (buy) 997 17.31--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RIOKZK Short (sell) 1500 17.28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 6000 130.00 American 25/06/09 2.02--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 9000 130.00 American 25/06/09 2.105--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 130.00 American 25/06/09 2.065--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 130.00 American 25/06/09 2.19--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 20000 130.00 American 25/06/09 1.965--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 130.00 American 25/06/09 1.865--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 20000 130.00 American 25/06/09 2.165--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 12000 144.00 American 25/06/09 1.215--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 18000 144.00 American 25/06/09 1.26--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 10000 144.00 American 25/06/09 1.235--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 10000 144.00 American 25/06/09 1.375--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 40000 144.00 American 25/06/09 1.215--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 10000 144.00 American 25/06/09 1.22--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Purchasing 40000 144.00 American 25/06/09 1.36--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 6000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.41--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 9000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.425--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.405--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.51--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 20000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.405--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 5000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.515--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Selling 20000 180.00 American 25/06/09 0.505--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 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 5,000 130.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Written 20,000 130.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Written 6,000 130.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Written 5,000 130.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Written 9,000 130.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Written 20,000 130.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call Written 5,000 130.00 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 5,000 180.00 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 4,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 1,000 180.00 American 25/06/09-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun 09 Call purchased 22,000 180.00 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 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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