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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 22 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 596,183 0.130508361 1848904 0.4047372------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,665,431 0.364573747 202471 0.0443222------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 348,000 0.076179478 175000 0.0383086------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------Total 2,609,614 0.571261586 2226375 0.4873681------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------\* 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 63 72.72Purchase 4143 72.79Purchase 86 72.81Purchase 1032 72.89Purchase 723 72.93Purchase 53 72.99Purchase 1065 73.05Purchase 1000 73.4Purchase 77 73.42Purchase 410 73.5Purchase 1027 73.55Purchase 473 73.6Purchase 250 73.75Purchase 21 73.94Purchase 190 73.95Purchase 18 73.98Purchase 21 74Purchase 2 74.05Purchase 215 74.1Purchase 177 74.15Purchase 1 74.16Purchase 840 74.19Purchase 265 74.2Purchase 500 74.35Purchase 27447 74.36Purchase 1289 75.58Purchase 711 75.66Purchase 5 75.88Purchase 100 76.13Purchase 2 76.16Purchase 564 76.2Purchase 115 76.25Purchase 23 76.33Purchase 315 76.34Purchase 500 76.35Purchase 169 76.49Purchase 1831 76.5Purchase 196 76.52Purchase 175 76.53Purchase 94 76.54Purchase 11 76.61Purchase 3 76.68Purchase 45 76.69Purchase 94 76.7Purchase 111 76.71Purchase 500 76.89Purchase 100 76.99Purchase 580 77Purchase 53 77.18Purchase 856 77.2Purchase 3 77.27Purchase 100 77.28Purchase 200 77.29Purchase 541 77.3Purchase 2 77.31Purchase 16 77.37Purchase 100 77.39Purchase 400 77.43Purchase 142 77.47Purchase 500 77.5Purchase 1500 77.55Purchase 10 77.59Purchase 1113 77.6Purchase 3500 78.4Purchase 1000 78.9Purchase 500 79Purchase 2500 79.05Purchase 1000 79.36 61668\* T \* TSales Number of securities Price per unit (AUD)Sale 228 72.31Sale 50 72.33Sale 500 72.39Sale 272 72.41Sale 12 72.66Sale 719 72.68Sale 22 72.69Sale 9 72.7Sale 341 72.71Sale 200 72.77Sale 350 72.79Sale 432 72.8Sale 22 72.83Sale 23 72.84Sale 19 72.91Sale 11 72.93Sale 11 72.99Sale 11 73.04Sale 9 73.05Sale 11 73.09Sale 11 73.11Sale 11 73.19Sale 11 73.2Sale 19 73.39Sale 11 73.47Sale 11 73.48Sale 21 73.49Sale 21 73.51Sale 11 73.53Sale 103 73.73Sale 280 73.75Sale 1117 73.76Sale 7 73.87Sale 9 73.88Sale 1013 73.93Sale 6 73.96Sale 9 73.98Sale 8 74.04Sale 8 74.05Sale 9 74.07Sale 8 74.13Sale 15 74.14Sale 8 74.29Sale 5 74.3Sale 11292 74.36Sale 4 74.62Sale 1160 74.92Sale 977 74.93Sale 54 74.95Sale 573 74.98Sale 740 75Sale 3 75.03Sale 1000 76.1Sale 1000 76.13Sale 12 76.34Sale 3 76.35Sale 1000 76.51Sale 1500 76.53Sale 1000 76.58Sale 3 76.59Sale 3 76.67Sale 1000 77.15Sale 500 77.16Sale 537 78.4Sale 150 79.1 28495\* 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---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZM Long (buy) 1000000 0.001---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 103 18.62---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 697 18.64---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 700 18.65---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 1000 21.40---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Long (buy) 1000 21.47---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Short (sell) 1027 18.45---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Short (sell) 473 18.50---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Short (sell) 100 21.39---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZL Short (sell) 1900 21.40---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 974 84.83---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 10 84.84---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 16 85.06---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 711 86.77---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 1289 86.85---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Long (buy) 4143 89.64---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 2000 87.51---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------RIOKZV Short (sell) 1000 89.67---------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* 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 23 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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